New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
GIANT REPLACES STR1TS.


Mr.. Nathan Straus has taken himself off the
ticket of Tammany Hall. TO which he never De-
lonrcd until ne became its candidate for Mayor.
1t is not surprising that he found the pur"ch
Of that sudden attachment heavier LOAD 'hah
he wanted to carry. Mr.. Straus dlscoV'r'd III
Hills refusal 10 forbid the use Of his name III
the head Of the Grace ticket a speclhc excuse
for Withdrawing his own name from the lam
many ticket: but it would be rash 10 aSNuihe
that this was the only consideration when III
fucnccd his Judgment II is more reaSohaple 10
suppose that nomination which was al hrS'
not unwclcome daily became less agrceaple 10
him. until finally the balance turned the othcr
way and his position in the eyes OF the CON-
munity grew odious in his own eyes.
II is altogether probable that not only from
tbc attitude Of the press but in other ways the
truth had been borne in upon Mt Minus 'i'i'
he had made Il stupcndouS mistake Inc news
papers were not generally rancorous' put 'hc!
were extremely frank concerning ms cahdlh''!'
and the comments Of II multitude OF persons
who have hitherto held him in esteem must
have conveyed to him a clear understanding OF
his case. He had consented with apparent cor
diality to identify himself with an organization
not only intrnsicay HctcStablc but AT present
cxecratcd by a vast majority OF all those cur
zens whose appreciation is not bhSicrinG diS.
grace Here was man OF iarg" anIn'E anu
closely concerned in great affairs OF business
man Of generous instincts and good repute III
private lfe who was unexpectedly revoaled 10
his own consciousness as the iiTlrchcad ol
notorious conspiracy against the public welfare
He doubtless came 10 feel that he had not bc'h
exalted but degraded 10y his candidacy: ana 10
thar WAS added toward the last conviction
that he WAS destined TO an overwhelming de
foot If No had bccl assured of victory ne
might have been willing To endure the di>grac"
If his associations for little while. dcluding
himself meantime with the thought that IL would
soon be in his power TO restore his reputation
rs = GOOD citizen by upSctiing the schemes OF
the rascals who had elected him. But the Ger
tainty Of his rejection a; the polls appalled, him.
He forcsaw himself losing dlsastrouSly III an
abominable cause and forfcitng more than he
coud ever hope 10 regain. In attributihg 10
Mr.. Straus such reflections a. these we do not
forget that his course rs Park Commissioner
in a Tammany administration has been I"pr"-
hensble in many respects; but we are glad Of
a chance To believe thai he had found the bur
den Of complete identification with Tamlnany
ntocrabe.
II is hard to realize that any citizen Of New
York with shred o. character or scf-rcsp'ct
70 lose could have been persuaded 10 lead the
forces Of Tammany Hall this year. Even MI
F.. Ellcrv Anderson. who is afraid of inter
feriug with the designs and uSurping the pre-
negatives of the Almighty that he cannot pre-
vail upon himself 10 enlist against The rascals.
would probably not care TO be their standard
II ....l-n sub
stj,ute for Mr. Straus in vain. Having gone
outside Of the organization for nominee, me
leaders scrambled back into the organization
for candidate, and quickly reduced Il refrac-
tory brother TO subsection. Poor Hugh j. Grant.
our cx- Mayor unpurgcd Of the sins which worse
men than he induced him 10 commit during his
incumbcncy Of an office which he Will never
occupy again. has been torn away from business
partners who he fondly hoped would not con
sent to spare him and is formally entered for
the fatal race. This community knows Mr..
Grant well There is no reason why any decent
citizen should vote 10 postpone settlement or
accounts with Tammany because Of his roluc
tant and desperate candidacy. His instincts
were always rather better than those Of the or
ganization but lis will was always far stronger
than his He made diSgraccful appointments,
he permitted the city 10 be plundcrcd, ne either
knew of the nfamicS which have been revealed
To the public gaze crmnally ignorant
Of them. If he could be reelected he would be
again, as he was before, the congcnial and com
plant instrument Of leaders more adroit, more
forccfu and more selfish than himself.
But there appears not To be even remote pos
sibility Of that disaster Tammany is already
shattered and about to fall in ruins. 1t has Il
candidate but not a hope