The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12
THE new YORK CAMPAIGN.
Nbst . correspoades o. the Grossd
Thlshs 1T Il.
GEORGE SHOWING GREAT STRENGTH.
Ne Thinks That Croker mas made
. Mistake n MS Manasemeat
Of the Taumany Affairs.

parties have named their horses and their
chosces OF the racers have been an
nounced. but the people In the grand
stand. n they look through the dim, cha
otto haze that now hovers over the course.
can not for the life Of them tell who 10
ahead, and. what 10 funnier. who isn't.
Croker ana Henry George are the men
who have mixed II up They are animals
that are jostling about and swcrving
| through the mist In such fashion that even
me old sports don't know what to make
Of II.
Tammany seemed in perfect condition
Tor the contest This thoroughbred had
been In the stable for good, long rest,
and looked fit for any race.
| Neither Seth Low nor platts man Ira
cey seemed to have a ghost OF chance.
Low had taken a fearful lot OF republi-
can voters with him, ana looked IA "
ne had gone on TO stay. Nobody believed
that Tracey could muster enough of what
had once been straight G. D. P.'s to beat
the solid. unbroken army of Tammany.
1T SEEMED A TAMMANY YEAR
II seemed Tammany year. Never were
things more beautiful around the wigwam.
Croker was In Europe, and he had tele-
graphed the World, through bright cor
| respondent, that he would hands on this
year and never allow himself to become
an issue In the question Of Tammany
harmony. Sheehan was IT." and =ycry-
body said SO and believed 1t.
Then Croker came back home, and with
him began the troubles OF Tammany. The
Journal made Croker talk. and Croker al
| ways talks plainly. He seemed to talk
palmer than anybody else. He talked
palmer than sheehan. His were thu
words that people were listening for, lead
CT or not. His were the suggestions that
Tammanyites pondered over without
thinking they were official or not
The truth OF the matter Is that Croker
can not help being the leader of Tam
many 1t is Just as II Stonewall Jackson
had taken day off and spoken OF an
important battle. The soldiers could not
have helped doing as newell. ycu may
| say--just conversed.
Whenever Richard Croker speaks about
Tammany he is the prophet OF Tan,many.
and you might put insignia OF authority a
foot thick, glittering with every emblem
of officialdom. on Sheehan. and that would
not carry his voice above the mere opinion
Of Croker on Tammany affairs.
| Therefore Croker and perhaps he knows
| all this is true---ousted the Chicago plat
| form from Tammany aud Croker named
| Van Wyck for mayor, aud Croker Is going
| to do all else that is done; while Shee-
| han, bowi & before tho enormity OF his
| rivals unconscious power, per force must
| agree with Croker when Croker says he is
| friendly with Sheehan; and Croker re-
mains leader.
CROKER STRIKES A FATAL BLOW.
But as far as Tammany Is concerned, II
may prove true that the great, the only
Boss Croker. has struck the fatal blow to
Tammany. When Croker failed TO insist
that the test OF Tammany democracy be
the Chicago platform, Croker may have
slipped up and all Tammany niiy fall head
long and forever with him.
For Henry George was waiting.
There had been vast body OF Greater
New York voters waiting to see what Tam
many would do. They included those who
| were democrats not only In New YORK
elections but In National elections. men
whose abiding faith lay in the democratic
platform-the doctrines which were an-
| uounced by those who nominated Bryan.
These men waited to see II Tainmany would
again sacrifice office TO principle. Along
| with them were single takers TAI socialists
men who went even further than the Chi
cage platform, and believed In what George
had taught--the same men who had given
George over $4,000 votes for mayor eleven
years ago There were men also who were
disguised with the time serving policy oil
Tammany, who had seen the wigwam
turned from gold TO silver in single hour.
These were not George men, but they were
no longer Tammany men. And last. but moi
least. there were the thousands VINO Simply
detevted George aud all he represents In the
way OF boss rule and machine effort for Of
flee.
These thousands waited through and cav
what Tannany hal done. George was
nominated and said he would wait 10 see
what Tammany would do. Tammany act.
ed. 1t acted through Croker IT named
men pledged on no National Issue. II
named candidates who might catch votes
Tammany treated TIE Chicago platform
with the silence which equals contempt.
GEORGE SAW TIE OPPORTUNITY.
Then George announced that he would
ACCEPT the nomination OF the anti-Tam'
many democracy. This he did last Wcdnes
day night before roaring thousands Gnt
amidst a demonstration such as has seldom
been seen in the metropolis. II was eish'
minutes before he could speak, and wher
he mentioned the name Of Bryan cheer
broke loose the like OF which have nc'
been heard since Bryan himself pronounced
those words about the cross OF gold
The Sun said the next day that the so
cial revolution was coming. II had beer
out in the South and West. but II NAG
struck New York. The Sun called on al
those who hoped TO preserve society sntac
TO come under the baner OF Tracey.
Thursday came the blow which nigh
have been expected. but which has NJ
harder than Tammany ever feared. Tn'
national democracy said II would repudiat'
Tammany and declared the George democ
racy regular. Secretary Walsh OF the Ma
tional democratic committee wrote Tam
many a letter. So did Tillman. And nov
Tanimany Is desperate, and condition
things which seemed bright as the noon
, dsy sun a few weeks before Croker saile'
for America has been turned into INK!
darkness. Tammany is wildly gropinI
about and Is even desperate OF being In o.
| the social revolution. whatever that 10, AM
is afraid 1T won't get Offices. which the.
had rather have than see the countr.
saved.
SETH LOW ELEMENT.
;. Seth Low represents the old mugwum
element, which sometimes is strong an
sometimes weak, but which. this year, !