The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
rHs 4n1UnpH OF nnr1xr,,r
me malignant Assault or Nadne., ana Treaen-
cry on the Party or Civilization.

me HHaiisrnnnt A'snu't OF Madness ana Treach-
cry On the Party or Civilization.
To THE EDTToR OF THE sux-sfr. ostensi.
bly, the Low demonstration was made against
"bossism." Actually it has brought about the
greatest triumph Of "bossism " in tho history
Of American politics. Mr.. Crokcr's power in tho
Greater New York has been made absoluto nv
tho Low diversion. He and his will control tho
government OF this now city In all is raminca-
lions, from beginning to end. and from ton to
bottom. Practically there will be no opposition
TO Tammany throughout its extent. The power
OF Tammany Hall, once jealousy resented, In
Brooklyn moro especially, will now reach out TO
every borough of the enlarged municipality,
and the fato Of the Greater Now York is in the
hands of Tammany absolutely.
That Is a consequence of the Low enterprise
which was foreseen by every wise man as inevi-
table. provided that It was allowed to gain any
powerful impetus. Tammany Hall forcsaw It
and coddlod his candidacy accordingly. During |
the whole of last summer IL lent such aid MS it
could to his movement. assisting in stuffing his
petition with names, and through Its newspaper
organs fiatterinE his vanity and stimulating
tho false hopes Of his managers. These Illusions
continued up to Tuesday evening, when they
were ~dispelled so rudely by the election returns.
The Low movement, however. would have
collapsed months ago except for tho malignant
determination Of q few trcacherous Republicans
to keep II alive simply for the purpose Of grati-
flying their vindictivoness These men, backed
by the treacherous Tribune, did not intond to
allow the Republican party q chance TO bring
about an anti.Tammany, anti.Bryanite COM
bination. Their game was simply to force upon
the Republican organization the alternative Of
surrendering to them absolutely or encounter
ing their relentless opposition. II they had been
honest in q desire for unity they could have
compelled 1t on the part of their Citizens Union
associates, but they were resolved that 1t
should not como about except by the subordina-
ton of the Republican party to their will. and
they could not have had their way without dis
rupting the party and condemning 1t TO q defeat
7 rs dire as 1t suffered last Tuesday.
These treacherous Republicans were not among
those who had any illusions as to the success Of
Mr.. Low. Some unsophisticated professional and
mercantile Republicans associated with them in
tho Citizens Union really believed until the last
moment that Low would be elected. but these
old hands knew we'll enough that he had no
chance of success.
What, then, were they afteri From the be-
ginning to the end they were after nothing e1-
cept to down Plat" That is. they did not ex-
pect to elect Low; they were voting only to beat
the Republican party. for that is what was
meant by downing Platt. OF course. they could
not beat the leader except by beating the army
led by him. II they had got up q plot to down
Hanna last year how could they have executed
it except by downing the Republican partyI
They have succeeded in bringing to defeat tho
Republican party in the city and State which 1t
carried so overwhelmingly last year, but have
they "downed Plattf q They havo torn down
his house about his head. but is he buried in the
ruins, or is it they who have been crushed Mr..
Platt remains Senator Of the United States. He
has proved himself loyal to his party when they
were traitors to 1t. The consequence of their
conspiracy to beat the Republican organization
has been the most sweeping triumph Of Tam.
many in its whole history. Organisms domi.
nance of tho Democratic party in the city, State
and Union has been made complete and ir
resistible. and 1t is strengthened ominously
for the campaign of 1900. The calam
tiles inseparable from tho encouragement o.
the Low movement have been brough1
upon us. The result of the election, due to thu
Low treachery. throws a cloud Of anxiety ovel
the business world. 1t lowersA American reputa
ton in the estimation of all foreign observers
The town trembles with apprehension as tn,
nerves of a drunkard tremble after o terribl,
spree. The nightmare of Organism comes VI
again in moro frightful form.
Who. then. has sufferedi Who has beer
downedi The Republican organization hal
been defeated. but it has not been disintegrated
1t is all tho more intense in its loyalty to it,
party and to its leader because of the preacher,
with which 1t has had to battle and which caused
its defeat.
Before another November comes all conserva
tive citizens Of Now York will rejoice tina
neither mad deluslon nor malignant treacher!
was sufficient to down Mr.. Plat and his part!
organization in the city of New York in 1897
They have been defeated, but they are tn,
political veterans about whom alone can be con
ccntrated the forces of the opposition to Bryan
ism in the f1ercer battles which must be wage
against it next year and In 1900.
NEW YORK, Nov. g.. MANHATTAN.