The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
VOL. LXV.-N0. 45.
TRACY WAKES; LOW WAVES
THE PARTY or GOOD GOVERNMENT
AND PUBLIC FAITH UP IN ARMS.

Hiss to Rack Up His
Letter with Campaign Norh FOR Gen. Trncs.
Tho ringing appeal to the forces of good
government In Secretary Bliss letter In sup.
mort of Gen. Tracy for Mayor of Greater New
York awakened the hCarticst responses. Sec
rotary Bliss's uttcranCcs concerning tho real
issue In the fight were quoted by business men
and wagc.carncrs of every description. These
are Mr.. Bliss's words on the issue:
TT is impossible that the people Of New York
have so soon forgotten the danger that men
aced them only a short year ago. and are now
prepared to make such surrender chiefly to
crafty the ambitions of n few men who are
irreconcilably opposed to tho Republican
party, whatever its position. and to send out
to the States that are fighting again the same
battle whic b they wagod a year ago the mes
sage that New York has no further interest in
tho cause which was gained by such u mug.
nificent concerted effort"
The following are a few opinions on Secre.
tary's Bliss letter:
George @. Williams of tho Chemical Ma
tional Bank-I think tho letter will help Gen.
Tracy. 1t should have been written before.
Tho document shows that the Republican
ticket. can look for the support Of the national
party.
Woodbury. Langdon-The letter will help
tho Republican campaign. II Gen. Tracy
should be elected, the help Of the present Adj
ministration will BIO a big factor in his success.
Mayor Strong-The letter is q strong one.
1t ought to help Gen. Tracy.
Joel b. Erhardt-The letter indicates that
the national Administration is TO take part
In the campaign. 1t is q strong document.
Col. Erhardt Is one OF Seth Lows campaign
ers. Col. Erhardt was made Collector of the
Port in 1889 by tho Republican organization.
After a serious misunderstanding with Secre-
tary of the Treasury Foster, Senator Frank
Hiscock, and ex-senator Platt, Col. Erhardt
resigned his office. Since then he has not been
in afiliation with the Republican organization.
Col. Erhardt was q gallant soldier in tho war,
and was Provost Marshal Of New York. Col.
Erhardts old friends said yesterday that they
greatly regretted that he had enlisted under
the banner of Seth Low, oven though he had
had serious differences with the Republican or
ganization. The friends of Col. Erhardt said
that no matter how severe these differences had
been, he was too gallant q Union soldier to ally
himself with Copperhead Democrats, who
threw every stumbling block possible in the
pathway OF Abraham Lincoln.
Secretary Bliss does not propose to rest after
writing his sturdy letter in favor Of Gen. Tracy.
He has rendered his services to the Republican
campaigners. He is to take active part in the
campaign, and will preside in Lenox Lyceum
on Oct. 20. Secretary Bliss has always been
known as an Independent Republican. He
has differed with the Republican organization
in the city and State OF New York. But IN .
crisis like tho present he stands by his party
and its platform of sound money and good gov
eminent. The meeting in Lenox Lyceum Is to
be q rouser. Business men of all creeds of po-
litical faith are to be the Vice. Presidents. They
arctic put the.stamp OF their disapproval on the
conspiracy against the, Republican party and
the gold-Democrats headed by Seth Low and
his Tammany- Republicans and Henry George
auxiliaries.
Go where you would in Greater New York
yesterday and it was as plain as A Is c that
the Republicans and their gold Democratic
allies are forcing the fighting all along the line
in the interest of Gen. Tracy. Seth Low Is
thoroughly well aware that his ephemeral boom
Is on tho wane. He gathered to his side yester.
day Gen. Arson G.. McCook, a Tammany Re-
publican. who has always been for McCook.
and made him chief campaigner, after himself.
The Republicans continued to demonstrate to
their followers that Seth Low and the men who
support him are engaged in the conspiracy to
stab the Republican party in the back. Those
fully acquainted with the facts declared that
Seth Low and his follower were not only en-
gagged in this conspiracy in Greater New York.
but, il successful, intended to carry on the con-
spiracy in the State and in the nation. Seth
Lows ambition is to be President of the United
States. He does not hesitate TO tell his friends
that such is his ambition. Moreover, every
move he makes demonstrates his limitless anu
bition.
To further his ends Low is Using Tammany
Republicans and Henry George Socialists. He
has made deals and dickers on every hand. He
Is relying to a great extent on young Republic
cans. Indeed, it was ascertained yesterday
that he hopes to cajole the young Republicans
into supporting him. The Republican warriors
and all interested in the fight for Gen. Tracy
believe that before election day comes around
the young Republicans whom Mr.. Low hopes
to bcfool and befog will refuse to be moved by
foolish sentiment, but will look at the facts in
the present fight from every standpoint and be
guided by the principles of their party and not
ally themselves with a man who, to further
his personal ambition, has allied himself with u
crowd of Tammany Republicans and Henry
George revolutiOnists.
The Republican managers were in buoyant
spirits. Every report sent to headquarters was
that Seth Lows boom has collapsed. 1t was
admitted that two or three weeks ago many
Republicans and gold Democrats had been
fooled by the pretcnsionS OF Seth Low and his
followers. All this, however, has been changed.
The Sun has direct information to the effect
that Mr.. Low and those who surround him now
uiii 'uht u CANNOT DC elected, out mat they
propose to keep up tho fight against Gen.
Tracy in the hope Of beating him and sending
victory into Tammany's camp. The implacable
enmity of the T%ammany Republicans, Copper.
head democrats. and Henry George revolu.
uonlsts to Senator Plat, the Republican lead,
or OF the State, is 10 DO directed toward Gen,
Tracy, the candidate of the Republicans. A
Republican whose name is known in every nook
OF the United States said last night:
Il have been interested in the public affairs
OF the United States for many years. have
seen oil sorts of unpleasant episodes in politics,
but the meaneSt thing that | have ever read
was Seth Lows speech in the Brooklyn Acade,
my of Music the other night, when he said that
he was sorry to DO opposed to Con. Tracy, and
IN inc next breath said that If Gen. Tracy wa
elected the real Mayor would he In the Scnat,
chamber at Washington
FOR mennncss that surpasscs any political
campaigning that ! have ever Witnessed
Gen. Tracy will not be hurt by H.. lie hu,
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