The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-11-06
HENRY GEORGE DEAD
4 VICTIM OF APOpLExY
The Great Single Taxer Died at
Union Square Hotel at 4:48
This Morning.
WORK OF The CHAMPAIGN TOO MUCH
Meeting Called Of His Supporters to
Consider What should BE
Done Now That lie
ls Gone

NEW 1OEhs OGk. oN.-AA ooo"
the candidate of the J~cffetsonian de
mocracy for mayor Of Greater New
York, died in the Union Square hotel
at 4:45 this morning. 1t is thought 1T
was due TO opoplexy. George arrived
at his hotel this morning late
and very much exhausted, coming
from several large mass meetings IN
Queens and brooklyn. The nights
work seemingly told on him. He COM
planned of being tired and soon re-
tired. At $40 Mrs. George awoke ana
found her husband sitting in a char.
He said he was not feeling comfort
able. He gradually grew ,neoherent
and lapsed into INCONSISTENCIES.
Physicians wer- at once summoned,
but all efforts failed to revive him.
Without n sign Of recognition to those
around him he passed away peacefully.
Tom Johnson, Georges campaign
manager, was Immediately sent lor.
He announced a meeting OF the George
leaders to be held ut IL n. III. today
and to determine upon a course
of action. Il. l. Roskoph, II OF the
campaign managers, said: George
has said that should his election not
he possible he preferred Low as the
next mayor. l believe the votes that
would have gone to George Will be
thrown for Seth Low"
Since his nomination for the mayor
IF Greater New York by the Jefferson
ian democrats a month ago he has
been making IN extremely active can
rass, working early and late, speaking
several times each evening. His can
:idacy gave the campaign the g:reatest
clement OF uncertainty, and expert
politicians were unable to estimate
now much of Bryan's vote would go TO
him, instead of Van Wyck of Tam
many. Newspaper mel reporting ms
speeches noticed signs that he was
falling down. AT times he was inco-
hercnt and his speeches were often
gambling. Within the past day or two
.lose friends have noted with apprc-
tension the marked changes i'll his
manner and appearance. His eyes
grew dull, wrinkles came Mt the cor
oers and they were sunken and hol-
,ow. and even his voice, usually reso-
,ant and pleasant, was pitched almost
20 apiping treble. In conversation he
was %auerulous, and he seemed like one
whose nerves were SO highly wrought
hat they might snap without 81 warn
lng.
Henry George. political economist. was
BORN In Philadelphia September 2. 1883; He
California In 1858. remained there, Gecon.-
ing finally n journalist. In 1873 ne pub
!ished Progress and Poverty" which was
and London, and soon acquired a world
vide reputation. This book is Ian inquiry
INTO the Of industrial depressions
~-a - xt.~,t rrytt h fS1nran so .nf
wealth" in which the previously held doc
:rines, as toFthe distribution OF wealth and
he tendency of wage to a minimum, are
Examined and reconstructed. In the fact
that rents tend to increase, not only with
Increase of population. but with all i'm
provements that increase productive pow.
known tendency to the increase Of land
salucs, and. to the decrease of the proper
lion of the produce of wealth that goes
live holding Of land TINS c%ngendcred he
races the tendency to force wage to n
minimum and the primary cause OF par
.dy for these he declares to be the appro-
,riation of rent by the community, thus
making LAND virtually common property,
while giving to the user secure possession,
and leaving the producer The full advant-
age OF his exertion and Investment. In
,ss9 Nj NJ Ge9rEe m2T to Sew YORK. In
tion.'' and in the same year visited Ire
and and England. In 1SS3-S4 he again Wis
ted England and Scotland. at the invita-
lion of the English Land Reform Union,
making speeches On the and question.
and in 1SS4-S5 he made another trip at the
invitation of the Scottish Land Restora-
ton League. producing on both tours a
marked effect. In 1856 he was the candi-
date OF the united labor party for mayor
of New York. and received IS. 10 votes.
ngainst @,552 for Abram S. Hewitt. the
DEMOCRATIC candidate and 6o,435 for Theo-
lore Roosevelt, the republican candidate.
Standard. n weekly newspaper. viii, h he
still edits uSsTl. He also published Social
Problems t1SS4). ard Protection or Free
animation of the tariff question. in which
connection Is made between the contro-
vcrsy on that subject. md the views az
to land: with which Mr.. George has hs
come identified.