The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-07

Henry Georges sudden taking OF II the
closing days Of All exciting canvas Ia
wnlcn ne was the most striking and pie
turesque figure Viii serve TO recall some
o. tie 0taer dramatic deaths OF pup
IicEsts and statesmen. Ia Georges own
state Alexander Smith. a prominent car
pet manufacturer. VINO was a candidate
Tor congress on the Republican ticket N
a New York district IN lsss, died on the
election night uve minutes after receiv-
ing the announcement u his victory, and
il the spsclaI election the Democrats re-
covered the district But On critical oc-
cAsi0ns death has often IN this country
struck Tar more shining marx than II
d8 lere.
william Henry Harrison's demise In
lsd, q month after his Transportation. rlsnI
a. the outset OF the Wnig party ) career
o. power. sent Tyler % the presidency.
precIgigaEed the conflict between him ard
congress on the bank cues zion. and vas
one Of the causes Of its defeat "a lssf.
Deaths second Invasion OF the " Alte
House took of Taylor In ls59. who vas
az opponent % Gays compromise meas
ure OF that year and put Fillmore, who
favored this legislation. and who signed
the compromise bllis without hesitation,
az The head Of TIE government
Llncolus death at the GROWING moment
OF MS career gave. under johnson, 8 more
yiTulent character 10 the conflict bet~ cen
president and congress than il would nave
otherwise assumed, ana delayed tie work
OF recons truction- Garne.d's assassin
alton marked the climax OF the factIonal
fead IL the Republican party. defeated
Blaine and the Republicans II las4, and
started Cleveland on his long career OF
success.
y i've In an inverted order" said
Burke on the death OF his son, who had
just been elected 20 parliament They
who ought 10 have succeeded me nave
gone before me- They who should have
been 10 me In the pace OF postsraty are
IN the place OF ancestors" TaIs death led
Burke 10 refuse the title OF Lord Bea-
consneld. which George III had offered
him Indirectly caused savage attacks on
Burke by his political enemies. caused a
crisis In parlia meat. and called out frorn
him one % the profoundest q his con-
stituCsonal expos.1o-as. his Letter to
Noble Lord"
TIE Ear OF Chatham was seized with
az apop.e.ic q and died IL I71s when ris-
iaz 20 speak IA The house q iords against
the motion fer the recognition d the in
dependence Of EaEl2ud's American colo
MES. He had been an able and consistent
friend q the Americans. hlt ~ opposed
peace with them AZ that time because
tb.s would be q triumph for Eaglauds
natural enemy" France Premier
Spencer PerciyaT was shot dead ia the
but his taxing OF produced no trnp0rtan
political coaseg aeGces-
The deatn OF CastlereaEh. he British
foreign minister by suicide. II ls-2. star
tied Europe. pas Canning In the foreign
office turned Eng}aad's luzewarrn friend
snip toward the holy alliance into open
hostility. ard through CanuIng's friend
snip for the United States a. the time
Monroe Issued his historic declaration n
ISL called the New World Ento exist
ence 20 redress The balance CT che Ola"
TIE faa from q horse which k-lss2 Psei IN
$50 came az 8 time w1en the troubles q
the Russell ministry promised 70 open Up
20 the veteran oppor-1rlst chtsftaln 4
new career 0f glory.
TIE theoloxfcal student, sand. who as
saas.na.ed h3rzsbse tn Mannheim 81 1918
for his powerful opposition 20 German
f~aet-fu alarmed stein ard Harden berg
v~ho were older ard wiser friends q U1-
erty thau Sand and they saw -hat TIRE
asszsslns work had Destroyed thelr
han@s. Nov tae constitution is Gmpossi-
be" SAID william Won Hum 5olL, ia
words thAt were prophetic TsE1e and
frrssrqstance u14ae k01ZAta3e's death 4
trI4-nea f1r sas141r.sua lastean1 of de-
rrscracy.
Marshal Pr51's assassination fl 1870
startled ths wor.5 even a: q tine when
ne Franoo-CTerrnan war was furnishing
! usu sensation almost every week. de-
p~sxe9 SPAN OF Al a-srt and resource
ri niad 81 & decidedly critical period
a her hlscory. and took froa King
AnsaEs1s whcm De had yIst s5evated %
the Spanish throne. az adviser whose
guidance might nave changed the c4rFeut
o. s1turs events
The assasEllatson q AleEandsr II 10
ISL came 81 an lnsE portGue tine fsr tire
sszaxstns. for s1 checked tae reforms thea
~ progress III E9sa<a. removed tns uher-
a.er 81 a 90 - ssrfs ard pat up0n the
rnron@ the u5st Fsact59zlary q the Rus
ssan naonA-chs - TIE century EXCERPT
eF-halas Cazovas' recent death .ooE
vlaes Al gas most critical stage n spa.a's