The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-19

OF tho United States. | say TO you, follow
sih,ihz%inS d hh"i u thS R ,o make bIm wh %a voted tb 1S5
any body of Democrats, and tho Republicans
S.% Y Tgssidd fSE G {hsn sny d bSdy more Sf t mem %"f iS
h HI Hwm p gsrt in, A N tb wf Tn,,o fh sy0ts s,o tSsd
bring about the misery and tho suffering OF the
last four years, more misery than over was
tins Of peace. .lCriGs of That's right and
"RRs sfarr MSre 10 tr% uon. Tracy. Mr.. butcher said
that in intellectual strength he was the superior
OF any candidate before tho people. SO In his
devotion to duty.
TRACY ALONE CAN BEAT TAMMANY.
seen. Tracy. said Mr.. butcher. is the only
Hail, Rcmrmb9r that a vote for tho citizSsns'
Wyck. stand by your colors. Figstt your
tlEst %" Sd { rb MSk nv G ffIsn Irae let M sSS grs Sn
municipalities of the world present their Chief
E III, %Iil be- ;ib in tR Ss.t fr %syG 5SS ~ t aye %sSSs ' As%
York. Gen. Benjamin 4. Tracy"
As M. DH!eher SOnsludSa the crowd lespcd
Tracy, who was next Introduced. When no
could proceed Gen. Tracy said:
SPEECH or GKN. TRACY.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
This sea of upturned faces which l SEQ before
sno is conclusive testimony, OF the great interest
preaching ys%ppaiSn. No more Important cam:
.paign to this great metropolis, OF the United
you arc now engaged. Not only is the local is.
sue OF good city. government for tho next four
Issue even than that: The local issue interests
tho people OF tho city. The wider issue inter
cststhe people of all tho United States. lap
The smoke and fog which cnvcloped this cam
nre able Hs n ios q 70 s e tkho n diffeten Sif psfsi.s aM thsSt' a Me
contcsting IL, tho candidates which they present.
gagged gang sP IN 'i no psr 8p1" s snmpa sGsy si%s shall s s% SH,
in no personal controversy. intend at least to
S nS ' dS5sss to ,a so t fSn%PsiST all a" D%o Il esf e sxsE GsG.
in, which have been engaged, maintaining my
s sS,f insins sStii IsT to ha aPlP against e my n' ssv nG sSqss.
do not question their sincerity any more than
k kSSs' thas % I sS Sw nnmo LA9SPSlS ia smb,ti as 5 5GG %s:
by pride, by hatred. or by prejudice. have on
,sr ID, this Il. enmpaisp Wiz no motive astaating
which represent: lGreat applspsel w..
good government in the city had taken my
p p"'s SisS IN Of YAK No Ss",YG sfE .0s who ls'f had OF de sei red
ina speech that l had the honor there to make
in favor Of a union ticket, pleaded there
lSr nenf" and I H said iP That 'r iSe position Il s0S 81
the Republican party in the city in the first
should be the position that the Republican party
in Brooklyn had held for more than a Quarter OF
dependent voters who were willing to cooperate
with 1t In support OF good government. lap
Before I left ! knew that the course of policy
that then advocated was TO be the policy OF
which hs said he would not accept the nomins.
lion unless he should prove to DO q ~unifyinG
a acfST; the nomination 10 W unless sn he WAS = S indor nSi
and became the candidate Of the Republican
party and Of the Citizens Union. Applause.
Cries OF ." He's a t%raitor!l
SURPRISED AT Lows POSITION.
I was greatly, surprised on returning to New
York on the 5th OF september to find that Mr..
become The candidate of the Citizens Union
without reference to the action of the Republic.
on looking into the facts. l found that the Citi-
zeis' Cnion had even refused to confer with the
Republican organization or to consult with II as
to the candidate tina. was TO be- supported.
Think OF 1t; fellow citizens! That party that
stood as Il bulwark against BryanisIn last year,
that saved this country from national repudia.
tion and national dishonor. that served as n
could ea!'iEiH not ps 90 w iGh the tSei P1 par9y In p issG as !, f haa
served in 1861 as II similar rallying point for the
DemocrSts VINO could not go for dispnion, but
the preservation OF the Union. That party. al
Ways patriotic. always seeking the good OF the
territory now embraced in tho greater city. by
more than 60 900 majority, was not good
tu:ed COMMITTEES Of $50 men. lApplause.l
felt the insult inflicted upon You and upon
still l never stirred; | never moved, until after
a careful investigation had, satisfied me that.
the Citizens Union be nominated by the Repub.
lican party. and even il nominated. he could
not be supported. tcries of You are right"
Conscientiously believing that. and having no
the Searcher of Hearts, 1 consented at last to
become the candidate OF your party Iapplausel
done in your city in 1881. be the means OF
bringing about a union still between the friends
OF good government. lApplause.l
CTS REFUSED UNION.
did not doubt the motives Of the Citizens
LniPn or a vast majority Of them; did rot
iGi Sve5 Inc tS,fp a the2 Iaa o be shei i, eesndidste h. ! Los be:
scicntious motives, but that when they came TO
see how utterly hopeless was this struggle with
their force divided they would, for the sake OF
the city. for its inter-! sts. MS well as Of the gen,
eralintersst OF the nation, consent to unite upon
some candidate who could poll the entire vote OF
the Citizcns' Union ana OF tho Republican party.
Believe Inc. fellow citizens. I never thought
OF and j mover desired II union upon myself.
Those who Know me best and most timately
would impose upon me. IApplause.I have nc
ambition Tor it. but l have an ambition and a
serve the interests and 70 help preserve the in
,ssSi,,y Of c the I IF Hs.1, R Rss,y. 1 LEV!
cHsirm "'a'u has we'll p1 said, has %s't done 1 more You io'
iivsi. and p'r,y that has showsred this honoi
upon me-, most undescrved. but in n manner
make any sacrifice in order to serve IL and pre-
serve il, LApplause.i
the Mayorulty OF the Greater, New York. ZAP
plausc.l am here reluctantly. but neverthe
less | ain here to stand until this issue shall b.
decided on the I'd Of November. lGreat ap
plause.
LOW CANNOT WIN.
Republicans OF Kings county. | beg to assur.
you that my election depends upon you. lap
plause. Cries Of wen elect you all right
il Is impossible that thc independent candidut.
q the Citizens, party can be elected. ,ICries o
are to Judge ~ history, we know that no canno
be elected. No independent Mayor has ever beer
elected in either of these cities Without the sup
port Of ono OF the great political organizations
occasion ICrles OF "No!'J IL what never ha
been To be In the year 1871
You are not Unfamiliar with political contests
You are not unfa niliar with independent move
mcnts: You and have fought them togethe
now for more than - quarter OF a century
shouleer 10 shoulder. and we know their history
In 1881. you remember. the citizens nioycmcn
was innugurated. anticipating the action OF tn,
Nepub!icnn party; that nominated RIPPLE,
dorse him. and nominated a candidate OF il
own. Then "A union wa. brought about, an,
Seth Low was made the candidate Of boti, par
Ties and was triumphantly, elected. Misses.