The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
THE MUvIonA1 oAMrAIGw.
A Democratic Argument Thnt tho uepublican
Party MAST ne the ''Untrytng Ferce.n

A Democratic Argument Hnnt THO thtpuottoaa
Party Mast ne the "Unirytng Rerce.n
To THE EDITOR OF hi sUN-Sir: At the
Republican County Committee meeting last
night Mr.. Bidwell. ono OF tho Republican orRnni-
zation leaders In town, offered a resolution
which was unanimously adopted. and which
contained among other things this expression:
"Nor can any candidacy provo n unity
ing force among tho friends Of good
government in this city which is formally
presented prior to tho meeting OF tho
Republican City Convention. and without
its action" The expression "a ~unifying force "
was borrowed from Mr.. Seth Lows letter to the
Citizens Union committee regarding his candi-
dacy, and. rs IL Is a phrase likely to be heard
many times during the present canvass, IL seems
TO me profitable to contrast tho conditions which
made "a u~nifying force" absolutely indis-
pensablo to success against Tammany In tho
municipal canvass Of 1894 with the conditions
as they exist nov.
In 1894 thcre were seven or eight political
organizations differing from each other on
many, II not most, points antagonistic to tho
aims Of each other. and ngreed only In common
opposition to Tammany Hall, then In political
power in New York, and then actually, but now
only nominally, a Democratic organization.
These numerous hostile organizations wcre
isolated political particles, and they could
only be brought into fusion by the u~nifying force
of a candidate who would secure tho support
OF all the elements opposcd to Tsmmany Hall.
Unto that time. the Republican party had never
carried the city of New York in a State or ma
tional election. Democratic candidates had
been uniformly sucoessful. and tho Democracy.
cemented by many years of hard and successful
fighting and not weakened NV exoursions into
the realm Of PopuIism. was the dominant marty
here. The battle against Tammany Hall
was further complicated by the fact that there
was n Governor Of New York tn be voted
for on the same day that the Mnyor
was chosen. Moreover. tho representatives of
Tammany Hall were then intronched in pover
and were deemed NV many nersons IN bc irwin.
chile. Tho error nj that ,ninion was aftervard
shown: the necessitv of anv abroad pnupe
union - DID no. amman an plainiv when the yotes
had been counted and the result of tho ballot
ing was declared. The union NJ the beteropene-
Gus elements hostile to Tammany was brought
about by the mmit of Seventy. which was
established primarily to perform that function.
This year these conditions are entirely
changed. Tho election to be held IA municipal
exclusively, The proportionate number of Re-
publican voters in the enlarged Nav York IA
materially greater than A. wa. In the c,tv NJ
New York nlone in the mupic,naI elect,on of
1894. last wear. after A conteat Of oreat vioo-
and j,tensitv. the Rcnpblicans for tho Art
time in the history Of the marty here.
aborts. had n maturity NOT univ for .,octo-,
nm tbe Presidential t;,L., ~ .I.o o.,
Governor and for their co,ntS non,,no.
Tho pon,,,zod prr.,;rad r.Saa ISnn ~.
its title IN be the leader ~ m. n.moor.tto