The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-30
N WILMINGTON DELAWARE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 60 1897.


objections which supposed exist the design selected
turned when the facts became known to have reference only
the method taken by the committee to make the selection All
hands have had their innings and presumably satisfied
THE death of Henry George the midst of the exciting
York mayoray campaign of the most remarkable and tragic
occurrences of recent political times Mr. George untitled by
his delicate of health for the arduous and extraordinary
tons which he subjected himself But his nature
with the utmost vgor project in which he embarked forget
ting that the limitations imposed by nature not to be de
garded Speech after Speech delivered i'll the hurry travel and
the excitement of political campaign unequaled in its vruence
exhausted vitality already diminished by exeron and nrm
Those who knew Mr. George best tre,bcd for his life when lie
undertook the campaign He has literally fallen in the fray The
effect Of his death upon the political tangle Of New Yorks politics
is be exactly estimated As to the those vino differed
with his theories and objected his motives compelled to unite
in tribute to his originality honesty energy and personal worth
NOBODY who has read the quotations Henry speech
during closing days and hours Of have doubt
the effect of his death upon the fortunes of the other mayoa cand
dates Not only did he direct his warfare entirely against bosses
and bossis but he constantly advised his followers that Mr. Low
the only other candidate who represented the mpacabe
hostility the bosses that he did, He spoke repeatedly in the
most conempuou Of Van Wyck merely Crokes dummy
and Of Tracy merely Patt dummy The inevitable effect Of
his speeches to hostility to both Croker and Plat the
minds of his followers and especially to Croker whom he assle
with especial bitterness the offensive Of the because
he chose spend his backma money in England The great
Of his campaign due entirely these attacks and
nconcevabe that the who cheeed him wildly when
he assaled Croker and Cookers candidate should about
and vote to put Croker in power
Foo1 legislation the only which properly describes
large proportion the statutes enacted in every body modern
lawmakers. The last Michigan Legislature passed bill which
plainly unconstitutional that the Supreme Court contempt
uousy remarked that argument needed demonstrate
fact Another law which betrayed quite great lack of
sense has just been carried before the tribunal which
unfortunately cannot annu it the ground of uncono
atty and has right do the ground of docy
dent in the Agricultural College, who not natuazed cz
the United States became violently insane, and probate
ordered him the asylum The Superintendent ref
receive him. the ground that law passed by the last cs
atre restricts admission citizens of the state and the Supreme
Court susans this view There is consequently nothing do
except release the crazy and allow him large tie
wise lawmakers having decided that unatic who czn
much less dangerous than who born of American
parents has taken out his naturalization papers, that he need
not be put under any restraint
$50 the good people of Pan6ed" says New York Times
think they won't be happy till they get curew Well, they
know best what they want doubt and far be from
intimate that the youth of New Jersey be trusted the
streets after dark but does bit queer and more hopeless
expect ordinance accomplish what parental admon
lions have failed to do Law excellent thing its way
and valuable substitute for many other excellent things but
one may have too much even of law and people think that
there few human rights precious than that of learning
from experience the penalty departure from the paths of wisdom
There persons fully grown who would be physically
benefited if policeman around every night and ordered them
bed eemly hour 1t might be WE'LL too the length
every petticoat fixed By statute and if the rule Of Yes
Maam to lady, and No. Sir to gentleman incorporated
in State and National Constitutions but somehow these egua
tons would not be generally popular should not be forgotten
that prohibits anyhng she only allos certain effects
certain and she bother about the fate
those who forget her system But then, Jersey
Sons of sires who fought i'll the civil form idea
what their fathers confronted in the battles for the Union BY
almost grotesque plight of the Fifth Regiment its way from,
Chattanooga Atlanta. body seven hundred men, relieved
wars alarms, marching through their country in
good roads and nvgorang climate could be lo the ken
the country and the War Department for hours
what must have been the tolls and uphs of Shermans devoted
veterans in the Of a. with Jonson's gueras about them
But the incident has other aspects suggestive of than remn
cence How vast the country must be where regiment Of
be eaced in the bypats for days-lost the