The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
How TO Make Sure Gen. Tracy's
Election.

Tho Republicans alone can elect Gen.
Tracy in this campaign of so much mp.
parent confusion and complcxity.
In 1902, when the Democratic party was
united aud of its greatest strength, its vote
for CLEVELAND IN the territory included in
the Greater New York was 292 800. Tho
Republican vote for HARRISON, though then
at a remarkably low ebb, was ISL ,O02. .
This year TnmIuany issplit sQuarely in two
by the George excitement. GEoRGE is tho
regular Chicago platform candidate, aud as
such will command the great majority of
the Democratic vote, along with that of the
Socialists and other politically eccentric
n radical bodies. Low is a disturbing
force, but his candidacy will only help the
Republicans united against him by further
dividing the opposition to them.
Their vote Of 1871 900 in the Greater New
York in 1892, when the party fell behind its
usual percentage OF the total vote, has hccn
increased by natural growth and by large ac.
c~essions to the party since that time, and
more especially last year. Thus swelled,
there is no doubt that if concentrated upon
Gen. TRACY it is ample to elect him. More.
over the Republicans will draw to their aid
uii 'hC SOIlSclNhllNc u l IL IL bIttltl We"
York without regard to party affiliations
in the past, as atrording the only way Of
beating the menacing George candidacy.
The dickering Of the Low agents with
the George managers opens the eyes of all
Republicans and all honest men to the
political immortality and the dangerous
character of the Low movement. Such
readiness to assist in elccting GEORGE,
to do anything possible in order to
beat the Republican party, s~tartles the
whole community. Though begun osten-
sibly and pretentiously as a distinctively
municipal movement, it has gone into
State politics by putting up candidates
for the Assembly, for the sole purpose Of
beating the Republican candidates. Ac-
tually it can hope to do no more than divide
the vote sufficiently to foist upon the State
the disgrace and the menace of George As.
semblymen.
How many Republicans will assist in that
conspiracy against their party and in the
interest of HENRY GEoRGE9 There are said
to be a good many in Brooklyn now, but by
the I'd of November they will be precious
few. All honest men will refuse to lend
aid to such detestable political business,
whatever may be their party allegiance.
The Republican party has now upon it a
grave responsibility. In its whole history it
has had no graver, and the burden rests on
the conscience of every member of the
party. 1t is a high responsibility to civ.
ilized society. The party also has before it
a great opportunity. The Mayoralty of
New York for -four years to come is within
its reach, and it can now strike against
Organism the hardest blow since the defeat
of BRYAN last November.
Voting for SETH Low or for VAN WICK
will be voting to elect HENRY GEORGE and
to strengthen Organism. Voting for Gen.
TRACY, the ahlest man ever nominated
for Mayor of New York, will be voting to
crush out GEORGE and all he represents.
Gen. TRACY is the one honest candidate
in the field. He alone is uncontaminatcd
and unhampered by political bargains, and
no Republican can desert him without
treachcry to his party and to society. All
honest opponents of HENRY GEORGE, every
man who really desires to prevent the dis.
grace and the calamity of his election, must
vote for BENJAMIN r. TRACY.