New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
THE ISSUE OF ABSOLUTISM.
An APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE RY THE INsTIr'TE
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OF GIVES.
An address upon the municipal contest no" penn
ing has been prepared 10y the Committee Of twenty
ave of tho New-York Council Of tho American
Institute OF Ciyics and copies OF the address "er"
given ou, for publication yesterday me 'ohn'''''
tee has extended invitation 10 S"tn 10" 10 ihce
the New-York Council Of the American lnsn'u'e OF
Civ!cs at public dinner 10 ne given ~ 'he h"''l
Manhattan on a date to suit his convenience after
oc,oher y and an early acceptance OF the INVITA-
ton Is confidently expected
The members OF the committee are george r
Seward Russell Sturgis. the Rev. Dr. 'harIcs II
PAYNE William Brookheld. Samuel + Avery '''
Roy DR. W : Rainsford. General Thomas =. MOT
gan. the Rev pr Robert 8. MscAr'hnr l. r.
Hitchcock Professor Clarence u. Ashley, the Ke'-
DR. Joseph Newton Iiallock. Or. David y 'or'on
charles F. Winrste. General Nicnoae w. 10y
William II Tolmsn. the Rev. pr Joachim t'm'-
dorf Professor Franklin II Giddines. Wilson j.
en- Miles A. stafford the Rev. Dr. Carlos Martyr
William H. Traf,on. Dr. James CruikshanK' 'ohn
Elderkin Edward Payson Cone. chairman an'
George Clinton Batchell"r. secretary
Following is part Of the address Of IN" commit
The ONLY 1sh1 Sf n, SeSGs Of @
gems who differ IN opinion a. TO- Hhsl pr' nmarir
should be Applied n ne eGn3 5ug 81 ocs by
insisence on partisan diyisions To me eN nHd
naC ANY on he aersnce q coed should
be repudiated. 49,. .,..,.r.,,o, q,
,be prin"iples OF ,he Insti,uc II Is nccsus We
believe that local Interests n fre1i'r o o,s
The eection Of Seth Low W. are rot hind Mn 10 TO
the acheyenents Of Inc ETA cb bsT sro He1 /,
those no adhere 70 their hes, traditions. W. are
dates put forward by the great parties IN his con-
test Blu, cannot allow party It's TO n1 ,,o IL
" assori i 20 be true that the interiercnccN OF
nj Of r1IIp il,a1
bands o. corr,p, and irresponsible horde n pro
ossonai poilcian snd We of crav1ston Th
rh,ice al ,anddates is determined a. priniarlss
ndli,icians are bound together ,. he cohesige
force ot public pnnosr ne hs, 'en ,b w." .o4 rr W.
caS accorded 70 lin IN ooins :" n ~ 9 coriro
nc Hs,ory is fu Of sxamr~. Of men VIC liking
Wrn seeking liberty in America pro, .ded manhood
rr;nGf 0ua u ihf on, % rom ma66ooa nraEc h
80. ,hsol,,tisrn ~ abso'n'isrn Of sort nni
guided b The iTsai2a. p, - S iSe FTe Ring
r,e nroys,is and Al that is implied bs ne 'erm.
u ma VI , has dominated Phil,delphs. ana On
ago Cncinnst NHN-orcans ana ran .f hh r,
lic crib or grant franchis" !, mas cpIerea npoa
control ~ he great centr~s Of population. 1t is
w. sonrce of DEGRADATION n mnnicIpa, affairs and
ny r 80 s IN Legislatures and in Congress II
has become question d" hc'h.r = 'ro,,rno'' sen
sfor or 2 Presihen' -" w "'"' '''''' 49, '
The American p"opo are true arg ioLaI They
nave ~" lsr,snds organ cation. They have been
n ri 10 thrir orearizao even wn@n if@se have
,o.aI I'd hem They will como - know that they
hNI "a ,ivays WHOM National parties dIctat"
local control The ldea Is IN N" sir arNaSy IHe
Tbe eoncs has become Of NsiiGnal Hers tn
GROUND Eoirs -a!n forced by the tidal wa|e OF Ma
tiona opinion l., 70, eo,h Low !; il a
The issue nor, nmo,n-partisan government for mu-
SSiS sIS1Iiit i , 9rs1'i0G Own OF 10" ns
people may Go at'on from political parties and
OF hs Of Gsrs Of fGr 'hST FtS'
poses ~ sys,em large It IS dsmnTd Ina
the WORDS ,cnprrted in the face OF the world II
not ,e q re r""rninCs OF Washington against tbc
reGas o% Of party spirit It Is COINS o1't 70 S
principles. . 49, answer Of the politicians? Tley
have the srssoec,s his private or bis PUBIC career