New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04
TNION Is NECESSARY

The fact tha, Tammany has made weak NOM
nations and that its usual supporters may per
hans be divided by the candidacy OF Henry
George is likely to foster undue hopes OF victory
in The minds Of both organization Republicans
and Citizens Union men. and make them less re-
pardful Of harmony than Of having their own
WAY He will be an enemy Of New-York who
allows himself To he lulled into false security.
The IMPERATIVE necessity Of the hour is to secure
this city from the possibility Of Tammany domi-
nation TO that end all friends of good govern
ment must work, if they are not 10 make that
appcllaion mOckery
The Republican City Committee has just been
drafting resolutions in defence OF the organlza-
tons failure to bring the good government
forces into harmony, and charging mat MI
Lows nomination was made impossible ny MINI
self and his associates. They would 90 De''er IL
they would spend less time trying to see now
impossible union is and more in trying 10 over
come their Discrimination to union on any terms
that will insure the Independent Democratic vote
being kept in line against Tammany. Inc man
who drafted that resolution knew as well as an!
body else that the "impossibility" of MI Low was
anterior to any act Of his in accepting nomha
tion or of his friends In rendering MN one
That 'mpossbility' was discovered early. ana
manifested itself in abuse of Mr.. Low. attempts
to discredit his administration as president OF
Columbia and show that he was person OF
slight ability and poor attainments, whose proper
station was that of bookkeeper in ware
house. If the organization leaders had deVo'so
themselves with the same zeal TO finding n OASIS
of union as they did TO proving Mr. Low I'M
possible from the first minute his name was
mentioned. the present prospect of an anti IAN
many division would not be so menacing.
II is not TO he denied that the methods of the
Citizens Union have been irritating 10 man!
Republicans who are not strict orgahZa'Io"
men. But the part Of patriotism AT such 'ihe
is to let no irritation. no matter OF preceuehc''
no question of form. stand In the way Oh oe
feating Tammany. The Republican managers
have no right to let somebody elses mistakes
no the occasion for retaliation. particularly
when those mistakes were eagerly walted LOT
and wore moi the cause but the pretext for re-
taliotion On the other hand, no theories OF
non -partsanship should keep the Cihzehs
Union from any possible basis or conciiia''oh.
If some other candidate than Mr.. Low. possess
ing all his sterling qualities. can be more surely
elected than he. they have no right TO let per-
sonal considerations weigh against the citys
interest 1t is however. much to be questioned
if any other man could hold the Independent
voters In that case the duty would lie with
the Republican Organization to surrender It's
preference Particular men are expedents, pro-
vidod they represent good government. the
first thing is to get together and then the
simple question Is. Who can best win: The IN
dependent leaders have no right TO say they
will not take new man. unless they can show
beyond question that they have already the
strongest one to be found. The Republican or
ganization has not particle Of justification for
saying that one particular man 1t Will not con-
slider when that man has independent strength
which might be proved to it to he the key to
victory