The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-07
To-day.


lance wherever they are held and whatever
the officers TO be voted for, whether State
or municipal merely. The tone and temper
OF the people toward the policy and princl-
pies OF the National Admin ration arc to
be expressed at time when the two great
parties are arranging their lines Of cam
paign for the tremendous contest OF next
year.
In States Of the old Southern Confederacy
where tho animositiss OF the Civil War still
dominate political sentiment, the elections,
otcourse, will express these only, and In the
city OF New York. anomalous usually be-
cause OF its political perversity and disre-
gard OF its own interests. the election may
mean nothing deserving OF reasonable con-
sderation. The welfare Of New York
obviously. dictates tho support OF the Ma
tional Administration to-day as the politi-
cal upholder OF the single gold standard
against the assault OF the Democratic
party and as the representative OF the
policy and destiny OF national expansion;
for the one IL vitality essential to the
prosperity Of this great financial and COM
tnercial capital and the other la directly
conducive Of its prosperous development.
II the New York Democrats whose in
telligence and discernment recognize that
the maintenance OF the gold standard is a
prime necessity Of national credit and well
fare and their own were wise In their gener-
alton, even as mere partisans they would
vote today solidly In opposition to their
party, In its own interest, and they would
have voted thus at every election since tho
adoption OF the Chicago platform. Ifthey
and the Democrats in agreement with them
in every State had done that, the rescue Of
the Democratic party from the silver and
Popullst domination In 1900 would be
hopeful, !fnot probable. Actually. however.
in New York they Joined In defeating,
in 1898, every gold standard candidate
for Congress. thus practically sustain
ing that platform and strengthening
the hold OF BRYAN on the Democratic
party. Being thus purblind politically.
governed by prejudice and not by rea-
son, their leaders are now again lend
ing themselves to his aid by supporting
Tammany after IL has formally and en-
phatically committed itself to him as the
Democratic leader. They do not vote under
the direction Of their heads, but at the die
tation OF passion and prejudice, like ire
sponsible children.
Moreover. even II local issues" alone
are considered. 1t Ia obvious to every intel
ligent man in tho whole city OF New York
that it's interests will he best subserved by
tho defeat OF the Tammany domination,
and It is not less obvious that they cannot
be guarded effectively except by giving the
control Of the State Assembly to It's OBJ
ponrnts. besides electing their municipal
and judicial candidates. The only sound
and reputable reason any Democrat has for
voting the Tammany ticket Ia that no
desires and Ia determined to confirm the
Bryan leadership OF his party by sacrificing
tho less to the greater. Voting for the
Tanmany ticket to-day will DO voting to
fasten the Democratic party to BRYAN and
tho Chicago platform in 1900. Tammany
being now their pledged representative and
supporter
Wo are not now attempting to argue with
anybody about the questions which enter
into this election. for already everybody
understands them thoroughly. People who
have not made up their minds by this time
how to vote to-day have no intelligence or
political judgment which we could address
and those who are victims OF mere prejudice
in the exercise OF the franchise are not sub
iects for reasonable argument at any time
For that reason, citizens really capable
Of political discrimination should be- the
more careful and energetic in expressing
the intelligent sentiment OF the financial
and commercial capital OF America.