New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-07
head in the presence OF honest men; but per-
haps he does not.

Mayor Lows meeting was marked success
His fellow citizens received him WIN en."o
siasm, and listened respectfully to the exceiIen,
advice which he gave them This cons's.co
mainly in urging them to register 1or cleo'ion
aud to force both parties to set mp gooa
men who would work for the honest govern
meut anu municipal independence oil brooA'yh'
Tho reception given to his suggestions as 10
tha necessary changes III the laws so that
som.hodv cou|d be held responsible for the
uismapaoement of the Brooklyn Bridge
business showed what the people think OF that
swindle. Into State politics Mr. Low did not
90 deeply but only skirmished on the cdges'
He said he should wait for Mr. CleveianuS
letter of acceptance, and if 1t contained nothlng
positive in favor of helping Brooklyn 10 oD'a,n
and sustain her municipal freedom, he shouiu
write TO the Democratic candidate for clearer
statements. Then he should lay the reply ana
Judge Folcers letter before the people Tor
their consideration. This is a hint which the
Democratic candidate will not be slow to ACT
upon II he himself hesitates to make promises
which would be only intended TO gull the sini-
pie minded, his advisers undoubtedly VIII Try
to persuade him that fine words cost nothing
and that nobody ever expects Democratic on
cials to keep their word. We look for beautl-
full sentiments on this point in MIR. Clcvelands
letter.
His letter of acceptance, published elsewhere
in this impression, disposes finally OF the
malicious rumor, painful to Mr.. Is. flate
Carpenter, that he would not accept the noml-
nation of the Saratoga Convention as Leuten-
ant Governor. Mr.. Carpenter accepts, but
does not do so briefly. His letter is long and
much of it is irrelevant. He refers to the
risapprehenson and Misrepresentation D."
which exist, and declares that the recent crltl-
cism upon the action of conventions Is
fortunate" as it gives him chance to explain
some matters. There are those who VIII
not agree with the candidate that the criticism
is fortunate; but no matter Mr.. Carpenter
then refers to the mis- Misunderstanding as to q
proxv,n and declares it to he the work OF some
miscreant who wanted to impose on an IN
nocent committee and an innocent proxy" lie
treads lightly in his defence of Mr.. French,
whom he compares to deacon in Christian
church. He does not think the church should
be blamed because the deacon Is deceived.
Mr.. Carpenter then wanders on and tells why
lie voted for Mr.. Madden as temporary CHAIR
man of the convention. 1t was because Mr.
Madden was an independent man, and COM
mitted to no candidate. The Duchess county
delegation, Mr.. Carpenter says, was not pledged
to anyone, but its members were all along Tor
Judge Folger He did not influence one OF
them, and could never have had the audaclty to
try to do so. He did not want any office and made
no bargain to obtain nomination. The
hope is next expressed by Mr. Carpenter that
no Republican lin a moment of petulance "
will vote against the ticket lie argues
practically that what has been done is past and
that not to support the nominations would only
be to aid the Democrats. Toward the close OF his
letter Mr.. Carpenter announces that he stands
squarely on the platform adopted at Saratoga
1t will strike many that Mr.. Carpenter doth
protest too much. His letter will hardly
siren CITIZEN the party in the difficult task before It,