The sun., 1913-10-27
POLITICAL.
DAILY COMMON SENSE
CAMPAIGN TALKS
Dy Q Believer In New York CITY
and Judge Mccall

Well. the FusiOnists had
all last week to thems elves.
Now II is our turn. The
public has seen the depths
10 which the Hearst-Sulzer-
Mitchell combination can stoop.
They have wallowed a full
week in quagmire Of SLAM
der. The spectacle presented
Is that Of a candidate irving
10 crawl 10 the Mayors chair
through a sewer.
The most pitiful part Of
the exhibition has been the
attempt 10 make political cap
itsl out Of Sulzer and out of
the notoriety which has come
TO him as an adiudged per-
iurer. His pockets iingling
with stolen campaign con-
tributions. he has prated Of
honor to a hysterical mob.
Those among them who are
not socialists are not natural
lied. But they suited Sui
zer's purpose in his appeal
TO race and religious preju-
dice TO seek 10 cover his
infamy. In stirring up a cloud
Of hate and hysteria he hopes
to sneak back into the halls
Of state by him so lately
polluted.
His further purpose is 10
strengthen the candidacy OF
Mr.. Mitchell. But as a Pro-
gressivc candidate for the
Assembly Sulzer seems 10
seal the doom Of Fusion.
What self-respecting Repuh-
lican can now vote the Fusion
ticket?
Mr.. Mitchell. too. has made
il plain that he is counting
solely on the race and re-
ligiOuS feeling stirred up BY
Hearst, Sulzer and Hennessy
and their abuse 10 win his
election. II is a fatuOus cal
culation. The same tactics
were tried in the Mcclellan
Low campaign and the Fu-
sionists Of that day by a
similar appeal drove a heavy
Republican vote TO Mcclellan.
Ii is the history of Amer
can politics that the candidate
who makes a direct appeal TO
religious and class feeling in
variably loses by it. The
reason is most simple. The
very citizens thus appealed TO
become fearful Of the results
which might follow the policy
of setting themselves apart
from the rest of the people.
Resentments and antago-
nisms promoted for campaign
purposes are not so easily for
gotten when they take this
dangerous and Objectionable
form. And our people as a
whole want peace and har-
mony and prosperity TO replace
as soon as possible the heat
and rancor Of election strife.
The citizens who are the OBJ
iect Of such appeals to segre-
gate themselves TO further
some ones political ends are
more apt to feel that. in their
own interests, they SCOrn those
who would play upon their
sacred sentiments. FrenzieS
Of spite and rage can hardly he
sustained for even a short
campaign. But the decision in
City election stands for four
years. Ii would be scant sat-
isfaction to give way TO a spirit
of revenge that would result
in putting this City under the
domination Of Hearst. Sulzer
and Mitchell for that period.
II would mean four years OF
daily discord and hourly dam
age to our civic and business
progress.
Fortunately there is time to
combat this conspiracy against
the peace and happiness of
New York City, time for the
turmoil to Subside and for
reason 10 resume its sway.
There is time, furthermore,
to show TO New York another
fallen idOl-cOmparable even
TO the pitiabie Sulzer. Ii is an
exposure which will also cause
regret, for Mr.. Mitchell, like
Sulzer, has fooled many peo-