The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
He Accepts the Nomination In q
Speech at Cooper Union.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM ENDORSED.
Dimcrent Political Divisions I'm
Greater New York Notify Him Of
Their Endorsement.

was the same hall and before many Of thu
same people he accepted the nomination
eleven years ago. It was the greatest out
pouring Of people seen In this city since
the present campaign opened. Several
thousand were unable to gain admission
and assembled outside and held omen all
meetings on the plaza. which were ad-
dressed by several local speakers. Henr,
Georges appearance was the signal ior an
outburst of cheering that lasted three min
utes. jerome O'Neil Of the Central Labor
Union presided. The chairman mentioned
the Chicago platform, whereupon he audi
ence rose as one man, hats and handker-
chiefs were waved in the air and the cbeor-
ing continued for several minutes. The
secretary read a telegram from Senator
Tillman encouraging the movement for
the election Of Henry George. Charles
OConnor in making the nomination said:
II have no speech to make. but I ncmi-
nate for mayor of Greater New York.
Henry George
This was followed by frantic outbuist
Of cheering and the nomination was made
by reclamation A committee Of i've was
mainder Of the ticket. The following D.at-
form was adopted
The platform reaffirms adherence TO the
''creed Of democracy set forth in The plat-
form adopted by the National convention
Of the democratic party in Chicago in 1896"
and we declare our allegiance to the prin-
ciples enunciated in that document. pro-
nouncing them the formal expression Of the
spirit of true democracy; and we ,,olnt in
corroboration
The platform hints at the single tax bN
declaring for the ''reassumption of diverted
wealth, through wise, equitable md fcien-
tilic taxation"
The platform demands the repeal Of the
Raines excise Law and continues 'deplor-
ing with full hearts the massacre at Hazel
ton, Pa, Of score OF workingmen, who
were shot down for exercising their nat
ural rights to use the public highways for
orderly procession. and we call the at
tention of the people OF New York TO the
fact that the execrable perversion Of law
by which that bloody deed was given
hollow semblance Of legality, exists equally
in this city.
I'VE denounce the interference with the
peoples right by the mandatory oder OF
court issued after an ex parte hearing
and the disregard of which results in the
denial to the citizens who have asserted
their historic rights, opportunity to defend
hlnself before jury OF his peers Whether
eXorcised by Federal or Safe court.
government by intunctions as hateful, IN
American and in fragrant violation of the
principles Of individual liberty wLicn our
forefathers defended.
we declare that this meeting was made
necessary by the denial to the people OF
the right of self government, by men who
having seized the machinery OF the demo-
cratic party organization, believed them
selves able to dictate to the citizens OF
Greater New York not only their rules,
but the very political question which they
may occupy their thoughts We are here
to demonstrate that what democrats shall
or shall not think and speak of, and is not
to be determined on the English race
tracks nor In secret conclaves OF self-con-
stituted bosses
1t is said that Henry George wrote the
platform.
The remainder is devoted to purely local
The united democracy. democratic al
lance, peoples party and Manhattan Sin
gle Tax club then notified Mr.. George OF
MS nomination by their organization. The
rising OF Mr. George was the signal for
another outburst of cheering. He said:
feilow democrats, men who voted last
year for William j. Bryan. accept your
nomination. From now until election
Closes am yours. l am democratic (thun-
ferrous applause and cries of mot OF the
Hill stripe')
can not divide into parts the questions
winch |, as a citizen, have to deal with.
FOR the same reason that oppose this |
nonstrous tariff in all its forms. for the |
Same reason that I would vote wherever
could for the utter abolition of that tar
~ ior that same reason an, opposed to |
NE ,hteIerenees with individual liberty
shich you see here in New York I am
iemocrat IN the Jeffersonian sense. BE-
aust, aus .he chicago platform represented the
wat belongs to them, stood for it, voted
OF u and was sorrier than was ever he
ore when 1t was defeated
Mr. George declared that the nomination
sss unsought and not desired, but he ac-
eplea IL In the name of the real democ-
acy' he spoke for twenty-five minutes
after his speech the meesng
vas declared adjourned and the crowd
uietiy and quickly left the hall.
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