New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10


n commandcd ,hc unhounded an4 nnGng.p1,n s,
rison. hespeak for him The same unooundSI anu
Of ali citizens whose real concern il for good gov
ernnoE; only. have the honor and 'he pleasure
Statesman. patriot. our next Mayor-,icncral Ben
jamin f. Tracy. Great APPLAUSE
GENERAL TRACY'S ADDRESS.
When General Tracy arose he received vel
come that duplicate Of the cheering that
greeted his appearance on the platform when
II ha subsidized a man down front passed up a
bunch Of roses from the Polish Lithuanian Re-
publican League General Tracys speech was
for the most part an attempt to refute the con
tention that non partsanship should rule IN
municipal politics. He said:
Mr. chairma and ladies' and e4ismer; r,. AZ IF
What is The mater win Trey r coGa S1'i ~
this / should be something more or less than hu;
man. From the bottom Of my heart. gent ."In'h !
thank you for this reception, Theie can lr no
doubt that the Issues involved in this Campaign are
OF the most momentous consequence TO IN" peopN
A good and efficient ci;y goyernmeni appeals d.
rectly to the citizen for 1t affects him in his daliy
pleasures To the city look for the means OF
fgture citiz Sns whieh they mus, assume To
We look for measures calcu ated and intended 70
as Se we Zoe ook =" the police Gor he Of
order and the maintenance Of the pesce OF me cry
to the people Of the city but on this occasion II is
clothed with most III @ I'M pp pn
Inauguration OF the most gigantic system that has
on January next all the diferen, forms Of gov
eminent embraced in three whole counties and IN
scv w the school district @nd al, Diner
s5bSr o. pInC n5e 70 o. S
deyolve the responsibility Of nauguratine this great
sbe 10 exarrerate the sravii and imporianc. End
difficulties Of the problems that hc would be called
upon 10 solve
NO WONDER THAT THE INTEREST Is GREAT.
No wonder. then that the people OF this greater
city feel an unusual interest in the result 81 III"
coming election. No issue In my judgment that
has ever occurred in any campaign involves deeper
and vital interest them than the present.
That they take a deep interest in It ia manifested
from the fact. already alluded 10 by my friend who
have presented We have al least four tickets in
the field for Mayor. First ana forenos' comes the
platform he Republican party recognizes that the
question o! so9a sovernnemc oT ,ne Ey Is 1i 's
recognizes also the fact that there Is another issue
that cannot he ignored in any political contest in
this country and thai is the issue known by the
single word Organism" Next We hay" Tam
no nroduction to New York audience applause
and aushter) NewYOrk people know il and under
stand II: they know ~ past anu from IT'S PAST they
Judge It's present and future purpose In ting third
place W. have tie ticket o. Henry George. George
the principles OF Organism exccp the silver rxcen
d TO 1Ps of ST. e eors Te
on the dollar Is valuable 10 be- used az money
backs or other paper notes that would NOT he worth
in time, II certain political party had us way IN
they are printed, because the original value OF the
paper would be spoiled in the prnlns nsugh'er
Union and their candidate. Mr. Low, voice;
a MggT % ana M ,@Se say. hmt he stand.
upon single issue in this campaign ana mat J..
the issue OF good government 10 ne clty MT 10"
viii excuse m when | that | thnk IN mat re-
spect ne Is egregousiy mistaken. If good govern
meni to the city the. only Issue on which Mr
Low and his party stood there would be no difficulty
In the union OF The Republican party with the ,ili-
1om feliow-citizens and 70 history prove that
there are no better friends Of sooi goyernmr' IN
organization that has stood 50 faithfully to in s
principle for the last quarter OF centnfy-than tho
over In Brooklyn some tfieon or twenty years ago
ANA two or three associate were accredited win
the Republican party We DesaA ine contest 'I, o.
municipal reform In that city more man a quart.
dominated for is csndidae FOR Controller that splen-
d,d gentleman. statesman and patriot our German
,imphantiy elected to that Office and then. on Jan
uary l. 1872 began the system Of municipal reform
NEVER A MORE FAITHFUL OFFICER
Never was there more faithful or Intelligent
officer and never more devoted to the prin"!-
ples OF GOOD government lie went from the office
~ Controller 10 that Of Mayor OF the city and lie
followed his reform there. and from the Mayoraty
OF the city he went to the Senate OF the state. ana
,hore he nerfectnJ what has since been know
az the reform charter of the city Of Brooklyn. II
! charter that mas been recognized throughout esery
State I'm this Union model for the purposes OF
| improving and perfectine municipal administration
(AnplaueeJ That charter went into eHect IN DO
! In 1881 there sprans movement ~ brooklyn Il
citzcns movement, called, exactly on Inc llncs
| ri this present movement here. 10 nominate Gu
z.n NenubIican as a candidate for Mayor without
! consulting with or conference with the Repubncan
nsrty.-an attempt forestall the action Of the
| Ennublican party The Republican party there re-
sisted that movement they have resisted IL here
! They said the record OF the Republican party Ior
! ann2 government is 20 well known and well
! Understood that no body OF citizens can insult u
Nv mpugnng its rectitude in that respect and they
rcf,Isrd 10 ndorse the citizens nomination ZAP
! then there was "A compromise between the citizens
! and the Republican oi organizations. ana SEN 10"
becam me the candidate Of the two parties; liiisses
/ lie was elected Republican snd Reelected, ana
e. prnnkyn where the Republican party has ever
! failed 10 cooperate with the independent cluZcns
and independent voters in the cause OF good gov
"rnmcnt fApplause) What has been true there
VS. been true also in New-York. TO whom are you
Could Mr. Mayor Strong have been elected without
/ Inc vote Of the Republican party! ,Srlts OF NO.
~" ~ corse not; and ! assert that there never mas
b'en reform Mayor. reform administration.
pro,,vh into power In either OF these cities except
| Nv he vote and support OF the Rtpubican party
,hi ospform OF good government. there would be
~ siWIcuI,v al all in a union between the Repub-
H., ~ "a nv and The Citizens' Association.
o, her and a different issue He has injected into
the campaign issue that they can non par ,isa
| shin ard they undertake to say thht because lne
| U.nuhlican party would not disband ana osorsan
izc and would not accept the doctrine OF non
| ssn,shin they could not and they would not CONFER
| viii ihem and they have made an independent
| ,,rke, UPON that issue. The issue thus addressed