The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-20
Home Rule and a New Excise
Act the Points Ernpla-
sized.
ODDS ARE IN HIS FAVOR
Among Betting Men the DEM
ocratic Ticket Played
to Win.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.--The letter of
Robert A. Van Wyck, Tammany candi-
date for mayor, accepting the nomina-
ton, was given out tonight. 1t dis
cusses municipal affairs solely. large
part of the letter arraigns the present
administration for extravaganza and
calls attention to the discomforts the
people are enduring through delay in
street improvements now in progress.
Mr.. Van Wyck then takes up the city's
alleged grievances against the state
legislature, saying: 'The fragrant vio-
lations of the principles of home rule
by the Republican majorities In recent
legislatures have challenged the atten-
ton and excited the indignation of our
citizens. The usurpation of the rights
of our municipality and it's people has
become such an intolerable wrong that
it cannot be too strongly rebuked. A
cosmopolitan constituency, exceeding
the population of the United States at
the time of the adoption of the federal
constitution, should not be required to
protest against such interference with
its purely domestic concerns as at
tempts to dictate even Its harmless Gus
toms, habits and pursuits. And yet,
again ard again we have been subject
to legislation conceived either in ig-
norance of or contempt of the wishes
and sentiments of our people and
enacted as revenge upon our politics
or an assault upon our revenues"
After assailfng the Raines law, he
says: 'I favor it's prompt repeal, and
Jein in the demand of your platform
for the enactment of an excise law, con-
servative of the public morals and lib
eral in its provisions, that shall place
it's administration and revenues, so far
as shall apply to the city, within the
control of this municipality"
Mr.. Van Wyck pledges himself to
favor increase of school houses, the es-
tablishment of rapid transit system,
more bridges across East river, more
parks, better docks, dollar gas. en-
forcement of the eight-hour law and
home rule in the management of local
concerns
Henry George tonight addressed an
assemblage of more than LOCO people at
Lion Park hall, on the upper West SIDE
of this city. Ex-Postmaster Dayton
also spoke. After telling of his can
didacy for the mayoralty eleven years
ago. on the Identical platform on which
he is running now, Mr.. George said: Il
will not be cheated and counted out.
The great time has come when the
people are interested in this campaign
and I am honored by being asked to
be the standard bearer of Democracy.
If the people don't want me, then all
right. Who in the name of Democracy
should the people here vote for? Let
it go back that we have rejected the
pretensions of this friend of the Prince
of Wales Our ticket is the ticket of
the people. 1 am glad to see the stand
ard of the people raised again.
81 hoped to the last the Democratic
convention would stand for principles.
Van Wyck, representing Richard Crol1-
er, was put forward. The fight of last
year against the trusts was ignored.
Bryan was beaten, but we raise that
standard again"
Richard Croker spent half hour at
Tammany hall today. His views were
asked on the subject ofdisciplining cer-
tain old Democratic leaders in Kings
county who have threatened to cut Van
Wyck. Mr.. Croker advised against
action whats the use Of interfer-
ing" he said. If they are angry, that
would make them angrier still"
Speaking of some Tammanyites who
had gone over to the Citizens union,
he said: 'It is a singular fact that
men who are kicked out Of Tammany
all become reformers."
of newspaper publicity. He comment
ed on the fact that more support was
shown to print than the most impas-
stoned address of any speaker. Mr..
Croker thought it a mistake to bring
speakers from outside of New York to
tell voters what they ought to do in
a municipal campaign.
Henry George was again in reml-
niscent mood today. It grew out of an
allusion to the question of veracity I,
which has arisen between him and ex-
Comptroller WINS over the mayoralty
campaign of 1886, and related to the
part taken in that canvass by the Rev.
Dr. Edward McGlynn which resulted in
Mr. McGlynn's suspension from the
priestly office. Mr.. George said that he
went to Archbishop Corrigan to plead
for Dr. McGlynn. The archbishop was
very impatient, he said, "and would not
listen to my explanation which l tried
to make clear, that McGlynns action
was not in any way antago-
trines of the church. He would not
listen You know how these peple are.
Tammany ran the archiepiscopal col
lege at that time"
Allen W. Thurman, son Of the late
Senator Allen G.. Thurman, has writ
ten a letter to Henry George which
wishes George success. Mr..
thurman Was lOIulelly Clidii man W
the Ohio state Democratic committee.
Col Henry L. Swords, sergeant-at-
arms to the Republican nationa! conf
mittee, visited Wall street today and
offered to bet any part of $4,000 at
even money that Gen. Tracy will poll
more votes than Seth Low in the may
orally contest. He succeeded in placing
about Sc. 900 of it among members of
the stock exchange and half as much
,,,ora will, saveral of the brokers on tho
curb The colonel announced his in-
tention to visit the bulls and bears
again tomorrow. This is only a small
part of the Tracy money lying around
loose" said the colonel. "The only
trouble is we can't find any money to
put it up against" Van Wyck still leads
in the betting on the stock exchange.
odds as good as two to one that he will
win being offered.