Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-11-05
DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE
IN THE MIDST OF THE CAMPAIGN
Attack Of Cerebral Apoplexy Closes
the Career 81 the Disting ID
sinEle Taxer-Henry George, Jr..
Pat Up for Mayor.

New York, Oct. 3O.-Henry George, au-
thor OF Progress and Poverty and can
didate of the Thomas Jeeffrson democracy
for mayor Of New York, died yesterday
morning in the Union Square hotel of
cerebral apoplexy.
In his great Cooper Union speech ac.
cepting the nomination for mayor, less
than month ago, he said: III make this
race if it costs me my life. This is call
to duty, and as good citizen have no
right to disregard it on account Of mere
personal consideration
Today the cheers of the workers have
suddenly been changed to signs, for, true
to his words, Henry George, the apostle
OF the rights of man, died as he wished
to die-in harness, fighting for the cause
toward the close of the greatest munich
pal political contest the world has ever
seen.
The end was peaceful and he died with
out pain. This man of mighty brain and
undaunted courage was physically frail,
and the strain OF an exciting campaign,
requiring speech making at points many
miles apart, night after night, was more
than nature could stand. He kept it I'D
to the end, and only few hours before
the dread messenger cried halt, Henry
George had addressed enthusiastic audi
ences in three Of the towns of the borough
of Queens, and still larger assemhlage in
an uptown hall here. He spoke at White
stone at o'clock and made speech at
College Point and Flushing before return
ing to New York to speak at the Central
| opera house.
At Whitestone he drove from the rail
way station to the meeting hall at gal
lop. To the cheering crowds he said: IL
believe that all the needed reforms are
summed up in that philosophy-the right
Of very man to eat, to drink, to speak as
he sees fit, SO long as he does not trench
on the rights of any other man. believe
that God, the Father, can take care of
His laws-there is no need for us to get
into trouble trying to NEEDLE with God s
laws, to enforce them. If am elected, as
believe that will be, will enforce the
laws upon the rich and poor alike
In the same speech he repeated his
threats against Croker in a ringing voice
that greatly affected his hearers, saying
Let him go to the penitentiary; he shall
60 there"
Mrs George accompanied her husband
on most of his speech making trips and
was with him last night. Newspaper men
who have been with George during the
campaign have felt that the strain was
surely and rapidly breaking him down
At times he has been incoherent. Hi.
whole temperament underwent a com
plete change. His speeches, delivered by
the halfdozen each day, were often ram
bling, though their trend was ever faith
full to the toilers whose devoted champion
he has been all his life.
Henry George was born September
\ 1880. He received common school ed
ucation and then went into counting
, room. He was also a sailor and after
ward learned the printers trade. In 1851
he reached California. where he worked a
the printers case until 1866, when he be
came reporter and afterward editor
working at different times on the Sal
| Francisco Times and the Post. He return
ed to New York in 1880 and went to Eng
land and Ireland the following year
where he was twice arrested as sus
r pect, but afterward released when hi
! identity became established.
Mr.. George is best known to the worl,
ut large through his writings upon eco
\ homie questions, notably his work Ell
titled Progress and Poverty publishes
i, in 1879. His other works are: sour Lam
:. Policy" in 1871; "Irish Land Question,
u -.
property in Land controversy wit
!, the duke Of Argyle, in 1884; "The Con
:. dition of Labor" an open letter to Pop
y Leo XIII, in 1889. and "Perplexed Philos
opher" Herbert Spencer), in 1892.
In 1886 Mr.. George was nominated b.
the united labor party for mayor of Ne,
York, polling $1,000 votes, against 5000
y for bran s. Hewitt. the democratic nom
= inee, and 10000 for Theodore Roosevelt
now assistant secretary Of the navy (rt
publican).
Henry George. Jr.. for Mayor.
New York, Oct. 3O.-The Thomas Je
ferson democracy Immediately substitut
ed the name of Henry George, Jr., for tn
name Of his father, Henry George, "a ear
- didate for mayor of Greater New Yorl
Henry George, Jr, is about 30 years {
=. age. He is literary in tastes and was a
. one time managing editor Of the jackson
Vile tFla.) Citizen. He has accepted tn
nomination of the JeffersOnian demo
!. Gratis. which was rendered him unan
- mously.
. The absence Of soft water is no excus
- for hard drinking.
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