The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-07

Keep national politics out Of the New
York municipal electioni Dame PARTING
TON, trying to keep out the Atlantic Ocean
with her mop, is the only counterpart Of
the Beotic Citizens who are trying to keep
out national politics with SETH Low.
How is the mop working this timel
On Tuesday, at a meeting of the Exccu-
tive Committee of Tammany Hall, RICH-
ARD CROKER resumed personal control of
the organization. Mr.. SHEEHAN made a
speech practically taking himself out of
Mr.. CRoKER's way. Mr.. CROKER made a
speech practically asserting his intention
to rule. Then Mr.. CROKER himself sig
nailed to the long-restrained SULZER to
speak, and through hat moutEpiece the
pent emotions and hopes of Organized Tam
many found expression, as thus reported by
the New York Herald:
.The great Democratic victory in Greater New
York will gladden. the heart OF every Democrat in the
country. make victory next year in the State certain,
and success in 1900 an absolute fact. No greater dis
aster could happen to the Democratic party than Re-
publican control OF Greater New York. We must
stand shoulder to shoulder and fight this battle"
But Organized Tammany, as matters
stand to-day, is not the sole representative
here of the purposes and aspirations of
Organized Democracy. On that same day,
Tuesday, on the strength of letters from the
Secretary of the Democratic National Com
mittee, and from Senate TILLMAN Of
South Carolina, the supporters of HENRY
GEORGE in mass meeting declared that he,
HENRY GEORGE, is tho only regular Demo-
cratic candidate in the field for Mayor of
Nnvy Torly kvl r>rnv EunDn- tha ,,r
didate for Mayor of the Greater New York,
and the claimant for recognition as the
only regular representative Of BRYAN n
of Organism and of all that Bryanism
means, described in these words the spirit
in which he has entered the contest:
"A little while ago it looked to me like defeat.
Trusts and the money power gresping the vote OF the
people had inflicted upon WILLIAM J. BRYAN q defeat
which overthrow everything for which our fathers
had stood, everything that makes this country so be.
loved by US. so hopeful for the future. 1t looked to
me az II HAMILTON had triumphed at last. and we
were fast verging into a virtual aristocracy and des.
potism. You call mo to raise the standard again. to
stand for the great cause as JEFFERSON stood In the
civil revolution OF 1900. accept. ! believe I shall
30 elected. . " . No greater honor can be given TO
any man than to stand for that. would not refuse
II I died for it,
Is tne mop In the handS OF lame FART
INGToN efficient?
ALTGELD is here; TILLMAN, as was pre-
dicted, is promptly on hand with his pitch
fork; Tom JOHNSON is here; BRYAN him
self is here, with Tammany and HENRY
GEORGE c~ontending for the honor of repre-
senting him. All the forces that were met
and defeated in 1896 are concentrating for
another struggle on this battle-ground and
the flag which led to victory last year is
the only flag of hope.
We commend the utterances of SULZER,
on the Tammany side, and OF HENRY
GEORGE himself, on his own side, to the
serious consideration of such ill-informed
or short-sighted Republican newspapers
outside of New York as still believe, like
the Boston Daily Advertiser and the Hart,
| ford Courant, that the issue in our cleo.
ton is not one Of national partisanship,
and that the sea Of Organism can be swept
out with a mop consisting of the name OF
SETH Low.
Such Republican newspapers, consciously
or unconsciously, are lending aid and com,
fort to their own enemy.