New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18


AND GENERAL TRACY
The rerort Of an interview which he had mad
with ex- President Benjamin Harrison was gwen
out last night by Murat Halstead. who says;
General Harrison and myself are even older
friends than General Tracy and Seth Low we
were born in the same corner OF ONO anu az
tended school together late in the fortes at Coese
Hill, near Cincinnati.
More than once | Lave journalist taken
liberties with his reserve as stateman ana Vent
IRE 10 do 40 again with some confidence that l
will be forgiven If accNrate and that can prom
ise with greater assurance than customary, lot
the matters discussed are fresh and fanliiiar' anu
i have been discussing them myself on nearly the
same lines of General Harrson's observations ana
then his remarkable force and precision in putting
things are impressive. rarely misunderstood IN oe-
tail. and not at all In general effect
The General and his family have been stopping
in New-York some time longer than they proposed
on the way from their sun ner camp IN the Au'-
rondacks 10 their home In Indianapolis. and the
first remark shall report by the General was
in answer to inquiry IS to his detention
knew he was warmly interested in General Tracy
and wanted to know whether his stay was OF a
personal or political nature. and he SAID;
81 have been detained here by the fact that al
my family have had the prevailing Influenza ana
the doctor would not consent 10 our gong we
rope to have his consent to go by the mino'e oi
this week as We are all convalescent now
II Is proper to state that the view General Harrl-
son takes OF the departure or the lhnueh%a -
rather 100 sanguine. far as he Is concerned
for he IL still in trouble with rough cough that
,s distinctly related 10 the grip He had no inten
fion 10 do moro here OF political nature than 10
declare as he did when he came. his great respect
for and confidence in General Tracy.
INTEREST IN THE CAMPAIGN
The General was asked whether he had been
much interested in the remarkable Mayoraity
canvass which has agitated the city since he mas
been here and he said:
Yes / have been watching the campaign in
New-York with increasing interest / have read
the newspapers Some of my o'd personal and poiit-
cal friends who are supporting Mr. Low nave Ia
bored with me and with them when they called
II ! do not get out o. town soon am AFRAID shai
find myself in the melee.
That it would be a good thing FOR MIN 10 stay
and 60 into the campaign war horse was
something more than nmated and he made this
spirited and plain answer:
There have been some speeches reported in the
papers and some things said TO me that even
Hooser friend OF General Tracy has right,
think TO resent.
| shall for the convenience Of brevity. put the
conversation il proceeded in the form OF ques-
tion and answer and. more than that. desire par
ticuary. since l have gone far. TO give the
General credit for his own language.
Q.-What Is II that you think a Hoosler
friend should resent? A.-There is not one OF the
supporters of Mr.. Low with whom l have talked
who has not extolled General Tracy. his ability.
his high character his great public services; some
further have said with Mr.. Low: General Tracy
IL my friend" Now this praise and those profess
sions OF friendship do not consist with the charge
that, IL General Tracy is elected. the real Mayor
will be found in the Senate Chamber at WASH
ington.
Q.-Do you interpret Mr.. Lows remark as very
offensive? He seemed to regard ii as quite inno-
cent. Ale is a weak man IL another could control
his official action without his knowing II. and he
Is not good man II ne would knowingly surren
der to another a high trust conhded TO him by
the people. 1t is therefore equivalent to saying
that General Tracy Is fool knave and the
who says that ought not in the same breath
TO call himself General Tracy's friend
Q-As you have had abundant opportunity TO
know General Tracy well in official matters. will
you state your personal knowledge and Judgment?
A-The suggestion that General Tracy would be
subservient 10 any man. any private interest, is
not only refuted by his life. but by my personal
knowledge Of his independent and courageous con-
duct in high public Office The Mayor will be
found in the Mayors office II General Tracy is
eiected-quite surely IL Mr.. Low is elected.
THE ISSUES INVOLVED
Q-what do you think Of the issues of the cam
paign as they TO be before the people?
A.-We. perhaps / have been dull in Catching
on but find 1t hard TO catalogue them from a
local standpoint AS 10 matters Of city taxations
improvements, street franchises, and other things
that are strictly local. do that any dis
tinct issue is presented between General Tracy and
Mr. Low. l have heard no arra!gnment of General
Tracy, because ne for opposed 10, any
measure Of municipal administration. He seems 10
stand for an honest economical. progressive and
public-sprited city administration. The issue
to me TO he whether Vol shall have any issues-the
Citizens Union holding the negative and the Repub-
Ncans the affirmative.
.Q-What Of the elimnstion Of local affairs from
National politics? A-There is great force in the
suggestion that ordinarily a city election ought
there are National questions that Will no; be g
whether Republicans or Gold Dcmocrats-wiH no..
fail to inquire how the candidates for Mayor OF
Gheer pubic and private eSs are to be psd M
forty cents on the dollar and whether the JUS
assaults OF the mob. They vii. want to krow fur
se Whether sasn & drCe s Snn Soas to
1895. NewYork's Mayor. they will think. ough
o-As to MI Lows attitude on National ques-
tions. do YOU hold that It is doubtful? Aft there
STANDS m these s 50 he vo Mr
very quickly declare himself in his canvass though
Rad not been known as supporter Of the St St
Louis Platform npqs this bs he would not
platform were even now in doubt: his supporters
away from him. SO after all is said this test
viii be applied by all men who stand by the public
Tor Mayor
THE ST LOUIS TLATFORM
Q-Ycur judgment then. Is that the great issues
are unavoidable in the great cty-that the ST.
Louis platform is and must be issue? A-Yes
Il II folly to say that II IL not an issue. and that
the bulness men Of this Greater New York are not
TO take account of the influence the election may
have in the further fight that is to be before
the advocates OF reputation and disorder are dis
persed. Good local purposes and arrangement are
not the worse for being associated with good Ma
tional purposes and measures Business men have
not that the kpsSs ap met these
rallying point TO the Democrats, who had been
overwhelmed In their own convention. What has
the Republican party done since to forfeit the
fdence OF those who voted its ticket I'm 1895?
How has II deserved the contempt. refusal
of its invitation 10 aid the opponents OF Tammany
and Bryanisni TO confer with a view to union? No
other proffered alliance has been rejected by the
itiza rin 60 know The Ia