The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
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Partisuisriy 40 to why the Union veterans
no Not Love Him.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. I had In
tended 10 send you n brief series OF incidents
showing why Seth Low did not deserve the sut-
frages OF the people. I was forcstallod. to q
great degree, by the admirable and almost ex-
baustlve stories which you have published. But
the whole story has not been told, and your con-
tributors possibly are not aware Of other in.
stances OF his tyranny, imbccility, lofty cock.
s~ureness, and stubborn wrongheadedness. The
time 10 too short now to go into tho matter at
length. 80 ! shall proceed to boil tho whole thing
down into tho nutshell you long ago recon-
mended for news:
1. Tyranny TO Roebllng-Done thoroughly by
THE Sun.
2. Tyranny to Dwight-Done thoroughly by
THE Sun.
8. Sauce to stranahan-Done thoroughly by
TnE Sun.
4. Treachery to Blainc-Done thoroughly by
THE Sun.
8. Muddling Columbia Affairs while Posing
as Benefactor-Done thoroughly by THE SUN
9. Free Trade Against the Party He Left
Done thoroughly by The SUN.
z. Muddling His Fathers Tea Business-Done
thoroughly by THE sun.
8. Excise Law ~Dodging-Dono thoroughly by
THE SUN.
0. Illegal Undated Resignations-Dono thor
ouGhly by THE Sun.
III. tlatDuSn Avenue hallrOaQ GraO fou
ThrougheDone thoroughly by THE Sun.
IL. Civil Service R~eform-This has not been
touched. Yes! He was the ilrst Mayor to
franc rules to carry out chapter 1854, Laws Of
1888; and the first to break them. His first APP
pointment was of a personal follower, who was
twentieth on the list-in his own office-and tho
second, almost as low on the list, at the special
request of tho Commissioner OF Health. be-
cause he was a good writer, which was not q
special part of the examination. The man who
passed for 1t. after tho vicissitudes Of tenn
porary appointments. obtained q c~lerkship In
the office of the Commissioner of City Works,
was then detailed as acting cashier. without
increase Of pay, in the Bureau Of Water Rates,
as the cashier was dying. When the incumbent
died, the acting cashier had his pay raised.
and at once became Q target for spoilsmen.
Finally, after q stormy experience, he
was suspended. which aroused indigna-
tion among the very newspapers which had
always supported Mr.. Low; and he was
then discharged "for rejecting on the
Administration" which was a lie to begin with
and not q crime, II true. The victim was then
removed from the eligible list. rendering him
incapable Of reappointment. for misconduct"
He was restored by peremptory mandamus of
the Supreme Court, Bartlett, j., to be kept at the
top Of the list for two years. unless sooner APP
pointed. To this o %footnote was attached, which,
/ think, amounts almost to q contempt of
' court, "or discharged for misconduct" When
Seth Low left Office there were fifteen vacant
clerkships in various departments which he
would not allow to be filled because tho first
must be given to Capt. William L. D. o'Grady.
the war veteran, whom he had employed all his
energies and the power of hiu great office to crush
for . totally imaginary assault on his dignity
the Common Council of BreoFlyn. u
% Ha nnnNaad all nrafaranNA Nn uAtArnr0
aud was most likely the author of the scandal.
ously tricky phrase in the new charter. which
tending to conserve their interests. would have
given free rein to the devastating broom. In
p par out Of four uTS who iH'1 passed d the hes eTanins:
ton ton. the ne, two , Veterans Th, were illegally aE,h peNss .s
next fre. 1 wonder how OK Police Superin'
tendent McKelyey, who belonged to the sam.
regiment, can dnd IL In his heart to run on tho
IS: He made a start as a patriotic admirer o
bee been ai Sroaoho a many nas s4 ssa sseBB efGRfes fs a ' Soldiers u ers
Monument: He went 20 far With Il that. alto,
f friend 20 900 oGs% and psled Raiwef him e.%'e eers sna :
to raise 10000 more, he had a plaster Of Paris
opinion as to methods Of raising the money dis
gruntled him and he Just dropped the whole
thing hing iP R, MS usual ~ Js sTrogant SSy. , The Grd r..
followingi
At a recent enoampment of pevin Post, No. l4s, Of
adopteda calling in for Z; the iSsO epsssion Of Te a soI shsn'm mona
ment. For Home years q somewhat hrewd but to
self sufficient and consequently only temporarily suc
question which these rather red. hot resolutions ar
y yS,DS p pe .,sa,c PrGP Pose "a a $500 sooS 900 SoD, %onum tent 90 !,
and another wealthy friend was to put In anothe
$4,000. Since then he has been in of1oe. and out o
Parsc. While with bsted breath the 1eter.ns Of BrooE
Ign have hoped that before they all died some NOV
would be made. That $40. 900 has been used like tn
bunch OF ~cabbages which donkey drivers are acoua
TONED to danHle before the noses OF the unwts
quadrupeds to induce speed. It has seemed too big
bfginning OF q fund to be thrown away by ofendin
the liberal promiser. who. by the way. II very easil!
offended.
still. there Ia . limit to patience and to credulity
Waiting may, and II may not. bring US o millionaires
monument, rather OF the miIllon aire
than Of the veterans, sometime or other in tho re
motto future. Manly self. assertion coupled with bt
coming mod sty win bring about present and promu
recognition by the city OF Brooklyn OF it, hghtin
citizens: And that's the monument TO gladden. tn
heart of solder or sailorl We want no pitiful dole
dragged from unwilling pooketa, or enlarged on
sort OF phartsaioal auctioneering pr ncipie, bestowe
grudgingly. though liberal in amount, by sundry rio
excel them. Let the city. through its constitute
authorities. appropriate the necessary funds; and th
otffis''i'e amount need not DO half a million or a MT
arch at Prospect Park, no thanks to Low.
: To conclude, what made Seth Low 30 Rrea
and grandi Is he really a sure-enough aristt
a iGE fs I Sr q Govr0fSoiTs e.ga Snalhgm street me: s0% neIs,6,
q racy." 1t 10 supposed the fortunes of the famil
. cHme from tea. Old soldiers are inclined t
think 1t was contracts. The alleged tea servo
! Island. We used to smoke 1t when short of T.
bAcco. II wasn't fit to drink. VETERAN.
BROOKLYN. Oct. 80.
Prof. Osborne and Presldent s~churmau.