Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-30

are all written down. i believe that all
the needed requirements are summed up
the philosophy, The right to every man
to eat, TO drink to speak as he sees ht'
so long as he does not trench on the
rights of other men,"
Later in the same speech he repeated
his threats against Mr.. Croker, in q ring
ing voice. that greatly affected his hear
ers, saying:
'Tf | am elected and l believe that I
will be- j will enforce the law upon the
rich and poor alike. i have pledged my
self to search out the charges popularity
made against Mr.. Richard Croker If
am elected. these charges shall be inves-
tigated If they are proved untrue. let
him 20 unscathed. back to England. or
to any other land, ne pleases; but If they
are true" Mr.. Georges voice rang out
in menacing tones. that visibly excited
his audience 'let the law be enforced.
let him go TO the penitentiary. He shall
go there"
TALK TO WORKINGMEN.
At College Point last night there were
1.2O0 common laborers, a rough crowd,
closely packed in the hail. Mr.. George
was introduced as the friend of the work.
ingman. He began: 81 have never claim
ed to be a friend of the workingman.
1 do not now make any such claim" )"
(There was a pause Of dead silence) Il
have not and do not intend to advocate
anything I'm the special interest of the
laboring man" (Another dead pause)
Mr. George walked to the full length of
the platform. and let out his full voice
in a shout. 81 am for men" 0he crowd
set up such a cheering and stamping that
the room was filed with choking dusD-
'I am for men-the equal rights of men;
the equal rights of all men. Let us be
done with asking privileges for the work.
ingman."
There was much more cheering and
shouting as the speaker pushed his way
out of the hall. He drove to Flushing,
long ride, at the end of which be spoke
to / 800 people, who had waited an hour
to see and cheer for their idol.
When Henry George broke away from
the crowd his long days work was over;
his busy life's work was done.
STRAIN TOO GREAT FOR HIM.
Newspaper men who have followed Mr..
Georges campaign have felt that he
was undergoing a strain which was sure
ly and rapidly breaking him down. AT
times he has been incoherent. His whole
temperament underwent complete
change. His speeches, delivered by the
bling, though their trend was ever faith
ful to the toilers, whose devoted cham-
MON he has been all his life.
The Journal and Advertiser this morn
ing contained an article on Henry George
written by Alfred Henry Lewis, who
visited the famous single-tax advocate
al his headquarters N the Union-Square
Hotel yesterday. OF his impressions, Mr..
Lewis wrote:
'The Henry George l found was not
the Henry George / had met less than
two months ago. When 1 saw him last
he was tranquil quiet, even steady as
10 nerve; rational, sedately contented,
talking OF his books and his tax dreams.
To-day | met a man haggard. pinched,
with a face as thin and peaked as pen.
His ewes roved his hair was tumbled,
HE face was the theatre Of disorder. III
he was the picture Of anything, 1t was
of his unfed ambition made desperate.
There was despair. too. In his face, as
n I'm a dim way he looked into a future
black with disappointment. l tell you,
q was n shock to see the man."
Mr.. George was about feet inches
,,gh and of slender build. His head
was bald. and his brown beard fast be-
coming gray.