The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-04

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which he said he could not accept nomi-
nation unless he were convinced that the
public demanded him as a candidate and
that his candidacy would prove unifying
force among the friends of good govern
ment AT once the union set to work and
by the end of August had secured the sig
natures of 100000 voters over and above it's
own membership expressing their wish for
the nomination and election of Mr.. Low.
The nomination followed.
While all this was going on the New
York Sun was fighting the citizens move
ment and the nomination of Low like
tiger. All its resources of invective and
satire were drawn upon. It's onslaughts
have been hercer and more vigorous than
anything it has yet turned out. 1t has
spoken out to the Republican party of New
York and urged 1t not to allow the self
constituted committee of citizens to cram
candidate down the throat of the Repub-
llcan organization. On the other hand the
Sun has appealed to Mr.. Low in the name
or good government not to run, II has
humored him and attacked him by turns.
1t has thrust it's sword into every nook and
corner that is deemed vulnerable in the
armor of the Columbia president. Never in
slaughts on Mr.. Cleveland-has the editorial
page of the Sun Numbered and foamed and
crashed as ii has Numbered and foamed
ana crashed against the citizens favorite
candidate. In all the fight Of the summer
the most picturesque fighter by far has
been Mr. Dana's paper. Never tired, It has
opened new batteries day by day on the
third party and its candidate, and the
sound of its guns and the smell of its
pOWuer Is over all New 1Ork.
CHOICE ARRAY OF EPITHETS.
Fierce as has been the Suns battle on
Mr.. Low. it has been fiercer on Mr.. Lows
friends, the citizens. In the platform of
the union are the words, "of the people.
for the people. by the people," The Sun
has ridiculed the union by every combina-
tion Of words it could fabricate. These are
some of its references to the union and its
leaders: "Squaks," ''bumptious boys"
''goo-goos," dear children" youthful
politicians" petty politicians" ''sore
heads "cranks." babes" fools"
"quacks." angels "humbugs, fire.
qin que Of kindergartens sewing cir,
Given to folly and inanity," ''prigs, for
progs, and by prigs,' IAN esoteric mys-
ter terry smooth gentlemen" -humbugs Of
styled better element" political salvation
army" and "megaphone political saliva
tionists. 1t has charged that the union is
simply the quintessence of bossism instead
of liberty from bossism. And it has
charged many things besides.
among those other things the Sun has
said that the fight following Lows nomi-
nation, no matter what else it might mean.
Seth Low But ali opinions do not agree
with this one There are some who believe
that Mr.. Low can be elected without
Thomas Collier Platt and the Republican
organization. Many good politicians say
that If the Platt organization does not in
dorSe Mr.. Low the certain result will be
the election of the Tammany candidate,
with Low a good second and the regular
republican candidate a poor third. If
OVertureS are to be made thew must be
made by Platt and his friends The citi-
zens cannot bulge from their declaration
or principles. which denounces the Repub-
ocratic. Platt and his lieutenant. LemueI
h. Qugg, have fought with as much
Mr.. Low and his nomination. How far they
can hold out. or WILL is a matter for the
future to determine.
IT is not TO be wondered at that Tam
many, with all this falling out. is laughing
in its sleeve. Tammany is maturing its
plans to seize the city and at once make
have risen and carried the day. And it is
Tammany that is the thorn in the rose of
citizen and Republican alike.
SETH LOWS CAREER.
Seth Low was born in Brooklyn on Jan.
Is, 1850, and was named for his grand
father. His father was Abel Abbott Low.
of the firm of A. A. Low & Co., and from
him he inherited large fortune. He was
graduated from Columbia College when he
was twenty-one years old. and he then took
a place as a clerk in his fathers commits
sion house. He became junior partner in
the firm after five years of persistent work
Early in his career as business man he
exhibited a liking for work in city affairs
and at the age of thirty established the
brooklyn Board of Charities. sometimes
known as the Charity Organization So
ciety becoming its president. He also was
Instrumental in organizing the Young
Mems Republican Club of Brooklyn which
performed valuable work in the campaign
ending in the election of Garfield and Ar
thur.
Mr.. Low was president of the club in
1881. when he was nominated and elected
mayor of Brooklyn. His administration of
affairs in Brooklyn was so satisfactory that
he was renominated and reelected mayor
in 1888 After serving the second term of
mayor he went abroad and spent two years
in travel. In 1888 he was talked of as a
possible Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. but in a speech before the Brooklyn
Republican League he declared that he
could not follow his party in national af-
fairs unless Ii took a more moderate stand
rison and Morton he resigned from the
Republican organization in his ward In
1889 he became president of Columbia Col
leSe. and was instrumental in the reorgan-
ization of the institution upon the uni
versity basis. He gave 81 000 900 for the
library building of Columbia University on
Morningside heights.
President Low took an active part in the
campaign of 1894, which overthrow the
power of Tammany in this city. He was a
member of the rapid transit commission for
time, but resigned that place before he
accepted appointment as a member of the
TO draw up the charter for the greater city
Mr.. Lows home is at No. 80 East Sixty
fourth street. He is member of the CITY.
University. Authors Century and Metro
politan clubs. of the Downtown ASsocia-
ton and of several other organizations