Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-14
GEORGE HEARD FROM
HE WRITES LETTER on HIS
CANDIDACY.
COMBINATION WITH THE "CITS."
He Explains How IL Was Brought
About, and How Ii Is to he
Worked Out-The Excise Lnw-sin-
gIe-Tax Doctrine.

NEW YORK. October B.-Henry
George. candidate Of the Thomas Jeffer-
son Democracy for Mayor. tonight gave
out the following letter concerning the
recent combination with the Citizens
Union:
ION Friday, October 5th, in Cooper
Orion. accepted the nominations ten
dered me-that OF the people there as
sembled. upon the platform and reSoiu-
tons there adopted; that Of the United
Democracy; that Of the Democratic AL
lisrce: that OF the Manhattan Single-Tax
Club. and that Of the Peoples party.
In accepting these nominations, II
was my intention 10 do so for myself
alone. and to leave every question or
who should run with Inc for other Of
fees TO BE settled by the organizations
themselves, trusting that this might De
accomplished. either by union upon
such Offices, or By my running for Mayor
upon the tickets Of all. leaving the SUI
bordinate Offices TO be filled in by each.
AS the only way Of satisfactorily set
ting these details in the short time al
lowed By the necessity OF action under
the law. / submitted this question OF
how | should run TO a committee APP
pointed by the chairman Of that meet
ing. composed OF men for whose probity,
prudence. and character / could person.
ally vcuch.
THE ROOSTER BALLOT.
after careful examination this COM
kou Had 4 n
be printed on the ticket TO be given Off
cial currency under the emblem Of the
rooster. such names for city offices as
may be selected; that there should also
be printed the names selected by the
Citizens Union for candidates In the
county of New York. by the Democratic
organizations of the counties of Kings
and Queens for those counties, and by
the Democracy of Thomas Jefferson for
The county of Richmond. The judgment
OF this committee. unanimously expressed.
commends itself to me, and has mY entire
and unqualified approval / am the CEN
didate for whoever may choose to vote Ior
me. and DO not presume to ask him 10
vote for any one else. But. since we
have not the pure Australian ballot, IL Is
necessary that l should take the most
reasonable means of being presented fair
ly to the voters for their suffrages. l
do this i'm the manner recommended to
me By the committee, who have eX-
amined the question i'm all of It's bearings,
and TO pat all the associations and or
carnations favorable 10 me upon an
equality, leaving 10 the individual the
responsibility of selecting whom ne
chooses for himself. ] have at the same
time withdrawn my acceptance oil the
nomination OF the United Democracy, the
4 ton
made a separate ticket.
II thus carry out in its spirit ana mean
ing the pledge made at the peoples mass
meeting at Cooper Union on OCTOBER oth'
WHAT II ELECTED.
In an interview regarding what he pro-
nosed TO do if elected Mayor OF Greater
New York. Henry George to-day SAID:
81 will execute the excise law according
TO my Interpretation of II, out VIII Ten
Won frankly what l think about excise.
think IL is an injustice and an apsurulty'
and / am totally opposed 10 the existence
of any excise law whatever. If l could
would abolish it, along with many other
laws II elected Mayor / would enforce
the excise law just so far as the letter OF
II required. and not a step beyond. De
leve in the largest possible liberty Tor
the individual / am Jefersonian DEMO
Graf. We have too many laws. III Is one
% our greatest troubles-this mass of re-
strictive legislation.
.oMv election and the results OF my ad-
no,nistratlon would powerfully promote
the advancement of my s'ngle-tax doc
trine.
.aThat I can defeat both Van Wyck ana
Tracy / do not feel the slightest DOUBT.
In my opinion the issue is solely between
Mr.. Low and myself / think shall beat
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