The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-30
Candidates for Mayor Express Profound
Regrst at the Death Of Henry George.
PLAT GETS OUT A CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR
Bryan TcIeErnphs HAis Rcgrcis-The
World Starrsa Monument Fund
liis Father OH tho eTicIset-Commcnt
London Newspapers.
NewYork. Oct. %. 1897.

Greater New York OH the Citizens
Union ticket, regarding Henry Georges
death, said:
| THE sudden death of Mr.. George un-
der the stress OF the campaign is Il eat
! tragedy. No soldier on the battlefield
| ever gave his life for his country more
evidently than Mr. George has laid
| down his life in behalf Of the city of
New York. Pure In motive, hgh-mind-
ed, absolutely devoted to the service
| OF his fellowmen as he thought they
| could best be served. he has fallen in
! the thick of the battle against tyran-
ny and corruption of one man power
controlling the political machine and
! thus depriving the people at once Of
thci: rights rs free men and of control
of the government of the city in the
! public interests.
During the campaign AIR. George re-
| peatedly recognized that fundamental
| ly this Is Il fight against bossism ana all
| that implies in political degradation and
| corruption. In view OF Mr.. Georges
! death, l wish. therefore, TO say TO the
people Of the city that shall give my
:
a new and higher resolve as though |
! had received 1t as Il last charge from
! his dying lips"
The Campaign Committee of the Ctti-
! zenS Union unanimously passed n res
| olution deploring the death of Henry
| George, IN whom the committee rec
! ogni2ed pure, hlgn-lnindcd man. an
unsell!Sh, patriotic and brave and un-
! compromising champion of the peoples
| rights against political tyranny and
! corruption.
When the news OF Henry Georges
! death was received at Democratic head
! quarters Of Robert a. Van Wyck, or
dc"s were ser: To all the printers who
| had been printing campaign latera ture
! for candidate Way Wyck 10 stop print
| ing all documents beliIng the name OF
| Henry George. The following was sent
! by Judge Van Wyck 10 Mrs. George:
! 81 am inCXDrcsSably shocked. No
words can express mE regret or my sim
| ccre sympathy.
| G!gncD ROBT. y. VAN WYCK."
| General Tracy, the Republican nom!-
! nee for mayor. said at headquarters:
Il rcg:c; exceedingly this unfortunate
! fair. ] have had the highest respect
for Mr. Georges philosophy"
Chairman Elliot: Danfo:,h. Of the
| Democratic State Committee said to-
! day: The news is so sudden that
( can hut express my deepest sorrow, and
! tender through the press my sympathy
| 70 his bcrcaVcd family"
/ Richard Croker said of Mr. Georges
! death: Nothing has given me great
| er sorrow during my political life than
the death OF Henry George. l believe
he has been n falling man for some time
| and I am sorry his friends permitted
/ him 10 80 into this canvass. His fam
| lily have my earnest sympathy. I never
! me; Henry George. and did not know
him even by sight. Please say for me
! ;hat am sorry from the bottom of my
! heart"
| In Statcmen: issued this afternoon,
| Senator Platt said:
Unless the Jefferson Democrats arc
betrayed by Tom Johnson. who has been
! their hocdoo from the start their votes
/ Will be easily consolidated upon the
! other candidates. The disreputahlc deal
/ between Johnson and the Citizens Tn
. ion has further possibilities. so far as
johnson Is concerned, but not so far as
| the real friends and followers of George
! are concerned. They arc not deliverable
! in bulk to anybody except to another
/ bona tdc candidate General Tracy will
/ not lose single Republican vote as the
! result of Georges death. The Repuh-
| lcan party will poll It's strength with
! substantial entirety for General Tracy
/ ana HoinlnS could iOr can effect that
| fact. Republicans recognize the Low
! movement as n Democratic conspiracy
| They see in Low an attempt to re-
| vivc Clevelandism and 10 betray The
| Republican party by another Of those
! characteristic tricks Of the Cleveland
! Democracy.
'lt is an old and well understood
thing in every political Issue dlirinc. thr
| last twelve years that the Cleveland
! Democracy has undertaken 10 divide Tho
Republican forces hy withdrawing from
tie Republican candidate the SUPPORT
OF Republican voters upon. a dishonest
pretcnsc Of reform purposes
I'm the existing situation Low stands
! for Cleveland methods and manocrvrcs
but RepubliCans understand their ramr
They remember its consequences to the
public and the Republican party in for
tner periods. Attempts to stamDrde
them row excite only their indignant
disgust.
They will support their party, their
| party's trusted principles and their
! party's uncomfortable candidate If the
George party should split uD. tho So
cialiS; Democratic element may b; car
rled by johnson TO Low. LOW is some
Ghing Of n Socialist himself. or rather
he Is 80 much Of a dcmagOgue that. as
lie says. he is willing to stand on any
platform that will fetch him a handr,;
of votes. This win affect General
Trncy's chances favorably.
IL George hal lived he would have
secured an enormous labor support that