The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
DYING OF ITS OWN srhss.
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inc republican campalgners, who have de-
vopoo days and nights Of labor to the service Of
Gen. Tracy, the gallant Republican Union Gen.
otsi' seoiered last night that they would be re-
mlss eia they not again ask their brethren of the
t'oPuohcan party in the United States to ro-
momoer Tor all time the efforts OF the New York
ATuo"ne 70 stab Gen. Tracy from the moment he
was nominated by the Republicans for Mayor Of
Greater New York. Especially do the Repub-
noan leaders In command Of Gen. Tracy's forces
request their brethren to remember that in
the closing hours Of tho Eight tho New York
aTtohne has brought to its Aid one J. r. Smith,
and ox-convict, and has used his
unsupported statements In It's attempt to injure
the Republican cause. The Republican leaders
desire that their brethren throughout the Union
snail know that Smith in 1891, when whitelaw
lseid, editor OF the New York Tribune, was .
candidate for nomination for vice-President
was introduced to them by whitolaw Reid's
righthand man, John e. Milholland, and
that Smith, the Republican leaders not
then being aware of his record, was
made welcome. Moreover. he was put to work.
and later on his services wero recognized all in
tho interest of Whitelaw Reid, editor of the
New York Tribune, who by that time had been
nominated for Vice President by the Republican
party at Minneapolis. Smith was found out.
The Republican leaders turned from him. Now
Whitelaw Reid cuddlos this blackmailer and
ex'convtct In his arms for tn purpose of at
tempting further stabs ct Gen. Tracy.
The Republican campaigners point out fur
thor that the New York Trfbune's allies In the
efforts to stab Gen. Tracy are the Democratic
newspapers like tho World, the Herald, and
The Times. The Now York Tribune. alarmed
by the swift vengeance which 10 already over
taking It at tho hands Of Republicans all over
New York State, prints the falsehood, "Seth
Low 10 a Republican, The New York World.
the Trfbune's ally, prints, Low 10 q true Dom
ocrat." and quotes letters from Joseph La
rocquo, William b. Hornblower, John De
Witt Warner. Everett p. Wheeler. Thomas
g. Sherman, Wheeler II. Peckham, Francis
Lynde stetson and Henry d. Purroy to
prove 1t. Larocque was q Copperhead Demo-
crat In war days and has always been an op-
ponent of the party Of Abraham Lincoln. Horn
and Peckham were nominated by Pres
ident Cleveland for the United States Supreme
Court bench and were rejected by the United
States Senate. Warner and Shearman have
been Cleveland idolaters. Cleveland, In
his retirement from 1888 to 1892, was q law
partner Of stetson. Purroy was the most ia
natical Bryanite in Tammany Hall, and left
several months ago because tho
Low pastures seemed to promise renewed
All Of these men arc free.trado
They arc Seth Lows campaiRners
and are directing tho attacks of tho four Demo-
organizations against the candidacy of
Gen. Tracy. Gen. Tracy has been a Republican
from the day that party was organized. He
o gallant Republican Union General and led
his troops at the Wilderness and Chancellors-
vile. No one has ever found q blemish on his
He was nominated by tho Republl-
cans 40 their strongest man to put forward
against the forces of Organism in Greater Now
York. Seth Low resisned from the Republican
party In 1888 to become . free-trade Cleveland
Democrat. He has never rejoined tho Republi.
,an party.
Tn New York Tribune. by tho direction of
Ito editor, Whitelaw Reid, has attempted to
'tab Gen. Tracy from tho day he was nominated
and has supported Seth Low. for no other reason
than because the Republican party Of Now York
State declined to indorse Mr.. Reid's request to
DO made Secretary Of State to succeed John
Sherman. In his anger and disappointment,
Whitelaw REID, editor of the Now York Tribune,
has abandoned tho Republican party and daily
its candidate-Gen. Tracy-who 10 leading
tho opening battle of tho great national
campaign of 1900. The Now York Times
Blaine and the Republican party in
1884. 1t put forth its beat efforts for Cleveland
Just as the New York Tribune is doing now for
Low, who abandoned the Republican party for
Eventually tho New York Times
passed into the hands Of q receiver. and moro
than once 1t has been practically put up ut AUG
tion. The New York Tribune 10 driving rapidly
to the same fate.