New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-31
SETTLING THE MAYORALTY QUESTION.

While the Republicans. independents Glea-
sontes and Tammanyites have been talking
about what they purpose doing in the Greater
NcwYO MayOralty battle another party has
been quietly at work laying plans to dcmorallze
all Of them and capture the prize The head
and front, and Perhaps the entire membership,
of this new party Is centred in the person of
John Pope Ilodnett. gentleman not alto
gether unknown to fame. Lest the hirelings
of the other parties might Interfere, Mr.. Hold
nett is going over to Bayonnc y. j., tomorrow,
10 open his campaign. BayOnne is not included
in the territory Of Greater NcwYork, but that
is neither the fault of BayOnne nor of Mr.. Hold
nett Mr.. IIodnctt expects TO take his audience
with him from New-York. and this expectation
may find justification IN the result If the ferry
and car fares do not stand i'm the way.
At the mass-mccing i'm Bayonne Mr. HOdnett
will not confne his efforts to insignificant local
problems. such as parks. paving. police, and so
forth. No. indeed. Here are the texts on which
his Grafton will be based:
''First-The money question as it is and as it
should be
'Second-Thc power of the Congress of the
Omitted States over the money power.
"Third-Thc Civil Service act DISTINGUISHING
''all the wOrkingmcn of America from holding
''otcc. is il unconstitutional!
''Fourth-Thc United States has power indie
pendent of any other Power on earth to de-
Glare what shall be the legal tender in the
United States and to supply the American
people with American money"
IT'S well that Congress did not take final
ton on the currency question until Mr.. Hodnctt
had been heard from. because there cannot he
shn of mt hp "
evolve satisfactory scheme for providing
everybody with money in abundance and Ia
spare
II may he well To explain right here Mr.. Hold
nctt's reasons for making National topics so
conspicuous in his programme. He is frank
enough to explain that his election as Mayor is
merely the stepping stone to nomination and
election as President of the United States. In
a circular advertising tomorrOw's meeting he
speaks of this as n fOregOnc conclusion. and
says that "when elected he will be a man like
jackson in the White House. who will do right
''by all the people: restore confidence and bring
''back to the American people order and uni
''versal prosperity. and will be hailed by all
''the people as their dcliverer from poverty.
''dcness. chains and slavery. Hurrah for Hold
nett. the friend of honest labor and the
founder of the Labor Party in America"
So that they may have no excuse for charg-
ing him with liscourtesy complaining Of al
legged unfair play. Mr.. IIodnett has invited
President Mckinley Senator Hanna, Governor
Griggs and Mayor Strong to HE themselves to
Bayonne tomorrow and hear at first hand the
nuggets Of wisdom that he has prepared to
scatter in unlimited showers After that meet
ing is over and its intellectual wealth has been
spread over Greater New-YOrk, il is not likely
that there will be more than one candidate for
the office Of Mayor That will be an easy way
of settling what threatened to he a vexing prob
lem.