The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-30
LONDON COMMENT.
Kindly Words for the Late Single
Tex Advocate.


LONDON. Oct. 29-The news of the
death of Henry George was received
too late to permit of general editorial
comment in the afternoon papers. The
Echo, however, refers to his world
wide fame and says: THE news has
come as a great shock to his friends
in England. He had endeared himself
to a large section of our social reform
ers''
The Star expresses the opinion. that
the death Of Henry George is The
most severe blow that could be dealt
to Tammany, for the George voters are
pretty sure to transfer their votes 70
Seth Low
The Westminster Gazette says:
'Whatever opinion may be held as to
the soundness of Henry Georges theor-
les and the legitimacy of his conclu-
sions it is impossible to deny the skill
and eloquence with which he eXpound
ed his views and pressed them on the
attention of a not very sympathetic
world. BY his burning eloquence and
the picturesque vigor of his writings
he has brought home to the everyday
reader the practical application of his
single tax doctrine
The Daily Chronicle says: 1.-THE
news Of the death of Henry George
will come with deep sadness to millions
throughout the civilized world. He
died in the harness, a victim to
herculean effort to raise New York
from the slough of corruption and mis-
rule. He could himself have hardly
chosen a better death. No better or
sweeter man has lived for many a
long year. Few will dispute that he
was one of the most remarkable figures
among modern reformerS. We doubt
whether his political group in Amer
lea will survive. 1t will probably be
merged in the great party of social
discomfort, whose formation is perhaps
the most startling portent of our
time
The Daily Mail thinks the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Georges son will be quick
ly repented."
The Daily Graphic thinks it easily
possible that New York may get a
worse mayor than Mr.. George, with all
his ill-conSidered doctrines, would have
made"
The Morning Post, commenting on
the tragic element in Mr. Georges
death, says: His own prospects for
the mayoralty were poor enough, the
chief interest of his candidacy lying
in it's effect on Tammany hall. 1t is
remarkable that, throughout his ca
reer, Mr. George never gained the con-
fidence of any considerable section of
his countrymen. 1t is highly creditabe
to the common sense of the American
democracy that his skillful skill pro-
duced little or no effect"
The Times, after abiding to the rar-
ity of such a dramatic death, says:
Mr.. Georges influence was largely
personal, and, even If he had been
elected, he would probably have dis
appointed his devotees He was sin
cere, but he would have had no oppor-
tunity Of carrying into effect his fiscal
and social theories; while he would
have been unable, through inexperi-
ence, to resist the steady pressure of
the workers and bosses His death
gives a great advantage to Tammany
hail. which would in any case, proba-
bly, be victorious. Scrupulously honest
a man as we believe Henry George to
have been, he might have kept his
own hands clean in such a position.
but he could not have reformed the
system, and he might have possibly
engrafted upon it some new evils. The
American people having strong prac-
teal instincts, Mr.. Georges philosophy
met with larger measure of support
in England than in the United States"