The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
Henry George Nomi-
mated for Mayor by
United Democracy.
But He Will Not Accept II
Tammany Indorses the
Chicago Platform.
William j. Bryan Sends a Letter
Urging Harmony With Free
Silver Principles.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 27.-The
most important development in the
Greater New York political situation to-
day was the unanimous nomination OF
Henry George for Mayor by the United
Dem ocracy, composed OF numerous Tree
silver and Bryan clubs.
Mr.. George once pol!ed $4,000 votes as a
labor candidate for Mayor of New Y ork.
His strength If he should accept would be
drawn principally from the Democratic
vote. The United Dem ocracy also adopted
a resolution condemning the action OF the
State committee in refusing to reatfirm
the Chicago platform and in nominating
as candidate for Chief Justice of the Court
of Appeals Allen B. Parker, whose party
fealty is so doubtful that he is popularity
believed to have voted against the Bry an
and Sewall electoral ticket last year.
The convention nominated John G.
Boyd for Comptroller and Winfield S.
Overton for president of the Municipal
Council.
A belief is current that Mr.. George will
not accept to-night's nomination if Tam
many indorses the Chicago platform.
On the other hand, the old time Demo
cratic leaders prefer to ignore the silver
que stion altogether. So the Democrats
are as much worried over Henry George
as the Repu blicans are over Seth Low.
The Republican Assembly district lead
ers of the borough of Manhattan met to-
night and, after a long conference, de-
ctded to place in nomination at the city
convention these names:
Mayor, Benjamin f. Tracy; Comptrol-
ler, Ash bel ?. Fitch; Counsel, Ross A p
pleton.
At meeting of the executive com mittee
of Tammany Hall to-day the roll OF AS
sem bly, districts for nominations fol- city
and county officers was called, with the
following results: Mayor-WiIliam Scher-
mer. George B. M eClellan, Charles J.
Knox; President of the Borough-Georce
w. Plunkett, Charles T. Allen; Comp
troler-As libel 2. Fitch.
Much stir was created in political cir
cles to-day by the publ cation of letter
purporting 10 have been sent to Colonel
William L. Brown of the New York Daily
News by Hon. William J. Bryan urging
that the clpal cam paiRn in Greater
New York should be run in harmony with
the principles and declarations of the ma
tional organization. The letter says:
triumph of the Democracy of Greater New
York, except under the auspices OF the issue
that animates the party, viii have the same
moral ell CT as renewed ana dIrmeQ trl-
umph OF the agencies led by Senator Hanna.
When parties cease to represent certain fixed
principles the su3reme prerogatlye OF the
ballot becomes prostituted to a contest be-
tween organ Zations for the spoils of office
and the enjoyment OF success.
To this prostitution of the ballot may be
ascribed every chapter OF shame and corrup-
ton in the history of American municipal
government 1t is better TO have government
by the Republican party, responsible to ils
declarations, than government by Democratic
Cf
principles. The Democratic party is the party
of home rule, and home rule does not mean
responsibility 10 the nation. The great
cities are part of the State aud country. They
are the granaries, treasures, clearing houses
and pitals OF culture and science. They are
created not of themselves but OF the whole
peoples toll and progress. There fore. it. is un-
natural and artificial to avoid responsibility to
national issues and political cowardice and
political crime.
Greater New York will be the uncrowned
capital of America. The Democrats OF New
York have a responsibility not only to them
and its living principles and the nation. This
election is the most i'm portRnt and iufuentisl l
political event between 1896 and 1900
To suggest that the Democratic party plat
form has no place in this contest is to admit a
doubt of its wisdom, and places the Demo-
cratic party on a par with the tallacy OF non
political government. The issue is the life OF
the party, not the garment, and to alter or de-.
duet from the declarations of the Assem- Bile d
party is mortal injury, nor have battalions
which fought now one side, now on an
other, now shoulder TO shoulder as friends,
now bayonet 10 bayonet as enemies, place in
honorable