The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-10-27
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didate.
We have already remarked how the
Henry Gcorgcites, who have taken to
themselves the name Of Jetfersonian
Democrats, are called upon by fus-
ion deal made by congressman
johnson of Cleveland, Ohio, to sup
port the Citizens Union borough
ticket in New York, ticket made
up Of men holding quite contrary
views to those put forth in the plat
form upon which Mr.. George stands.
Thus Mr.. George stands for munich
pal ownership and operation of street
railways. The Citizens Union can
didates standing in the borough Of
New York for the municipal assem-
bly, OF the greater city are opposed to
such ownership, yet the followers of
Mr.. George are called upon to vote
for such candidates, opposed to the
principles held by the followers of
Henry George as such candidates are.
And this municipal body which the
Gcorgcites, fayoring municipal own
ership, are about to put in control
of the opponents Of such ownership
is the legislative body without whose
affirmative act the assumption of the
municipal ownership Of the street
railways Of New York is out of the
question. So Mr.. George has ar
ranged Il fusion deal for Mr. George
calculated to make the carrying out
Of the views held by Mr.. George as to
municipal ownership of public fran
chiscs impossible, even in the event
Of his election. But from Mr..
Johnson's point Of view, as the head
Of big street railway system. this
is no doubt satisfactory deal. 1t is
a peculiar thing anyway for man
who profits from the private owner
ship of a public franchise to be man
aging the campaign of one who re-
CARDS such profits as illcgitimate and
and demands the resumption, by the
city. OF such public franchises, that
they may be operated for the public
benefit not private profit.
And now one word more as to the
apparent readiness of the Henry
George managers to purchase success
for the head Of the ticket by bartcl-
ing away the tail. Thore has been
hunting around for candidate for
city comptroller in which has been
cvineed readiness to put on the
ticket with Mr.. George a man quite
opposed to George principles if That
candidate would bring votes. Thus
we had cx-Congrcssman John De Witt
Warner, as straight a gold monomct-
alst and dear money advocate as ever
walked, seriously spoken Of as Il run
ming mate of Henry George, holding
to quite the reverse Of such views.
So much for the readiness Of Henry
Georges managers to purchase sue
cess by the compromise Of principle,
a success that SO purchased would be
empty save for the recipients Of the
spoils Of Office, for success purchased
by clccting a hostile municipal as.
scmblv could not advance the princi-
pies for which Mr.. George stands.
And now as to another organization
that processes high regard for princi-
pie, the national democracy, the
party Of Palmer and Buckncr last
year, a party made up Of high prin-
ciplcd men who would desert party.
but never compromise principle.
This high protesting organization has
com promised, and for one lone Office
| The leaders of this organization
struck a bargain with Tammany.
Tammanv nominated one of these
gold democrats, a protesting reform:
cr, Mr. Francis NJ. Scott, for supreme
court Judge. In return this organic
alton supports the Tammany borough
ticket in New York, while endorsing
Seth Low for mayor of the greater
city.
AS for Tammany, it processes tt
stand for little principle, 50 that We
have little to complain of when Or
its ticket with Van Wyck for mayor
who is supposed to be Il silver man, it
puts a Mr.. Guggcnhcimer for prcsi-
dent Of the council, who boltcd the
Chicago platform and ticket ant
would have voted for Mr.. Mckinle,
if absence from the city at register
ing time had not prevented him from
registering and SO left him without ;
vote on election day. Such action OF
Tammany is significant as showing
how ready that organization is t
mold itself in accordance with The
politically cxpedicnt and what littl,
regard it has for the declarations 0
the Chicago convention.
Thus Tammany, the regular demo
cratic organization in New York
turns its back on the issues raised a
Chicago last year, put forth as demo
cratic doctrine, and endorsed b,
Tammany year ago for the sake 0
regularity. And what have the IA
tional democratic leaders to say:
They have nothing to say, no opinion
no warning to utter to the effect tina
an organization that casts dcmocratl
doctrine TO the four winds need no
expect recognition in dcmocrati
councils. that an organization tina
rcpudiatcs democratic doctrine as en-
unciatcd by the party in nationa
convention will be considered as rc
padiating the democratic party, a
hostile to that party. But far tror
this we have a seeming diSpostlo
on the part Of the democratic lead
crs of the last campaign to condor
the relapse Of Tammany, to even cX