The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-30

good citizen have no right to disregard
1t on account of mere personal consider
alton"
To-day the cheers OF the workers have
suddenly been changed to sighs, for.
true to his words, Henry George, apostle
Of the rights of man, died as he wished
10 die-in harness, fighting for the cause
toward the close OF the greatest mu-
nicipal political contest the world has
ever seen.
The end was peaceful and he died
without pain. This man OF mighty
brain and undaunted courage, was
physically frall, and the strain of an
exciting campaign, requiring Speech
making at points many miles apart,
night after night, was more than he
could stand. He kept up to the end.
and only n few hours before the dread
messenger cried halt, Henry George had
addressed enthusiastic audiences in
three Of the towns OF the borough of
Queens and a still larger assemblage in
an uptown hall here.
He spoke at Whltestone at o'clock
and made speeches at College Point and
Flushing before returnirs to New York
to speak at the Central opera house.
Mrs. George went with him. All the
halls In which he spoke were filled and
at College Point and Flushing crowds
were turned away. At Whitestone he
drove down from the railroad station to
the meeting hall at gallop. To cheer
ing crowds he said:
"I believe that all the needed reforms
are summed up in that phiiosophy-the
right OF every man to eat, Ia drink, to
speak, as he sees 1T, so lun- as he does
v.aI. NlfT nj 1NH
man. / believe that God. the Father,
can take care Of his own laws. There Is
no need for us to get into trouble try
ing to meddle with Gods laws TO en-
force them.
LAST ATTACK ON CROKER.
III am elected, and believe that
will be elected, / will enforce the law
upon the rich and poor alike. 1 have
pledged myself to search out the
charges popularity made against Mr.
Richard Croker. II am elected these
charges shall be Investigated. II they
are proven untrue, let him 70 un-
Fcathed back TO England. or TO any
other land he pleases. But il i1'y are
true" and Mr.. Georges voice rang out
In mCnaclng toncB that yi1lbly excited
his audience, "lCt the law be onforcodl
Let him 30 to the poultentlarY llo
Ehall 20 therel"
Mr.. George picked up his hat and
said. "Good-byc," and started for tho
door. The crowd rose, cheering and cl-
bowed and fought to get near him. They
reached out their hands to touch his
clothing.
At College Point there were i,2OO COM
mon lnborcrB, rough crowd, closely
packed In the hail. Mr.. George was IN
tro1ucod as the friend Of the WORKING
man. Ho bcgani
II have never claimed 10 be n friend
Of the w0rkIngmHn ! do not nov mako
any such claim. CThOro was u dead sl-
Icnce) / have not and do not lntond
10 advocate anything IN the special In
tcrcst Of the laborlng man. tAnnther
dead pause; Mr. George walked the lull
length Of the platform ana lot out his
futt voice tn n Hhontt I an fdf men.
Crhe crowd set up such cheering ana
stamping that the room was llllcd with
choking dugt) / am for mcn'-thc
equal rights Of nll mon, Lot u8 be done
with asking privileges for the laborlng
men"
There wnn much cheering ana shout
inr na the speaker puHhod hla way out
NJ the hall llc drove ip Flushing, o
long ride. nt the end VI which ho spoke
iu l.SOO people who had waited nn hour
lu ruo and cheer ior their idol.
OH again and this time ~ a han IN
tho nrutrr nf Manhattan Island, Hero
Urp WnH prolonged cheering. Thch
Henry George broke away IRON the
crowd. bin lnnr iuy'H WORK WAS over
hH buoy llfp'H Work wn0 done.
lie went 10 hlB hotel afler midnight