The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
AS WASHINGTON SEES LOW.
HE Is 7RUE TO ONE PARTT, AND
That Is HIMSELF.


His Letter Anal, Eed-Hia DomineerinG Ways
when Tic Nyn. ResiEnntiona
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WAsuINGToN. Sept, ld,-Scth Lows letter
accepting the Citizens Union non. partisan nom
ination for Mayor Of Greater Now York
brought out ouizziCnl remarks from Republi.
cans here to-day. Several Republicans, now
residents Of Washington, formerly lived in
BROOKLYN ana had official and personal rcla.
tions with Mr.. Low when he was Mayor OF the
CITY of Churches. All recalled today Mr..
Lows idcns OF non. partisanship, and they
skctched them Ms follows;
Mr. Low believes that nil c,nsses OF citizens
| should forsnko tho various par,ics TO which
| they have rivcn allegiance and vote TO make
| him Mayor of Greater New York. next Gov
ernor OF tho State Of New York. and finally
[ President of the United States. Mr.. Low, for
| his part. is not TO be held responsible to either
Of tho rroot nnr,ics. Dcmorra,ic or Republi-
can: he IL to be RESPONSIBLE only to himself.
The line in Mr.. Lows letter proclaiming,
II am a Republican and l expect to remain
one" was read with particular interest. The
letter which Mr.. low wrote ON June 2s, 1888,
resjgning from the Republican party because
no could not support BENJAMIN Harrison or
IN, Rcpublicap national platform on which
Gen. Harrison had Just been nominated at
Chicago q, still in existence. Mr.. Lows Re-
eu,easo' 10 sun IN eN'Spenee ~ ao,
publican critics said they wondered II MIR. low
would he good enough to Inform the Republi.
o.n nor,, ,onds-s ,yhcn bo bed reio,ned the
can party leaders "hch ho hau reJoih1u .o
part! and give the exact date. These Repub-
licsn leaders said that they knew only Of his
rss;rrotinn from tho marty and ,hcv were not
Resignation from inc party II '"os "'i' NV
aware that he had rejoined tho party.
But the Republicans here to-day had more
10 say ABOUT Mr. ho" . Views oh no".l~i y.
ship as conveyed in his letter accepting the
T IT, nan n.on dan,arn, ,ha, ~ ,heir rosi.
These Republicans declared 'hat 10 ,helr posi.
Of craftsmanship where he alone was concerned,
ona ,ham ,har rnnt on tn ,ol al about IT,
Thapsn",1irnn. wh" ,o,a tho story were ut Mr..
Lows elbow when he was Mayor of brooklyn.
m" rh.rtsr ~ Tim, citv had inst been changed.
80 that Mr.. Low had the absolute power of ap-
poin,ment and removal. Prior to that the
nominations Tor once were made oy inc Mayor
To demonstrate exactly Mr.. Lows rartisanship
10 hlniseit the nepuo''c"hs VINO u ''.I INA.
with the history of those days declared that
pointing a man to office demanded his resisna.
instant the within seized him, could tumble out
~ oaL.o Tho men be had ncrson,Ilv reouested
INV '"o "N
to accept Office under him. MIR. Low, the Re-
publicans went on TO. say, adopted this high.
handed method OF doing business with al or
his official family. including the Fire Goinnls'
sionCr. Police Commissioner. City " orks Com
missioner. Excise Commissioners, Tax Collect,
or, Register OF Arrears, President OF the board
OF Assessments, City Treasurer. Corporation
Counsel. COMMISSIONS OF buildinSs. and frcsi'
dent OF the Park Commissioners. II Is re-
corded that two or three of Mr.. LOWS Commits
s.oncrs refued absolutely 10 give him, their
designations in blank date,snnd insisted that
Mr.. Lows, conduct was an ~assGmption Of su'
perior official virtue. Most Of the other Com
missioners accepted tho situation. but In per.
sonal conversations said many hard things OF
Mr.. Low. 1t Is worthy OF remark that Mr.,
Low never felt himself called upon to demand
the designations OF any OF the men he had thus
Inundated. They proved TO be very efficient
officials. and although Mr.. Low was fun OF
petty and whimsical complaints against some
Of them. some OF the older heads of Brooklyn
snoothed his furrowed brow ana saved MN
from making a spectacle OF himself. 1t Is true
that he had trouble with Gen. James Jourdan
and that Gen. Jourdan eventually retired from
Mr.. Lows official family; but this was because
Gen. Jourdan. who has the spirit OF q soldier
would not further subject himself TO Mr.. Lows
whimsical conduct.
The RCDubIiCanS here. when they heard the