The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-02

| states that he voted for Bryan at the
last national election and is in entire
sympathy with the Democratic plat
form He vows that if elected he will
fulfill the duties of mayor without re-
gard to party and consulting only prin-
J ciple: that none but fit men shall be
placed in office: that the franchises
granted to various corporations and
tending to serve the public for pay,
| shall be made a source of remunera-
tion that gas shall be sold at not more
than a dollar per thousand feet. And
last of all, Judge Van Wyck declares
that this coming administration, if he
be it's head, shall be conducted on the
basis of great business establishment,
and that the interests of the people
shall be looked after with the same
| keen regard as to finances that char
acterzes the conduct of a private cor
poration.
| Benjamin F. Tracy stands for the
principles of the Republican party, he
| says, first, last and all the time. In
part he affirms much that his Demo-
cratic rival, Van Wyck, declares. He
| frankly avows that he believes in par
| ty organization and party conduct of
municipal matters. Again he reiterates
that old principle that it should be gov
ernment for the people, of the people
| and by the people. He further states
that he is what is known as a Sound
| money" man, and that that principle
will actuate him in all that he does.
He is for upholding that famous piece
of legislation known as the RaineS law,
which has brought a new era into Sa-
loon affairs in New York.
Seth Low stands on the platform on
which he ran for mayor of Brooklyn
some years ago. 1t has been twisted
about some in order to make it suit
able to the enlarged scope of territory
for which it is supposed to answer Yet
the good government planks are still
the most numerous, for Seth Low has
made that his hobby for long years.
He is rabid foe of Tammany and his
doctrines are radically opposed to any
thing that in the least savorS of that
organization. Perhaps his cardinal
principle is well expressed by the in
scription one sees on the placards In
the New York street cars: "Have you a
pull? If not, vote for Seth Low, and
you won't need one" Mr.. Low says
that he will attend to the duties OF
mayor, if he has that opportunity, just
as he has done to the tasks which de-
volve on the presidency of Columbia
university. He declares that he is much
a Republican as he ever was and in
accepting the nomination conferred
upon him by the Citizens Union, the
organization which placed him in the
field, he is merely conforming to what
he regards as the true principles of Re-
publicanism. His administration, if he
has one he says will be that of a busi-
ness man who believes in progress.
Henry George Jr., the nominee of the
Jefferson Democracy, better known as
the irregulars, stands upon the same
platform upon which his father always
stood. He believes that every employ
er should be made to pay the highest
rate of wages which the city pays, and
tacitly declares that organized labor
has it in its power to bring this state
of affairs about. He has also openly
alleged that an investigation of the
citys books will open up a scandal
like that of the Tweed and Jake Sharp
affairs. If elected, he says that his
very first effort will be to place Rich
ard Croker the de facto head of Tam
many, behind the bars, for the very
reason just quoted. His war upon
Tammany is the feature of his cam
paign, and he is the only candidate
who has utilized violent personalities
as weapons.
Such are in brief the principles which
the candidates for mayor Of Greater