The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
DIVERS DOSES FOR OUR ILLS
SOCIALISM,, SINGLE TAX AND
UNIONS EACH PRESCRIBED
~ First Meeting of Peoples Institute of
Jersey city speakers Mere Alex.
ansier Irvine. Henry George. DR.. and
Joseph Buchanan, the Labor Leader.

The Rev. Alexander Irvine. socialist;
ConEressman-elect Henry George. Jr..
single taxer. and Joseph r. Buchanan.
labor leader. stirred things mp yesterday
afternoon at the initial meeting Of the
Peoples Institute OF Jersey city, held
at the high school building. None Of
the $40 men and women present was al
lowed to do any heckling. but the people
will be permitted To quiz the speakers
a. much as they please at all future
sessions OF the institute
Col. Theodor. Roosevelt gave the in
stitute an official sendoff in letter
which was read by former onRressman
Marshall Van Wrinkle. the chairman.
Mr. Roosevelt expressed the belief that
1T will fill very important need and
have wide field Of usefulness
MIR Irvine said that socialists are
carrying on bloodless revolution IN
that they ar. notwithstanding the system
Of life You must fight for VI or against
Us. he said. We ask the people to get
on the fence. the barb wire fence that il
doing you HARM He declared that the
United States Supreme Court is rnonar-
chial in principle and said that the
socialists want the country 10 he as
democratic a. monarchial England. where
they have no court that dare nuliify an
act OF Parliament.
Il think he said. that the classes of
people who do the hard work OF life get
very little Of its beauties. They should
organize to improve their own condi-
ton Socialists see that the mighty in
dustries Of nature should be owned by
the nation and should be democra tically
managed.
Congress elect George said in part:
i must paw this great compliment to
socialists. that they give their lives tn
their fellow men. This court of ours Is
"a bungling thing We find 1t now but
tre~s against much in democracy |
think that Mr. Dooley told the truth when
he said that the supreme Court some
times followed tho election returns. IL
has got ~ go down before tue march OF
democracy
i am To speak on The Opportunity OF
New Jersey and II looks TO me an though
tn. opportunity OF tho state ia 10 put the
right man in the United States senate.
lGreat applause What ] Am talking
about now Is the trust reputation OF New
Jersey The people here should wake up
and change thin0s How The people
declared how at the primaries.
In Cos = name 'et VS. do something Tor
Democracy Don't let a man who repre-
SCENTS the trusts go TO the United States
senate again This fight between MARITIME
and smith IL a countrywide hghr The
(iovernor-'o-be IN this state mas done
more TO advance democracy by declaring
for MARITIME and against smith than any
other man
-Yo,. used 10 have steel in New Jersey.
said " George. coming down t. his
hobby
IT'S all steal. brother remarked a big
voice in a front seat
Mr. George said the trust and other
problems will be solved when all revenues
are collected by the taxation Of land
values
Joseph n Buchanan told about the
work Of Prof Charles SpraSle Smith and
the success Of the PEOPLES institute IN
New York which Mr.. Smith organized.
aud add ed: Il don't believe any man has
performed greater service 10 the people
Of New ! DIRK than Prof Smith did Mr.
HI chAnan continued
4 am not Socialist but tn. ideals Of
socialism are my ideals. J agree with
but yosi don't have To change the System
TO get our rights. II We are not getting
them it is our own fault
I have been trying for thirty five years
to get labor men Interested IN politics
The general run OF lAboring men in This
country get just what they deserve. IN.
Socialists on the platform bring up
nothing tpit the woes and trib'ilatlons of
he workinyman Bnt Socialists are not
friendly 20 unionism. The Socialist party
has no respect for or confidence in any
man who pretends To he "a reforrner unless
he has n Label on his back. believe that
-ade unionism has done more for tbs.
workingrn~n 81 this country than any
other agency under the sun. Tho saliva
ton Of tho American workingmen de-
prrds entirely upon strong comprehen-
awe trade unions Until such a tim. -
the workingman wakes mp and employs
the POWERS that he has I'm going TO stop
shedding crocodile tears over his woes
The next meeting OF the institute will
he held At Public School y in jersey City