The advocate., 1897-11-03
HENRY GEORGE Is DEAD.
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MESSAGES AND COMMENTS.

George the following letters OF condo"
lence;
ITO Mrs. Henry George: Allow me to
express my deepest sympathy for you
In your great bereavement.-RiCha
Croker"
ITO Mrs. Henry George: deeply sym
pathiZe with you and your family in
the great loss you have ustained-JOhn
G. Sheehan."
Croker said of Mr.. Georges death:
Nothing has given me greater sorrow
during my political life than the death
of Henry George. ! believe he has been
a failing man for some time and am
sorry his friends permitted him to go
into this canvass His family has my
most earnest sympathy. l never met
Henry George and did not know him
even by sight. Please say for me that
am sorry from the bottom Of my heart"
Seth Low, Citizens Union candidate
for Mayor, said to-day Of Mr.. Georges
death: "The sudden death Of Mr.. George
under the stress of the campaign is a
great tragedy. No soldier on the battle
field ever gave his life for his country
more evidently than Mr.. George has laid
down his life in behalf of the city of
New York. Pure in motive, high
minded, absolutely devoted to the SER
vices Of his fellow men as he thought
they could best be served, he has fallen
in The thick Of the battle striving against
the tyranny and corruption of one man
power which controls the political ma
chine and thus deprives the people at
once for their rights as free men and Of
control Of the government of the city in
the public interests. l would like to
avail Of this opportunity to express to
the family of Mr.. George my sincere
sympathy in this irreparable loss. Dur
ing the campaign Mr.. George repeatedly
recognized that fundamentally this is a
fight against bossism and all that this
implies in political degradation and cor
ruptiOn. In view of Mr.. Georges death
| wish therefore to say to the people
OF the city that shall give myself to this
contest in their behalf with a new and
higher resolve, as though had received
1t as a last charge from his dying lips"
w. J. Bryan: Il have just received
dispatch announcing the death Of Henry
George The suddenness with which the
summons came will make more keen
the sorrow which the public generally
will feel at the death Of so great, so pure
and so brave man. By his own un-
aided genius he made his name familiar
to the reading public of the world
around. Those who agree with his theo-
ries found in him an ideal leader, while
those who oppose him admitted his abil-
ity and moral courage. He was one Of
the foremost thinkers Of the world His
death will prove great loss to litera-
ture, society and politics"
John P. Altgeld: Henry George was
one OF the great men of the age and he
made deeper impression on the eco
nomic questions of his country than any
other man. He was true and patriotic
and always on the side Of justice and
struggling humanity. His fame will
grow brighter with time. Nationally the
death of no one known will affect the
Democratic party"
London papers: 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 worldwide fame
and says: 'The news has come as a
great shock to his friends in England.
He had endeared himself to large Sec
tion of our social reformers."
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 to
Seth Low"
The Westminster Gazette says: What
ever opinion may be held as to the
sOundness of Henry Georges theories |