New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-23
CEN. TRACY AS NAPOLEON.
TAXING HIS PLACE IN THE APPROACH
ING WATERLOO.
rut, CHARACTER or WELLINGTON HE ASSIGNS TO
CROKER AND ALLUDEs TO Low AS
sr1,cuER--Tup CANDIDATE SPEAKS
IN A PRIZE RING,
IN 4 PRIZE RING.

IN 4 PRIZE RING,
General BENJAMIN +. Tracy addressed not
very large audience In the Ataanta Casino. al
One-hundred- and fifty fifth-st. and Elghth-aNe'
last evening His platform. instead oi being the
time-honored Republican one. was d prize-nsh'-
are ring In the centre of the hall, ana no more
dcnifed or venerable aspirant for victory thali
the white haired General ever graced the space
,rc,osed between the ropes. His auditors sur
rounded him on all sides, but the hall-which is
oftener the place for fistic contests and cheers
for pugilistc champions than for the enuhcla-
tion Of political doctrines and campaign huzzas
.s onlv about two-thrds full While the
audience was waiting for the General, john ;.
wise was introduced by Senator Ford the chair
man Of the meeting. and he kept his hearers
l.. almost q constant roar of laughter with
,o-;es The people fairly screamed with delight
-bar H.. likened Mr.. Low to dog at the Battle
~ Cettysburg which i'll the calm before the
storm kept crossing back and forth between the
lines not able to decide as to which camp was
the most desirable permanent residence.
Not having made up his mind when the battle
Ia he WAS caught between the lines and fell
with the bullets of both armies in his body.
General Tracy was escorted into the hall by
" ttcele, while the auditors rose and
cbeered When introduced, he spoke, In part, as
follows
There has never been room In any country
FOR three political parties How does the city
differ from the State or Nation? 1t is said that
the lines OF National political parties are lost
in z municipal campaign; that cliques and Or
sanizations founded divers platforms arise.
Be il So But why should there be an objection
N The National parties taking part in sucn a
contest especially as in this case, when the
results affect so great d BODY or peopie "s '''e
and quarter millions.
The Greater New-York is 70 be larger than
any Of the smaller kingdoms Of Europe These
have existed for hundreds. some for thousands
~ wars under National policy. Why. then
ebould not National policies enter into the gov
arnment of this city, so much larger than tney
There should be no difference between 'hc gov
crnmental policies of the Nation ana the ct!
The problems of each arc alike, ana IL a >@
tional party solves those Of the one, why shouio
Il not solve those Of the other. which 50 nuci
more nearly affect the people? There can p'
no city election without the participation oil 'h'
great parties. We made Mr. Low Mayor VI
Rrook,yn in 1851 and reelected him in lNo'
snply by the power of the Republican orgahiza
tion.
"At the meeting at Carnegie Hall last even
ing Mr. Choate said that was runhihs-Ses
hut running like Napoleoh dl "a'0iiO'' -
an the Napoleon of this campaign VINO Is IN
WELLINGTON and who the Butcher? Croker is III
Wellington, and the Butcher, his aid IS ou
before the General could finish his hearers cre'
with one voice. Low" Yes" General Trac!
continued, "the Bliicher is Low. and Wellington
unon the field of battle could not have Deer
moro rejoiced at nearing the guns OF blucher
approach than was Cocker last night at hearing
Lows campaign shots
There were one or two other speeches