New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
GEN. TRACY'S WATERLOO.
EFFECTS OF HIS REMARKABLE ADMIe-
SION OF FRIDAY NIGHT.
SHOULD WASTE VOTES on HIM. NOW
TINT HE CONCEpES DEFEAT.

SHOULD WASTE VOTES on HIM. NOW
THAT HE COMEDIES DEFEAT.
Political observers practically unanimous
in concluding that General Tracy Is extremely
unfortunate in some OF his stump statements,
or else he wants people to know that he con-
siders himself out Of the race. Twice within Z
week he has led his audience to believe that he
saw nothing but defeat ahead OF him. At Cler.
mont Avenue Rink Brooklyn. the General re.
ferred to the contest he is waging as hopeless"
1t is true that he has since tried to explain
away the effect Of his words actually spoken.
but with Indifferent success.
Genera. Tracy billed himself for defeat II DOS.
sible more emphatically at the Ataanta Casino.
One ehundred-and-f fifty -ffth-st. and Eighth-ave.
Republican rally held there on Friday
evening. and politicians were talking all over
town yesterday about the rema, ka BILE faculty
which the General has developed for letting the
public know that he himself is thoroughly i'm
bued with the belief that he has not the ghost
Of show to become Mayor OF New-York
Joseph III. Choate had compared General
Tracy on Thur sday evening 10 Napoleon at
Waterloo. General Tracy at the Atalanta Ca
sino. in reference thereto. said:
AT the meeting at Carnegie Hall last even.
Ing Mr.. Choate said that / was runnng-yes.
but running like Napoleon at Waterloo. II
am the Napoleon Of this campaign who is the
Wellington, and who the Bliicher? Croker 10
the Wellington, and the Bicher, his aid, is
but before the General could finish his hearers
cried with one voice. Low Yes" General
Tracy continued. the Bliicher is Low: and Wei
lington upon the field Of battle could not have
been more rejoiced at hearing the guns Of
Blicher's approa IN than Croker last night
at hearing Lows campaign shots
General Tracy's remark vas construed yester-
day to mean that he and Senator Platt were
consoling themselves in the belief that although
Tracy's doom. like Napoeon's at Waterloo. was
sealed, Tammany going to win. and Croker
might be depended upon TO remember Plat and
his friends when he came to parcel out the
spoils.
General Tracys repeated admission that he
expectation that Tammany's candidate is to be
the next Mayor, ought to open the eyes Of Re-
publicans who are still adherng to him." said
a wellknown Republican, who has been ad-
dressing big meetings for Low. What I want
TO know is. why should any Republican throw
away his vote on Tracy when he knows II will
count for Tammany?"
NAPOLEON" TRACY NOW.
know him., said an officer Of the Citizens Union
yesterday. Said a member of the Executive
Committee: when General Tracy announced
that he was fighting hopeless battle. his stout
est retaners tried to twist 1t and make excuses
and say that he fighting for principle and
therefore to be admired. Now that he makes
the frank admission that he expects such de-
feat as the one Napoleon encountered at Water
loo. the natura. query arises, why does he con-
tinue in the field? The answer Is plain. and has
been evident TO the thinking people since the
campaign opened. He is candidate to bolster
up the traditions OF dscredited and deserted
organization and secondly. to exercise what
feeble influence he may have to draw votes
away from the only champion of good govern
ment in the field, and so try to promote the elec-
ton OF the Tammany candidate | see the or
ganzation men who clinging franticay TO
the standard OF regularity and to General
Tracy are calling themselves the Old Guard.
They had better hen themselves to the ill-fated
cuirassiers who bindy rode to death In the
sunken road that yawned for them at Waterloo
They will encounter the same fate"
Other politicians were talking in the same
strain. In fact the leaders Of the Republican
organization looked disgusted weary and dis
heartened. Mr. Quigg bold ever in his
predictions, but his remarks lacked convincing
publican headquarters. The leaders were going
They preferred TO be cheered by accessions to
General Tracy's standard and made prodigious
claims for gains next week.