The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
HENRY GEORGE FOR MAYOR.
NOMINATED by A FACTION OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Both of the Great Parties in Greater
New YOrIN's Politics Are Not Split.
The United Democrats Condemn
the Regulars For Not Endorsing
the Chicago PIatform-GeOrge May
Not Run IL That Platform Is En-
dOrsed-An Interesting study in
Politics "A Letter From Bryan.
New York, Sept. 27.-The most important
development in the Greater New York po-
litical situation to-day was the unanimou $
nomination of Henry George for mayor by
the united democracy, composed of nu-
merous free silver and Bryan clubs, which
were active in the campaign of last fall
Mr.. George once polled 5000 votes as a
labor candidate for mayor of New York.
His strength, if he should accept, would be
drawn principally from the democratic
vote.
The united democracy also adopted a
resolution condeming the action of the
state committee in refusing to reafiirm the
Chicago platform, and in nominating as
candidate for chief judge of the court of
appeals Alton B. Parker, whose party
fealty is so doubtful that he is popularity
believed to have voted against the Bryan
and Sewall electoral ticket last year.
The convention nominated John G. Boyd
for controller and Winfield s. Overton for
president of the municipal council
Richard Croker was quoted to-day as
saying that Henry George was "a good
man, fine man." and Mr. George is said
to have expressed the hope that Tam
many would indorse the Chicago platform.
A belief is current that Mr.. George will
not accept to-nights nomination if Tam
many indorses the Chicago platform. On
the other hand, the old-time democratic
leaders prefer to ignore the silver ques-
ton altogether So the democrats are as
much worried over Henry George as the
republicans are over Seth Low.
The republican city convention will
meet in Carnegie hall at noon tomorrow.
The talk of the republican leaders is all
in favor of the unanimous nomination of
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy for mayor. The
democratic city convention VIII meet
Thursday evening. William Sohmer,
leader among the Germans,
chief in Tammany hall, and
at present register of New York, seems TO
be the most promising of the candidates
for the Tammany nomination for mayor.
Much stir was created in political circles
to-day by the publication of a letter pur-
portingfo have been sent TO Col William
J.. Brown of the New York Daily News, by
William j. Bryan, urging that the munic-
ipal campaign In Greater New York should
be run in harmony with the principles and
declarations of the national organization.
Col. Brown is not in the city and no one
can be found who will Vouch for the au-
thenticity of the letter.
The letter, besides condemning the citi-
zens union movement as wrong in princi-
pie, says: "A triumph of the democracy
of Greater New York, except under the
auspices of the issue that animates the
party, will have the same moral effect as
a renewed and affirmed triumph of the
agencies led by Senator Hanna.
when parties cease to represent certain
fixed principles the supreme prerogative
of the ballot becomes prostituted to a con-
test between organizations for the spoils
of Office and the enjoyment of success.
To this prostitution of the ballot may be
ascrlbed every chapter of shame and cor
ruption in the history of American munic-
ipal government. 1t is better to have a
government by the republican party, re-
sponsible to it's declarations, than govern
ernment by democratic partisans without
responsibility to democratic principles.
'The democratic party is the party of
home rule, but home rule does not mean
irresponsibility to the nation at large. The
great cities are part of the state and coun-
try; they are the granaries, treasures,
clearing houses and capltols of culture and
science; they are created, not of them
selves. but of the whole peoples toll and
progress; therefore it is unnatural and
artificial to avoid responsibility to nation
al issues and political cowardice and polit-
ical crime.
Greater New York will be the uncrown-
ed capital of America. The democrats of
New York have responsibility, not only
to themselves, and the greater city, but
to their party and its living principles and
the nation. This election is the most i'm
portant and influential political event be-
tween 1896 and 1900.
ITO suggest that the democratic party
platform has no place in this contest, is
to admit a doubt of wisdom, and places the
democratic party on par with the fallacy
of non-political government. The issue is
the life of the party, not the garment, and
to alter or deduct from the declarations of
the assembled party is mortal injury; nor
have battalions which fought, now on one
side, now on another, now shoulder to
shoulder as friends, now bayonet to bayo-
net as enemies, a place in honorable war;"
HELD by SWISS BANDITTI.