Show THE NEW YORK MAYORALTY The dispatch that brought the intelligence intel-ligence the acceptance by Abram S Hewitt of the nomination of the Democracy Demo-cracy of New York for Mayor of that city sounds the death knell of the hopes of i Henry George for that position for several I sev-eral reasons chief among which is the I undeniable fact that the workingmen of I I that metropolis are Democrats and with I few exceptions affiliate either with 1 Tammany orthe County Democracy The I men who have given allegiance to George by reason of the sweet sounding of I his theories will naturally gravitate toward to-ward their former allegiance to Democratic I Demo-cratic principles and hold the old time t ascendancy of the party in that city I This year is the first time for i i many years that the conflicting wings of < the party have agreed in Harmony to support sup-port the same candidatehence his election elec-tion is a foregone conclusion As George opens up his plans and ambitions the working masses see the Utopian nature of his theories and the thousands of workingmen work-ingmen who have invested their lifes earnings in small properties in that city will light shy of such dangerous uncertainties uncer-tainties to support the welltried administration admin-istration of affairs by the Democratic party Henry Georges royal jump at the very head and fountain of municipal life in America to subordinate it to his crude theories has happily been shorn of its possible success and all good men will breathe easier for it The great danger of experimenting with settled governments to inaugurate theoretical government in their places does not seem to have dawned upon the minds of the men who have promised support to George but between now and election day the error of their judgment will be made apparent to them and they I will agree that it was best that they were not successful It is a case where the I homely old couplet comes in with ten thousandfold force Its Letter to stay at home with the Devil you know Than goout with the Devil you dont know |