Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
NEW YoRK's ELECTION.
Something About the Workingmen'S
Candidate for Mayor.

Candidate for Mayor.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The local election
in New York this fall will be the most
momentous political event in the history
of the city. For the first time the work.
ingmen have set themselves squarely il
opposition to the old political parties that
have always been proiuse in their prorsi.
ses Of assistance, but conspicuous in tbeit
failure TO fulfill those obligations. Henry
George, who is the standard bearer OF the
workingmen in this canvass, and who ID
their candidate for Mayor, is not a profess
sional politician, nor a mere theOrist, as
he has been often called, bat is entitled
to be regarded as one OF theiI
medium height. bald headed, red.
bearded, clear-eyed, quick and alert
in manner, ana he is dead in earnest.
never met man who impressed me more
deeply with his sincerity and truthfulness
than Henry George. With a man like
/ this for a leader, man who IL eonductIna
his canvass openly and without whispered
conferences with ward heelere, saloon
| keepers and political bummers, a man
who has been a wage Garner for much OF
his life and knows the needs OF the laBorer,
the campaign opened by the WORKING men
will be vigorous. Within the pfesent
month we may look to see the labormoye.
ment fostered by the Republicans In the
hope OF widening the breach that 1t is al.
ready making in the Democratic partys
and incident to this method of campaign.
ing the Republicans may suifer slight
loss themselves.
MIR. George, when seen at his political
headquarters the other day, expressed his
satisfaction with the ''run" that was
about beginning. He considers himself
advantageOusly situaut1 In being
Of IN fnr 81.
Mayor, he is determined on ridding the
city departments as far as possible OF the
cOrruptiODists who hold places there. Of
the idlers who are paid large salaries fori
holding down easy chairs, of the incom-
patent and weak, who have been put IN
positions OF trust through political in-
flooence." "New York is reputed To be
badly governed" said he, land nay first
duty would be 10 ascertain how and in
what departments bad government ex.
lists. II / found that thelts
were going on in the Dock
Department, for instance, or black
mail in the Police Department, or that in
justice was being done by the Assessors,
you may be sure that ] would do my best
TO relieve the present lncumbents OF theiI
trust and put In honest men. To that end
l must have liberty of action, and the city
must secure thorough seli-governraent.
can hardly expect to nut my land theo-
ries into practice In the city OF New York
inst yet" be added with a smile, "but
there are abuses that CRY largely for re-
form. The tenement system should be
abolished, or mltigated; court procedures
| shonld be simplihed; the work of the san.
| itary officials should be more thorough
and impartial, and there are many things
looking TO the health, comfort and enjoy.
ment Of the people than Will receive at.
tentiOn."
Henry George is utterly fearless, and
he means what he says. Though he is de.
VOID OF political ambition In the ordinary
sense Of the term-his desire to effect re-
forms taking precedence over his desire
to work them out himself-the Mayoralty
OF New York is not likely to be his stop
ping place.
Henry Ward Beecher's holiday, II such
| IL can be called, since 1t involves constant
lecturing and preaching, will last for,
nearly month longer, but he may be-
able To occupy his pulpit on the last Sun
day OF the month. Much indignation has
been aroused among his parishioners and
| friends by the reports from various quar-
ters on ''the other side" Of the failure of
his lectures and public indifference to his
preaching. He enjoys the enmity Of some
| BfitOns, but he has gained the esteem and
friendship of thousands OF others. A gen.
tleman VINO returned to New York few
DAYS ago reports that at every BeecheI
meeting he attended in England the hall
was crowded TO the doors, and that the
attention and enthusiasm were spontane-
Qua.
DR.. Il. 8. StOrrs, who resumed his pulpit
| 10 Brooklyn on recent Sunday, and who
Is o man OF twice the learning ard half
the popularity Of the pastor OF Plymouth,
still leads tue conservative element IN the
Congregational church, as Beecher leads
the liberal. 1t is doubtful If the breach
between these eminent divlnes Will be
! narrowed before the death of either--an
| event that may be looked for in the near
| future, though Mr.. Beecher resents with
spirit the appellation OF venerable"
There was a touch of humor and touch
of pathos in the pulpit announcement by
AIR. Beecher OF n missionary meeting in
his rivals church just before his DEPART
ure for England. 81 hope you'll all con-
slder yourselves at liberty to 60" he said,
drily. II should like 10 be allowed TO go
myself.v @. NJ. SKINNER.
M.KArKoFF, editor OF the most importanr
OF the Russian newspapers. IL classed by the
Pail Mall Gazette as zone OF the two rulers of
Rusisa.n The Car Is first, OF course, but NJ.
Kal koff (whose name sounds funny only &C
weak minded Americans and the Brltirhl IS
the very brain OF the Great Bear. The xar
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