The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02

navy, republican.
After his nomination for mayor by
the Jefersonian democrats, a month
ago, Mr.. George made an extremely ac-
tive canvass, speaking several times
every evening n working from early
to late at his headquarters. He gave
to the campaign its most sensational
incidentS-his attacks on Richard
Croker N senator Piatt, whom he
threatened to prosecute for various
crimes, such as levying blackmail upon
city contractors and aspirants for
office. should he be elected mayor.
His candidacy gay to the coming cleo
ton its greatest element of uncertain
ty, for according to expert politicians
1t was practically impossible to esti-
mate how much Of Bryan's vote of las
year would go to George instead Of to
Van Wyck.
HIS LAST DAYS WORK.
Last night Mr.. George spoke in the
borough of Queens and later in the
borough of Manhattan. at the Central
opera house. He was greeted by large
and enthusiastic crowds everywhere.
In one Of his last nights speeches Mr..
George said: Il have 1abored for years
to make myself known, and now at
last these things are all written down.
l believe that all the needed reforms
are summed up in the philosophy:
II right 10 every man 10 eat, 10
drink, to speak, as he sees fit, SO long
as he does not trench on the rights of
other men," Later in the same
speech he repeated his threats against
MI. Croker in a ringing voice that
greatly affected his hearers, saying:
IF / am elected, and l believe that 1
will be, l will enforce the law upon the
rich and poor alike. / ave pledged
myself TO search out the charges popu-
larly made against Mr.. Richard Croker.
If / am elected these charges shall be
investigated. If they are proved I'M
true 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, "let the
law be enforced; let him go to the pen
itentiary. He shall go there"
At College Point last night there
were 1920 common laborers, a rough
crowd, closely packed in the hall. Mr..
George was introduced as the friend
Of the working men. He began: Il
have never claimed to be a friend of
the working men. 1 do not now make
any such claim. (There was a 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 to the full length of the plat
form, and let out his full voice in a
shout: Il am for men (the crowd set up
such a cheering and stamping that the
room was filled with a choking dust),
1 am for men-the equal rights of all
men. Let us be lone with asking priv
Hedges for the labOring men,"
There was much more cheering and
shouting as the speaker pushed his way
out of the hall. He drove to Flushing,
spoke to 1900 people who had waited
an hour to see and cheer for their idol.
When Henry George broke away
| from the crowd his long days work
was over; his busy life's work was
| done.
part of the George campaign have felt
that he was undergoing a strain which
was surely and rapidly breaking him
down. At times he has been incoher-
ent. His whole temperament under
| went a complete change. His speeches
delivered by the half dozen each day,
were often rambling, though their
trend was ever faithful to the toilers
whose devoted champion he has been
all his life.
The Journal and The Advertiser this
morning contained an article on Henry
George, written by Alfred Henry
Lewis, who visited the famous single
THE Union Square hotel yesterday. OF
his impressions, Mr.. Lewis wrote:
The Henry George I found, was not
the Henry George I had met fewer
than two months ago. When I saw
his last he was tranquil, quiet, even
steady as to nerves rational, sedately
contented, talking of his books and his
tax dreams. Today I met a man bag
gered, pinched, with a face as thin
and peaked as a pen. His eye roved,
his hair was tumbled, his face the the
atre of disorder. If he was the picture
Of oryf1tnr - yo~ &c ,,,fo o~~h
ton made desperate. There was de-
spair, too, in his face, as if in a dim
way he OOk into a future black with
disappointment. I tell you it was a
shock to see the man"
Mr.. George was about five feet five
inches high and of slender build. His
head was bald and his brown beard
fast becoming gray.
EXPRESSIONS OF OTHER CANDI- |
DATES.
Mr.. Low, candidate for mayor of
Greater New York on the citizens un- !
ion ticket, regarding Henry Georges |
death, said: THE sudden death of Mr..
George under the stress of the cam
paign is a great tragedy. No soldier on
the battlefield ever gave his life for
his country more evidently than that |
Mr.. George has laid down his life in |
behalf of the city of New York. Pure |
in motive, h~ighminded, absolutely de- |
voted to the services of his fellOWmen |
as he thought they could best be serv- !
ed, he has fallen in the thick of the |
battling against the tyranny Inc cor |
ruptiOn of One-man power controlling |
the political machine and thus depriv- |
ing the people at once of their rights |
as free men and of control of the gov |
eminent of the city in the public in |
terests."
When the news of Henry Georges |
death was received at democratic |
headquarters of Robert A. Van Wyck, |
orders were sent to all the printers |
who had been printing campaign lit |
erature for candidate Van Wyck to |
stop printing all documents bearing the |
name of Henry George. The following !
was sent by Judge Van Wyck to Mrs. |