The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
NOOEDAT TRACY RALLY.
Lows One Man Party the Eutt OF the Rspub-
ltCAn Orators

The big room where the Commercial Mems
Tracy Club has It's temporary headquarters at
$40 Broadway was packed full OF club MEM
bers again at the mass meeting yesterday, and
District Attorney Olco;t, Senator Stranahan.
Gen. Henry L.. Burnett, and T.. A. Hartshorn,
President OF the club, woke tho people toSn-
thusiasm by speeches.
District Attorney Olcott had TO speak q SEQ
ond time in response to calls from the audience.
II was amused by Mr.. Austen G.. Fox's dec
~laration the other night that the duties Of a
District Attorney are arduous." he said. Il i'm
modiatcly telegraphed to him: Dear Fox, don't
worry" Mr.. Fox is the Cts candidate for
District Attorney.
Mr.. Olcott declared that a public officer. to be
eficient.and successful. must ha We the support of
a party behind him. and not such a disorganized
rabble as those who are making the irresponsi.
bic clamor for Seth Low. IF l have tried to DO
an honest, energetic, efficient District Attorney"
he declared, II have also had behind me the sup
port Of my party"
The Low men, no said, would betray the peo-
pie into the hands OF those from whom the
thine has shown" he said. that the Republi.
can party Is to be trusted, and people who ell
you yo%,, that a l@,y T,s after Sru his hs c ren.d'i sIa asc OF he;
you. He cannot begin to Uomparc with Gen.
Tracy as q statesman, even though he is a col
Mr.. Hartshorn had alreadyqucstioncd Mr.. Lows
right to call himself a Republican, either now
or in tho past thir cen years.
III Seth Low was "A free trader during the
Blaine campaign in 1854, and during tho two
Harrison campaigns in 1888 and 1892, No
said, and was converted to protection after
seeing four years of misery under the Wilson
tariff and voted for Mckinley ana protection
In 1896, does he carry enough ayOirdupoiE-
above his necktie-to he a Republican, Or if,he
Is still IA frse trader, and voted for Mckinley
last year only because he favored sound money
as against the IL to l Bryan dollar, is he II Re-
publican at ALI Gentlemen, in view Of seth
Lows record, you must come TO one OF two con.
Illusions. He was either n free trade Mugwump.
o weak Republican for thirteen years. or he is
not a Republican now"
Senator Stranahan declared that he had no
use for the soft headed Republicans who were
blindly following the lead of Il man who had
repeatedly shown hi nsclf to he an enemy to his
party. Mr.. Low objects to the bringing in Of
orators from other Statcs.sMr. Stranahan said,
and the injection into the camlnign of national
politics. This contest he criod. lis the qulnt-
essence of national politics, and our leader, Ten.
Tracy, Is II Iiepublican every hour Of the day and
night; IA splendid example of the Old-tine lie.
publican who was not afraid to support James
L.. Blaine and benjamin Harrison, and he ia
going TO be elected"
Gen. Burnett also declared that the issue WAS
national in its character, nud that IT. was OF tho
utmost Importance to the whole business world
that the ~bugbeur Of free silver should bG driven
from sight and the victory OF last year mado
solid by showing in no uncertain way that tho
business men of this city would not tolerate
any candidate or my party which does not
make n declaration for sound money a part of its
platform.