The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-30
THE DIE rs CAST.

ular vote the important elections in
Greater New York, and in the states
of Iowa, Maryland, and Ohio. In
the metropolis of America there are
conditions peculiar to all elections in
large cities. The money question is
not pressed as an issue, save only by
the Tracy Republicans, plat wing)
who endeavor to show that the elect
ion of any other man than Tracy for
mayor means the dissipation of the
gold forces, and the consequent en-
enlargement of silver men in future
campaigns.
Seth Low, as the candidate of the
citizens union, or reform party is al
so a republican, whose nomination
was effected through al alliance of
representatives of all parties, whose
object was reform in governmental
economy. He is a shrewd business
man with IN honest but enterprising
career, who while mayor of Brook
Ign made a public record to which
his friends point with pride. Jeal-
Gus for partisan glory the Plat wing
despise the man who joins a coali-
ton of parties; and the cry they
raise is in unison with democrats,
"Anything to beat Seth Low" 1t
is even charged that Platt and Tam
many have a secret understanding
for division of the spoils, which is
made and entered into as a combine
against Low. For they feel that a
government by Seth Low means a
rough skate" for the spoils hunter.
Tammany, the redoubtable old
democratic tiger which has been
slain and hayed a score of times, is
today a roaring terrifying monster,
seeking whom it may devour,"
and booming VanWyck for the big
situation. The New York World
has taken Il poll of the city covering
about 100000 votes which shows the
tiger man far in the lead. Oh
course the ante-election poll is not a
safe guide, especially as the persons
responding to the count of noses
would naturally largely represent
the particular politics of the paper
making the poll. But in betting
circles VaA Wyck is a favorite, with
Seth Low next.
In municipal elections it is impossi-
bic to expect national issues to
count for much. Because local re.
forms, franchises, peace policies
economy and public works, are of fal
greater moment in cities bar tariff
or monetary matters. So it is we
see the election in New York almos'
void of financial talk, save that in
fused by the Tracy faction, who will
do anthing to save the St Louis plat.
form.
Henry George is the labor candi
date for mayor, and is making a Wig
orous, noteworthy campaign upol
the single tax plank. lie knocked
the wind out of his western anc
southern boosters by publishing thu
statement that he is opposed to sill
yer coinage. He will hardly b.
elected but it is intimated that hi
vote by it's volume will surpris
them all. He has lately been in
dorsed by the united democracy, al
organization smaller than and indie
pendent of Tammany.
In Ohio the campaign is conduct
ed by means of the party lash, AM
leaders upon both sides are plying i
vigorously. Next to the power c
money, and possibly not inferior t.
it is the power of the administration
1t is a personal fight between Ham
and McLean-a hand to hand en-
counter, where all the powers G
corruption fund, personal influence
adroit and artful reasoning, filth
and miry Islander, vile epithets anc
bitter accusations are hurled frol
side to side, and both parties are t
blame. 1t is without doubt howeve
that the democrats are making tn
cleaner fight; and that the resul
will be close is witnessed by til
fact that both sides today claim tn
van. This election is of more me
ment than that in greater New YorI
because it is gold VS.. silver; becaus
it is McKinley's state, and becaus
it involves the fate of the creates
political boss of the nineteenth cen
fury.