The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-29


nation for Chief Magistrate of that distin-
gutshed statesman and Jurist. Gen. Benj,min r.
Tracy. Equal in Importance to the office OF
Mayor is the POST OF the financial officer OF a
great city. | am not sure but that in the forma.
i've process OF amalgamation and consolidation
To 'd0p sxiIt an. nas tS S Selp or harm nn to do so % or
a business which can be intrusied safely only
s to exp of r aen %s And inn.eEPi'S; The tn hnans a At
greater magnitude and importance than those
York, has before him The adjustment upon
eqmsble bases of the burden Of sixty millions OF
city. OF residential borough, and suburban con.
d:'ions which constitute our new community.
Whatever may have been the difference OF
public expression As to who was the best man TO
be the first Mayor OF Greater New York. here
never has been any question in Republican
Comptroller was Ashbei, p. Fitch. Mr.. Fitch.
having demonstrated his ftnes. for public
try IN Congress has hye times submitted him
zens Of this ommGnity and never s~' been
beaten, He has received during the discus.
sion Of candidates and tickets an unsolicit-
cial officer OF "a municipal corporation. The
managers Of the banks. the trust companies, the
panies, the men who arc intrusled with the de-
posi- $ OF the business communlty and with the
investment and care of tn savings of the thrifty
workers. both men and women. whether n Their
p'rty affiliations they be Republicans or Demo.
Gratis, have unanimously called upon the polit.
FL FIJI; RR;'s's' OF, Inc ,ss city 10 unite upon Comptroller
ton il this campaign OF the issues upon which
the %nationa! honor and the national credit were
saved last November. But BanqIo's ghost will
not down ana silver will persist in wearing a
crown OF thorns' because the industries OF tho
country and the farmer, the Uuanuf .cturer. and
OF gold The silver Democracy declare that in
the Greater New York charter II is provided
that III the bonds to, be issued by the city
shall he flyuhln in Inll rntn mr. in tho laval
currency of the United States Mt the OPP
ton of the Commissioners OF the sinking
believes, in gold vii. have gold bonds issued.
and as the city Of New York is constantly issu.
centre of the, country. such a Comptroller will
be = perpetual menace TO the glorious doctrine
Si ' have to 1 ii Mf Il nv wG ls .sbs up m Nat n sHH,le rs ,S as
credit OF New York. so high. so pure; we call
attention to its securities, selling to better ad.
or the I'm ted st ties, and we say it was a Comp.
trollrr who believed In honest money. borrow
ing money from the savings OF the poor in the
savings banks and life Insurance companies.
and promising to repay that money. principal
c city I '.'t eledit, IN and So tbia we con eep! Isn wa high toS 9@r
There was a meeting a few days ago at Chi.
caRo which arrested the attention or the whole
country. 1t was a gathering of the leaders OF
the Democratic party who had conducted the
:aIn, J. Bryan. The election in G.cater New
York was the most significant and important
"hlcn Woulu lake place since the PRESIDENTIAL
campaign. These silver Democratic leaders
we're there TO decide upon what platform tho
New York canvass should be conducted.
Republicans never had to discuss upon what
platform their canvass should be conducted.
They are known and read o. ali men. One year
ago these same Democratic leaders We're in
Chicago. The farmers were in despair, the
factories were closed. the streets were crowlcd
with men out of work and there was tho gloom
and the darkness oil industrial depression upon
the land. Now. with restored confidence and
wise legislation. with their theories defeated
and their principles buried, with Mckinley
acted, how marvellous the change. The farmers
are now paying of their mortgages, the fur
calling for labor. and work Is Sc, King The work,
ingman instead OF the workingmrn seeking the
work. The representative from New York city
SAID TO these great national NJ ,gnatcs. II va
conduct our Democratic campaign on the, prin-
clpl0s of our marty we Will be honcleSRlY De.