Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-30
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Ilnunlclpal campaign in New YORK
which no one seems able to solve, is
the vote which the fusionists are likely
to set in Brooklyn. The democratic
managers are belittling this vote, and
| the republicans swelling it to extlaor-
binary proportions, thus showing Meth
err side knows Well what it is likely t.
| be-
/ Brooklyn never has been we'll or
ganized, either by republicans or demo-
Icrats. IT has an entirely different point
iof view from that prevalent in New
York. There is a condition as be-
tween Brooklyn and New York regard
ling the questions of law and order
which is much like that prevailing be-
! tween Evanston and Chicago. Brook
/ lyn is q good deal of a suburb, and
| people there naturally desire to protect
| their own homes. Heads of families are
Iquite willing that New York City should
remain more or less wide open. They
! cross the bridge every day for BUSH
ness purposes, and it is an easy matter
| to come back to New York after dark
or to be detained in the big city by al
legged business purposes whenever the
time comes for blowing off steam. The
average Brooklyn citizen, however, Is
extremely strenuous on the subject Of
keeping the red lights out of Brooklyn,
and the old sentiment which gave the
town the name OF the City of
Churches" prevails to a much larger de-
cree than is generally understood.
Fully recognizing this condition Of af-
fairs, the fusion managers have wisely
devoted especial attention to Brook
lx-p Mr., to l 10
popular there but he stands for good
deal that is clean and wholesome, and
his friends have laid much stress on
the fact that if he is defeated the in
fiuence of Tammany will certainly be
extended across the river and the really
moral influence of the Hugh McLaugh-
lin democracy in Brooklyn will be for
ever destroyed. Brooklyn sentiment is,
therefore, so distinctive and suburban
that the people are easily aroused to an
effort to protect their own homes. leav-
ing wicked New York to remain a waste
place just outside of their garden
gates.
Leader Murphy of Tammany asserted
yesterday that he could carry Brook
lyn, but this is a manifest bluff. Mayor
Low carried Brooklyn two years ago
by about $4,000 plurality and IL he
does as well this year the chances for
McClellan's election will dwindle ma
terially. The Hugh Mclaughlin dem
ocracy Is still nominally and openly
fighting the Tam1nany ticket, but there
are strong signs that McLaughlin's In
f1uence is waning, at least for this
election, while every one knows that
Tammany is much stronger In New
York proper than for long time past.
There IS no possible contest between
the two parties, SO far as the personal
fitness of the leading candidates is con-
cerned Mr. Lows integrity and his
intellectual ability have been known to
every one for generation. Congress
man Mcclellan made an excellent rec
ord in Washington. and there has been
no time at which personal attack
could be made upon his character. Nd
one has the slightest idea that if he
were elected mayor he would knowing
ly be party to any game of graft or
connive at open viciousness in the city.
AS the two leading candidates, there
fore, are both men of excellent char
acter it would naturally be expected
the campaign would be fought out on
real municipal issues and that there |
would be practically no personal abuse |
and utilization.