The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-06
WHEN THE NEW MOSES ENTERED
WITH TOM l.. JOHNSON.
Platform Written by the Nominee,
Ocracy-Virginia Republicans.


ing the present campaign. The doors were
opened at 7:15, and in less than two min
utes every seat in the big hall was ocou-
pied, and the aises, as the police
permitted, were crowded. Hundreds were
turned away during the next fifteen min
utes, and by o'clock several thousand, un-
able to gain admission, assembled outside
and held open air meetings in the plaza,
which were addressed by several local
speakers.
Henry Georges appearance before the
meeting was the signal for an outburst of
cheering that lasted three minutes. Jerome
ONeill, of the Central Labor Union, pre-
sided The chairman mentioned the Chica-
go platform whereupon the entire audience
rose to its feet as one man, hats and hand
kerchiefs were waved in the air and the
cheering continued for several minutes. The
secretary then read kilograms from G. A.
Walsh, secretary of the national committee,
and member of the committee from Iowa,
and Senator Tilman, encouraging the
movement for the election of Henry George.
Charles O'Connor Hennessey, in making
the nomination of Mr.. George, said simply:
II have no speech to make, but nominate
for mayor of the Greater New York Henry
George" This was followed by frantic
outburst of cheering and the nomination
was made by reclamation. William Nc
Murtrie Speer then moved that an eXecu-
tive committee of five be appointed by the
chair, with power to add to their number,
to select the remaining candidates on the
ticket and to carry out the campaign The
resolution was passed.
THE PLATFORM.
The secretary then read the platform,
which was adopted 1t reaffirms adherence
to the creed of Democracy set forth in the
platform adopted by the national conven-
ton of the Democratic party in Chicago
July 8, 1896" and continues we declare
our allegience to the principles enunciated
in that document, pronouncing them the
formal expression of the spirit of true De-
moeracy; and we point{in corroboration of
this belief TO the fact that the mere pro-
mitigation OF the doctrines drove from the
Democratic party those who for corrupt,
mercenary or ambitious ends had striven
to make 1t menace TO the rights and lib
critics of the people rather than the de-
fender"
The platform hints at the single tax by
declaring for the reassumption of diverted
wealth, through wise, equitable and scien-
tiTfc taxation" 1t demands the repeal of the
Raines excise law and continues: "Deplor-
ing with full hearts the massacre at Hazel
ton, Pa, of a score of workingmen who
were shot down for exercising their natural
rights to use the public highways for order
ly procession, we call the attention 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 rights by the mandatory order Of
court, issued after an eX-parte hearing and
the disregard of which results in the de-
nial to the citizen who has asserted his
historic rights opportunity to defend him
self before a jury of his peers. Whether
exercised by a federal or a state court,
government by Injunction is hateful un-
American and in hagrant violation of the
principles of individual liberty which our
forefathers defended.
I'VE declare that this mass 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
Democratic party 97rganization believed
of Greater New York not only their rulers,
but the very political questions with which
they may occupy their thoughts. We are
here to demonstrate that what Democrats
shall or shall not think and speak of is
not to be determined on the English race
tracks nor in secret conclaves of self-con-
stituted BOSSES"
The platform sends greeting to the gaI-
liant leader of the Democratic party, Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
While the platform was being read Mr..
George was still absent from the hall and
the audience wanted to hear from some
body. John b. Foote, the Brooklyn delegate
who protested against the nomination of
Van Wyck in the Tammany convention.
was called on to address the meeting. While
Mr.. Foote was speaking Henry George, ac-
companied by Tom L. Johnson, entered the
hall. The audience again rose with me re
fervOr than before. if that were possible.
and for several minutes there was Wild
hurricane of cheering.
A. b. Cruikshank, of the United Democ-
racy, then formally rendered the nomina-
ton on behalf Of his organization TO Mr.
George Charles Frederick Adams, on be-
nalf OF the Democratic Alliance then Of
fered to Mr.. George the nomination of the
organization which he represented James
y. Garvey of the Peoples party an Jonn
II. Crosby, of the Manhattan Single Tax
Club also notified Mr.. George Of his nom
NATION .5,5l by their respective organlzations.
for another outburst Of cheering Mr.
George said:
year for William Jennings Bryan l accent
your nomination. From now until election
closes, | am yours. Aye, and after eIec-
ton, too, l am Democrat. (Thunderous
applause and cries of Not of the Hill
stripe | cannot divide into parts the cues
tiOnS which / as q citizen have 10 deal ,,,ith
For tbe Saroa roo son fbot - -.
monstrOus tariff in all its forms FOR the
same reason that l would vote wherever |
could for the utter abolition of that tariff.
for that same reason am opposed to the
interference with individual liberty which
you see here in New York. I am a Demo-
crat in the JeneTsonian sense. Because the
Chicago platform represented the idea cf
giving to the great common people what
belongs 10 them, l stood for it. voted for
it and was sorrier than 1 was ever before
when ii was defea ted"
Mr.. George declared that the nomination
was unsought and not desired hut t0sf
he accepted in the name of the real Denoc
racy. Mr.. George spoke for twentv-five
minutes. Immediately after the conciusi IN
OF his speech the meeting was declared id-
journed and the crowd quietly and quick
ly quilted the hall. 1t is said Mr.. George
wrote the platform.