Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-21
THE NEW YORK MIDDLE.
Politics Badly Mixed = Hewitt's HON
Thrust at Henry George.

4hTust al oCOiA es
[By telegraph
NEW YORK, October 20th.-The Tribune
says editorially: mo Republican who
stops to think will be misled by the clamor
ofjournals that first betrayed and now above
every earthly consideration seek to defeat
the Republican party. The real contest
is plainly between George and Roosevelt.
No doubt George has strong support. Six
seventies of it is drawn from the Democ-
racy. What sort of condition is the Demo-
cratic party left in after such detection
With what face can sensible people urge
that it is an organization with which to
beat George? The plain truth is, the DEM
ocratic party is enormously weakened, dis
organized and demoralized. The rank and
file have revolted and gone over to George.
The Republican party is practically intact,
with Its organization and numbers unim-
paired, and for the first time in years thor
oughly united and hopeful"
BOLD SCHEME OF THE KNIGHTS.
New YORK, October 20th-The Knights
of Labor are now busily engaged in ar
ranging Henry George League, the MEM
bers of which will have charge of the polls
in the general election districts on election
day. All surface railroads in this city, as
well as the elevated railroads. will be tied
up. Most of the factories and workshops
in the city will be closed and in this way
the laboring men will show their power.
1t is said further that the men, thus released
from work, will take possession of the
polls only on the morning of election day,
and other voters will be kept for the even
ing either by fear or by disinelination, and
to wait two or three hours for chance to
vote; and the practice of repeating will be
adopted in many of the Assembly districts.
THE GEORGE ORGAN.
New YORK, October 20th.-The new
paper, the Leader, published in the inter
ests of the Workingmen's candidate for
Mayor, made It's appearance yesterday.
The editorial column is adorned with a
portrait of Henry George. In justification
for the papers existence, the editor said
A hundred thousand organized working
men in New York and hundred thou
sand who are not organized, are without a
daily paper in English to express their SEN
timents and defend their cause in this mo-
mentous conflict. Here then, is real and
pressing want, to supply which the publ
cation of the Leader is begun. The issue
is, the masses against the classes, etc.
BOOMING GEORGE ALONG.
New York, October 20th.-A prominent
wager money in any sum within my means
that George will poll at least $1,000 votes,
of which so 900 will be drawn from the
Democratic ranks. tell you this move
ment means more than people suspect.
The canvass is being conducted by the
Knights of Labor, and the surprise await
ing the politicians the day after election
will be as great as that experienced by the
old hacks in the days when the Know
Nothing party first asserted its power"
EVERYBODY sANGUINE.
New YORK, October 26th.-The Repub-
licans are elated with the announcement
that the Citizens Committee of One Hun
bred, which claims to be acting in the inter-
est of the taxpayers and OF economic govern
ment, independent of party, have declared
their intention to support Roosevelt for the
Mayoralty.
Roosevelt is very sanguine Of his election.
In an interview to-day he said: Il do not
estimate the strength of the men running
against me. AS between Hewitt the
trained politician, and George, the Social
istic writer, l know have opponents that
will maintain their views with ability. The
latter, | think, is third in the race. The
goal will be reached by Hewitt or myself,
but think l will"
THE ANARCHISTS, NIHILIsTs, COMMUNISTS
AND SOCIALISTS ALL FOR GEORGE.
New YORK, October 20th.-In his open
letter yesterday, in answer to Henry
Georges letter, Abram S. Hewitt said "
perceive you object to my nomination be-
cause it was made by politicians, and my
letter because it makes no specific promise
to reform various alleged abuses which you
vaguely enumerate. | might as well OBJ
ject to your candidacy on the ground that
find you supported by all the Anarchists,
Nihilists, Communists and Socialists in the
community, with whom, however, | do
not wish to cOnfound the men you stigma
tie as politicians. My experience has
taught me not to fear them. For ten years
| have been nominated for Congress by the
men whom you condemn as politicians,
and l have not found this fact to
be any bar to a conscientious and
Independent performance of my public
duties | am not so impracticable as to re-
fuse the methods by which society at any
given time is governed, nor to decline to
do nv part as q citizen because the machin-
cry of politics is not to my liking. My ex-
perience teaches me that politicians are
very willing TO avail themselves of the
services of able and honest candidates. Pos
siblv for the reason which you amicably
suggest. chestnuts' are thus more easily
procurable; but never myself having been
engaged in the chestnut business, | dc
not deem it necessary TO give specific
pledge or promise to people among whom
have lived for more than sixty years, and
whom 1 have already served to the best Of
my ability, and-if may judge by my re-
peated reelection to otfice-to their salts
faction"