New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-02
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MAYOR LOWS CANVASS.
SWEDISH REPUBLICANS ENTHUSIASTIC.
MEETING AT MUSIC HALL ADDR EssED BY Mn
Low AND Mr.. BEECHER-


auspices OF the Swedish Republican Club OF city, The
hall was well filled. The scandiDavians were
| there In great force, and showed that they
could grow just as enthusiastic over Seth
Low OF excitabe natiOnaltes.' Tho
Mayor received the reception that has
greeted him at every meeting which he has spoken.
General @. T. Christensen presided After brief intro
ductoy address, In which he urged the necessity of work
well as enthusiasm, he introduced Mr.. Low who, with
his usual straightforward candor spoke briefly He sad
hope you won't forget that with the Mayor is TO bo
hope that II You elect NE " for Mayor "' YOU
viii elect with me the Aldermen who stand upon tho
platform stand on On one side you are offered tho
choice Of partisan Mayor and partisan Board Of Alder
men. and on the other side nonpaitisan Mayor and
non-partisan Board Of Aldermen. You know that the
Adeunanc law changed last year that instead OF
eectng one Alderman fL1m each 1f the %egtyyo
teen members four chosen from each Ade1nanlo DIS
trict and seven elected as Alpermen;atLrye BY tho
whole city From the districts there viii be eight Demo
Gratis in the next Board and four Republicans When tho
fs%Gnss eHHsss f s ssG "trIGS ADOPTED a r g
form Of nop-partisanshiP--that local md city,
tarsthey proceeded show their good faith by noinat
Ing gentleman who already the citizens candidate
they put into the eld seven AdcmenatIgc, four who
were Democrats and three who were Republicans IN Ma
form The Democrats have pursued different course.
VIII 1t not be safer with city government where the ma
is l5 TO which will be the case If the Democratic Alder
mind, that the ncxt Board Of AldsImra
S TO Rs RTf l s Tie the TaSaa Sf IL
local Democracy afirns that RAPID transit necessity
They aso speak IN favor 9f party responsibility Tho
rapid transit proposition before them since tho
meeting % e 70 consider t. Now At what rate do you think
that problem will he solved under party responsibility and
party responsibility: The gentleman on the other sde
says that some party ought TO be responsible t r2T
be responsible for the Democratic partyL IApplause
10 you think m ; any NJ be ay or s
he responsible for that other gentleman elected they VIII
control him. and WHO controls 1 Mn ne DehHcg PaSSr PS
and applause II you choose me for Mayor you choose
Mayor who will be responsible to the city alone zap
plause
REMARKS or Mr. DEEcHER.
Henry Ward Beecher was tnen introduced and the ap
palse which greeted him less hearty than that
which had been given Mayor Low He spoke in part
as fouows
Iwant to talk to you not Republican. I am one,
speak to-uigbt When, you have elected your
Mayor is ho TO be Mayor of the Demoeratie.
party, Of the Republican party, or OF the citizens Gf
Brooklynl That is the question have 70 decide In
Seth Low We have man whom we nave uiea a Tor two
years ask any man in this audience or IA thls cry 20
put his finger on single point in which he has been
tougs in which he has not demonstrated that he has
served the interests OF the Democrats Just 80 muc9
when he first nominated it would have been very
fair question him whether If elected he would bo
proiersons men nake before they come into
Office nobody believes word OF theIn-lt Is the law OF
politics. But now, bavIng had him for two years under
tie most trying circumstances, say IL Is not iiEnt.
mot not 3 not Sc e S %5tSEa 5tSa tY Of Re a s
office, when you have his fidelity IN me laso
today iApplansel Brooklyn has undertaken TO take
up again the neglected township question that old New
England applied to municipal government 1t is the In
terest OF every who lives IN this city that its affairs
should be wen administered When you wan, 70 now Low
have to say about il there. Brooklyn is much cleaner
than NewYOrk rs New York Is naser than ANY country
We We want model citg We want to make cur people
proud Of being born OF ednctcd "a Brookyn Nh'1ses h
for aud every one that lives IN BIO BigGsgn. ,sn.
ets herethe questions about when the great pa es Id
stuggingl what difference does make 10 TIE grncf
politics OF the Nation whether have clean sfee =,
good police force. efficient lire serycci Yet We hay9
been voing the theory that the interests OF
De@Scyats whose whole Interests we're outside Brook.
iyn II makes good deal OF difference to ns whether We
OF the questions which should determine every working
mans vote is which partythe party OF Bookiyn or no
SanlS Mayor Low i'm two Years has done ZOE tho
schoos of Brooklyn than done In the six years pro-
ceding under Democratic administration lAppgnnsGil
drx because he is Democrat lie promises that he win
make good Mayor OF himself have no donht hc woua
eSIy cry ali Wes RS sd Idon iink should make good Mayor;
and | don't think Mr.. Hendrix would. lIaugner.l
bomHer;o Snf he SayCT Toud Deca!s While tho DSS%s
would be the hands of Jacob, the voice would
he the voice OF Esau. | think Mr.. iehdnS
would make no more mistakes than puppea
makes when he ia being moved by wires from Deblhd.
lie cond not help himself Now. IL s the heigh7
of mpertnence and audacity for Mr. Hendrix who has
never demonstrated that he can do anything TsH eAeepo
shove pen and that only TO what other fokSare So
ng and doing, to ask take him and give nun ins
place which has been thoroughly and efficiently hleo
by Mayor Low for two years and turn Mayor Low out
While YOU are helping Brooklyn to take care OF
BROOKLYN you will incidentally ne helping Boston NeW-
York Philadelphia, Baltimore, CINCINNATI thlctgo;
ST. Louis New-Orleans and san Francisco JUST mina
your own business and you will be the schoOnaNtefs OF
M the cities that have minded their own business pug
nut ID into tho hands OF parties from outside 10 etlehd
II for them.
Other speeches were made by Albert Daggett, Robert
Anderson L. b. woodhouse, and I. s. Wolfe. Between
,ne snceches ouartette from the Scandinavian Sing
ing club sang several Scandinavian songs.