The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15
A Newspaper, Not a Party Organ
GREATER NEW YORK POLITICS.


The campaign for mayor in Greater
New York promises thus early to be
hattie TO delight the gods.
The new municipality is the largest but
one of any city in the world. It's popula-
ton. indeed, is larger than that OF most
of the states and larger than that OF tho
united colonies, whose representatives,
signed the Declaration of Independence.
A political campaign in such n city, the
metropolis Of the nation, commands ma
tional interest and indeed. almost rises to
the Importance of national election.
We suppose the greater city is naturally
Democratic by sizeable maiority-the
Kind of Democracy represented by Tam
many Hall IN New York city and the
Mclaughlin Machine in Brooklyn. But
what with Cleveland mugwumpery and
Bryanism, 1t is, of course, today imprac-
ticable to draw tho old fashioned party
line of Democracy and plainly there will
be no call in the new city for the drawing
If such line.
For the coming battle that shall decide
he inaugural government of Greater
sew York--and. by tho way, how that
xtemporized title does stick to the con-
,lidated town for lack of better one-is
TO be fought on great variety of issues.
In the first place the new partisan Citi
zens' Union is in the field to declare that
the only things worth discussing In the
campaign are local issues The Union
party is much the same as the GOo-Goos
Of the election three years ago-after
whom The News named our own Goo
Coos here in Providence. President Seth
Low of Columbia College is tho Citizons'
candidate for mayor and local issues
only" the war cry.
1t seems probable, too, that the Tam
many Hall Democracy will adopt the
same war cry. II IL does it well be the
first time on record that Tammany has
gone into a local or state campaign and
abandoned the last national platform Of
its party. But Tammany evidently has
good reason for neglecting 10 remind New
Yo,kers that Bryan and the Chicago plat
form are tho basis :of Democratic faith
until a new man and a new platform
supersede them. So Tammany is for
local issues, like the Citizens Union, il
strictly for partisanship in local ss in
national affairs.
Now. Disguised with this program.
considerable force in the Democracy pro-
ooses to set up sil yer candidate and en-
dorse the pnrty's national platform, If
rammany keeps shy. A new organization
comprising the Knights OF Labor, the
Peoples party and various factional Dem
vcratic leagues have united to this end
under the banner OF the Democratic Ali
anoe.
The Republicans OF Greater New York
propose to put up a candidate on plat
iorm of national as well as local issues,
after the time -honored fashion OF oil
solitical parties locally to endorse the
most recent declarations OF the respcc-
tive national bodies and TO point the way
and indicate local opinion for action Of the
future The Republican party in Greater
New York. ss about everywhere else, does
not believe In sacrificing party TO local exi-
,encies but rather In maintaining the
party intact in local rs in state and
national politics.
such a fUur-cornered fight as is prom
ised, not 10 mention the Prohibtionists,
indicates that Iammany Hall has a most
excellent show Of carrying the first cleo
tlon In Greater New York.