The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
AH!ANDOH! LETTEROF LOW
SETS GLIDER TO SINGING AND
TICKLEs STRONG so.

The members OF the Executive Committee OF
tho Cts Union could not restrain their JOY
yesterday over Mr.. Lows letter. All OF them
were ready to talk, and one OF them burst into
sonp. Needless to cay. that one was Poet Gil.
der, and here Is his song:
An-Avid Lang Syrs.
II Ia the letter OF statesman
e.minded. wise. courageous.
IT'S written by ono of the %country's great
Est experts in the Science
or Municipal Government. The new
Imperial city wants, and
Ia worthy to have just such q man
For its frat Mayor.
The other talks were in prose. Here arc
some extracts:
Joseph Larocque-Eminent fitness; beyond
question fully qualified; no uncertain Ian
guage: broad.minded citizen Of liberal Views,
deeply interested in the welfare and success
Of the great city.
William j. Schiefelin-A wise letter.
George Tombleson-The sort of a man the
laboring people have been longing to have as
Mayor for years and years.
W. Harris Roome-Clear, forcible. and con-
else statement of the views of tho Citizens
Union on the subject Of municipal govern
ment.
After all these interviews, and more. had been
tdiciuiy "iittch u Wy IL kchbichiCh ~ WV
Executive Committee meeting, Secretary
Clark reported on names to fill up the rest Of
the city ticket. 1t was with much regret that
he told his fellow committeeman that re-
sponscs from the public who had been asked by
Charles Stewart Smith to suggest names for
Comptroller and President of the Council had
been very slim. In fact, there had been none,
and he could report only the Same old list Of
names, G. s. Fairchild, IL. w. Cannon, j. Har-
sen Rhoades. ]. Hampton Robb. Ashbel p.
Fitch. Mayor Wurster. Charles A. schieren,
Alexander f. Orr. Oscar Straus, and Frederick
A.. Schroeder. Mr.. Clark suggested that the
public have another chance to send In names
before any action was taken. and this sugges-
ton was adopted.
LOW WILL BE LICKED, BUT I'LL VOTE FOR
HIM. SAYS THE MAYOR.
1T is a splendid letter." said Mayor Strong.
'It is a clear statement and / will say that I
agree with every word in it.: propose to- vote
fo5 M FOR e.; l ;Sis for oF,, Mayor; f, ,i ! 5sinS he 9,t Is 5 fo4 the the
place than any man ] know Of. What he says
about running the office in a businesslike way
business methods In the office: That has been
demonstrated to my satisfaction: am a Re
Is in the city, but l must say l have found no
need for politics in conducting the affairs of
the MafE.oralty. As said. shall vote for Mr.:
Endorsed by the Republican organization I
would take off my coat and work for, him.
There is no use Of that, for he will not be In.
for him. Shall vote for the Republican nomi.
nees for the other places on the ticket"
oUIGG on REPUBLICANS, HUT"
President Quigs of the Republican County
Mr. Low explains his position clearly
i GSa bur tHE, ho lie n IS a aiT RspaS SHS% !" but aatp"hS s
could not lend the fayorinE light of his coun-
tenanco to James G.. Blaine, He is a Republi.
rnn hnt hn pnu1l mt bring hipplalf fn fh. M n
port of Benjamin Harrison. He is a Republi-
can. but he felt it his duty to resign from tho
not believe in protection to American indus.
tries. He is a Republican, hut his hand is al
watys T., against his party. IL he Els is t fSonsYp ae,,PI'
His present but is that II elected, although
office. and he actually seems to think that there
Is some mysterious sort Of virtue in 30 doing.
be irh sss ps' for tie p Sd 1as si II either as ss .yyssn ,seS'l nHs
or Weakening one party or mother. Now I
fare Of his Country. In the light Of the Tex expert.
ence Of the last ten years, not TO 60 back fur
and happy homes 20 the American people to
uphold the Republican party, and that every
public place which honors a Republican and
broadcnS his influence, however small or great
may be the field OF his endeavor, tends to main
tain those principles Of government that are
pretty plan to secure to himself supreme power.
free from all partisan obligations is simply u
scheme TO, create. under pretence of devotion
to the public good, a purely personal political
"4As for his fair promises, he has already
are made. flo said in his letter of June 7 that
he would not accept the nomination OF the
his candid G"io~ would ID be a '%unifyin w force ero~ among rnns
the friends of good government This was
positive assurance that he would not allow his
candidacy to divide the an~ti-Tammany forces
and that he would not run at I'LL unless he could
run under the same conditions Of harmony
three Years ago. lie has deliberately Violated
this pledge. SO soon as he saw that his pOliti.
cal record and the methods employed by the
Citizens Union to force his candidacy upon
the Republicans had rendered his nomination
impossible In our convention. but that an agrcs-
candidates might easily be effected, Instead OF
Withdrawing himself from the situation to
make room for one Of these. as he was in honor
bound to do, even II he had not made 10 specific
. pledge. he, gave the word TO the politicians in
the Citizens Union 10 go ahead and make his
would do this Is not n patriot. lie Is a selfish
%egotist. He shows that his promises are OF no
account
IMPOSSIBLE AS A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Republican National Committeeman Fred.
erirk :. Gibbs said of the letter:
1T is what might be expected from u man
who - bidding 1v for votes 1t is in no sense
does not represent my idea of a Republican. lie
has twice refused to support the Presidential
sons his dishclief in the principle of n protec,
tive tariff. Tho free traders are booming hin
man OF his views is an impossible Republican
candidate for Mayor. The candidate of that
party, must believe in the st. Louis platform.
on which tho fight Is necessarily to be made.
Mr.; Low cannot stand on that platform, !
publican at its head for Mayor. At any rate,
the issue has got to be made against the Mug
wump irresponsibles who seek to destroy
party organization. ] for one am done forever
with mon who will not belong to the Republican
party because they cannot control its policy
and patronage. II Mr.. Low il q candidate on
election day no will receive fewer votes than
II no had refrained from writing that letter."