TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-11-06
THE GRAY GHOST
OF SOCIALISM.

both the old parties should be
come panie-stricken because o.
fear that the Socialists will car.
ry the New York municipal
election in November; yet that
appears to be the state OF mind
OF the political leaders who have
charge Of the campaign OF
Mayor Mitchell, Judge Hylan
and Mr.. Bennett.
That this should come to
pass is the more remarkable
under the prevailing circum-
stances. Judge Hylan has the
powerful support of Tammany
and while Bennett has been be
trayed and abandoned by his
own party machine, and is
treated like an unwelcome Wis
itor in his own family circle, no
candidate ever entered a poll
teal campaign supported by
more money or influence than
Mitchell. He is the candidate of
the wealthy, the anti-peace ele-
ment, the anti-free-speech crowd,
the monopolists of patriotism,
the anti-primary faction, the
Vigilantes, American Defense
Society, Navy League, National
Security League, Roosevelt and
Wall Street. And yet his friends,
no less than the friends of
Judge Hylan, tremble at the
name Of Morris Hillquit, the
Socialist, who, since Mitchell has
announced himself the "War
Mayor" has declared himself
for the early conclusion of an
honorable peace.
There is one merit that the
Evening Post has above its con-
temporaries-it prints the news
uncolored, without fear or favor.
What it had to say Of Hillquit's
chances the other day must
have acted like a thunderbolt
on the eminently respectable
readers of that dignifed journal.
1t said:
Socialism is worrying Tam
many Hall. Two days ago
there was a conference of the
Tammany campaign managers
and assistant managers at
Delmonico's, and the reports
from Tammany strongholds
on the East Side of Manhat-
tan, Harlem and from the
lower West Side, were so de-
pressing that the Tiger was
chilled to the bone. Charles
f. Murphy presided at the con-
ference, and Aaron ]. Levy,
Municipal Court Justice, took
the role of chief alarmist
Justice Levy, as a trained and
experienced Judge of political
sentiment, reported to the
conference that Morris Hill
quit was likely to sweep the
East Side by two votes for
Hillquit TO one for the field,
composed of Hylan, Mitchell
and Bennett.
This story was followed by
a similar one from the upper
East Side, from the thickly
populated Harlem sections,
and from the lower West
Side. From Bronx, Queens,
and Brooklyn, the Tammany
campaign managers reported,
had come similar Information
The conference was called be-
cause Of these reports, and to
devise some way Of counter
acting the growth of Socialist
sentiment and checking the
drift Of voters toward Hill
quit.
Almost at the same time
that Levy and other Tamma-
NY men were sounding the
alarm to Murphy at belmont
cos, individual Mitchell sup
porters identified with neigh
borhood welfare work at the
various settlements were tel
ling the Mitchell campaign
managers that Socialism and
Hillquit were sure to sweep
the poorer sections of the
city, and that in the Assembly
district totals on election
night in these sections Of
the city Mitchell would be
third or fourth, with Hylan
second.
CONSUMPTION of husbands,
brothers and sons, living costs,
and resentment inspired by 1
the demagogic cry Of "capi-
talism" had turned the voters
from the Fusion candidate,
the settlement workers said.
The distrust Of the two old
parties was general, it was adj
ded. |.