The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

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'OS We S'' arr told ID Sy tho SEolltci$SRRs Of thhc news.
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to our nation, Isl possible that shch thing
a thing can be seriously beliS!edi Iisay 70 You
now i b ANY nyy,s unhappy !ISyou f69 SnS. MT in,o G GTSksr
sGTSU q the he' M aeyoSang' Of the city Of New York
II would have Tho certain and Inevitable effect
Republican success in 1900 lAPplaase;l soe
now ynf to 0s Be Sci Mn,Fn &S f tSgsHt !" and fG are 'f the
fTSiss 9 q sAI' fO cannot e bc lie 3 Esi if. H TGs STATE e.
they soy, has no interest in this sffaiT; The ma:
tell US that national politics has no right 10
take any part, national parties have no right to
have d most deeply, those wh2 have
studied most, profoundly. know perfectly well
nature, after all Is said and done, thi, city is
Of the national Government, and tina! those par:
ties. whose roots are thrown down historically
Of defeat as well in our local issues, are after
felt. lat this point the speaker was interrupted
T x PnS,0e g. Pla thS Ssms into %nt the s Ppaiiery and n took @i
g seat in one Of the boxes on the south side.
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Plat arose and bowed.l
WHO SHALL. RULE IT.
This legislative assembly OF ours, and our
Mayor with his Commissioners will have con-
troll of the largest municipal business and the
most vast volume of municiI al affairs OF any
body of men in the world wl,lnout exception,
not even excepting London. .tApplause.l Tho
experiment Is a vast one and Il Is one in con
sT'6e'i issues Of it "" are " most ,momsnteus. Il we
fail in the government OF this new city the con:
sequences To us all must be uhspeakable. II
wes..succeed the benefits must 10 ,marvelously
great. But through whom are we most apt to
body OF men who have called themselves to.
eether without warrant, from the people, who
not in any sense represent the org mixed public
opinion Of the community, or is 1t tho onso the
lied public opinioni You certainly. cannot
hesitate for q moment to say which Of the can;
dictates under the circumstances on general
conditions is fittest to succeed.
TRACY THE IDEAL CANDIDATE.
Now. with regard to the personality Of The
Mr.. Van wyck, has no personality. Laugh.
teri Discussion would be a vase OF time.
ioee = With f0O him ieiio and a h better fellow wa" / u" don't
know. But he is Cookers fellow and that
On the other hand We have Mr.. Seth Low
fhisseesl and we Tsa have Mr.. Be n +. Tray.
have Known Mr.: Low T from 'i my boyhoSi, and
1t vas my good fortune and It l. a cause OF
P 81 sen wiz Tra @S that rap ! %"s the I BUSINESS KnoS tE Psr msn
well. and MIR. Low Is no more comparable to
Ten Tracy III point OF experience, IN point or
ability, in point of courage and in point of char
acter than l to Hercules. tApplause.l
THE FLIMsy FAD OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
We are told now. however. that the great ma
ruption, that the state party which has for
many years kept the government of our state
integrity and efficiency in government. is not
a party which can be trusted to make the nomi.
nicipaiity. I'VE are told, on the other hand,
that a few men with no warrant from the PEG
a personal egotism, sophomore in their opin-
ions and seeking only the advancement OF a
mary OF. any kind, arc justified in coming to-
the people, and denouncing the historic parties,
at all times. under all circumstances, and for
We have not time this evening to well upon
this question as to whether or not the principle
affairs Is proper. but there are those of US who
believe, and believe as sincerely as II is DOS.
pal affairs would strike at The very roots Of our
their usefulness. When these coniectural rag
tag and bob-tail men shall be forgotten the Re-
publican party will survive lApplause.l
THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD OURS.
We have now presented to US the greatest
problem which has ever been presented in the
nicipality. Do you understand how great this
city Of ours i%. and do You know to, whom we
owe 1t to the men who made the charter. but
we owe It to the men who made the charter pos
have that consolidation for veal or Woe. We
have to administer this city as best we can
whatever there is in it that is meritorious Is
due to the Republican part. Why, the very
the Republican party for having given US the
very thing they wanted, Under the provisions
a single city $50 miles of territory and a
population OF 100000 people, We are told
i say TO you that that makes us the greatest
city in the world: !Applause.l London alone
which govern the city OF London do moi bring
population Of three and a half millions under
the control OF a single man or under the control
of q single Legislative assembly.
II the Republican party had nominated an
ciamor that we hear might be pei tinent in this
campaign, but when the Republican party has
asking for for years, that is, nominated an ideal
candidate tapplaussl, then where does the cause
Here is a man who has had experience in our
legislative halls, who has had experience upon
Experience Il in our District ap Rttorn @nG GsS who Rho
has been at the head Of our Navy Department,
and sat beside President Harrison, one OF the
greatest Presidents we ever had lappleusel; a
man who has never been known to finch, a
man who has never been known to turn.
THIS Is A MAN.
Let me tell you one little story of this man.
It is a simple story enough. i remember when
first came to the bar that there was in our
2rlsonment for many years Of q man whom we
believed to be innocent. We retained Gen.
Tracy as counsel TO help US save that penniless
fellow. When the case WAS reached Gen.
Tracy was in a case which was about to be
called in the civil courts in which he was coun.
sci for the New York Central Railroad Com.
pany. He gave up his retainer in that case
and came into the criminal court without a
penny Of retainer of any kind because he said
that where the liberty OF n man was involved
y was more important that he should appear
than where 1t was a mere question Of a fee
fFG TR. c s fs lSs spIrIt d 5f4P FEs msh. He did not
ask for this nomination. He did not come into
this fight voluntarily. but when asked by his
party he came nevertheless, and how courage
ously he has been fighting this fight for the vel
fare of the State in spite OF the malice and false.
hood, OF the. man whom he made Mayor OF
Brooklyn. tApplause.l
TRACY $4,000 VOTES AHEAD OF SETH LOW,
Now the question is asked how are we going
to defeat the aspirations OF Mr.. Crokeri How