New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10

WHAT IS NON-PARTISANSHIP?"
Now. what is non-partisanshp. fellow-citizcns:
Cries Of "Nothingr)
II non-partisanshp means that the business OF
the city is to be transacted according 10 business
principles then am non partisan. applause
The rst ans mat ,ne hieres, OF he T %
then am non-partsan. tAppiauseJ And have
Of as political factor applause
B9t II 1t means that political organizations ere
preaching municipal election--if the demand /:
that the Republican party. always faithful to good
ion 10 take part in a municipal election. but we
must dissolve ourselves into our original elements:
non-partisan. Great aprlausel
In popular government political parties are y
irages Of free people can have any other govern
ment than the government Of a political party.
That mas been the sxperencc Of Ensand EYER
years England has known no other government
than The sovernnent Of a political party an anu thry
gradually drawn to Itself all the substantial powers
OF The Crown. The Queen reigns. but the CaDne'
That is the government and the only Govern
men that they have had II is true OF ,ni- @ou,
The only government, known in the United states states
is the srnmen, Of p3 III parry Is mpos,
sibe to govern this country on any other p"S'S'
What docs the Citizens Union concede' Thry say
that political parties all right FOR the Nati"h
and the State. but for the city new principe Is
saw than p1litica! organization. 1t Is utterly I'M
possible. But assert. ladies and sentleinen ,n"'
political party which is capable 81 soNcIn Ii,
Nation OF seventy-two million people polli'iea'
napy I"n al rs sS Of seven millions Of poo
pie is not disquaicd from parcipaIns IN u Sne
than onc-haf OF the poulation within rs hoitets.
Great applausol Political parties TO dshalu eIril
other year? Ask the great kcpubicah o'Sdi'Ln
ton to hibernate every other year 70 di.ii,v"i,',
To dissolve AMI reform constantly ana roH'lnouSlH
Why. the suggestion reminds me OF IN" 'om'h'Hu
OF a volunteer colonel during re WAT: ~ ~, ~
manTuvring his regiment and they We!' i'' ;,
with = pair OF open bars and the company front
was three times the width Of the bars How
he ala not know. But finally he said: Gentle
men. You will break ranks and when YOU leioIIn
daughter and applause Ard that * what they
ask the great Republican party to do uausH,"1' 80
break ranks cNcrv year. and w1cH they I'.oiin' 10
reform on the other side OF the fence. u.huB"'cr'
OPPOSED TO ANY SUCH THING.
am opposed to any such thing as that. CAP
plauscD It Is utterly impractcabc and Is iniend'"
defeat the very object that tho citizens assoc'-
tons claim 10 hav. them do Political parties are
lik" armies Thoy must be orsaniZcd Iontlrt'
parties are bound together largely by sentiment.
bur even more largely by continuous ASSOCIATION.
friends In their primary meetings they ar" as
sociat'd together year 'f,ci year Ihc{ are a.
year Republicans have been marching. iouchns
MD are horn n' n bcr pol;s ~ ,be, are 10 thcr
religion There is nothing thai men change NOR
,.lur 'anm{ nan 10 Cn%iisr nnsI poi"' ,h,i
Otonor. tho great lawyer Is reported 10 haH" SAID
that no gentleman ever changes his politics or his
mon are mos reluctant To- change their assoei'
tons and TO go on; ot an organization with which
they have long been connected. out when the or
eanzation dssolvcs when II breaks mp into tn
diydu"l fragments. the association once hrc@'n %;
when YOU COM to reform thcm. how many VIII
No such calamity could hefall this country ladir'
ana gentlemen In my tudrn ont. a. the breaking ny
and disruption OF the Republican organization even
for single year tApplausel what j. III" force
of political organization, Of this political org1nzd-
back l'il~ over year hficcn months. in this
country 20 understand and 10 realize II When
chnery OF the Democratic organization mon who
had stood for sound money ana good government.
tina, hey were opposed to free .iyor and .u favor
OF a sound currency. qnii and surrendered ana or
BRYAN forces In the long contest have some
tim's. in the heat Of political discussions. thought
orsanztuon Of this country would be publ ben
efactor bur since Bryanism ! have chan.ed my
csn,',rc Of Inc D"inocrnilr rntc,ilnrrv by nr,tn
ana his friends. Applsuse1 There Is no safety FOR
the RcpIhN 49, LIBERALIZATION. lpr ilr f"Nsc of good
tact. and ~ have IL partIcip,t" in every political
contest. whether 1t be city, state Or National
When this campaign was approaching me qu~.-
tion largely discussed IN ~" papers wts whether
tion with tho CITIZEN organization w knew tha'
eary--imm-dateiy after mat Young and brilliant
applause declared unhesiilfingiv in favor OF a
union Of the Republican iAt, %.tn ~ Or MIA;
an organization with history behind Twin the
history which have indicated More Than that.
He repro senicd an orsanzAton win,h y.ar ago
when mems faces were blanched with fear ~ the
result OF the then coming clccion-that organizH-
lion then stood rs 4 bulVark against Organism
and met IL. turned u. defeated and oNerthrt~ ~
nn r' Of 600 iGrca, sDplauscJ IT, orered
union and cooperation Of hat great oreanl]auon
ing good government 10 the city u New York
That offer rejected. and why? The orsaniza,
enough for gentlemen constituting tho Citizens As
ISOLATION 70 confer with.
IT'S HUMOROUS INCIDENTS
But every contest however grave AMI however
serious has IT. humorous incidents AMI L." deal
that was made up yesterday between the Geors"
Marty and the Citizens Union party. by which the
George party swallowed the ticket OF the citizens
Union daughter. l. one OF those humorous ~
i.niion aiics ana gentlemen. briefly 10 the. *
OF ,hat event It Is curious and interesting. In The
first place the H. interesting but 1t i more I'm
pofiant TO note the explanation given by tine Gu
lnnrs .so.ia,ion l. iu alI respect truthful The
have published to-diy ~ official statement OF tha'
Transaction which | will read published in The
Evening Post" 4. reads as follows: ......,,.
1T l. supposed" mani the word supposed
there IL htile doubt about H." u.aughter( II
NAV be- ana some people thnk IL is 80. and. there
fore Il l. supposed chat he Henry George organ
iza,on ha. resolved 10 support ih" county. h"'@mSl
and district caniditcs %. do, Cluz"ns tn'on TINS
action has been taken 10y the representatives. OF me
Henry George mOVcmcn. without ihc slightest Oh
lection from the Cilzons Union daughter. or with
out any previous understanding whatever laugh
Slagostion. that is W. joined the fellow In break
ing iuio m. building but We ala not want AT hrst
to suggest H. Ii i suggested th'y made no sutHeH-
lion they say. The caudidatcs OF tn union nav"
not beer asked accept tho platform OF IN" Pcoig"
Marty and they have no done 80. uaLght"rD They
have only been asked to accepf liz nominees ana
thcy have accepted them. They VIII continue to
stand on the platform. etc.
IN. Citizcns' imou Is not invited TO snppoii any
political organization. and has not entered INTO an
alliance etc. U.dugAtrIp
What do they mean 10y sayng ma Inc t.t ifZt,
I-ron has not Invited the support OF any polilichl
org,nizaiiop? Am | mistaken in thdi icii"r whlcti
I read reporting to have been written ana punishr'i
H.. Nr nv their candidate. when he SAID; -
u:'u acc,pt the nomination of any party 'I.dueh-
Ter and applause II viii accept me nomination
nisuse, that doesn't conflict with good government
rCrIes OF 'IIe Is the great American BOD an"