New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-19


.,,,ng Yesterday upon the open letter
I'm 10 Henry George which appeared In The
fsn'e and other newspapers yesterday morning
Iwsvor Abram s Hewitt said; Mr. George had
r'""'.,scaton for his letter ] did no. make
20 )u.aments which are attributed to mo by
he "a which he took from incorrectly re-
BIN ,,,eryiew which appeared In OF the
r'uu Gamers What did say TO the newspaper re-
Csn@e tho me; me on the pier when arrived from
rc'ss. las, week was this: said that had read
tns ~. London Times an assertion made by Mr.
' ira, he had been counted out Of the May
e'oIs :, 1855 because had taken twenty thousand
sn" .r,m him Then I told the reporters that.
vow Mr. George said was true ! must he
sbrewder politician than people generally
r"' c-edi, for ] merely spoke Jocularly, az
p"e.c-es and everybody else would have in
~ ~, understood had my words net been mis-
f' '.,-u,d in the evening newspaper TO which
nre referee ,-... :. ,,,h,;shsd -.
With me Mr. Bliss has been led 10 dd-
tN'" letter 20 me. one paper actually quotes me
er.,,r,ng as saying cf Mr.. Bliss: i have no Use
"S .h men said nothing Of the KIND.
s.rsr questioned Mr.. Rliss's good faith. and
~ 90 written him pointing out just what
-, regarding his attitude 10 me In lsss MI
es hstora { consented TO run in 1855, certainly
"a me aud expressed his sympathy with my
e,,,cv vt ne so extreme partisan
=. sfterward helped TO nominate Colonel Er-
~, That Is ne true version OF the case, ana
80. never said anything stronger about Mr. Bliss
- ,ha, his partisan ideas overcame his patriotic
feelings
MORE FROM MIR. GEORGE.
u.,-v Gsore- said last night that he did not feel
-. hacause he had been referred TO by eX-Ma!or
ham q Hewitt as former secretary i came
''x.v.york in 1850" Mr.. George said and be
- Known 10 Mr. Hewitt through the AppletoNs
. .,~ s,ok had been published and Mr.. Hewitt had
'-,,..sed admiration for IT, | was 4 roor man
..s. and needed employment and money, Mr.
-. ..ked me 20 do some literary work for MIN.
~. .ors.nted went TO his house and had the
- =, NJ. library lie wanted me TO so over some
r.,.-sssional testimony and make a drait oil
lat hs could use in a lecture ne was going 10 de-
urs, spent a bout a week in tha library readihs
..,,nory. and then j read to Mr. Hewitt the rough
ar.,, ~ what | thought he wanted TO use. lie
..as n,sased until asked him for money
,,ad nav for my weeks work. about $50 perhaps
49,, bs appeared to be horrifed and said he
couh not afford 10 pay so much Pefhaps ne
,bousht was trying 10 destroy society oy cEi'e-
70, him full price for literary work. was OBJ
s,,nate however, and he told me 10 go ahead anu
snsh the work did finish the work ana gOi
nv nav for it, was in so much need or the money
=, ,bs time that 1t did not take me long 10 spend
T."
As 70 statement from Tammany Hall mat he
~. in favor OF child labor. Mr.. George said; The
STATE law which prohibits child labor begins ~ INC
wrong end People do not set their chluteh ~
work because they are wicked. The way 10 pre-
rent child labor is to abolish poverty. teolIe co
not live in overcrowded tenement-houses ocosuse
they like 10 live that way. but because they nave
TO- Tearing down such tenement-houses only sohus
moor people to worse houses. | think the STATE
should not place a limit to the age OF children
vino labor I am far from saying that ch'creil
should be set TO work at the age OF fourteen DIX
some children would be better for Work a. mat
axe. was better for 1t. got into Dette' schooi
tia, way had no education except what re-
e.ysd in the common school the forecastle and
the prntlng.shop. but as regard things that con-
srn me. don't think can be taught much
Mr.. IvINs's VERSION.
The onen letter addres .ed by Henry George TO
NJ Hewitt which was published yesterday morn
nsscontaincd n statement TO the effect that VIII
ian ". WINS had approached Mr. George in ls'
ior the purpose Of inducing him 10 cease his asprd-
IONS for the Mayoraty He ray. that NJ me- MI
ltns in a quiet restaurant Mr. George says:
AM- Wins insisted thai ] could not become
Navoy OF New-York no matter how many votes
we're cast for me- and offered on behalf OF Tam
nsny Hall and the County Democracy that II
would refuse 10 run they would select a Congres'
hely equivalent 20 election; that should he AZ no
expense whatever. but nigh: 20 20 Europe or any,
where w!ed. and when came back shOulo re-
csiye certificate OF election.
In reply to this Mr.. Ivins gave on, the following
statement yesterday:
Mr. Georce's statement leads me- ~ pity him.
rather j.is1 % blame him. j would be- iaugh7ole
we're mi ptiful There j. no form 81 mana ana
more comOn am1ng Gefeased mania ma
When z candidate does nO' get enough votes 20
elect him he usually asserts mat ne has pe ou
the mana to drive him further along lines OF dis-
According 70 Mr George it would appear that I.
as an eruissar. OF Tammany Hall. gave him notice
maj he would be counted out and oersd him re-
certificate OF election 10 Congress II h" would re-
tire from the race never was an emss@ry OF
have neve- voted for Tammany candidate n my
NE, and never expect TO- Nj George ana have
always been friends. No one admirNs his h'e'ary
speaks no candidates had yet been nominated By
any party in New-York City. Mr. Georges friends
were urging him to run. and were circulating
petition urging him 10 do SO met him az Ses-
hosrtners restaurant. IN Lafayette Place in the
The usual political kind. told him tina; # he ran
he would draw his entire voting strength from ne
to compel a coaiescence OF the County Democrscy
and Tammany Hall which would be sreat MS
nee. and their joint strength would be such as to
scure his election. and that thought II would be
eurnstances IL his sole object was 10 defeat Tam
many 10 make common cause with the Democratic
foes Of Tammany.
Then I asked him what he wanted to be Mayor
FOR anyhow. I told him that the office would XII
him II he got into IL. and that he was better
fitted for legislative than for an administrative
Once I said that there no chance whatever
Of his getting there because his candidacy would
awake all Of the conservative forces in New-Nork
and he would be showed under. ] said that the
that being brilliant speaker and brilliant
writer. he could maintain his reputation there.
whereas he would be sure lose II in the Mayors
encc and ! added that he would certainly md no
dhmculty whatever In getting nominated for Con-
eress bv the Democrats in his district. because he
was so stout free trader. This was all there
was Of II. II was the advice OF a friend and Of a
frend who was so bitterly opposed TO Tammsny
Hall that he did not vote for Mr.. Hewitt
vhen NJ frs; ran Now. however " appears that
J. a. Hewitt's ard Tdmmanys advocate offered
George the hribe OF certificate Of election 10 Con-
tvess II he would retire from the Mayoral.y.
The whole story as told by Mr.. George is p hne
Unafrs ~ had n1ennorX cOlored BY the hallnci