The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
GEORGES BID FOR VOTES.
"ToTE SILL ENTL 2 IF YOU'RE AFRAID,
BUT VOTE FOL- ME-"

Bir R1eetiuru Above and Below the Harlem-
The single Taxer says Croker Wade Judges
Pay e8S. 900 for Nomination-Pryor Paid
s15. 900. He Declares-Johnson Makes n Hit.
Last night was one of tho busiest Henry
George has had so far during the campaign.
He spoke in Sehring's Washington Hall, in
unionport, westchester. between 8 and $3.50
o'clock; then he was driven across country eight
miles behind the fastest team that DR.. Thomas
Darlington. who hrd charge of the arrangements,
could procure. to Parse IS Hall at Kingsbridge,
where he spoke again, after which he Y ent by
train to Columbus Hall, on Sixtieth street, be-
tw' en- Eighth and Ninth avenues, and thence to
Twenty-1fth street and Eighth avenue, where
he addressed An open.air meeting.
Sehring's Hall. in Unionport. Westchester,
was crowded when Mr.. George arrived. and
after the Westchcster band had played Hail
10 the Chief" and several popular airs, ho
was introduced by Chairman Warren Lewis,
Secretary OF the Jeffersonian Democratic Club
of Westchester. under whose direction tho
meeting was held. Mr.. George was received
with prolonged applause, and as soon az ho
could make himself heard he said:
THE new system of voting is a great improve
ment over that which was In use whom l ran for
Mayor before. Such barefaced cheating as then
prevailed, and took from mt my election, 10
impossible now. l was elected then by
the votes of men who believed in the
principles for which / now stand; of men who
saw in them the only relief from the evils they
felt, the only means by which tho republic
could be raised to the high position which the
fathers intended. Vote in the same way now.
"Iknow that many men are dependent for
their living upon contractors and corporations,
and dare not say how they intend to vote, but
in tho silence of tho voting booth, with no wit
nesses but their conscience and their
God, they can vote as they please. Upon
that 81 ent vote we depend. They may talk all
they want to of Van Wyck, and make fake bets,
but the vote will be ours. Let the cry raised in
the last election. when the money power was
banded together-let that cry go up again.
Here we have in control of the Democratic
party, using its machinery. but virtually
one man, Richard Croker. Make no mistake;
1t is he who is really running. For what
is he distinguished What does he stand
fori The 1iless arts OF the the bullSlNyknSt
arts of tn politician. My time is too short TO
waste many. words upon him, but I pledge my:
self that II elected i wi use all the power and
leave the country; I have given, him
there is anything that Will make him amennble
to the law. as soon as he hears ! Am elected he
right to go to Europe when he pleases. He says
he went there for his health.
Every yam American e8 oGe Who can an Afford II III i. ought to 60
to Europe. Then we would get rid Of this ROB
Der tariff. Let everything come in free. Do
a man uses. Tax that WHICH does not
increase cost or check wages. What I asked
t IsS means mo-. @p % me- ma Tsn ,hs 20 sP hlu u r fH' i n9I f or En-:
rope for his healthf, What had the, ~invesli-
has Conducted a bIackmailing shop. The wealthy
are now beng blackmailed. / heard to-day of
one corporation that bad to pay 100000 toward
anon NO. N Infpnf nnr lrhiriArv nnnn which
we have prided ourselves, anu to which we
have given large salaries to secure their pure
had to pay ,ns $1,000. Roger A. Pryor. a most
d did'm Pny $780, %c0; e0 GTaf not tPp SEk t 'he s Is an lD.ta hc
ment and dio not Egt Pryor of the ticket. Who
go! has hav @G nofhing " against nrEAe Van wyck. To be
sure, they call It the French ball ticket. and
/ am old enough to think that imam who goes to
a French ball and gets drunk at it is hardly the
man to be put ut the head Of this municipality.
but he has forgotten all about it when he comes
forward as the creature OF this thug. His cleo,
ton will mean the triumph OF Croker. We stand
for the Democratic. party and the Chicago plat
over the country and the world to herald that
the people have given the signal Of liberty. and
that at last Jeffcrsonian principles have como to
At Parsons Hall. Kingsbridge. Mr.. George
was greeted by a C OVID which filled the place O
OVERLOOKING. tie was introduced by Chair
substance simila 70 that delivered in Wes'
hearers not to put him in control Of Greater New
York by %e,ecting his puppet, Van ,Wyck. "One
VI %a nas Asked ssedif for a s sla9pSSoo'; sn i1ss aim Ge'H ot6e re-
are bound tighter, however"
Mr.. Georges speech was punctuated by fro
quent applause. and his references to Croker
called forth Kisses and groans. When Mr.,
George had concluded he was escorted to the
depot by a cheering crowd, which remained with
him until he took the train for the city:
cr MI; G go Tor SPOKE IpStsr at noon o0a S yestteF1d af1t to big d;
the foot of West Houston and West Twenty
third streets. The only rostrum at the foot OF
IN hp freht of s sbe cun MaS dock @ Sls MP Rilse so Of l iooFed
at me lumUer pile eight feet high and said
"Howv will I get up therei'
I'm the good old Democratic way. Henry
yelled one OF the men. Mr.. George took off his
climbed upon the lumber pile. The laborert
cheered him again and again during his Grafton
and when he got through he was Obliged to shake
the hand OF almost every man present. and they
were no lawn tennis handshakes, either. While
he was going around the crowd cheored and
why don't Van wyck como down and speak
and 81 Ike hands nd with vs. ~ T. yelled one;
Mr.. Georges reception at West Twenty.third
street was OF II similar nature.
DAYToN's ROUND OF MEETIN0s.
EE-Postmaster Dayton, spoke in Columbus
Hall and in Cobg's Hall in Abingdon square
There were half II dozen Paulist Fathers In the
audience at Columbus Hall.
Both meetings were crowded, and there were
two overflow meetings in Abingdon square,
Mr.; Dayton stirred up he crowd IN Cobb,s Hall
by his protest against the domination OF Croker
ism, but IT was left for ex.Congressman
Tom L. johnson to stir the crowd TO the highest
pitch of enthusiasm. He began by introducing
the Henry George Glee Club, and when the
crowd was in good humor he started in to talk
for himself.
- come from a State out West where we have
a bad habit in politics, and that is answering
questions. Not long ago my fellow citizens gu,
there sent me 10 Congress from a Republican
That's funny" said one OF tho crowd.
1t was. funny, wasn't IT T. said Tom In a
sympathetic tone. and the crowd howled
Every protectionlst that sent me there made
a mistake, and l told them that. but they sem
me back n second time. Now out West We
hold our meetings in a big tent. and
the crowd Is evenly divided for and against
you and they ask you questions. sometimes the
questions come so fast that you don't know
whether you are in prize fight or a hen coop. Now
I'm going TO try that here, and II there's anybody
that wants to ask me a question let him begif
and III Try and answer i. because believe thai
a man who can't stand before the people anC
answer questions as to why he should be elected
70 Congress or as Mayor is not a proper man fol
the place"
Yam wyck isn't answering any" said
Henry George stands ready to face any can