Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
BryanIsm Is an Issue.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The Tammany-Bryan organization IN
New York is having an interesting time
trying TO arrange a campaign for the cleo
ton of mayor OF the consolidated city
which shall not involve national Issues, and
which in particular shall exclude the issue
of the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of Il to l. The result of the voting IN that
vicinity last November shows what could
BE- expected with Organism in the contest.
With all their effort. however, the Tam
many people do not get away from the
national Importance of the election for
mayor. They view 1t themselves as Of the
greatest consequence to the future of what
they call the Democracy, but which has
become the party of Populism. In an ad-
dress issued by the Tammany organiza-
ton only q few days ago IL was frankly
stated that II New York is not carried by
the Democrats at the coming local election
it would be twenty years before the state
could be expected to give Its electoral vote
to q Democratic candidate for president.
In like manner Frank Campbell. Demo-
cratic-Popocratic national committeeman
from the state, has declared that IF we
carry Greater New York then the party
will be in shape with a fair chance of
placing New York state in the Democratic
column in 1900"
So that whatever the immediate issue in
the election for first mayor Of the Greater
New York. it is agreed by these eminent
authorities that the result at least is most
important In a national point of view. If
the election of a Democratic mayor Is. as
Com itteeman Campbell says, to put New
York in shape to give its electoral vote TO
the next Bryanite candidate for president,
It must be certain that issue cannot be
kept out. The people who so overwhelm-
ingly rebuked Organism last November
cannot well be expected to elect a Tam
many mayor, whose election would be
locked upon as giving Bryan or some like
| candidate for president the electoral vote
of New York in 1900, II that misfortune
| can be prevented by the simple and pos
sible process of electirg a mayor in favor
of honest money as well as honest mu-
nicipal government.
The Tammany attempt to sidetrack the
national issue upon which 1t was so badly
| defeated last year Is only Intended TO hood
wink the people through an important To-
cal campaign. The Tammany organization
was for Bryan and all that he represented
in the last campaign. II will support Bry'
an again three years hence should that
cratic Populist be nominated. To elect a
Tammany mayor now is to put Bryanisn
on its feet in New York. Such a result as
that would be herdlded everywhere as q
victory for free silver coinage at the Bry'
an ratio. Tammany would be the first tC
claim that IL put New York down as GER
tain to give its electoral vote to the so
| called Democratic candidate for president
at the next election.
The declaration in the Tammany address
70 which we have referred. and the state
ment by National Committeeman Camp
bell, which we have quoted, are authori'
! tative announcements of the use to which
a Tammany victory would be put. The
people Of New York would be shamelessly
Ignorant or blind to give Tammany a VIC
tory in the face Of the facts.