The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
HENRY GEORGE DEAD
DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORN
ING OF CEREBRAL APOPLExY,
A Few Hours After Returning to His
Hotel from a Night Spent in
Speaking for His Cause.
MOST DRAMATIC INCIDENT
OF THE MOST EXCITING MUNICIPAL
CAMPAIGN ON RECORD.
'I'l Make This Race IL 1t Costs My
Life," He Said, In Accepting the
New York Mayoralty Nomination.
HIS STATEMENT PROPHETIC
FOR HE DIED IN THE HARNESS,
CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE.
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Sketch of Remarkable Career--His
progress and Poverty" in Which
Ha AdvOcafed tho SiuaIo Taw
"IlI Make This Race IL 1t Costs MY
Life,v He Said, In Accepting the
New York MnyOralty Nomination.
HIS STATEMENT PROPHETIC
FOR HE DIED IN THE HARNESS.
CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE.
Sketch of a Remarkable Career--His
"Progress and Poverty" in Which
He Advocated the Single Tax.

NEW YORK, Oct 29.-Henry George, au-
thor of Progress and Poverty" and candi-
date of the Thomas Jefferson Democracy
for mayor of New York. died at 4:5O o'clock
this morning in the Union-square Hotel of
cerebral apoplexy
In his great Cooper Union speech accept
ing the nomination for mayor, less than a
month ago, he said: 'I'll make this race
If it costs my life This is a call to
duty. AS good citizen 1 have no right to
disregard it on account of mere personal
consideration"
To-day the cheers of the workers have
suddenly been changed to sighs, for true
to his word, 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 municipal political
contest the world has ever seen.
The end was peaceful and he died without
pain. This man of mighty brain and un-
daunted courage was physically frail, and
the strain of an exciting campaign, requir-
ing speech making at points many miles
apart, night after night, was more than
nature could stand. He kept it up to the
end, and only a 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 Whitestone at o'clock,
and made speeches at College Point and
Flushing before returning to New York to
speak at the Central Opera House. Mrs
George went with him All the halls in
which he spoke were filed, and at College
Point and Flushing crowds were turned
away.
AT Whitestone he drove from the rail-
road station to the meeting hall at a gall
lop. 10 the cheering crowds he said: II
believe that all the needed reforms are
summed UP in that philosophy-the right of
every 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 L believe that
God, the Father, can take care of His own
laws; there is no need for us to get into
trouble trying to meddle with Gods laws
to enforce them. If / am elected, and l
believe that will be elected, will enforce
the law upon the rich and the poor alike
WARMING TO CROKER
Il have pledged myself to search out the
charges popularity made against Mr.. Rich
ard Croker. If am elected these charges
shall be investigated. If they are proved
untrue, let him go unscathed back to Eng
land or to any other land he pleases. But
if they are true" Mr.. Georges voice rang
out in menacing tones that visibly excited
his audience, '1et the law be enforced
Let him go to the penitentiary. He shall
go there"
Mr. George picked up his hat, said good
bye" and started for the door. The crowd
rose, cheering, and elbowed and fought to
get near him. They reached out their
hands to touch his clothing.
At College Point there were 1900 common
laborers, a rough crowd, closely packed in
the hall. Mr.. George was introduced as the
friend of the workingman. He began: "I
have never claimed to be a friend of the
workingman. / do not now make any such
claim (There was pause Of dead silence)
1 have not and do not intend to advocate
anything in the special interest of the
laboring man (Another dead pause. Mr..
George walked the full length OF the plat
form ard let out his full voice in q shout)
l am for men. (The crowd set UP such
cheering and stamping that the room was
filled with a choking dust) / am for men
the equal rights OF all men. Let us be done
with asking privileges for the laboring
men,
There was much cheering and shouting as
the speaker pushed his way out of the hall
He drove to Flushing, long ride, at the
end of which he spoke to 1880 people, who
had waited an hour to see and cheer for
their idol.
Off again, and this time to a hall in the
center of Manhattan island Here there
was prolonged cheering. II hear above
your shouts the ROSTERS crow" he said
Next Tuesday you will hear that rooster
crow again, and the party of freedom and
of the common people will have come in
in, Of of O1
ing, and after various other kinds of De-
mocracy-after that of Cleveland, after that
of Croker 1 have travelled much, wishing,
after the Democratic fashion, to show my
self to the people whose suffrage 1 ask. I
have met everywhere crowds like this, in
tense in spirit and large in numbers. After
meeting them l believe l shall be elected.
Since 1856 have not hid my light under a
bushel You know what 1 believe I be-
lieve in meeting my fellow-men, and talk
ing to them. IL elected l will honestly,
fearlessly and conscienuously carry out
the principles for which i stand. You may
believe me and trust the result"
RETURNED HOME TO DIE.
Then Henry George broke away from the
crowd, his long days work was over: his
busy lifes work was done. He went to his
hotel after midnight. hoping to get few
hours sleep and rise strong enough for a
still more arduous days work, for he was
to have addressed six great meetings to-
night. Mr.. George arrived at the hotel
about o'clock this morning. The work of
the night seemed to have told on him He
complained of being tired, but his friends
and relatives who awaited him thought il
only the natural fatigue that follows such
hard campaign work as MIR. George has
been doing. Not long after reaching the
hotel he retired. Mrs George awaited him
in Room % of the hotel.
1t was about $3.50 when Mrs. George was
awakened. She found Mr.. George sitting in
an arm chair. Il am not feeling quite COM J