The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-19
ISSUES IN NEW YORK.
Republicans and siIverites Exploit
Their Party Platforms.

Republicans and sIverites Exploit
Their Party Platforms.
New York. Oct. 1S.-Dozens of meet
ings were held in the boroughs making
up the new city of New York. General
Tracy the Republican candidate for
mayor, was the principal speaker at the
Clement Avenue rink, Brooklyn, to-
night.
General Tracy referred to his per-
sonal friendship for Mr. Low. which he
hoped would continue. All he charged
him with was a mistake of Judgment
and want of political wisdom. that was
all.
If" said General Tracy, 'I thought
it necessary to antagOnize the party in
order to secure good government. I
would sooner thrust my hand into the
burning fame than proclaim myself a
Republican"
The concluding address was delivered
by Senator John NJ. Thurston of Ne
bras0a. There was a large crowd at
the Henry George meeting. which was
held at the Lexington Avenue Opera
house Nlr. George made q speech in
Producing eX-POstmaster Dayton, who
was cheered.
After stating that he stood on the
IIHlCIDIGS u 1nLUAds JClIeISOll- MI
George said that he had asked no al
Iegianee from Mr.. Dayton. They were
both opposed to One-uan rule and
thought that the reign of the Earl of
New York should cease. Mr.. Dayton
made a long address, attacking Tam
many hall and "Crokerisn.'
STRONG BOASTS THURSTON.
Mayor Strong spoke tonight at a
Seth Low mass meeting in the Murray
! Hill Lyceum. He said:
( There has been some little row
! kicked UP over the president Of the
I borough Of Nebraska pre5uming to tell
| US who we shall elect as our first
mayor Now. Mr.. Thurston is a very
! nice man, but I do not think that New
/ Workers need his assistance in telling
I them for whom they vote. When this
( great city feels like reaching out and
! taking Nebraska in as one OF its
I boroughs, tben it VIII be time for Mr..
! Thurston 10 tell US for whom we shall
vote. The same may be said for the
! gentleman from Ohio.
Now I am an Ohioan and am also
| proud of Senator Foraker. He is a
noble fellow and a splendid Republican
| but for al that he cannot come here
and tell US that if we don't vote for the
man he thiaks should be elected. We
are not good Republicans
Seth Low spoke tonight at Masonic
temple, Brooklyn. He said in the course
of his remarhs
I'VE have senators from Nebraska.
Louisiana and Ohio. and 1 don't know
what other states coming here to tell
rs whom we people of New York shall
vote for telling US we ought to elect
our mayor ard other officers because
of some effect it is going to have out
in Louisiana, or in Nebraska or in
Ohio Is that home rule? It does not
seem TO me 1t is.
Perry Belmont was the principal
speaker at a Democratic meeting in the
Academy of Music, Brooklyn. tonight
The $500 persons present enthusiast
! lcaIIv applauded the name of Robert A.
Van Wyck. Democratic candidate for
MAYOR. Henry Georges name was met
with applause. while Kisses greeted the
mention Of Seth Low
New York, Oct 1S.-EX-President
Harrison touched upon a truth regard
ing the New York municipal campaign
in the interview with Murat Halstead,
which is published today This is that,
to some extent, the issue is whether
there shall be any issue beyond purely
local ones
The question thus presented divides
Democrats and Republicans alike-the
: latter perhaps more sharply than the
foruer-as to both national and state
issues Ine strength OIL lIS 44oW Hue
pendents, citizens union people, is
: principally among Republicans who
, hold to the proposition that local issues
: should be paramount in the city cam
paign, while the Republican organiza-
ton insists that the fight be made upon
the St. Louis platform Of the party and
particularly the financial plank OF that
> document. The declaration in the Low
platform that proper compensation be
r exacted for franchises granted, such as
for street railways. is but one of sew
eral attempts by men who are for the
most part, Republicans in presidential
years, to have the campaign fought on
local lines.
!. SILVERITES EXPLOITING ISSUES
The free silverites among the Democ-