Show THE MAYORALTY CONTEST in the city of new now york there is at present a greet contest over the forthcoming election of a mayor for that position po the workingmen of the metropolis have nominated mr henry george a gentleman not a little celebrated its a socialistic philosopher but his sudden political eminence seems to have slightly elight ly turned his head the chi cago Alcus declares that in step ping from the position of a theorist concerning industrial and econom economic iZ problems into practical politics mr henry geoppo has entered upon a sea which is straining and rend ing hie his reputation for discretion common sense and manhood in stead of standing firmly upon the only teri tenable able ground from which to appeal to the working classes of new york the exact and undiscriminating enforcement ot 0 the laws ibo the honest and economic acon ornic ad ministration of civic affair and the reform of the corrupt abuses and extravagances which honeycomb politics in the metropolis he appears only anxious to pander to class claas interests and to attract tl 0 his support the idle law defying elements of society in a to tho the working miB i P th 04 Z 4 i on tuesday night mr george told them they were the victims of an industrial slavery more vicious than that in which the southern southe rn negroes were held and that their only hope of escape was to elect him mayor if elected mayor he lie is reported to have said 1 I will loosen joosen the bonds of the police and make them the servants of the people this ie is the rankest eort sort of the police force of new york like that of chicago is far from being above criticism it has been used as a political machine and in individual instances its members haye baye betrays betray ed shocking brutality but in nil all great exigencies tho police force of new york haa has served ita its peace conserving purpose bravely and efficiently during the labor trou brou bles 1 its behavior has been worthy of the praise of both employers and working menal though often abused by both alternately as is the usual experience when duty is impartially performed it is impossible to follow a consistent line of duty without giving offense employ ers always think their rights and property deserve the first protection of the police and the laboring classes feel that their wrongs and necessities should enlist the sym pathy and support ot the police both demand undivided attention which being clearly impo impossible seible both become incensed and vent their dissatisfaction faction in reviling the police that mr george should lend bis his voice to the be clarron clan or of lawbreakers law breakers betrays a weakness in bis his character that must cost him the respect of all sensible workingmen As a man is known by his associates socia tes so a politician can be fudged by the elements he attract mr george gcorge is no longer a theorist he ia is a full fledged politician now and as such his utterances haye drawn to bis his support justus schwab and the pestilential brood of anarchists ts who hate bate the police as much as they despise honest labor sc idab ays george is their man mat when they elect him they will do as they please in a great industrial du community likener york the public man who possesses attractions for men of the schwab type must repel every other class of good citizens his ilis political utterances te have served to weaken mr george with the very men who believed helie ed aud and trusted him because they believed from his 1 writings that be he wag was a true friend in |