The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-15
BEGS GOD TO
SMlTE TROOPS B!
Defeat in the Philippines
is Traitor Geo. Frank
Stephens Hope.

The New York Journal to-day says;
| The prayer for victory for the Filipino
insurgents, made by George Frank Ste.
phens at tho Single Tax dinner at The
| Ho.el Marlborough on Tuesday night,
was not resented. but was cheered by tho
followers of tho latter day Jefferson,
Henry George, as the banqueters called
him.
Mr.. Stephens. who camn from Philadsl-
phia to attend the dinner, was the guest
while In this city Of Bolton Hall. He
spent the night at Mr.. Halls house, No.
2 East Sixty-fifth street. aud returned to
philadelphia In The morning. Before GO
ing he said to Journal reporter:
Il meant every word Of what said. We
never had shadow Of a right In the Phiii-
pines. We purchased our standing there
from nation which had no more moral
or legal right there than George I'LL had
here when he sent his Hcssinns to fight
us. We ought TO back down squarely and
set ourselves right"
Bolton Hall was nsllud this question:
Il 1t rs Il Single-Taxer that Mr.. Stephens
regards American conquest ofthe Filipino
insurgents as njust!"
"Tha single tax has only this to do with
1t, replied Mr.. Hail. "rhe single tax means
freedom. and we favor it for that reEson.
(Here MIR. HILL expounded Henry Georges
doctrine in DEATH. Tho Filipinos are fight.
ing for their freedom, and that reason Mr..
Stephens and sympathize with them.
MIR. Stephens has no desire for the kill.
ing Of American soldiers, but
How can you have u decisive reverse to
our arms Without? asked the reporter.
ut Is better, then, that some American
soldiers should DO killed than that a great
many Filipinos should be slaughtered
when justics is on thoir side.
1.-THE American soldiers are not there
fNy -
they had no better jobs or for loYa Of i'd
venture. Now. killing fellow men for i'd,
venture Is not praiseworthy, IL lt9
This absurd war Is not patriotic II IL
designed to distract tho attention of the
people from Issues at home such as muni-
cipal ownership, and monopolies, and to
give contractors q good thing. stop any
ten men In the street and they will an+
swer your questions In the substance Of
that"
Mr.. Stephens is just forty years old.
He Is man Of wealth and hns been SIM
gle tax advocate for fifteen year,. Ho
was leader In the 1896 campaign in Della
ware, and was tho first man arrested In
Dover for Constructing tho streets" Of
that capital, whose population is 5000
odd The single takers picked out
thoy could gain control they could pud
their theories into practice and furnish the
country with All object lesson. The local
authorities took advantage OF city ordi-
name, and lodged dozen speakers in jail.
Mr.. Stephens was pardoned by the Gov
ernor of Delaware.
Bolton Hall said yesterday that Mr. Ste-
phcns' who has a business Office Mt No. 1871
Broadway owned terra Gotta 'manufac-
tory in Ravcnswood, l. | which employ
ell between 800 and 100 hands but owing as
Mr.. Hall said said, to an arrangement with
tho Trust, the factory is now closed.
Mr.. Stephens Is responsible for all tho
editorials in Justice. Single Tax organ
published in Wilmington, Del. The lssus
of April s contains an editorial headed
"Gold Bricks For Sale" which denounces
tho philippines Commissions proclama-
ton to the natives rs allie" and says.
'Whcn Agoncil!o. intelligent, cultured
and courteous sought only an interview
with President Mckinley, it was denied
him. After travelling ton thousand miles
for hearing, he travelled back without
one Now this wretched Pecksniif Of
President hns the assurance to INSTRUCT
the commission to prato about his good
will toward these people.
Henry George himself, at the dinner,
spoko of "the President, who PIRATES OF
God and Destiny rs Staying a lot OF
people who cry for Independence.