The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-22
OTHER MEETINGS.
Speeches by Henry George, Tom John
son. Van MycIk and Gen. Tracy.

Speeches by Henry George, Tom John
son, Van Wyck and Gen. Tracy.
NEW YORK, Oct 2l.-Henry George and
ex-Postmaster Dayton spoke tonight at
a Thomas jefferson mass meeting in the
borough of the Bronx. The candidates were
enthusiastically received. Henry George
was greeted with deafening applause. The
first part OF his speech was an explanation
OF the principles on which he expected to
be elected Then he said: Il say nothing
against the personal character of any man.
If Croker got his palaces and race horses
honestly let him remain here Ii they Were
procured by robbery OF the people by the
misuse Of power ne usurped let him go TO
England, If / have the power the peni-
Tertiary yawns Tor him. Ii have the pow
sr, the tate of Boss Tweed and John Y .
Mckane Will be his. make no threats, but
great crime has been committed. "
rom l.. johnson, or Ohio, was the next
speaker. He said: This campaign marks
an era in history. for Henry George shows
the real men-the men VINO produce the
wealth. he proposes no plan complicated
or hard TO see through. lie says that you
have laws enough and to take some off and
put zone on and you will have the reforma-
ton you want 1 don't believe the world
viii be set right by labor unions. They will
never procure to the wealth producer all
Robert A. Van Wyck the Democratic
nominee for mayor, was slated for speech
at a Tammany meeting tonight at the
Jefferson Clubhouse, but he failed to put
in an appearance. Instead, however, he
sent a letter. which was read to the audi
ence Al was an attack on the present city
administration
General Tracy Republican candidate for
mayor, tonight made his first speech in
the borough of the Bronx The meeting
was attended by about 1900 persons. Cen
eral Tracy and the other candidates were
enthusiastically received. General Tracy
appealed to the business portion of the
audience, asking them If they wanted to
bring back the panic of 1886 in 1900, to
which there were cries of mo, no."
Then If you do not. continued the
speaker get out your friends and gather
your forces al the ballot box"
Inc announcement that Mayor Harrison,
OF chicago, is coming here 20 speak in be-
half of Judge Van Wyck the Tammany
nominee for mayor, is not received with fa-
Vor, even by the Tammany saehems From
the outset the Republicans have been criti-
cised Dy the Democratic managers and the
leaders and newspaper supporters of the
CltzenS Union movement for importing
campaign speakers, notable among whom
were Senators Foraker and Thurston. The
acceptance of Mayor Harrisons tender of
services is regarded as a qualification of
the Democratic position on this subject
Sol VIM L. Brown gave voice to the dis
II wrote to Mr.. Sheehan some little time
ago protesting against any scheme of this
KIND. have received a letter from Mr..
sheehan in which he said that he entirely
agreed with me in the stand l had taken.
IL IS pad politics, unnecessary and ill-timed
TO bring Mayor Harrison to New York"
Who, then?" Colonel Brown asked,
lis responsible for Carter Harrisons visit
II Mr.. Sheehan did not favor it?'
lecture"
1t is believed that Henry George has de-
chned the services of scores of Populist
and silver orators among them Jerry
Simpson and Senator PETER who volun-
teered to speak for. him in New York.
George has three hundred speakers, nearly
all residents of Greater New York