The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-30

what George bad to Contend With--A
Poor Man With Clean Record.


Poor Man With "A Clean Record.
Henry George was the most picturesque
figure in the New York campaign His
nomination for first Mayor of the Greater
New York by the Democratic Alliance
meant that thousands OF workingmen will
vote for no machine nominee but would
have jOyfully gathered under his banner,
for him with "a fierce zeal and loyalty that
and not only voted for him but worked
mere allegiance 10 party could never
awaken.
Tie was poor man, clean man,
simple man. phil )sopher. a leader who
aroused the widest enthusiasm, though
he always remained outwardly at least, as
calm and methOdical as q lecturer on
r4athcmatics.
Imagine "a big chested small man with
slender limbs. narrow white hands and
f3ir kindly face surmOunted by bald
top-head of bulging proportions. His red
beard, now much splashed with gray, Is
short and Of irregular outline. He had
"a strong Roman nose. the nose of fight
en- and determined fighting chin, though
his mouth was mild and peaceful His
honest contemplative gray-blue eyes. set
far apart. met you fairly and squarely.
On seeing him ones first thought was
Here is a philosopher Vet one feels,
instinctvely too. that here is truthful
man. who would not know how TO invent
q subterfuge. There was a repose i'm his
manner. a never-ceasing air of introspec-
ton. that bcspeaks the sage.
BIG HEAD ON SMALL BODY.
Henry George was not more than feet
) inches i'm height. The head on that
small body was so big and the hands and
limbs were so slight that ones first inn
preston was that he was delicate. But
tho man was hard and well seasoned
physically. When he ran for Mayor of
New York city eleven years ago on the
labor ticket he was a triie stout Now he
was spare and hard. the result Of faithful
exercise cut of doors. lie weighed about
lij pounds.
Henry Georges history is that Of a
typical American. lie did not set out
upon a career whose furthcst details we've
arranged with painful regularity while
he was still a boy. He grew.
lie was born i'm Philadelphia on Septem-
bor .. 1899 His grandfather Capt. Rich
ard George. born i'm England. was brought
TO this country as a child and lived to tight
for the United States i'm The war Of 1872.
Ills mothers father was John Valance.
born in Glasgow who was a noted en-
gravor I'm Revolutionary times.
Henry George was q clerk in a mercan-
tile house for a short time after he left
school. When he was sixteen years old
nc shipped on a schooner for San Fran
cisco. The captain laughed at the pale.
slender, red-headod yOungster when he
said that he could hand. reef and steer;
but when the vessel reached San Fran
cisco young George was paid IN full as an
able scamcn
AS 4 GOLD-HUNTER.
lie tried prospecting for gold, and went
as far as British Columbia I'm his search
for the precious metal, bat without sue
cess. lie was back in San Francisco in
1858 trying 10 get work. but was unable to
find any employment he liked
lie was on the point OF looking for a
ship when he obtained employment as a
printer. After a few years he got a
chance 10 do occasional reporting. About
this time he married Miss Annie c. Fox.
Mr. George, with two partners founded
the san Francisco POat I'm 1871. and be-
came the editor Of II. lie retired from
the paper in 1875.
Then he began work on h.s first book,
Progress and Poverty which was not
published until 1879 There are many
enccd IN finding a publisher for the book.
IL is said that he set up the book I'm type
with his own hands and managed a. se-
cure publisher only after he had put in
10 circulation a number of copies Of his
own printing.
That book made Henry George known.
II was a protest against existing social
and economic conditions lie argued
against unrestricted individual owner
shlp OF land and enjoyment Of unoarned
increase OF value by one who had done
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