The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-04
THE NEW YORK ELECTION
Comments of the Leading City Papers On
the Result.

The Result.
Judge Van Wyci has been elec'su N,as
or OF New York. nfter perfectly fair and
honorable canvass. by decisive H''Joi-
ity.
II we may offer o word OF present coun-
sci TO Mr.. Van Wyck II Is thar aooNs an
things he have courage and assert nun
self. We hope we need not WIN nm IN
that the attempt 10 employ the poNsI' "a
his office in the interests OF party o.
under the guidance OF any lndividuai
would leave him only the pltiiui shieus
OF q reputation. and the almost lheVi-
table popular reaction would give the
Mayoralty into the hands or lhe oppo-
sition for the next term.-Jhe Ilmes-
General Tracy. after an honorable and
generally useful career, was desuned IN
his old age to- be at once the victim OF
an odious conspiracy against the pubic
welfare and the immediate instrument OF
disaster to his party. The poor Tools by
whom he was deluded succeeded In delud-
ing scarcely anybody else, and least OF
all then selves.
They lied constantly, deliberately I'M
blushiT ely; published their taisehcods day
after day, and swOre 20 them; stopped 10
every resort OF knavery 20 fortify their
shameful position, and at last, IN their
desperate resolve 10 save some frag-
ments OF personal emolument out OF the
wreck which they had made contracted
10 sell out their candidate for Mayor 10
Tammany Hall. To what extent they
succeeded in delivering the votes which
they assumed 10 own cannot now be
told, and may never be accurately deter
mined. our belief IS that only small
proportion OF their dupes were capable
Of being used for such purpose.-The
Tribune
New York IS once more a Democratic
city-the first Democratic city in Amer
ica-the impregnable stronghold Of De-
mocracy in the Union. The prophecy
OF a Republican member Of the Legisla-
ture that I'm the creation OF Greater New
York the Republican party would be
committing suicide has been fulfilled.
The people have voted for Democracy.
but not for Crokerism. They have voted
against sham reform. but not against true
reform, They are as anxious for good
government with all that implies, as the
most superior member OF the Citizens
Union. They want clean streets and
the honest expenditure Of public money.
ana they expect TO get these things from
the Democracy. The Democratic organ
ization is on probation and II will be held
10 a rigid accountability for the manner
I'm which 10 fuliils its trust.
This election has cOnclusively settled
the political complexion Of Greater New
York. II IS no hasty verdict The IS
sues have been thoroughly considered.
the discussion has been exhaustive and
the judgment IS final. The Greater
New York is not only Democratic but
so sOlidly Democratic as 10 make Il GER
tain that in ordinary circumstances the
state will go the same way.
Moreover. by this impressive vote the
ngOnlp ~ liz
ticc upon all whom it may concern that
they are competent 70 manage their own
affairs. Any party that tries henceforth
TO rule them as subject province from
the outside will court its own death
The Journal.
The burden Of the responsibility for this
depi0rable reaction i'm the government OF
the Greater New York rests upon Plat
and his tool Tracy.
The combined vote OF Low and Tracy
considerably exceeds that Of Van Wick
A union Of the anti-Tammany forces upon
Seth Low would have elected him. Mr.
van Nyck VIII be n minority mayor. His
election by plurality is due TO Platt and
Tracy.
II is something more than poetic Justice
mat IN thus gratifying his obstnacy Boss
Platt has been crushed in the ruins of his
machine both in the city and the state.
lte has lost his Judge. He has lost the
Assembly, and with ii his power TO levy
political tributes. And he has at one
sWoop disspated the 2GS 900 plurality for
Mckinley In this State
There Is in this retributive Justice n
large compensation for the defeat of re-
form In this city. The double despotism
OF the bosses has only half n triumph.
Platt, at least is down,-The World.
The very fact OF division in the Republi-
can army that was so solid year ago
was an inspiration and an incentive TO the
organized Democracy, and they have
taken tuil advantage Of their opportunity.
The news now goes forth 10 the world
That the capital OF "the enemy's coun-
try the citadel OF the forces arrayed i'm
1870 against the regulators and the revo-
lutonists, has been captured by a plural
ity reversing McKinley's plurality Of
twelve months ago. The traitors ana
their gudgeons may protest TIL their
tnroats are sore that this result has no
national significance The reply Will come
back from every point Of the COMPASS.
I'VE have carried New York In 1897; we
small elect a Bryanite Congress In 1898:
and then proceed to elect BRYAN or some
other such President I'm 1900" The wild
hurrahs that go up this morning from
every hamlet in the Union where a dozen
Bryanite Democrats or Populsts can be
found, are a sufficient answer to the mis-
guided or the treacherous Republicans
who have pretended 10 believe that NUM-
| clpal issues only were involved i'm yes
terday's voting in the Greater New York.
inc sun.