The herald., 1897-10-30

ties of the dead man.
York, said: "Mr. George was indeed
the friend of the workingman, honest in
his beliefs. His death will completely
change the complexion of the political
situation. The vote which would have
been cast for Mr.. George next Tuesday
will be split up, and freely believe that
rs per cent Of them will now come over
to me-
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The Evening Post (Low) says edi-
torially: 'Mr Georges untimely DEATH
before the close of the canvass, gives
a certain tragic interest to a contest
which already had moved the commu-
nifty to very unusual degree. The time
and form of his death leaves nothing
to be regretted, so far as he is concerned.
He had nothing to look forward to, for
it Is all but certain that he could not
have been elected. His real value lay in
his stern and energetic presentation of
Platt and Croker as criminals to be pun
ished. This was, in certain sense, a
new idea. The moral law, for the first
time in politics we may say, spoke
through him to the masses of this city.
There was no mincing, no allowance,
no courtesy, no complaints or qualifi-
cations, such as have been showered on
some other city thieves and reprobates
but the ten commandments in their
naked majesty. For this we honor his
| memory. We believe every word he
| said in this canvass will, now that he
Is gone, rebound to the advantage of
Mr. Low
The Commercial Advertiser (Tracy)
says: "The personal aspect of the stroke
of fate may be lost to sight quickly in
the certain revolution it will make in
public affairs. 1t deprives great and
menacing body of opinion and action of
more than a leader-of it's very soul; Of
all that held it together; of all that made
it formidable AS direct influence in
the campaign, Henry Georges party
disappears with Henry George, though
it's elements remain as dubious men
ace. No leader can be found to hold the
party together though some of it may
follow an anti-Croker leader. But the
seething mass of discomfort, the rest
less seekers after vague social revolu-
ton, who made large part of it, are
left leaderless and purposeless. Much of
the vote he promised to poll will be
silenced or divided. The campaign is
flung upon an absolutely new basis four
days before election"
The Evening Journal( no preference
expressed) says: "The sudden death of
Henry George removes from the mayor
atty contest one of the most conspicu-
Gus public men New York has ever
known. Steadfast in his beliefs, honest
and brave in his convictions and true
to every purpose, Mr.. George has ever
commanded the respect and confidence
of all men, and as leader of labor WELD
ed immense power. His death is regret
ted by all classes"
The Mail and Express Gow) says:
Henry George is dead. But as every
cause that makes for right is greater
than the greatest of it's champions we
must turn from the bier whereon he lies
and without waiting for his consign-
ment to earth, resume the battle now
within forty-eight hours of it's close
This is as he would have had it, for this
course, in face of the stupendous issues
at stake, shadows the creed which in
spired his life and won for him the re-
gard even of honest men who instinc-
itively repudiated the theories which
made him famous. The only man in the
field which now represents that fol
which Henry George gave his life is
Seth Low"
The Times (Tammany) says: Henry
Georges sudden death is an event of the
deepest sadness and one that will cast
a gloom over the entire country. The
fact that he became reckless in his ut
terances about his opponents are forgot
ten in the presence of his lifeless body
His following in this fight for the may
orally has been largely personal one,
and what those who intended to vote fol
him will now do is problematical."
THE SINGLE TAKERS
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Early today Sec
retary Moore of the Chicago Single Tax
club sent Henry George, 1r., a telegram
as follows: Advocate under your sig
nature the election of Mr.. Low. Your
fathers life has been to break bossism' u
"Mr. George said repeatedly that if hi
could not be elected he wanted to sec
Low elected, and thus break bossism, ;
said Mr.. Moore today. THAT is why he
entered the campaign. He had no per-
sonal motives. What he wanted was
to bring good government to New York
In this telegram believe have merely
voiced the sentiment of the friends OF
good government and given expression
to the thought that will first enter the
mind of young Mr.. George when he con-
siders the effect of his fathers deatl
upon the campaign in progress. shall
write him today and give my reasons
for this position more fully"
A GREAT MAN
INDIANA MINERAL SPRINGS, Ind.
Oct. 29.-Ex- Governor John p. Altgeld
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