The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-28
THE pr IS BOILING
TAMMAAy is TROUBLED
Alleged Lster From Bryan Creates q
etar-UrgesF Fhat the Campaign Be Run
in Harmdp by With the Principles
OF the ational Organization.

New iWkt s'pl- -i-lne most ith-
portant Development in the Greater
New York political situation to-day
WAS the unanimous nomination of
Henry GeorHt for mayor by the united
democracy. Composed of numerous free
silver and B$an clubs.
Mr.. Georg3 once poIled $4,000 votes
as a labor cahdidatc for mayor Of New
York. His Hrength. IL he should ac-
cept. would drawn principally from
the democraVc Vote. The united de-
mocracy also,Rdopied a resolution con-
demning ''th{ action Of the state COM
mittee In Refusing To reaflirm the Chi
cago platfor4 and in nominating as
the candidate for chief justice of the
court of aIteals Allen II. Parker.
whose party talty is 50 doubtful that
he is populare believed to have voted
against the Hyan aud Sewall electoral
ticket last yet"
The convenbon nominated John q.
Boyd for comptroller and Winfield :.
Overton for ptsident OF the municipal
council. A beief II current that Mr.
George will nd accept io-night's nomi-
nation IL Tau1nauy indorses the Chi
cago platforml On the other hand. the
old-line dcmotratic leaders prefer tn
ignore the sifer question altogether.
So the democUts are AS much worried
over Henry Goprge as the republicans
are over Seth Low.
The republican assembly district
leaders OF theI borough OF Manhattan
met tonight Sad after a long confer
ence decided Il place I'm nomination at
the city non nation these names:
Mayor BenJanyn y. Tracy. comptrol-
Ter. Ashbel p. tch; counsel. Ross APP
pleton.
Al a meeting of the executive com-
mittee II Tamntny hall to-day the roll
Of assembly dtlricis for nominations
for city and c,inty oiilccs was called
with the following results Mayor.
William Scherfter. George n. Mcclel-
land. Charles u Knox. Charles y. AL
len: president III the borough. George
w. Piunketi. Carries y. Allen; comp
troiler. Ashbel A Fitch.
Much stir wastrcated I'm political cir
cles to-day by tie publication OF a lei-
ter purporfinR 10 have been sent To
Col. William IL Hrown Of the New
York Daily N~vv by Hon. William ..
Bryan. urging that the municipal
campaign I'm Grdhter New York should
be run In harmohy with the principles
and declarationsb the national organ
ization. The letter says. "A triumph
of the democracy1of Greater New York
except under thelauspices Of the issue
that anlmates the party viii have the
same moral effed as a renewed and
affirmed triumph bf the agencies led by
Senator Hanna.
when parties ttase 10 represent GER
tain fixed princiI3ss the supreme pre-
rogatiye OF the i4llot becomes prosii-
tuted 10 "A contest between organlza
tions for the sp}ls of office and the
enjoyment of succSss. To this prostitu-
tion ~ the ballot may be ascrlbed
every chapter of shame and corruption
In the history Of american municipal
government. II In better 10 have a gov
ernment by the fpublican party. re-
sponsibie To Its declarations. than gov
ernment by demofatic partisans with
out responsibility 10 democratic prin-
ciples.
The democratic party II the party
Of home rule and home rule does not
mean irresponsibiiity Ia the nation at
large. The great cities are Inrt Of the
state and country. ~ which they are
eranaries. treasures. clearing houses
and capitals OF culture ana science
they are created. not OF themselves. hut
of the whole peoples toll and prog
ress: therefore Il is unnatural and arti-
fetal 10 avoid responsibility of ma
tional issues by political COW wadioe and
political crime.
Greater New York viii be the un-
crowned capital of America. The dem
ocrats of New York have n RESPONSE
bility. not only Ia themselves and the
great city. but to their pariy and III
living principles and the nation. This
election Is the most important and In
fucniial political event between 1886
and 1900. To suggest that the demo-
cratic party platform has mo plac. In
this contest is 10 admit q doubt ~ III
wisdom and places the democratic
party ON "a par with the fallacr ~ non
political government. The issir " III.
life Of the party. not the garment. and
To alter or deduct from the declaration,
OF the assembled party In mortal in
jury: nor have battalions which fought
now on one side. now on another. nov
shoulder to shoulder as friends. nov
bayonet to bayonet AS enemies a plac'
| In honorable war"