New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-16
New-York. Oct. a. 1897.
VOTES THE THING NEEDf'UL'
.ryrprropp TT Is TIME TO STOP AL1ENATIN"
,,o-z,ps WHO NIGHT BE DISPOSED
TO HELP Low.

To the Editor Of The Tribune . l.. 49,.
s,r. Az one who takes intense interest !" '"0
oresent municipal campaign anu .noue
ssstent Republican In State ana Natio''"' 49,
Daiens earnestly espouses the cause VI mn p .
sorsbin IN municipal affairs, Will you let me say d
word two about the couiee VI Wv
contest now on - ,,. .or
rsr.,I want to see Mr. Low elected. HIS char-
acter as a candidate and. the principles " "i ~
1s committed are to paramount; reasons io'
making him the first Mayor Of Greater Ne"-1oih'
secopd-In order 10 be elected he must nave No'e.
am afraid this plain fact is being lost slght o.
He must have many thousand more Votes IMAM
were pledged to his nomination Aomi'uns t,a
IN. Germans the National Democrats ana other
Temocratic factions will contribute some OF these
thousands there is large margin lett no" Is i
70 be filed in7 BY Republican votes II at all
rhird-Then II is not wise needlessly 10 aienate
such votes. / think this Is being done D! a''aoN'
upon General Tracy and the Republican orgahiAa
ton These attacks ought to cease They cannot
drive General Tracy out OF the fe.d but they
,.nd 70 create false issue. embitter Republicans
against the leaders Of a good cause. ana oVert 'he
fight from the real enemy.
Fourth-The real issue Is not between Mr.. Low
and General Tracy. between the Citizens Union
and the Republican organization; II is between the
Citizens Union and Tammany: between pure and
corrupt government. 1t seems 10 me. therefore,
that h rsa ad b orc SIDE bs
Fifth-Too many excuses are being given Tor Re-
publcans rally TO their party. Inc dttdch upon
their organiZa ton is 1t may be quite as bad
as it has been described; but that Is not now the
question. Perhaps 1t ought to be broken down.
but now is not the time for it. When that work is
done il is the work of Republicans alone. The
attack upon the Republican party, which is quite
ton. is another. mistake; Parties have the right
10 exist and will exist. DO not want to see the
party to which belong broken down: II is no, not
necessary to do so in a municipal campaign. The
attack upon it only rallies more strength to It's
made the support Of the organization was earnest
iy desired by Mr. Low and his friends What has
happened make that support less necessary and
less desirable? II seems to me the leaders OF the
party have blundered but Il is Of no use now 10
spend time in rehearsing blundsrs. We shall make
nothing by trying to match them. When promi-
nent speaker at the first Low rally answered the
question why the Citizens Union refused to confer
with the Republican committee by saying the man
who has had his pocketbook stolen does not
fer with the thief he did not say thing likely to
attract Republican votes.
Tammany is the enemy IN front. Let get to-
gether and charge upon him. Let say nothing,
do nothing which will prevent votes coming 10
the Low standard We want votes. 1t is Of the
utmost importance that this Independent move
ment should not fail 1t would have discourage
ing effect on the future Of non-partsanism In mu-
nicipal elections. Get together. Cease. firing on
friends Get votes. H. K CARROLL
New-York. Oct. IS. 1897.