The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-27
The Campaigns End Close at Hand.

The Campaigns End Close at Hand.
After to-day there remain only three
days more for electioneering. All work of
that sort will be brought to a close on Sat.
urday night; and on next Tuesday will &C.
cur the election.
During these few remaining days any
Republicans who may now be thinking
of throwing away their votes to Low will
have time enough to think seriously over
the matter.
Nothing is now more evident than that it
Is in the power of the Republican party to
elect Gen. TRACY and obtain control of the
Greater New York for the next four years.
There are many doubtful elements in the
campaign, but as to that matter there is no
doubt. 1t Is not in human nature for Re-
publicans to neglect such an opportunity to
strengthen their party and gain a prize for
which it has worked steadily for forty
years.
With the opposing vote split up by the
rival candidates. of VAN WICK, GEORGE,
Low, n GLEASON, the election Of Gen.
TRACY is an absolute certainty II he obtains
the normal Republican vote; and by nor
NAL we mean only the steadfast Republican
vote after all the Mugwump chat is shaken
out of it. 1t can be reduced even below its
abnormally low percentage in 1892, yet be
amply sufficient to elect Gen. TRACY.
During the last four years the Republican
vote has increased proportionately with a
steady progress. For one thing, it is now
sure to be honestly counted. 1t will also
be assisted by many Democratic allies next
Tuesday. TIL very fact that Gen TRACY's
alacfion 10 ipayitahIa 70 ha rafaina tho
great mass of the Republican vote, as
manifestly he will do, will turn to him the
outside support which desires only to help
elect the man surest to beat Organism and
Georgeism.
The canvass of Low has proceeded with a
loud blowing of trumpets, but there is con-
vincing evidence that it has made no in
roads into the Republican vote sufficient to
accomplish its purpose of preventing the
election of Gen. TRACY. The indications
are rather that it is drawing off from the
Democrats much more heavily, and thus
tending to Gen. TRACY's advantage.
GEORGE and DAYTON are making a stir.
ring canvass, which will assuredly break in
pieces the Tammany Bryanite vote of last
year. GLEASON will make a respectable
show in the returns.
VAN WICK Is an absurd candidate. He
Is an easy.going fellow without a trace OF
qualification for the Mayoralty. No man
who has any adequate conception of the Sc.
rious responsibilities of the Office at the in,
~itiation of the experiment of the new mu.
nicipality can think of voting for VAN
WICK. His candidacy insults the gravity
of the public. 1t is ~farcical. You might as
we'll cast the low comedian for Hamlet.
Low is an impossibility. His election
would require a political revolution un
~precedented in the history of American
politics. Last year, when men were pale
with fear because of the threatening can
didacy of BRYAN, there was q change o.
about so, 200 votes only in New York
Low must get more than three times tina
number to be elected. His election is i'm
possible, as every sensible man knows
Every Republican vote cast for him will
be worse than wasted, for it will be treach
erously taken from the party candidate,
far better and ADLER man.
The indications of the canvass of HENRI,
GEORGE are that he will get many NOR
votes than Low, and no wise man can dis
miss from his calculations the possibilit
of his election. What would that mean t.
the business community How would tn
markets respond to the election of HENRI,
GEORGE, and what sort of an advertisement
would it give to New York In the eyes O
the stable civilization Of the world2
Gen. TRACY needs only to get the grea
body OF the Republican vote to be elected
and it is now evident that he is going +
get it. If the outside conservative vote |
concentrated on him he will be overwhelm
ingly successful. What will that mean I
the business community and to the maj
kets2 1t will mean, as every intelligen
man knows, renewed and greater confidenc
and buoyancy, and the enhancement of tn
reputation of New York throughout tn
world for political and social sobrlety
ixity, and sanity. Gen. TRACY
not only the ablest man who was eve
Mayor of New York, u foremost lawyer an
jurist with exactly the ability imperativel
required In starting the new municipality
but also he alone. of all the candidates, rel
resents completely the sound views {
finance and government upon which tn
prosperity of this community depends.
The sober sense Of New York will cleo