Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-31

1OuI 0ANEluE do LIS
chief reason that he is poor
man. Great applause. He says
that owe my riches, such
as they are, to series of happy acct
dents.' have never paraded my per-
soual history before the people of this
city. / hesitate to say anything about it
tonight; but, under all the circum-
stances, / have concluded that perhaps
some good may be done to some strug-
Cling young man If some of these happy
accidents were recorded Laughter.
"The first OF these happy accidents
was one which l could not help-my
bhth Laughter. II Henry George
had then discovered his wonderful
safecure humanity, that accident might
not have happened. Laughter But
he was not on hand, ana so l was born Of
a mother who was farmers daughter
and father who was q mechanic. They
were Of good, steady, honest
stock, - and wasn't brought
up on tine bottle. Laughter. I
SOME OF THE ACCIDENTS"
"You see ! show some signs of my early
nurture even yet The next happy acct
dent was that they were not rich, but
poor, honest people, who earned their
daily bread and brought up their children
to reverence God and give an equivalent
for what they received. Applause My
education--the next happy accident
was in the public schools OF the city of
New York. There learned TO meet my
equals and to measure my capacities with
those who began life with equal advan-
tages-an honest mind in sound body.
The next accident was that Column
bia college gave two scholarships
free to the competition Of the boys in the
public schools. There were 10000 of us
went up for these two scholarships. One
of them was given me. Great applause, !
/ was admitted to the college, and was
obliged to support myself from the day
entered to the day graduated by teach
ing those whom | could find who would
! take me. Not 81 of burden did my edu-
cation impose upon my parents, who,
anxious as they might be to give me an
education, were too poor to do so. And
perhaps it was by another happy acct
dent that passed through college at the
head Of my class Applause.
at was certainly through another 'ac-
cident' that about this time | became
nearly blind.n At this point man nj al
the doorway shouted: "Three cheers for
/ Henry George!" which called forth no
] COCeT6, OUT slOTlu VI ulsSGb.
| 81 was compelled to pass a year in Eu-
rope, during which lived upon the little
money had saved by my teaching. An
Other accident was that the ship in which
/ | was went to the bottom andi was saved
| in one of the small boats OF the company
with man who has been my friend and
brother, and will be to the end of my life
| landed at New York in midwinter in a
borrowed suit of sailors clothing, and
| had three silver dollars in my pocket, my
entire world wealth. Applause.
THE GREATEST ACCIDENT.
az was then twenty-five years old and
| that accident was the turning point OF
my life. 1t taught me for the first time
/ that | could stand in the face OF death
without fear and without 1lnching. II
| taught me another thing-that my life,
which had been miracuously rescued, be
! l1nged not to rue, and from that hour
gave it to the work which from that time
has been in my thopghts--the welfare OF
my fellow citizens. Applause Fol-
! thirty years | have never turned aside
from that task. The task which
had set for myself was TO con
tribute, as far as could, to the employ
ment of men, so that they could hell
/ themselves and not be made the subjects
OF public charity. Applause Self
/ help is the remedy for all the evils Of
! which men complain. have had 10 hell
| myself from the earliest year | can re-
member, and every struggling young mar
who chooses 10 follow the same rule
who will help himself and not become
dependent on public and private charity
eau achieve measure of success that will
/ satisfy every independent citizen. APP
plause.
A STUDENT or ECONOMY.
"The circumstances In which | was
/ placed have compelled me TO study tbs
relations of capital and labor. l. am mo-
going TO deal with that question tonight
have, In the course of the three letters
which have been unexpectedly calico
/ upoa to write, given to the people what
regard as the essence OF the question OF
which corporate and private indisioAa
Fbroperty have their foundations There
h no man in this community who car
have any true interest Ia destroying Thu
\ property Of HE nelgnbor. There Is no mar
who can have any interest except 70 pro
mote the prosperity Of his neighoor
Whatever capitalist may own /
gives him no beneht unless Il dement's M
DOorer man, who has 10 earn The rent VI
the iucema which It produces. Ap
plause. SO far as my sic Is concerned
lie riches which hare Accumulated nav
been Used in giving ampioymens ts iApos
and--let tbs record so down--every aol
lar that own to-day, without exception
Is employed IN giving occupation 70 mel
who are willing to work for their living
! TGreat applause Does this expetlene'
make me insensible 10 the fact i1at w
world & not vet . paradise that there A.
no wrongs 10 be cofresteaf Ing ~
4 ora u my public life shows that may qnes
mind and the key 70 every speech hn'
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