The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
NEW YORK MAYORALTY
ROBERT VAN WYCK'S LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE MADE PUBLIC.
Speech by Henry George on Poor Pay
of Miners-Claims of Politicians
Col. Swords Betting ON Tracy.

IA, T..
ert Van Wyck. Tammany candidate for
mayor, accepting the nomination, was Civ
en- out tonight. 1t discusses municipal af-
fairs solely. A large part of the letter ar
raigns the present administration for ex-
travagance and calls attention to the dis
comforts the people are enduring through
delay in street improvements now in prog
ress. Mr.. Van Wyck then takes up the
city's alleged grievances against the State
Legislature and scores the Republicans.
After assaulting the Raines law he says:
~ favor it's prompt repeal and join in the
demand OF your platform for the enactment
Of an excise law, conservative Of the public
morals and the liberality in its PROVISIONS
that shall place its administration and rev.
enues so far as shall apply to the city with
in the control of this municipality"
Henry George tonight addressed an as
semblage of more than one thousand peo-
Pile at Lion Park Hall, the upper west
side of this city. EX-Postmaster Dayton
also spoke. After telling of his candidacy
for the mayoralty eleven years ago, on the
Identical platform on which he is running
now, Mr.. George said: Il will not be cheat
ed and counted out. The time has come
when the people are interested in this cam
paign. and l am honored by being asked
to be the standard-bearer of the Democ-
racy. If the people don't won't them, then
all right Who, in the name of Democ-
racy, should the people here vote for? Let
it go back that we have rejected the pre-
tensions Of this friend Of the Prince of
Wales. Our ticket is the ticket of the peo-
pie. L am glad to see the standard of the
people raised again."
Mr.. George and Mr.. Dayton afterwards
addressed a second large meeting in Har-
lem. Mr.. George said: Mr.. McHugh, of the
Longshoremen, told me he had seen a pay
roll at HaZleton, Pa, and there were on
it names of men who drew only to 20
cents day. Think of it, doing the hard
work of these coal miners for this misera-
bic pittance. And this was not paid in
money, but in store orders. These We're
the men who were shot down at Hazelton.
Scientists tell US that ages before man
came into this world these black diamonds,
these sparks of sum- had been placed in
the ground for the use of man. 10 whom
do they Delong2 Our laws have made them
the property of individuals. This company
and that company have been given the
right TO use tnem own them and mine
them with the men to whom they pay the
mite. and to keep them at it comes in the
lava sheriff backed by rifles. This is
America as 1t has been made. This is our
boasted democracy.
ne OlLlZeNS Union nelQ a Dig meeting
tonight in BromneTs Union Park, north OF
Harlem. The speakers We're Seth Low and
State Senator Guy. The applause when
Mr.. Low entered was almost frantic.
Mayor Strong spoke to a large audience
on the lower East Side tonight. He ex-
tolled party government, declared that he
had been a Republican since FremontS
time, but held that craftsmanship held no
place in municipal affairs. He then made
statement of the reforms accomplished by
the present city administration.
Claim eV6rythlrg e. has seemingly been
adopted as the motto of many of the poll
tlclans in the pending campaign. The most
sweeping claim is that made by Messrs
Sheehan and Croker, representing the Tam
many organization, and which has the prac-
teal Endorsement of the betting men about
town who have all along been offering odds
on Van Wyck The claim, however, that
the Tammany ticket will receive 10000 out
Of the $4,000 votes registered in Greater
New York is secuted by other party leaders,
Next to Tammany the greatest display of
confidence is at Republican headquarters
where there seems to be a genuine belief
that Tracy will win. Seth Lows managers
profess to be confident. and those of George
to be satisfied.
Whatever may be the actual belief of the
leaders, there is disposition to allow the
battle to go by default There are in prog
ress nightly from three to five hundred
political meetings This includes, of course
the minor gatherings in assembly districts
and ward clubrooms. 1t is claimed that for
the remaining fortnight of the campaign
the Tracy leaders have arranged for an
average of two hundred meetings night at
each Of which there will be full compile
ment of speakers.
A reminder of the widespread interest
shown in the campaign of last fall is the
work Of women-either organized into clubs
or acting independently. Thus far General
Tracy and Mr.. George seem to have the call
in the favor of the feminine portion of the
population, and many of the Mckinley and
Bryan women's clubs of 1896 are again to
the fore.
Col Henry L. Swords, sergeant-at-arms
to the Republican national committee, Wis
tied Wall street to-day and offered to bet
any part of $25, 900 at even money that Gen.
Tracy will poll more votes than Seth Low
in the mayoralty contest. He succeeded in
placing about So 600 of it among members Of
the Stock Exchange and half as much more
with several of the brokers on the curb
The colonel announced his intention to visit
the bulls and bears again tomorrow This
is only a small part of the Tracy money
living around loose" said the colonel. THE
only trouble is we can't find any Low money
to put up against u.s..
Van Wyck still leads in the betting on the
Stock Exchange, odds as good as to l be-
ing offered that he will win.