New-York tribune., 1897-10-24
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
GIVE THE CHARTER A FAIR TRIAL.

n.xcrp op rup. oNEMAN POWER UNDER 1T If
THE RIGHT MAN IS NOT ELEcTED-A NON
PARTISAN CHOICE THE ONLY WAY
To The Editor OF the Tribune.
Sir: am not resident OF your city or State nut
realize the important bearing Of the coming munic
ipal election under your new charter as "ouiu
my home was here Like all who consider the pear
ings of city governments on the anairs OF 'ne va
tion realize that the greatest danger that mehaces
our National welfare and stability comes from cor
ruption in municipal governments In our h"eiio""
cities The general wastefulness ana corruPuo"'
bossism and plundering that have been an increasing
factor In all our cities have driven all OF them u
seek some remedy for the increasing EVIL
Your great city, with wealth and population sum-
cent to constitute nation, has, like the smaller out
equally thrifty city Of Cleveland. taken more
heroic method OF reform than Philadelphia and other
cities did few years ago. You have departed from
the Old World and our earlier methods OF popular
republican council form Of government and nave
adopted a concentrated or monarchical form:
| The reformers have named It Federal FORM" and
lken It to our National Government to make II more
| palatable to our republican tastes But we are
| nevertheless. presenting to the world curious
| spectacle OF a republican Nation drifting into
| monarchical form OF city government, while all the
| monarchies of Europe maintaining and develop
Ing more and strictly republican governments
| In all their cities
Every reformer who advocates this new expert
mental power government admits that
| when n bad selection is made for the place that
you still modestly call Mayor the danger is greatly
| Increased beyond what It would be under the old
| form And when we consider that this charter
places within the hands Of corrupt administration
great powers that before rested In the State Legs-
lature, and with the concentrated powers OF the
Executive will enable them to perpetuate their reign,
the present divided conditions OF the most inelli-
gent and reliable portion OF your citizens is any
thing but encouraging.
am thoroughly Republican In National politics,
but the principles that divide parties DO not enter
into city municipal management Tariff or free
trade, sound money debased currency, National
bank system or State wildcat systems. uniform tax
or income tax and other questions OF general In
| terest and applying to the whole country do not
within the circle OF municipal politics to any
| extent whatsoever The city government questions
those o. clean. upright businesslike management
OF the labyrinth OF city affairs for the best interests
| Of the whole city against ring rule. bosssm and
corrupt administration.
Tammany will. by general admission run this en-
| lican and Citizens candidates remain in the field
make the best ruler for this city 1 rather think
| he would. But Mr.. Low Is trusty, experienced, and
| by general consent Will be good enoush-will be
city affairs should be managed by a union OF all
Ing together FOR good administration National pol
tiles ought not to enter into IT. Every Republican
should be found In the ranks as citizens not Re-
pubcans. And in this, case where !, is abso,
tey certain that the Rspnbcan S candidate ON
without Citizens ticket In the field, II Is sui
local affairs and to considerable extent dam, lam.
10 the Republican party OF the country 70 keep %
adherng to National party lines as against sure
defeat in local afrars ou was n,emature in ao.
cepting the nomination he did. Bat nomina-
lion by petition of one hundred ID, and wenty,fve
cabe FOR acesPnS II He was pTosasya m an
| hasi defeat m.
looks ks 70 me as though Mr.; Low had the right Of
Under the present conditions should have the field
by all and the support OF all the citizens M ns
now vast and complicated city government.
vS5 d SSs out %
exceedingly that they are o PSI ibe oni
guide TO- To- carry the Nation with any safety through
coming as X s9s n
| tho same statesmanship that passed II Demon a..
s,is Safeatns It's having fair trial i win also be
equally unfortunate and unsatisfactory TOT 'hose
"ho ammanS nfa or George carries city election
then the Tammany ring Will carry the ar. ssa1e next S
Republican party can make That VII PR, probably
nss aSa PGpn to
nctured with collegiate free trade proeny',,es u, t
government and will bar him from any greater pe
National advancement he Is & eesse s i. Sy defeated se
pqGndis" pTnder all the circumstances i does seem as as
though all the disappToval OF Mr. Lows Lows, acts o.
Of q his snd5 f"1na he best
nt.r"sts OF the city the Republican party. or the
| welfare OF the country In the tuiure IT'D
New-York. Oct ~. 1881 1. H. "ALN"i''
THE .TRREGULARITY" OF BOSSlSM.
nr.ry OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP TO CRUSH 1T OUT
THE oppoRrrxITY OF THE COMING ELECTION.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: Comparatively few people have htner'o rear
,zed what N, odious thing Is a political boss a
ho.s so-ealled is an inscrupulous usurper OF po-
Irlcal power. through corrupt means ana agencies
for selfish ends and personal gain. ana VINO ue-
rnands that his fellow citizens shall without pro-
test, be his serviie followers
Abraham Lincoln defined true republicanism to
Ne government OF the people by the people ana