New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
WHAT JTAs NETWORK DONE

thar makes Ne,vYork IL because PER- co,,l-
idst sfa no nien who conduct ne SSps'f and The
rnorce ana the ooIn5Iys n' an sscoie
count.-,s anan.p OH the greatest se"'e'
WHAT JxAs NETWORK DONE?
Nor-Ycrk Is grsA, because here arc the me-
o., arti.,ns and a,,ists Here are the men "'o "a,
80 ,,1r o.re are the men VINO by ia!ihiui
~ IA, =, er tsv with heir hands PIX UP '"ess
,-ea, buildings that XII admire IL II me u'S'
!. I. tb- peop!. Of Nuv-York. who make New ORR
xr.q.. (Appause,. B.t what has been Nv or r.
conr b. On WIN i i.t ~ rood XIV government by
'eso'' - ,o not pe hang our heads q shame
Il NJ for tine because such city cIty ~
h., s,cb woiknier bv snch business men, oj me
bars o. the country ,his zen ~ r,.n,o AN
s-n-~r the lati.as 10y i;s e.iy sOfe'nHi.h1' 'nP0
~ NV g.. III. 80? .trnpy because those men
-, ,av. made Nev-York Srea. have had aimosi
~ birc a. DO with tne.- city government IHey
nv; a,ovei ,her ccy govs-nrlen; . BE carried on
for .lc1l by political nachges and these poiitisa'
machre are cordlc'ed or !heH @~ nereiess!onai
m sn H h1" eo 90 2' ya d. So r wat can get
ogtj,rs f.- ihaf reason. tc,ause they 1--we by that
pro .sion CAppaluse) Now. low does he 2fofr cS
they come before she people and ASK y oa 70 hsve
Tor aim and tn pol.t ~ ha'is ~ nc pe'pe h1n g
.5cr wben re aeope have risen in their indigne,-
Ton AM turned he powers out TIA are N son..I -,
IL Wat th9t wanted to do with tnelr city govern
mcnt. bu' hey az not d. snynns nor cori.n: to
cho5se re carldafe named - man or to choose
the candidates named ~ another man.
THE CITIZENS UNION.
Blu. this year new thinc has been seen in the
city OF New-York. and that Is a Citizens Union.
linplauseJ 1t mas been made up Of laboEins men
and professional men and manufacturers ct mer-
chants o. bankers. Of men who represent all the
great interests Il he city, who give to the ,y IL
credit among the nations: and they have saN 80
TO IL =. H. n'ope Of IT, city II New-York chance
in their oHn Interests. they Will a. IT, tApplau-,eii,
II Is perfectly clear 10 YOU tnat tAe nem W." ,ho
city with a Woo heart and 20 serve the Ii'y only
GpplauseD They have noi been, seiscted ~ ~ Tne
contro led by one man. Thev come before you rep
reSertiug al the people Of the city. and they ASK
10 the full hst sort Of srnment which Is repre-
sentative Of AL the eiemcnts gong to MAKE up tne
he day laborer and running through every stratum
or sTTty 10 ne very he Of the
people as a Whole then say. support this ticket
because Is tn drs chance yog, ha'% MIR Ina aa
Of machines and 10 take possession OF Jour own
city government. Npplause)
BATTLING FOR LOCAL sELF-GOvERNMENT.
Now. the second point that ask you to think OF
Is this: we are really battling here for the right
OF local scif-sovernment OF the city Of New-York.
You have been asked TO e'ect Of your own accord
officers for the benefit OF Nebraska and Louisiana.
You have been asked to elect officers picked out
Tor YOU by gentleman just home from England.
That Is no, Rome rule; that Is not loca seli;sov-
u two such machines. But you can. II YOU will.
carry ,5f s s from the p2n' Of yisy Of the
S @ for @' c city o Of e bit you
secure local sef-government II they ara threatened
with tho loss Of ii. Applause)
United Colonies 10 throw OF tho Yoke OF England
and to begin 70 govern themselves? simply that
IN the ART OF government Now II cities have
no capasi,y to govern themseiveS. and have to be
the other DO YOU not see that the very fabric OF
Ing 81 the time. and.if there goes about message
over tho whole lard that the people in the cities
be before mi. Republic ITSELF viii totter to it's fa?
Because. II the people IN the cities do not govern
people Of the cities are capable " governing them
selves?
THE REWARD OF SUCCESS
On the other hand II tho people Of tho city OF
New York realize what Is at stake In this election
take matters into their hands and demonstrate
10 this country ard 20 the world that the people
Of this great metropolis three millions and quar-
ter in nur Der are capable Of governing themselves
/ are capable OF nominating the man they want TO
vote FOR ard Of elcctne him after nominating him.
n that is the message that goes from New-fork to
every corner ~ ths country. men will be encouf-
aged everywhere to believe that the cities being
capable OF sef-govcrnmeut. the great fabric Itself
Is safe 20 - EXTREMIST limits CApplause)
! shall not detaln you longer. simply want 70
sny 10 the people here that everywhere | have been
U
I'M Kings ! have found the same Enthusiasm ard
the conv!cio that the interests OF the people
I arc nightly involved in this cause. bring that
d word ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hut ~ tho same tim" ask
YOU 20 relax every short that you can put ioith
[ . gain success because no man who knows any
thing about these political machines underestim1 es
Tor a moment their tremendous power. 30 not
know Of the force in ar the lard that could break
( them when ,hcs both ere arrayed together against
/ tho people. except the force OF the people them
| selves (Arpause)
You can d. H. And while would not have you
relax any effort because know YOU viii not but
/ nut forth Your utmost strength. the other hand
| OF success for YOU break both machines as
easily as you can break one Applause)
OVERFLOW MEETINGS NECESSARY.
As soon as Mr. Low finished speaking. the au-
dlence rose at a signal from the chairman. and
began TO leave the hall. AMI In a few minutes
! the space which had been crowded 10 the doors
was empty. Most OF the people carried their
Low Tags with them when they left the hall.
During part Of the time. while the meeting in
the hall was In progress. some thousands OF poo
nile who could not get into the hall. formed
overflow meetings about Cooper Union and
listened TO speeches by several volunteer orators.
THE CITIZENS UNION EMBLEM
SETH LOW ANp THE REST OF THE TICKET TO
BE UNDER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
II IL lmportan, that voters should note that the