The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-14

Gnat you were as tar away as before.
George was resolute in his creed. He
gave it to you as the truth to be accept
ed, in sense Of worship, q dogma of
political infallibility.
docs this not mean war? Can you,
unless when dealing with craven con-
ditions among men, hope to take land
from it's owners without WARP" II do
not see," said George, THAT musket
need be fired But if necessary war be
it then. There was never a holier cause.
No, never holi sr cause.
Here was the gentlest and kindest Of
men, who would shrink from a gun
fired in anger, ready for universal war
rather than that his gospel should not
be accepted. 1t was the courage which
has been written makes one a majority,
the spirit which made him within five
years one of the leading spirits of the
age.
George patiently walked his anxious
way in New York Little CLEANS Of
light came now and then in the way of
improved personal fortunes. Work came
slowly, not in abundance. Able editors,
up to date molders Of public opinion,
liked George, but had the press mans
way-they were coy as to his ideas and
especially that Koran which was to
bless the world
AS to the book itself-the new Koran
it was found the world was not ready
for the doctrine. We had pathetic talks
over the forlorn gospel and friends were
apt to chaff him about it. / was hidden
to England in the early part of 1881
and proposed to George that should
take a dozen copies and see how the
gospel would be regarded in the mother
land.
There was in London on the Haymar-
kot a smoky little bookstore, where the
high people made literary rendezvous
to gossip over books and buy if they
chose. had known the earnest and
kindly proprietor in other London days,
and l took the modest package Of
Georges books and asked my friend for
shelf room and his good offices toward
their sale.
AS occasion served / looked in upon
the venture only to see the lonely vol
umes on the shelves Many customers
had looked, Lord Beaconsfeld among
others, but no one bought. Finally l
learned from the bookseller that he had
tasted the book and found it to TEEN
with madness, socialism, land robbery.
He seemed relieved when / took the
volumes home.
Well, if the books could not be sold
they could at least be sowed, taking
their chances to come back as wheat or
tares. A gifted friend gave me list of
persons eminent i'll political economy,
Huxley, Tyndall, Herbert Spencer and
the Duke of Argyll among the number,
but the sowing brought no seed. except
in the case of the Duke of Argyll His
grace was a fluent writer upon many
themes, prone to controversy and stout
in battle He replied to the Progress
and Poverty" gospel in a severe criti-
cism, which appeared in The Nineteenth
Century, entitled, if | remember, 1.-THE
Prophet of San Francisco" Georges
controversy with the duke found his op-
portunity, the result of which was that
George won his place in English litera-
ture and became fixed star in the firma-
nent of political economy.
Life he recently said had been severe
perhaps, but he had never been in trou-
BILE that did not prove to be a chastise-
ment and do him good
He hoped to spend his Gays in litera-
ture. There was no hint that lie would
he renominated for mayor or any public
station. / never saw him more content.
He rejoiced in the birth Of grandchild.
1t was the child of dearly loved daugh-
ter, lady of grace and culture A few
days were to pass when | heard of this
daughters death, the baby fingers no
more to press the mothers bosom. The
blow went to his heart. The rapt, beau
tiful vision, home, children, grandchil-
dren and the peace of old age, broken,
vanished. When Henry George entered
this recent canvass, he was as one with
a dagger through his heart. Because of
this and the superhuman efforts of a
merciless campaign my friend lies dead
within the gates Of Babylon. Not i'll our
day has America had finer manhood,
a purer spirit, more chivalrous antag-
onist, truer friend New York Her
aid.