The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-10-27
ARE BACKSLIDING

Indieatsns That Democracy Is
Abandoning Silver.
Its Campaign in New York Merely
For Office and Sacrifice of
Principle
/ In its issue Of last Thursday the
Butte Miner, which fayors Van
Wyck for mayor nof Greater New
York, not particularly because Of
Tammany's friendship for silver, but,
like Judge Mediation, the national
committman from this state, because
he is the Irregular" democratic cam
didate, quotes Wharton Barker's
paper, The American, Of which it
says there has been no stronger adyo-
cateOof the principles contained in
the Chicago platform. The Miner
quotes only that part of Mr.. Whar-
tons article which speaks Of it being
t'a mistake on the the part OF the
! democratic leaders Of New York to
hold silence" on the platform, and
that part of the article only which
hits democracy least. But the article
in full is such thorough expose of
the tendency to sacrifice everything
in the way Of principle to the hold
ing Of office, that the REPUBLICAN
feels constrained to give it in full
with the exception Of a few lines not
bearing on the matter of principle.
1t is as follows: the small portion
printed by the Miner being in quota
ton:
A sad exhibit Of this compromising
of principle for place we are having
in Greater New York politics. We
see the leading candidates for the
mayoralty acquiescing ilf if not faith
ering deals, by which each mayOralty
candidate seeks to gather support by
bartering away to opponents the 9TH
or offices to be filled. Thus we have
leading candidates running on tickets
with political opponents, with men
not in accord with their views,
quite willing to lift such men
into office in return for the sup
port that such men may bring
them. So the result Of the election
will not unlikely bl the election Of Il
mayor holding one set OF principles,
and other officers and a municipal as
scmbly holding to quite another, the
inevitable result Of which must be to
tie the hands OF the mayor. Tam
many, the Citizens Union and Henry
Georges managers alike, arc guilty
Of these deals, guilty Of seeking to
barter away the lesser offices, and
Herewith principle, for the mayor
atty.
Thus we have Henry George who
goes before the public advocating the
most distinct and decided Of princi-
pies standing upon a ticket, or tickets,
made up Of men quite opposed to the
principles that he advocates. In
New York he, or rather cX-Congress-
man johnson, of Cleveland, now the
head Of a street railway system in
New York acting for him, has made
Il fusion arrangement whereby the
name of Henry George appears at
the head of the New York municipal
ticket nominated by the Citizens
Union, an organization opposed tc
quite everything Mr.. George favors.
Thus the followers Of Henry George,
believers in the Chicago platform,
are called on to aid in filing the New
York borough Offices and the munic-
ipal assembly with opponents of that
platform, in short, in the borough OF
New York the advocates Of the Chi
cago platform are tied hand and foot
to the opponents Of that platform
In the borough Of Brooklyn similar
fusion has bocn made with a band OF
disgruntlcd democrats.
: For a clear conception Of tho
status of affairs it must be borne in
mind that the charter under which it
is consolidated, Greater New York is
divided into five bOroughs, Of which,
New York is one and Brooklyn an.
other, each endowed with distinct
municipal government, Legislative
and executive, entrusted with the ad.
minstration Of the borough WithiI
a certain sphere, and that superior tt
5 the borough governments stands the
government Of the greater city
Thus we have practically five lesser
: city governments revolving within
and subordinate to greater. Ant
the making Of laws for the greater
city is intrustcd to a municipal as
/ sembly of two branches, a counci
and board Of aldermen, the cuunci
:, to be presided over by a presidcn
elected by popular vote Of the pro
j pic Of Greater New York. The ad
n ministration is intrustcd to a mayo
IS who appoints all the chiefs Of lie
partmcnts, save one, the comptroller
= or city treasurer, who is chosen b.
u the people. Thus it is that the pco
Il plc of Greater New York vote collcc
v lively for candidates for the thrc
q and only three offices, namely mayor
- comptroller and president of til
. council. In the event OF anything
c happening to the mayor, the prcsI
Is dent of the council becomes actin