New-York tribune., 1899-03-27
THE TWO-DOLLAR JEFFERSON DINNER.
sINGLE-TAXERs CALL TT THE ORIGINAL
ONE OF ITS KIND AND LAUGH At
CROKER AND BRYAN

Invitations were sent out yesterday by II. O. &.
Simpson. OF 80. II Pine-sf. secretary o. the Man
haitian Single Tax Club for the eleventh annual
dinner given by that Organization In honor OF the
birth OF Thomas Jefferson. Mr.. Simpson said
yesterday:
Notwithstanding that for the first time in rs
history our Jeffersoniau dinner IS 10 have rivalry
IN this city the unusually large advance demand
for seats AZ the tables indicates that our dinner At
the Hotel Marlborough on April l3 will be the
most successful OF the series which was started
eleven years ago ny tho late Henry George. for
tho promulgation - whose economic Ideas the
Manhattan Single Tax club founded"
President Samuel Soabury OF the club was asked
whether Richard Croker William Jennings
BRYAN had boon invited 20 the two-dollar dinner.
Before answering that question" he said. II wish
20 state emphatically that the price of the dinner
itself is the least OF the real differences between
our afair and either the Croker Belmont ten
dollar banquet or the one-dollar frugal repast on
Apru - for which they are selling many meal
tickets upon the strength Of Colonel Bryans pros
pectivo presence Colonel Bryan really in
vited 70 attend our dinner as JeNcrsonan Demo
crat but as he had already accepted another en-
eagenent out West for April 70. and as We could
not alter the calendar as to make Jefrerson's
birthday fan on day 20 suit the Colonel as !
see Mr. Brewster succeeded i'm doing. We will prob
ably miss the pleasure OF his society at our ceie-
bratior tn. pleasure OF Mr.. Crokers presence
M our dinner was not requested and is not de-
sired "
lanes r Brown. the chairman Of the Agitation
Committee Of the single-TaXers. said Yesterday. IN
discussing the Croker Belmont ten-dollar feast.
Croker makes me tired. only a year ago last
November whom the late Henry George was run
ng for Mayor In this city as the exponent OF
Ionorsonlau Democracy pure and simple. croker
was nghting that same Jehersonian Democracy
tooth and toenau II was George who discovered
Thomas Jefferson among the ex Presidents as the
fypical man OF the people. and now that Jefferson
largely through the efforts % the Singe-Tax clubs
- America has become valuable political asset
what more natural than that croker should come
along ON the elevc nth year-the eleventh hour, J
Nigh, say-and Try to appropriate J@frers9n? ~
u wonder whether Croker mas forgotten, or
thinks the people have forgotten. that Henry
George mp TO the last night before ne dieo man ~
tained from the stump that y he were elected ne
,t1,,Id bring t'rokor's case before the Grand Jury
it make ms real Jenersonian Democrats laugh AT
%chcr 2@f Mr Brown nor any other Officer Of the
Manhattan sngr ,,n w, eoeri against
Rryan but some OF the members. In discussing
Jehersonian dinners. ma ma T., ,se-' - ~
George WAS running for Mayor IN l"i' on inc
W iickct xiq % roiId induce BRYAN to come out openly
a. ,Srt i'm. and declare himself Jefrersonlan
non In announce his Independence 10 Tammany
The fact that h now refuses to attend Tam
Sngi..Taxcrs as notice that Bryan no longer
feels the necessity or getting lainhahy : consent
sr, os the Snglc-TaXers professed 10 believe that
Urv,n would not even attend the one-doHar linner
when he found that !, was no' 10 De an ou'-ahu-
oit fr.e-silVer ioluncatlon
Among those who have ALREADY accepted invita-
,,ons 20 speak ~ the singe-Ta1ers Jenersonian
H%'. u'm,.- are the following The Rev. Or. Edward
H,,tcrtt.,-" Tom / Johnson. Henry George. John
y pprosbv Charles Frederick Adams and Charles
y Dayton Tom l.. Johnson the capitalist. who
s.or',i,. announced that he had retired from bust
.ss 40 mat he could devote the remainder OF his
iigo 70 the promulgation OF Henry Georges theories
80 ahoiiahlng poverty. IL expected 10 20 into de
~ IN ond tel' where he Will irst begin his efforts
-, "a, ,err,inate land monopoly. Henry George viii
"1 -, he recent determination 81 the Liberal
nr,y ~ ,n England 10 make the question OF the tax
p.,or - land values issue In the next general
"S.o,, "eS.,natgr and In Parliament Mr.. Adams will
".'r,S 20 IN, ,onst THE President OF the United
Governor Hazen :. Pngree OF Mich
an and n few other prominent rcformers are yet
o. bo heard from.