The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-09
TAMMANY'S BIG FIGHT INDICATIONS POINT TO ANoTH. FER VICTORY FOR THE TIGER. Shepard Able and Popular-opposi- ton Made Up Mostly of Repub-
 licans and Organization of
 Little Strength.

Special New York Correspondence of
 Nashville American.
 Now that the Democratic and Republi- can parties have nominated their city
 tickets, the voters of this city are looking
 forward to the most important, if not the most exciting. campaign in the his-
 tory of the city. Both parties will, of
 course, make every effort to elect their
 pears to be with the Democrats. Tam
 many has perfect, compact, with num-
 erous organizations, and Is a body which
 pursues politics every day in the year.
 primary fights which excited an enor-
 nous amount of interest In the districts
 and aided in bringing thousands of en- rolled voters to the polls who might oth-
 CTS have given their decision in these
 party fights, and with one or two small
 and insignificant exceptions, the defeated
 leaders have accepted the result and
 broken front to the enemy, which this year consists of the Republican organiza- tion. as 1t does every year, and half a dozen mushroom organizations, conn CTS, and which viii disappear with the close of the campaign. to Dc revived again perhaps in the future when there shall seem another chance of sharing in the loaves and fishes.
 The situation can perhaps be best un- derstood by calling attention to the fact that The New York World, a Democratic newspaper. but for years. as now, still opposed to the rule of MT. Croker. today, editorially commends the nomination of Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn, for Mayor, by Tamfnany, and the other reg ular Democratic organizations of Greater \. New ;..oI York. and in every way indicates this year as against that of Seth. Low. whom 1t supported In opposition to Mayor Van Wyck four yeers ago. The Demo shown wisdom in its action and thereby destroyed the hopes of-its enemies, who were confident that some man would be nominated who would prove a weak can didate and one easy to beat.
 Edward M. Shepard is in every sense more than the equal of Seth Low, the fu- sion nominee. brilliant lawyer. he has been as much constantly fin the public eye as his opponent. and has record in pull lie achievements fully as large as that Of Columbia Universitys President. He will attract to himself many Republican and independent votes, ard draw as many who head the ticket of the reformers Another point in his favor is that he is the only man for whom Comptroller Coler gladly and willingly stepped aside and who in advance of his nomination and in writing promised him his hearty and en- thusiastic support.
 The Democrats will not win simply be- cause they have so strong. popular and honest man at the head of their ticket. They will win because in spite of all that is said by Republicans and others about public extravagance, corruption and Vice there Is evidence on every hand Of what Tammany Is doing with the public mon eys. while as for vice and crime the city never was so free from lawlessness and criminality as 1t is today. Ever since the last election great public works have been by the torn-up condition of hundreds of streets and dozens of avenues. These works give steady employment to thou sands of men night and day, who are thus able to disprove the charge that the Tammany leaders are filling their pockets with city funds. In addition new bridge is being constructed across the East River. to say nothing of new public build ings that are being erected and new streets. roads and boulevards which are being laid out and on which work has been progressing for several months. These are arguments which count with thousands of voters and are better vote winners than constant and partisan as- saults upon the city administration. This city has not had a Republican Mayor in years, except in 1894 when the police scandals gave the city to the Re- publicans, and the Republicans knew very well that their only Hope of carrying the city was to make combination with the Citizens Union and anti-Tammany organ for Mayor, is an independent Republican, who ran as the candidate of the Citizens Union against the regular Republican candidate four years ago.
 Low then made strong run, but it Is whether he can poll the same votes now, since four years make big difference. and the Citizens Union is not half so strong as 1t was. In fact in Brooklyn, where the bulk of its strength 3ame from four years ago, it Is now con rolled largely by single tax men and abor leaders, instead of the business and men who gave 1t its strength | n 1S97
 The enlightenment of it's citizens and character makes New York | ] Democratic city and this alone in itself l insures victory to the Demo- ,ratic party, the voters fearing attacks m their personal liberty when the Re- 'ublcans and their Puritanicat support ,ra in aaufroI IT HsI