New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26
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nublicans this year behold Their traditional
enemy. Tammany Hall. is fighting desperately
TO get possession Of the city government ana
renew on a larger scale than ever the well-re-
membered orgy Of blackmall and corruption.
Standing against 1t for the defence Of the people
they see Republican In the person OF Seth
Low. on a platform Endorsed by the unanimous
declaration Of the Republican majority OF the
Constitutional Convention Of 1894, by the Re-
publican State Convention Of 1894, and by the
Republican City Convention Of 1894. There
have been no official declarations on the subject
since. They see thousands OF tried Republicans
who have voted steadily for their party candi-
dates since the days Of Fremont and Lincoln
ranged about him. while thousands OF indepen-
dents are preparing to give Republican candi-
date and Republican principles victory In this
imperial city, where, left to Itself, the Repub-
l,can party is in a hopeless minority. There Is
nothing surprising in that. 1t Is natural 10 ex-
pect any Republican and every Republican to
be enrolled for this battle. The surprise Is to
see some men calling themselves Republicans
and an organization calling Itself regular work
ing to defeat this Republican candidate and
these Republican principles and to place the
city in Tammany hands.
Republicans are appealed to In the name OF
party loyalty to put aside their views or local
interest and vote against Seth Low. Let us
look at what Is behind that appeal. 1t is true
that General Tracy has been nominated at
regular convention, but what convention 1t
was! Founded on frauds to an extent that ac-
cording to Cornelius \. Bliss. honest Repub
leans cannot consistently support 1t" 1t was
still too Independent to be trusted to vote freely
for fear some Of the machine delegates would
express their privately held views that 1t was
good politics to nominate Low. Instead, one
man under orders from Mr.. Platt, with no more
regard for the wishes Of Republican voters, or
even of convention delegates, than II they did
not exist cast 191 votes for the man who had
been officially announced as the reorganization
candidate" days before the convention Brook
lyn had been made to vote contrary to the per-
fectly evident wish Of the enrolled Republicans
there by q desperate campaign made by Mr..
Plat in the name Of the State organization
against the county leader who had dared to re-
spond to local sentiment. SO General Tracy
was named not by Republicans. but by one
man imposing his will on fraudulent organiza-
/ tion and even that was half regretful to do his
work.
! And who is Mr.. Platt's most conspicuous as
sistant In this campaign? Who but THE Sun, !"
the faithful advocate Of Tweed, the preacher
of Butler and greenbacks, the friend Of Croker.
the satirist Of all men who had the decency to
be shocked at the idea Of the police levying
bIackmail for the protection Of vice and crime,
the bitter enemy Of Mckinley, which denounced
him In unmeasured terms as a weak and dis
honest man until self-interest finally compelled
It to follow in his train? 1t spends its time
abusing honest Republicans because they will
not help 1t put its old Tammany boss in power.
Then there is Mr. Hackett, Of Utica. who Is ad-
vocating a non-partisan candidate for Mayor
of his own city. and telling Republicans here
that 1t Is their duty to vote against their own
non-partisan platform. There are also gentle
men from Nebraska, Ohio and Louisiana. telling
, Republicans that they have no business to abide
by the declarations Of principle OF their own
| State and city conventions. And finally there
| Is General Tracy himself. asking Republicans
| to vote against a fellow Republican who. he
! said last April was ''the greatest authority on
, "the administration OF municipal affairs In the
1 United States" and calling OH them to repudi.
ate the principle Of municipal non-partisanship
] which In February had his written approval.