New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30
O1IGG REPELS GEORGE VOTE
SUPPORT REPUBLICANS COULD NOT
ASK FOR"

Mr. low AND THE CITIZENS UNION AND
MAKING \ SILLY CHARGE THAT Mr..
LOW is TRYING TO GRAB THE SUP
PORT OF THE DEAD LEADER
Congressman Qugg. president of the Repub-
lean city Committee. issued the following
statement last night
Seth Low and the Citizens Union In their
,.rd scramble for votes have committed a great
many offences against morals and manners.
They have falsely declared. for instance. that
-, ere had beer contaminated a deal between
ne Republican organization and Tammany
Hell OF course they knew they were not tell
Ing the truth. for nothing has been more OBJ
,.,,us than he fact that the Republican party
vas steadfastly and nightly maintaining its
,.ri,cipes and accomplishing everything that
lo,al men could honorably accomplish to obtain
sor rs candidate the confidence and the votes
Of the people.
While accusing US Of deals they were them
lives trading and trafficking in all directions
q, such deal They present their candidate
COR Mayor on the blanket ballot over the straight
Tammary Hall county ticket and under the
name Of the Democratic candidate for Chet
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals. Their notorious
aickerincs with Tom Johnson have been the
chief scandal Of the campaign. Their boom is
daily inflated by means Of lies manufactured out
=, whole cloth. solely for the purpose Of deceiv-
ing and misleading Republican voters Tney
Systematically dstort and misrepresent General
Tracy's speeches. Their chief lie Is that TINS
soldier and statesman, with his long life OF
natriotic public service is somebody elses man
"Rut nerhaps the most indecent thing they
have vet done Is their attempt directed by Low
himself. 10 grab the support Of Henry George
even before the body Of the dead leader mas
grown cold Mr.. Georges support was essen
tally sociaistic. He represented the sociai rev.
olutjou He stood for cOnhscaton. ana TOT all
that weird group Of impossible notions whlch
have been presented TO the public mind IN the
personalities OF Bryan. Alteeld, Tnlman ana
Debs This is not support which the hepuo-
l,can party could ask for. The Republican party
Is the party Of law and order. OF equal rights
and equal opportunities. And Republicans VINO
may have been thinking of voting for Low VIII
not fail 10 perceive the significance Of his in
decent grab after support which ne coulo only
receive with the obligations II naturally entaiis.
The Republican party goes TO the polls WIN
the utmost confidence II IS the oh.E Par -
which stands In this campaign for anything
else than an Itch for office. 1t STANDS tor nxeu'
tested and honored principles. II is going 10
nol substantially the whole Of its strength
Nothing has happened or can be anticipated
Single Republican vote. The party which MI:
Georges untimely death has robbed OF us
chosen leader will hold together for that Leader
SON In so far as II loses votes. they VIII ne not
the soci llistics votes but the votes or WORKING
people and those votes will come 10 the fte-
publican party, and could not he delivered by
any possibility either 10 Low OF TO Iammdhs
Hall.
Henry Georges death will indirectly help the
canvass Of General Tracy. 1t Will help Tracy
first by releasing from George the votes or some
thousands q honest wOrkingmen VINO careu
nothing about his queer theories but VINO We're
going to vote fol- him because they thought
him in a peculiar sense to be the friend OF laDor
These votes will e. now to General Tracy But
me chief service which his unhappy death has
rendered 10 the Republican party comes about
through the performance of Low. His ghouIsn
iov manifested in an open bid for Georges sup
port has uncovered the eyes Of both Republicans
and Democrats TO the character Of his canvass
and no less to tie character or the candldate
himself 1t will disgust thousands OF sober
minded business men who may have thought
that they favored non partsanshp but who
know that they don't favor Socialism or con1s-
cation or any candidate for office who truckles
10 those IDEAS