New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-22
"KErpJNG UP THE ORGANIZATIONS"

In the discussion Of politics you occasionally
comc across n Republican who. disposed at
some time or another 10 vote for Low, never
theless saws he is going to cast his ballo; for
Tracy. on the ground that at Is necessary 10
keen I'M the organization" You will got him
to admit shortly that the running OF Tracy In
order 70 keep up the organization means
probably the success Of Tainmany Hall: bnt
somehow he regards that outcome win COM
placcncy on the vague and mys,ifyng ground
that bv itself the persistent candidature oil
Tracy Is going TO promote the cause OF profec-
tIon and OF sound money. and OF Thoroughly
American foreign policy. and what not. II yon
ask him how the final success OF Tainnany
Hall Ia going 10 promote these things. he is
dumb. unless he repeats the assertion that III
Is necessary TO keep up the organization. Ana
vet the Republicans nave heretofore again and
again been able to take outside candidates WITH
out in the least harmlng the Organization Az
this moment they have Tammany democrat
on their ticket; and nobody is gasplns that fhe
organization Is in peril
Now, let US see what this way OF keeping up
the organization" and consequent victory Tor
Tammany would mean In the present instance
Mr. Platt Mr.. Quigg and n number OF gentlemen
from other states who have kindly consented
to come here and give us advice as TO how
we should vote insist that the good OF the
party at large requires that General Tracy
should be kept In the field. no matter what
happens How rs n matter OF practical poll
tics, Is the party at large TO he benefited by the
success Of Tammany? How. matter OF
practical politics. is the party at large going
to be benefited by giving over to the control OF
the Wigwam the enormous patronage or the
enlarged metropolis! How. as matter or
practical politics. Is the party ct large going
to benefit through the procurement by Mr..
Plat from Tammany Hall OF few petty Of
fees for some Of his supporters as the result
Of his aiding Tammany 10 control this cnor-
nous patronage? How is the party at large 20
ing TO be benefited II. in the event OF the Legs
lature going Democratic Mr.. Plntt should he
able even TO negotiate deals with Mr.. Croker
whereby some small Offices might be given
TO stanch supporters Of the Republican ma
chine? How Is the party in this state going
TO be benefited by the installation Of Tammany
Hall in the enlarged territory OF New-iork
City? How, IN short, as matter OF practical
politics. Is the Republican party OF the Nation
going 10 he benefited. how is the cause OF sound
money and protection going to be advanced,
with a Democratic organization Inircneled in
power In this municipality for four years to
come?
We say that National issues are not involved
in this contest. And they are not. But there
Is no denying that Democratic victory In this
city, by an organization which last year in
dorsed the Chicago platform, will he hailed by
the Bryanitc agitators throughout the country
as Reputation by the people Of New-York Of
the principles which triumphed here in 1896.
That would be worked for all It is worth. And
what good would that do the Republican party :?
Mr. Low is n Republican; he has said that
he would do nothing az Mayor to injurc the
party Is il conceivable that he would do any
thing deliberately 10 impcril Republican SUI
premacy in the country: II is known that his
supporters cannot he transferred 10 Tracy. II
is equally known that Tracy's support could
| even yet be transferred 10 Low. Yet the Rcpub-
| lican managers persist in trying to defeat Low
| by retaining General Tracy as candidate and
| thus bringing about n Tammany triumph The
| Inevitable conclusion is that far as Tam
| many triumph can influence the country II will
| influence II i'm favor of Organism
! That's what tho plen Of excepting NJ the or
| ganiZatiOn' amounts to What kind Of praci-
| cal politics is that?