The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

Pc Is, like M .]0ySrico Of The ben, m .3psyt
phrase empty and meaningless. ii means that
be will be responsible rs rs far as ms TEhs ,rnc 81
any compctitor. Therefore, we dmd that on The
three grounds advanced by MI. Lows support
founded upon Mugwump dclusions. upon these
vague phrases which throw some, men int hys.
terics. but which arc incapable OF moving the
judgment of ordinary sensible citizens.
GREAT MAN NAMED FOX THE OFFICE.
Now, what is lcfti For hope that have
exhausted this subject or that hay discussed
ground left, upon WHICH Gen Tracy, election y
SppGGSSod. 10Y we ar, are told ins, t that II oi g; s"m he n wpSId
not chosen to tho May9ralty; Against that i'm.
Prtation PIT Cen; TrGcy'S Who'll fhar'C cor
FM appppy as Mayor MS tft Of N;oW y t%o"E WOULD i'd allow
the functions OF his Office to, be discharged by
and would do more, would not butter him
cali il a Tragedy OF life to oppose him, but /
would cali It the highest duty OF citizenship 10
s sSasss h IN embryo Gr; 'V and 1 bosses " IN ov 'SS"
tion. We know how men proceed to take
want to exercise the functions OF an office with.
out assuming. its responsibility TO the people.
nom iSSass ass its c tR sP" ofIec r soms p%rsOn SO SO
obscure that he would never be thought
f e j in CONNECTION ,So , with III the pos man EXCEPT %Ss
named him. and who woul therefore, be
bound in honor. II honor can be said to govern
such a compact, to carry out the wishes OF his
creator. hut in this Instance there was no
puny figure selected to M a great office. but a
great figure was asked to come Gown to an in
ferior office. lGrcat applause Gen. Tracy, did not
want tho place. and c ection can add nothing to
tho honors which he now enjoys. Its duties
will be a burden resting heavily upon shoulders
already bowed with years and glorious works.
him; his party IS under undying obligation to
him for accepting tho nomination. IGrcat mp
plnuso.l Such a nomination is n guarantee that
the d ties OF the office Will he performed by the
occupant Of the chair, md that q glorious and
astandard Of efficiency and fidelity which will
make justice the mainspring OF his admiristra-
ton; efficiency the sole object OF his activities.
a CORPORATION LAWYER"
well. they tell us that he is a corporation
y, charge to come from The Citizens' Union.
Why. my friends. if the corporation lawyers
Be enough left to give OUT the daily interview.
tApplausc.I Al anti-corporation movement. is
that as part OF the secret legacy left to him by
Henry Georgef Well. my friends. that would
Root and nd" tsSoa pUs'''WS"h Why. nv trends, that su Sy
gests a methodist revival led by converted
Gen. Tracy in the 'eE Ms sSe 3 eiliso, lawyers want
Gen. Tracy has appeared for corporations be:
f sSe soS GTrpGfa,lGEn se Syd , sHsFI Sc w nsF f faitnsnf of of
every trust. He would be faithful to q corpora.
tiop il he b, was Its lawyer; bit when he was in
Appeals. he it was who eurbed corporate power
in every direction, and by series of decisions
tended the rights Of the citizen and limited the
powers of the corporations. Tremendous APP
When Gen; Tracy became Judge Of the Court
weary you with e repetition Of, the list
the faith OF my character rs a lawyer. and as a
citizen, TINT no service OF equal length ever
this State in their dealings with corporate pow.
ers and corporate pretensions.
AS JUDGE HE cURpED CORPORATIONS.
have but to mention the Storey case, which
changed the whole policy of the courts to the
sponsible for damages to ~abutting prop
Gen. Tracy wrote the opinion hi IN the
Storey case, and declared that although the
ton The right to build It's tt'T FATTY Is' crazy y st SElDHl",
before the windows of citizens. no power on
Fight 10 reparation. Trreme M ~ t appianse.1
"When he went into the Court of Appeals the
law of this stats. as laid down in the case of Isaacs
in the 47th y. Y. page l22, was that II a con-
ductor or driver, or other servant OF a common
carrier, a railway, company. abused. injured.
n ssaP,ny xss not Ssspon;ifls '1 Ior
ployment. and tho court below argues, that
the company certainly never authorized him
company could not be expected to pay
Of its employer beautiful piece Of reason.
ing which remained the law for over ten years.
gems and persons who had been injured and
Tounded In our public conveyanccs;-until Gen.
-"xynd dI then the case SS1 Of s ste HePsHi against the
Brooklyn and Crosstown Railroad Company.
bes. came before the courts. There a driver
of ono of those bob-tailed cars got into
o dispute with a passenger and beat him
uQmerCifully. All the courts below dismissed
the complaint and said tho company was not
Led the driver' to 20 in and t hum the S passep.
"Gen. Tracy reversed the whole body OF the
law. wiped. out that injustice in one glorious
opinion. which remains a monument to him.
!ApPlSusel And now i the employee OF a com.
sure will overtake him. The court below will
moro patriotism and justice animate the breasts
Of American citizens. and they will never per-
plause.l
GEN. TRAcy's NOBLE RECORD.
Against this charge. against this base Sian.
would be forced to violate his oath of office, may
we not place with serene confidence this
charge, then character in this community, .is
IS without a stain, the lawyer who stands in the
front rank of his profession. the Judge whose
decisions are monuments OF a distinct
advance In our Jurisprudence, the executive
officer whose administrative ability is unparal-
leled in the history of a great department, the
patriot who never shrank from any duty i'm
posed upon him by the interests OF his coun-
try, the soldier who wears on his breast
field OF battle seized the flag from those who
were ready to surrender 1t to the enemy, and
body the living standard Of loyalty and patri,
otisn tremendous applausef- 1.-THE General
whose heroism turned a panic into cour-
age, n rout into an advance, a de-
feat, into a victory-if his word can be
doubted, his honor assailod. his loyalty i'm
pugned. his fidelity to his oath questioned
then how in the name of Heaven do the fruits of
egiCrious. well'spent life differ from those of n
aPplause.l
My friends. with those who believe that
American citizenship Is rotten TO the core we
can nave neither argument communion, nor
part, ! speak not TO them. leave them in the
degrhdatinn Of their own consciousness, but | do
appear WIN confidence to every citizen who be-
Nevcs III The integrity and tho purity OF Ameri-