Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-23
HUBBARD DIDN'T SEE.
MAKES POINT At THE EXPENSE OF
THE TEXAN.
Funny Incident OF the Adullamite Gather
Ing of 1887 and One That Has
an Educational value-Henry Georges
Logic.

The death of eX-Gov. Hubbard OF
Texas recalls an amusing incident OF
the Adullamite convention at Cincin-
natl in February, 1887.
Preceding the conference out Of
which grew the Union Labor party a
great meeting under the auspices OF
the knights of Labor was held in
Music Hall. Over 10000 tickets at 10
cents each were sold for this meeting,
which was in honor of Henry George.
When the latter rose to speak he faced
one Of the greatest crowds that was
ever gathered in that vast auditorium.
Thousands of people had not been able
to get inside the doors.
Mr.. George was at his very best that
night. There was antagonism enough
in the crowd to arouse him to his
keenest efforts and he spoke with tre-
mendous effect. At the very first
word he had caught the vast crowd.
DR.. DeBeck presided over the meeting
and in introducing Mr.. George he
made an allusion to the forthcoming
conference of men who were gathering
to find out what they wanted. The
doctor said that the man who was about
to speak knew what he wanted and
how to get it.
DIR. DeBeck is right" cried Henry
George, as he stepped to the front Of
the stake amid a tumult of applause.
I'VE do know what we want. We want
the earth!" The effect was electrical
and it was five minutes before the
speaker could proceed.
Mr.. George spoke for an hour and a
half and then called for questions. In
stantly score of people were on their
feet, clamoring for recognition. Mr..
George recognized each in his turn, as
fairly as possible. beginning at his
right. But there was one individual at
the left of the center aisle who IVES
not content to wait his turn. He was
tall and lank. A white neck-tie gave
him a clerical aspect. He stood upon
chair and howled at the top of a
rather squeaky voice:
Mr. George! Mr.. George! Mr..
George"
Mr.. George tried to wave him down
while he was answering questions from
the right of the center aisle. But the
man on the chair kept yelling:
'Mr. George! Mr.. George! Mr..
George!" Friends pulled at his long
\ coat-tails in vain.
Finally Mr. George turned to him
with, well, what is it,"
Mr.. George" shouted the man on
the chair, while the audience strained
eyes and necks and ears. "Mr. George,
l want to ask you a question"
"All right" said Mr.. George. What
is it,"
mr. George" he said, speaking with
tremendous impressiveness. suppose
that l owned all the money in the
world and that you owned all the land.
l would like to ask you, sir, what you
would do?"
>.uick as an electric flash came the
reply:
I'D give you notice to quit"
That was all. The questioner, who
was ex-Gov. Hubbard, was the only
man in the big audience who failed to
catch the point. The house reared and
yelled and shouted and let pandemo-
mum loose. The scene was extraor-
binary. Hubbard still stood on his
chair and waved his hands until friends
pulled him down by main strength. 1t
was not until next day that the Texan
caught on.
Mr.. George did not attend the Adult
lamite conference which tried to find
out what 1t wanted.