The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
SETH LOW SPELLS BRYAN.
A Vote o HIM rs A Vote FOR
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.


ne Cant ne Elected Himself. bat ne Cas- HELP
the BryaniSed Democracy-Both Governor
ship and Presidency Involved In the City
Contest - Republican Eyes arc OpcnisE.
Seth Low has absolutely no chance Of being
elected Mayor OF the Greater New York. His
friends. when they talk to ono another. do not
assert that he has any chance of being elected.
No man has ever been elected Mayor OF any OF
the cities that arc included in the territory OF
the Greater New York who was not backed or
who had not the Endorsement OF one OF the two
great political parties. The widest claim Of
any OF MIR. Lows friends at the present time 10
that hell beat Tracy" The object Of the Citi.
Zens' Union to-day is to smash the Republican
party. That has been the object ell along Of the
men who are behind the movement.
There have been a good many Republicans
slow to realize this fact. but they are realizing
1t now and they are deserving the Low move.
ment in great numbers. and are inducing their
Republican friends, who have been lmisled, to
follow them. The argument they are using IL this:
II Seth Low and his shouters succeed In their
endcavors to smash the Republican party, it
means that either Henry George or Robert A.
Van wyck will DO elected Mayor OF the city. II
Mr.. Van Wyck is elected Mayor Of the city and
Tammany Hall lie reestablished In power he will
hold Office for four years. When he has been in
office one year there will como an election for
Governor OF the State OF New York. The power
of tho Mayor of tho Greater New York Is tire.
mendous. All OF that power, in case of Mr..
Van Wyck's election. would DO used TO
defeat tho Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor OF the State and TO elect the
Democratic candidate, who would in all
probability be tho creature OF Tammany Hall.
Every bit of power and every bit OF patronage
and cyery hit NJ inhuencet TINT would roma with
the control of the greater city's patronage would
be used to crush tho Republican party in the
State. The same would be true In the event OF
tho election OF Mr.. George. The power and the
patronage and the influence OF the Greater New
York, the centre OF the wealth, tho capital and
the business OF the country, would be used to
crush the Republican party in the State and to
build up and make successful tho FREQ silver.
reputation. Chicago platform. wing Of the
Democratic party. Afne spectacle, indeed! but
this is not all.
The first Mayor OF the Greater Now York will
have been In office only two years when tho
tiSht for the control of the nation will again
have to be fought. In that fight, as in the fight
for Governor. every bit Of the patronage and tho
influence of the administration, in tho case of
tho election of either Mr.. Van Wyck or Mr..
George, would DO thrown in Aid Of the election of
the Democratic candidate for President, rum
ming, perhaps. on exactly the same platform that
was adopted by the revolutionists at Chicago
last year.
The extent Of this influence can hardly be cs.
timated. In no single State In the whole Union
could an administration do so much for tho sue
cess OF q Democratic ticket as 1t will DO In the
hands OF the FIRST Mayor Of Greater Now York
to do. In addition to the political influence that
comes with the patronage of this tremendous
city. the man who is elected Mayor will bs able
to control. through his power of appointment,
the election machinery of tho Greater New
York. II he sees fit to follow the example of
Seth Ibw, and demand designations before he
makes appointments, he can command every
thing.
Therefore these Republicans say that every
Republican who votes for Seth Low for Mayor
is a traitor TO his party and casts a vote against
the Republican candidate for Governor In 1898.
and n vote against the Republican candidate for
President in 1900. They say they could stand
it. perhaps. il voting for Seth Low was merely
casting a vote for him: but they cannot be
traitors to their party in a State and n national
election for the sake of INDUCING . sentimental
feeling for so-called non-partisanship In a NUM-
cipal election. As stated before, tho sound
argument used by the men who are deserving
Low is increasing the assertions almost tenfold.
Tho first Mayor of Greater New York has the
spending of S75.O 900. 900 each year. He con-
trolls directly the appointment OF the heads of
every department. and indirectly the appoint.
ment OF their subordinates. II he should be the
boss that Seth Low was when he was the Mayor
OF Brooklyn he would control the whole bust.
ness absolutely. the influence OF that money
added TO the influence OF the thousands upon
thousands OF places in the city service would be
OF incalculablc value to the Democratic party in
the election for Governor and in the election
FOR President In 1900.
Henry George makes no secret OF how II
would go II no should be elected. He says
boldly that this is the beginning OF the fight q
capture the nation in 1900. He announces 1t In
his speeches and in his interviews. So do the
leaders of Tsmmany Hall. and 30 do the candi-
dates Of Tammany Hall.
Gen. Tracy can be elected and will be elected
Mayor by the votes OF the regular blicans
of the Greater New York. The fight between
Henry George and Judge Van WICK is bound
to split the Tammany vote to such an extent
that tho only way that Gen. Tracy car
fail OF an election is through the success Of
Seth Low In his efforts to fool Republican
voters into believing that the present object OF
the Low movement Is other than the smashing
OF the Republican party and thus winning moi
enough votes to elect himself. for that 10 i'm
possible. but enough to make 1t impossible fol
Gen. Trao' to beat Van Wyck or George.
Every Republican who votes for Seth Low
therefore. Is a traitor to his party. He votel
against his psrty's candidate; but. beyond that
he votes against the Republican candidate fol
Governor and against the Republican candi
date for President and in favor OF . Organized
Democracy. II is Il question for beyond his or
ganization in this city. He is a traitor to hi
organization in the State and to his org aniza
tion in tho nation and 10 q traitor to tho prin
ciples OF his party.