New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
TIE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE.
= WILL BE FOR THEM AND NOT FOR The Dos'h'
cr~tr oN TED.
WHEN SETH Low ~ ELF


Sir. Now IL the season Of the campaign reuter- III
very truta, They -ustle softly down. th!cN az ms
leaves that are falling In the rural u''t'0'' W
Tioga County and Vantage. England WINNER VIII
wend 10 their holes in the ground TWO pa'.''"
spec,mens OF ex-Boss on November g. The plain.
ordinary citizen whose routine quietuce mas od'''"
him rror, invitation to address ;he multitude l'
public speech. fees filed with u;terahce 'hd'
only by communication 20 the pubic P''SS N"'
disrup,ion be lodged. |. then. as pain ''''"e'
TO other plain citizens, say. why Sho'lu We N0'e
for Seth Low; ,
FIrst-Recause neither he nor th~ other cand!-
dates who stand with him have been asked OF
llowed ia contribute one cent toward the EXPENSES
Of this long campaign. No price has been p'aeen
on their heads. they have not been crUcHe" o' "
cross OF gold Uhank you. Mr.. BT1ah' Trey win
NOT have 70 make up out OF the people either in
appoint ments by actual cash "Ha' 'h'y "a'e
paid for their Offices their previous honorable cap
able and self respecting careers are the aSsu'''e
that they viii make good return FOR th'T olo'9 ~
honest and efficient work for the beheii' Oh INV wy
and not for the benefit OF themselves -,
Second-Rccause he will not bring about the mn
lennium and present every voter with II house anu
lot the day after election. All the other cahou".''
arc pIedged 70 do either this something else
cnuallv remarkable He Will try merely 10 give
the civ good government by continuing III ONO"
such mon as Colonel Warning and placing o'herS
like him at the head Of the other great departments
instead OF men Ike Coils. ~
Third-Because Benjamin +. Tracy. on April u
last speaking on the charter before GoNcrHo'
Plack said of Seth Low He il the greatest a'i-
tboritv on the administration of municipal analrs
in tho United States" Seth Lows training AZ
Navor OF Brooklyn for two terms, ne arbitrator
for labor unions. as Rapid Transit Commissioners
as administrative head of great educational in
stj:ufion as Charter Commissioner In con
junction with acknowledged experience. sound
Judgment of men and natural aptitude for high
executive worn have peculiarly fitted him TO he AT
the head Of so great undertaking as the forming
OF the new government OF the great city.
Fourth-Because he l. absolutely free from ohi-
CATION to any boss or machine. He Is his own man
lie is not pulled b. rope from the window Of an
express office or by cable from the racetracks OF
England Tom P.att made Tracy; Dick Croker
made Van Wyck.
Fifth Because he has been nominated directly
by the people in their sovereign right. not by mis-
representatives OF the people who cast the votes OF
whole boroughs in bunch FOR whomsoevcr the
boss has decided upon. This Republic was founded
on the principle OF civil liberty. no taxation with
out representation For years the honest men OF
this city the plain citizens OF day. have been
taxed and allowed no representation Poverty
stricken political bosses have grown impudently
rich out of petty Offices. Where did they get it
The machines controlled the primaries absolutely.
and the bosses dictated the nominees; honest men
often were put TO mere choice OF evils. powerl"ss
our utter subscrvcncy 10 the political machines. Tn
the grasp Of a tyranny more brutal and more OK
acting than the worst spectacle % the Middle Ages
has made all other nations feel that our system Of
government Is failure. II has failed because We
have not lived up to it; We have allowed our noses
10 he pulled 10 the right provided We were given 4
llttie time before allowed them 10 be
pulled TO the left. we have allowed ourselves 20
become worse yassals than ever the world saw be-
fore because intelligent. We have submitted TO
flt..,l lou. u
free We have lived as slaves.
sixth because thu citizens of tho Diy Should
confirm their undouhtcd night 10 nominal" directly
Tho machines have tried their hes' to pick na~-
and nvalidato tho ccrihca' &c. signed hi tho voters
of the city. by which Mr.. Low was nominated
Soth Low T. actu ally and In very III the nominee
Of the people against the bosses responsible 20 his
conscience to his oath OF Office. 10 his honorable.
efficient and noteworthy public career ana To me
people OF the city who nominated hum not -
Thomas e. Plat or Richard croker. Croker can
make Van WICK appoint Tom GRADY CORPORA
ton Counsel: Plat car. make Tracy continue Coils
in office Tracy and Van Wyck would appoint m -
chine mon S.,h Low has tho respect 81 ell the
best mon Of every party. rich men or poor men
Men Of ability would be willing 70 acccp, appoint
ment TO office under him. because MS hdinnl'i"-
ton would be regarded as Of solid worm ron i
would bo known az a badge ~ recognized ability.
not Of ward-hecer as r"cognitlon OF i'i'', NY
Of machine II the ho,',S p, up TT,.gI ~ ,her
own men The city for the people
Sevcnth-Because. ~ you have no pull, vote TOT
Seth Low and you won't need one.
E.ghth-Becausc not every man can have an once;
most men don't want one: every man. after all lex
cept few pot-hunng politicians. wants goVrIn,
mcnt that WIN DO iis human best 10 si." .'' 1nl
partment competent management Of great public
works, sufficient parks ana ample edncntionnl ia,ii-
cation to any boss or machine is h. only MAYOR
who can bring these things 70 pass MAYOR Siron =,
honestly tried but he often failed because he made
appointments dictated by VARIOUS 1d.Hh'F anu
ORGANIZATIONS instead Of by himselt. The ma ehine
were members OF the organization and ga harm 10
the whole city. Mr.. Low "a responsible for ms
actually 10 the people. the whole people and only
TO the people 10 you and me. :.
ever had 70 invest by building model tenement
houses In Brooklyn. and gave $1,000, out OF his
own pocket 10 educate me sons or lhr p'oPi'. t
gave his pay Rapid Transit Commissioner 10 the
A 40 10 poo cave
his time to the city for nothing. Can none buy
Ten,hn re i's seth Low SoSid make better
Mayor than Robert 4. Van Wyck Who has seer
| A. Van Wyck Is OF the ordinary type OF Tammany
candidates, put up merely to be- owned By the ma
known. except as having been arIested few year:
S2 for d ps Of or court AMI Of S9 RI I'
That's all. ''Terrapn Bob: Mayor Of the second
Eleventh Because Seth Low would make better
Mayor Than Benjamin +. Tracy BENJAMIN f. rrac,
man & plait Thomas c. Piatts law firm: Inc junior
| member Platt's son. This firm Platt's whiI
when he wanted TO corral the Legislature OF this
| State the LEGISLATURE absolutely under Plat
control. II Plat should control the city government
well az that OF the State, God help the city ant
all honest who want be left open and free Il
| attend 10 their business, Mr.. Tracy owes too muci
| 10 Plat and the corrupt Republican machines o.
| the city and State: he would be unable to do othe
| than their will. n he wanted to Plat Gibbs
| Gruber Lauterbach and Qugg, Preserve MS
| IAuterbach said We would rather have Tamman,
| than Low" or course. The two corrupt machines
| have always worked together. Now IL the frs
| opportunity the people have had 10 "sma Sin
| both the machines and both the bosses al blow
Twelfh-Ihe TTrmmRanny Gsndldsts for District
McGoldrlck. secretary Of Tammany's Executive
| Committee and clerk OF Van Wyck's court says
81 indorse every word OF it, referring to the "r'
hell with reform" remark. The unspeakab
revenge; the first thing well do will Ice to throw
| Waring out" SO it goes. the Tammany machIn
| saws 40 he'll with REFORM and Down with War
| I.l.. 10