The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-30
rHuRSDAY, September 30, 1897.
nrMOcRACYSsOPPORTuNlT AND DAN.
a.. IN NEW YORK.

The local political situation IN urea'ef
r.v York ia full of interest to all ioV-
ers Of games and politics.
From the days Of Aaron Burr 10 lhe
rresent the eyes Of the whole country
have turned to New York to determine
the political issues. 1t has almost al
ways been doubtful State, and parry
sends in New York have therefore De-
rome of national interest.
IT is generally agreed that the people
of the metropolis are tired OF the present
"reform' administration. There is up
on the part of many good citizens a DIS
trust of Tammany and fear OF Platt.
II is naturally Democratic city, but
recent party divisions jeopardize Demo-
cratic victory.
The split in the ranks of the Oppose
ton. the Citizens Union nominating Low
and the Republicans nominating Tracy,
seemed to make it all plain-sailing for
Yhe Democrats. The nomination of Hen
~ George by the United Democracy has
opened the eyes of Mr.. Croker and other
Democratic leaders TO the peril of listen
ing to the counsel of Whitney, Grant and
the other boilers of 1896. Mr.. George,
It is understood, will not run if the true
Democracy is in control of the party,
and names loyal Democrats as its can
g +hn rfx
Whitney influence and puts boilers on
the ticket, then Mr.. George will make
things lively as a candidate for Mayor.
Some years ago when the present divi-
sion in the Democratic party did not ex-
list, Henry George received $4,000 votes
for Mayor. If Tammany should put
boilers on its ticket this year, he and his
supporters would make campaign that
would destroy Tammany's bright pros
poets.
The election in New York is on local
issues, and the silver Democrats would
be as unwise to demand that campaign
for the city government of New YORK
the Democrats OF Raleigh would have
been unwise to have made such CAM
paign last spring. But if the Democrats
Of Raleigh had named as it's candidates
for Mayor one who had voted against
dhe party nominees in the last election,
they would have gone down to merited
defeat. The principles in the Chicago
platform are not at issue, but the de-
mand of the oddities that the party
platform be repudiated and a party de-
serter named to lead the ticket-injects
national issues il they make their de-
mand a condition precedent to their sup
port.
While no good Democrat could near
r;thont regret of the defeat Of his par
ty. It would be better thousand times
for the nominee of the party to lose the
election In Greater New York this year
than to repudiate the principles enun-
ciated in the Chicago platform and to
Dut traitor to the party in command
of the party's forces. A victory under
such conditions would be dishonorable
surrender and not victory. 1t would
be giving the name Of the party to men
TO use to get Offices by destroying the
vital principles Of Democracy.
The wisest leaders Of the party, ap
preciating the good results that would
flow from q Democratic victory won OF
Democratic lines, will leave no ston'
rnturned to map out winning cam
paign. The essential basis of snch
eampaign will be nomination of candi
date for Mayor who was loyal to tn
party in 1896. Failure to do that woui
be invite and deserve disaster.