The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-14
GREATER NEW YORK.
Interesting Letter from a For
mer Loulslan.
JANUARY, l, 1897.


our corporate limits we can see
farming, buncoing, duck-shooting,
merchandising, oyster and clam
&c.
There WAS a national interest in
the selection last November, Of our
cily officers, who assume their du-
ties to-day. The Democrats claim
ed great victory, and the Repub-
licans were compelled to acknow-
ledge humiliating defeat. So far,
they are agreed. But the Demo-
Gratis do not acknowledge that their
victory was due TO Republicansplits
and the Republicans say their de-
feat was not due TO Free Silver at
is TO |; since the Tammany con-
vention refused to endorse silver.
The city went Democratic Tam
many Ivy $4,000, thanks to Tam
mauy's able management, whereas
the rest Of the State gave a majori-
ty OF $1,000. Net Democratic ma
jority, 10000.
OF course your readers generally
know that in this liveliest munic-
ipal contest that ever occurred on
the American continent, there were
three principal candidates for May
or, all claiming 4 dead certainty.
They were VanWyck, Tammany ;
Tracy, Republican, and Lowe, citi-
zens Union. The following was
the final result: VanWyck Tam.
Dem,) 2SS, 1897; Tracy, (Rep.) 1Ol,-
1858; Lowe, Citizens Union) l5l,-
$40; George, (Jef. Dem.) 1858 ;
Sanial, (SocialIst) II, 467 ; Wardwell,
PRO- 1859; Crinkshank, United ~
DEM els; Gleason, (Ind) 1923.
II am not giving you unimpor-
tant statistics. Tho Mayoralty Of
New York is not an unimportant
office. The salary is $4,000 pei
year-half as much again as that
OF the Governor Of New York State
more than twice that OF the Cover.
nor OF Kentucky
Many people usually know pref
/ ty well what the result of an cleo
tion is going to be. Did you notice
that Notwithstanding conflicting
claims, professional election gam
blers were giving odds Of 5 to 3 OF
VanWyck. The odds offered By
these sports are always fair indlca
tions OF what the result will be
They always place the odds in thei
own favor, and good advice to on,
who must bet is "dOn't be SOM
gamblers sucker, but go and hun
yourself one"
There are several ways OF accur.
ately predicting the result OF al
elec ton. ! believe the best is By
an honest straw ballot, expression
to be obtained by at least one pei
cent Of the voters. 1t is necessary
to obtain former records OF eacf
voter approached, from which L
estimate the trend OF the genera
change Of sentiment. New YorI
! City could easily be canvassed By
postal for 500, and that would b.
a splendid investment for q gam
bier. When this balloting is car
ried on by crooks exclusively, FOL
their own information, they arr
much more honestly conducted
than when they are carried on BY
partisan newspapers for the infor-
nation Of the public. The relis.
bilIty Of their methods are testified
to by the confidence with which
they put up their money, and the
uniformity with which they win.
The real reasons for the Repub-
lican defeat in New York City are
as follows: She is naturally Demo
cratic; The opposition was badly
split; The "Reform Administra-
ton" had driven vice we'll out up
on the streets to jostle and elbow
virtue,aD had found it impossible
to drive it out OF the city; The
Democrats were silent on financial
questions; and last, but not least
the Raines Law was exceedingly
unpopular.
One unpopular feature Of the re.
nOwned Raines Law was that II
took nearly all the municipal Ii.
quor tax from large cities, and
nearly none from smaller cities
for State purposes. This was 1
Republican bride to the country
legislators TO secure the passage O
OF the bill, which further forbade
the sale Of liquor on Sunday excep
with meals, by licensed hotels
This was very hard on Sunday
thirsts, until all the dram-shop
put up hotel signs and began dis
pensing sandwiches as meals
Now you can get a sandwich 70
five cents and boy $1,000 worth O
rum to drink with II. One very seri
Gus inconvenience, which change,
the politics Of many saloon keep
er, was the necessity OF providing
lodging accommodations for thei
guests A house is not a hote