The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-06
GEORGE rs A DEMOCRAT
MAKES USE OF THE PHRASE MADE
FAMOUS BY HILL.

FAMOUS BY HILL.
His Speech in Accepting the Nomination
for the Mayoralty of the Greater New
York-Says Tammany Has Not Made "a
Democratic Nonination-Cooper Union
Taxed to Utmost Capacity.
New York, Oct. 5-Before a mass
meeting of citizens that taxed the ca
pacity of Cooper Union tonight, Henry
George accepted the nomination for
mayor of Greater New York from the
mass meeting, two democratic organi-
cations, the single takers and the popu-
lists, and said at the outset of his
speech that he was a Jeffersonian
democrat. Jerome. O'Neiil, of the Gen.
tral Labor union, presided over the
meeting. Charles OConnor Hennessy
took the platform as soon as the meet
ing had been called to order, and in be-
half or the mass rneeting nominated
Henry George for mayor.
His remarks were followed by fran
tic outbreak of applause, and the nomi-
nation was made by acclamation.
motion was then made and adopted
that a committee of five be appointed
by the chair, with power to add to their
number, to select the remaining candi-
dates on the ticket and to carry on the
campaign. The only restrictions placed
upon the chairman in the naming of
the committee were that the names
should be acceptable to Mr.. George.
The secretary then read the platform,
which, on motion of Willis J. Abbott,
was adopted.
At this point Henry George, accom-
panied by Tom L. Johnson, entered the
hall. The crowd arose and for several
minutes there was wild hurricane of
cheering. A. r. Cruikshank, Of the
United Democracy then formally tend
ereS the nomination on behalf of his
organization to Mr.. George. Charles
Adams, on behalf of the Democratic
Alliance, then offered to Mr.. George the
nomination of his organization. John
S. Crosby, Of the Manhattan Single Tax
club, also notified Mr. George Of his
domination by their organization.
Mr.. George said:
Fellow democrats, men who voted
last year for William Jenning Bryan, I
accept your nomination. From now
until election closes / am yours. Aye,
and after election, too. am a demo-
crat. (Thunderous applause and cries
of Not of the Hill stripeD. / cannot
divide into parts the questions which
T. as citizen, have to deal with. For
the same reason that oppose thismon-
strous tariff in all it's forms, for the
same reason that 1 would vote wher-
ever I could for the utter abolition of
that tariff; for that same reason I am
opposed to the interference with in-
dividual liberty which you see here in
New York. I am a democrat in the
Jeffersonian sense, because ! believe in
the principles and stand for the phil
oSophy of Thomas Jefferson
upon that point my life has always
been clear and consistent 1t was for
that I voted at the last election, Be
cause the Chicago platform represented
the idea of giving to the great COM
mon people what belongs to them, 1
stood for it, voted for it and was more
sorry than ever was before when it
was defeated
II hold, with Jefferson, that no man
can ignore the demands of the people
when they ask him to come to the front
and represent their principles. 1t SEEM
ed to me that some one else would be
found to stand in my place for mayor
of the Greater New York Last Sunday
week when gentleman came to me
representing the Democratic Alliance,
( asking me if in any contingency 1
would stand as their candidate, and
u 1o,, TO nd
offered me the nomiration, 1 hesitated.
I hesitated because If I had answered
at once the answer would have been no
They urged me not to make an answer
then, and told them that would take
no nomination until the great city con-
vention had acted. And if in the mean
time they wanted an answer it must
be no. That convention has been held.
ut has registered the will of Mr..
Croker, fresh from the English race
4 track, man who has grown rich, and
n on what? He dictated the Tammany
4 nomination; and as a democrat
IL say it was not demo-
i cratic nomination. The regular
4 democracy, the democracy of JEFF
~ ferson, tenders me the nomination to-
night. I have sought for means to have
n some one else come forward and take
& this place. 1t was not until it was
II shown to me that unless I took this
4 nomination, Mr.. Crokers representa-
tive must poll the votes of the democ-
sracy of the Greater New York, that I
ssconsented to stand.
NJ Gentlemen, now l accept. Such
dsstrength as is left in me, such ability
Has still can WELD is for your cause
Big am democrat, not silver demo-
8scrat, nor gold democrat, but a demo-
erat that believes in the cardinal prin-
ciples of Jeffcrsonian democracy, to
Whom this great principle is self-evi-
dent, that all men are created equal
H Democrats, fellow citizens. 1 accept
Isyour nomination without wavering or
Burning, whether those who stand by
me are few or many. 1 am your candi-
Mate for the mayoralty of the Greater
New York" Enthusiastic applause).
Mr.. George spoke for twenty-five
f.1inutes Immediately after the con-
Ifr Sntion adjourned.
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