Ilw J iiimuz-Iml vs th** N«*m- York
bun Ha* a .Monopoly us Know
The gentleman who for many years
has written weekly letters on economics
for the New York Sun’s Monday edi
tions, signing his articles “Matthew
Marshall.” has never been expected to
see clearly labors side of those ques
tions. A quarter of a century in Wall
street a- a sjieculator and as the chief
journalistic representative of the street
is not calculated to fit one to see the
things ot this life with the eyes of the
honest and industrious producers. Mat
thew Marshall certainly has nut been so
influenced. 1 u the five years that I have
I wen closely reading his weekly con
tributions to The Sun 1 have never once
seen the slightest evidence that he could
discern any but the side of capitalism,
though he frequently pretends to look
at an economic question in all its bear
ings. Yet this man is quoted as a relia
ble authority by half of the business
im n in New Y’ork when the labor ques
tion is under consideration.
In his article published two weeks
ago Mr. Marshall made some state
ments which go to show what I mean.
Referring to the mayoralty election ot
1886 in New York, he says of Henry
George and the voters who supported
him at the polls:
Mr. George had never held office and had
absolutely no |x>litieal experience and no rep
utation for administrative ability. His sole
recommendation was the vigor with which he
hail portrayed the miseries of the poor and
the confidence with which he propounded his
ningle land tax scheme as a panacea for them.
