Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-29
FRIDAY. OCTOBER %, 1896
Mayors Election in New York City.


New York city is stirred to It's depths by
the Remarkable condition OF things which
preysils there. The msyoralty election
viii take place next Tuesday. For the
Office OF mayor there are running Prohi-
bitionist candidate. Republican c,ndidate,
a Democratic candidate, and Labor candi-
date. The Labor candidates. the famous
HfXRY GEORGE, well known all over the
world as a writer and as the advocate OF the
policy OF laying all real-estate taxes upon
lands and none upon houses. In one OF his
books, "Progress and Poverty" he traces
all the social evils Of the world to private
ownership Of land; and even in his
book on the tariff question, he wanders
from bis subject so far as to insist upon the
same point. His doctrines are understood
by his followers TO be much more dwelling
than be admits them 10 be, aud consequently
he is supported in his race for mayor By
the very worst elements Of New York So
ciety-- anarchists, agrarians, socialists, CON-
mUnists, miscegena,ionists,& &C., &C., &c.
ms well as by the great army OF cranks, and,
also, as must be conceded, by many gentle
men Of learning. property, and high stand
ing In the community. Well may the peo-
pie OF New York city be excited. Well
may all classes be concerned for the future
OF what promises to become the clearing
house Of the world II she shall be permit
ted TO work out her grand destiny.
Will Mr.. GEORGE be electedf No.
Society-the body poliic-everywhere is
conservative. III Is especially conservative
In this country. IL will do here, as i. ha'
always done all over the world and in all
ages, whatever 1t shall find indispensable to
lis own existence. The result OF the recent
trials OF anarchists and bomb-throwers in
Chicago Is fresh In the minds OF the public.
II furnishes an example OF the rapid growth
OF feeling which never fails TO show itself
whenever and wherever community is in
danger. LyDch-law In California in the
early days Of the life Of that state was a
kindred manifestation Of the determination
Of society TO protect itself aud of Its power
TO do so.
We take 1t fer granted, therefore, that
Mr.. GEORGE will not be elected mayor OF
New York. Too many OF the people are,
we Judge, afraid to entrust the city to his
.ksB6r; or 70 run the risk OF the crop OF
Ills that would be sure to follow the cleo
ton Of man holding his opinions to be
the executive head Of the government OF
their city. There are, however, some facts
which appear to negative what we have
lust said. One Is that there are four can
didates for mayor in the field. IL would
seem that under such circumstances as we
have said surround them the great body OF
the voters of New York city would align
themselves with one or the other Of the
two largest armies-with the Democratic or
the Labor army. Aud this Is what we ex-
pect 10 take place on or before next Tues
day, and what will naturally take place II
indeed the condition OF things in New
York city Is what we suppose it to be and
what In this Article we have represented 1t
10 be. Wet il for granted that the Re-
publican candidate will get but a sMallyote
and the Prohibition candidate next 10 none.
IN thS rufpoe'u, VIZ NohbVot
will be between MIR. HEWITT and Mr..
GEoRoE-the Democratic and the Labor
candidates-snd Mr.. HEWITT win be elect
cd. II Is true Mr.. GEORGE claims that he
bad thirty or forty thousand voters pledged
TO his support before he entered the field,
and that he will certainly be elected. Ii is
true, too, that his friends predict that they
will show such a strength In their process
sion OF Saturday night next as Will con-
vince all bebolders that Mr.. GEORGE has
the people at his back. Aud II is
true that New York is made up OF
cosmopolitan population, thousands Of
whom are members OF what is known as
sthe dangerous Glass; Nevertheless.
our confidence in the people Is such That
In our opinion the monster demonstration
Of Saturday night win prove to be, like
BLAISE's "BELsHAzzAR's feast" fatal to
the hopes Of the man 10 whose honor aud
10 hid in whose election 1t was gotten up.