New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Low OR TRACY?
WHICH CANDIDATE SHOULD REPUBLICANS SUP
PORT?

WHICH CANDIDATE SHOULD REPUBLICANS SUP
PORT?
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You say In this mornings Tribune: at IS to be
regretted that the Citizens Union should carry its
campaign beyond the legitimate field OF municipal
politics" If they have already gone beyond mu-
ncipal reform, and are doing what you regret. are
they not likely to continue to do what you regret
reform as safe with Tracy. and the great party
behind him your party and my party. as 1t would
whose action you already regret? ~ ''' '''"'
rpnSn nTw owar f elect OF T
this should he done. in the 'aftcrward" do no;
believe you would regret 1t. Yours truly ;:,,.o>,
Sea Gin. n. Y. Oct s. 1897.
III the power Of The Tribune" could elect
General Tracy or any other good and competent
Republican at this critical juncture 1t would GER
tainly be used to the uttormost to that end
The trouble is that the Republican vote Is not
enough. We must have also a certain amount
OF Independent anti-Tammany support. Every
body knows General Tracy cannot get this. We
are for anybody on whom it and the Republican
vote can be united At present Seth Low IL tho
only such man in sight. Can you show anybody
else? The simple fact Is that the Independent
support of Low cannot be transferred to Tracy.
and everybody knows It. The machine support
OF Tracy could be transferred TO an Independent
Republican-Low-if the machine manager
Plat, should say he wanted It done. He says
he is ready to transfer 1t to any other indie
pendent Republican. but not to Low. because
Lows young men have not been civil to HIM
That is hardly sufficient reason for the maker
Of Greater Newly ork turning it over to Tam
many; and the best thing you can do Is to Try
to induce him to see that he cant afford it.-Ed)
HOME RULE AND HOME INTERESTS.
THE KNOWN QUANTITIES IN THE CAMPAIGN
OUGHT TO SECURE MR. LOWS ELECTION.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why should the people Of New-York sup
port the Plat machine, which works against the
interest of New-York every chance 1t gets? Did y
not keep New-York from getting the Worlds FAR
Did II not keep the citizens from getting doiar
gas? Is II not compelling every saoonkcepe-
TO bond which Is. OF course. an outrage as az ule
security the State needs for the observance of TIE
saloon laws exactly what it has for the obseiv-
ance OF other laws namely imprisC nmen; or Ar,
for violation But this plan does not suit The fIdtt
machine as those rich bonding fees would escape
its greedy grasp. 1t not only iniiicts TINS outrage
upon the saloonkeepers but II compels them TO pay
the fees to its own foreign sure'y company. thus
taking money ont Of the pockets OF New ork, -
to enrich itself and 10 build NJ southern bonulIS
This is home rule and home love with venscanrc;
civic pride and civic duty are no part OF i we
machines composition. Tamnany Is not par'lcie
bette: Than the Plat machine; They are exdct}{
Of the same kidney and in politics for private pus-
ness only | don't believe the people OF iort;;
are going to allow themselves to be PEG , out .,
their har learned money much longer and nave II
put into foreign corporations or on E'sIlsh race
tracks. 49,, .,,o.,to,
The voters should ask themselves the question
Where can we get the best city government 1ot
the leas money" just they would ask Tor D,.
value when they GO to buy coats. shoes. etc MS
election will be purely business matter WITH eve'y
voter FOR every Is taxrayeT either drec'Iy or
Indirectly. and he should carefully anaNze me STU
alton and vote according to his best interests. -
The fortunate in having onE ore t, Iy
known quantity In their problem, for thei h,oW
painfully well from bitter cxperienc" me h,Uu
goyernmer, they can get from TannlanY or iIfi y
nachin, hey also know how admiralty S"tn ~"
filled tho Mayors chair In Brooklyn The unEhe"n
quantity Therefore ia Mr.. George. That he i hon.
est. able and straiGht no fair niidci man r l,n
doubt b,. he is untitled and Is supported 10y Ia Z"
element that is cemoring FOR ranicaL GIa''h mn
our whole social order, which. " th'N 'ouiu 30, ~.
into effect would doubtless create business dshSr'
and social confusion of the worst pofsiDic .hhn.
Why then should the voter allow hlmscIl 70 ."
further robbed and deceived b. the tricky nacnine
mr. exneriment with an unknown quant'ty WIZ,
there is n candidate before hicl VINO mas oee"
tried and found true and capahe. ,>.rrnrcrs
New-York Oct. =, 1877. HUME i->'