The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-14
THE NEW YORK CANVASS
Politics Growing Warmer in tn,
American Metropolis.
HENRY GEORGE AND THE EXCISE.
He Declares Himself Opposed to Lin.
tting the Liberty of the Citizen-Gen-
eral Tracy Speaks on Organization
and Seth Low Denounees Bossism.

tting the Liberty of the Citizen-Gen.
eral Tracy Speaks on Organization
and Seth Low Denounees Bossism
New York. Oct. 14.-Henry George
candidate Of the Thomas Jefferson De.
mocracy for mayor last night gave Out
letter concerning the recent com.
bination with the Citizens Union, In
which he declares that the combina-
tons with other organizations was
agreed upon by committee in whom
he had utmost confidence. He con-
tinues:
THE judgment Of this committee
unanimously expressed, commends it.
self to me and has my entire and un-
qualified approval. I am the candi-
date Of whoever may choose to vote
for me, and do not presume to ask
him to vote for anyone else. But since
we have not the pure Australian bal
lot, 1t is necessary that should take
the most reasonable means Of being
presented fairly to the voters for their
SURFACES. l have at the same time
withdrawn my acceptance of the nomi-
nation of the United Democracy. the
|
has made separate ticket"
| In an interview regarding what he
proposed to do If elected mayor of
| greater New York Henry George said:
Il will execute the excise law ac-
| cording to my Interpretation of the law,
| but l will tell you frankly what think
| about excise. think 1t is an injustice
and an absurdity, and am totally op-
| posed to the existence Of any excise
law whatever. II could would abol-
ish it along with many other laws. II
! elected mayor l would enforce the ex-
else law just SO far as the letter of it
required. and not a step beyond.
81 believe In the largest possible lib
erty for the individual. am Jeffer-
sonian Democrat. We have too many
laws. 1t is one Of our greatest troubles
this mass of restrictive legislation.
What one does. as long as it Injuries
no one else, is no one else's business.
The moral effect of my election and
also of the results of my administra-
ton would powerfully promote the ae-
ceptance Of my single tax doctrine.
That l can defeat both VanWyck
and Tracy do not feel the slightest
toopt' Al my opllioH lHt ISSUE Is
solely between Mr.. Low and myself.
think shall beat him
My stand here for local election Is
based almost entirely OH national is
sues. and think much of my strength
comes from that very attitude In
fact my grounds for believing that
shall be elected are to a great extent
based on that very fact"
Ex-Postmaster Charles W. Dayton
late last night informed the chairman
Of the Henry George campaign COM
mittee that he would accept the nomi-
nation for comptroller on the Henry
George ticket He will probably be
nominated today by the George COM
mittee. and an effort will be made to
withdraw Charles S. Fairchild, Citi-
zens' Union candidate for comptroller,
and substitute Dayton thus making
him the candidate of two parties
General Benjamin F. Tracy. the Re-
publican nominee for mayor, received
rousing welcome from the residents
of the lower East Side when he made
his appearance last night at ratinca-
ton meeting which was held in the
Windsor theater. on the Bowery. Con-
sided, and when he mentioned Gem
eral Tracy's name in his opening ad-
dress some one in the audience shout
ed: Hes got more brains than all Of
them" and the general laughed.
General Tracy, after describing the
onerous duties which will fall upon the
shoulders of the coming executive Of
the consolidated city. said in part:
"A modern school of doctrinaires
have sprung up among you, college
professors, who declare that political
parties must OF have anything to do
cannot be permitted to participate in
this election in greater New York. and
therefore self appointed Citizens
Union have risen in your midst to
divide the vote and throw the election
to Tamnany Hall If possible. They
have said. 'We-these $50 candidates
we Will nominate your candidate, and
you must elect him at the risk of be-
Ing accused of throwing the election
to Tammany.' They have insulted the
Republican party, though its leaders
over and over again sought conferences,
and were turned aside with contempt.
The Republicans have. therefore, nomi-
fight to finish. The unorEaniged
Citizens Union cannot succeed--can-
not control even a considerable num-
Der of votes. Organization is as neces-
sary In politics as In the army"
Seth Low spoke at three meetings
on the East Side last night. AT each he
was vocifercusly cheered. His speeches
were much the same in words and in
the subjects discussed. He said that |
Republicans ought to feel free and |
happy to support the cause for which |
he stood. Some men had changed their
minds since last election, and If
changes did not occur elections would
turn out all the same. He said the
people this year were engaged in q
great struggle in the interest of the
greater New York. Men who said
they would not 20 with the Republican
organization this year because they
thought the organization was wrong
were men. They who cast q thought
full vote served their party best. Last
summer. he said, 125, 900 people had
expressed their desire for his nominal
tion and election. These were some OF
the reasons why good Republicans
should endorse the Citizens Union
movement. Mr.. Low denounced bossism.
The Evening Telegram has made a
careful canvass Of 81 representative
election districts in 20 Of the IS assem-
bly, districts in the territory which con-
stilutes the present city Of New York,
OF $500 voters 1,1S6 declared that they
would cast their ballots for vanWyck.
Tammany candidate for mayor. Seth
Low. Citizens Union. was the choice of
92s; General Tracy. Republican, of s76.
and Henry George. Jeffersonian Demo.
crat. SCI. The same districts last year
gave the Republican candidate for
governor a plurality Of l,4Os. In The
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