New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
Of his own conscience and high sense Of honor.

20 understand that il elected Mayor bis lime ard
ss VII pc wn rs nSs'I we WI" he vii Vii cnd
TO ,he duties OF his ofce with scruPaous care ana
scns win stu nm md lime 70 aid party in GGhod
ing and maintaining the TWO great Pr'De'i hcneo
nS,yy ea Shssrpg s s ss IN
degree Of personal liberty consistent win me cos
mopotan character Of our p@ %%n wan prcvSd
Ne he orderly IN his conduct and shall not inter-
ferc with tho rights OF oiAers Applause)
GENERAL TRACY'S ADDRESS.
General Tracy. when introduced By Ny
Schroeder had TO wait fully minute FOR the
cheering TO stop. He spoke slowly and win
clear emphasis. Before he had talked ten min
utes re mentioned Seth Low. Then came the
surprise Of the evening A shout went up aC-
companed by hand-clappins. ending finally
with Three cheers for Seth Low" The dem
onstration was repeated seveIa! minutes iatef'
accompanied by chorus % Groans.
General Tracy spoke as follow:
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and GenIcn;eA ana
Criends OF Brooklyn: Your gree ling to-n!eht, III"
frst that has occurred for some eight or zen
Inc reception you have so kindly accorded me tn:
meeng is S Of n4 the m the
which Is open No campaign OF poiI !. w.
Sa4 Is more mpa9 S24 10 maze he
cities than the one which ia now open ana tnS h
first time ihst you have ever had the oppor'uni?
Snw Io srp KIN aed o asc NTH
that institution. and you are 10 cone, the SoTs,
men, q this srcater city OF New-fo'k with lam
Tammany Hall needs no Introduction TO a New
the East River ard ycS undersigned !! here quite
as we'll you understand II in NeT-lork ram
coniestns thi. election Bu il is not the only one
Ia stand Hs npon h1
only Of good government to the city but We stan1
%e acEnoWIedss the local issue the T-
the highest importance locally. but we 10 not ig
eoneuered 'n in the Coming Conquest OF 1000 that
cannot be ignored az any election occurring III the
Then You have another candidate and another
party-tenIy George Applanseo he claims 10 ne ne
takes the platform o. BRYAN, and he proposes to
execute I; K elected in these two ct'es ,ds ,s
appearance before the public as separate indie
tetore ne independen Voter has felt i; his duty
select from the candidates Of the respective poli',
ca hns,.r The trust TO be conded 70 them and
TO vote according 70 his judgment in that respect:
plant themselves upon Il political platform and TO
establish and begin a third party. and 20 wage a
political contcst
CHEERS FOR Low.
But the party known as the Citizens Union. OF
which Mr. Low is the candidate prolonged applause
and cheers think the time has come to establish
Z third party that is 20 make war on all the other
political organizations. And what is the pretext
for that: Mr.. Low says he stands upon a single
good government. II good government were me
only issue here involved there would be no division
iican party. Cheers and appause)
The campaign for good government began In this
city in 1871, when your honorcd president applause
and cheers for schroeder) was the candidate OF Inc
Republican party Then m1nc!p2 T. r IN ,hs GGn Y
and he went from the Controllership 10 the Mayor
atty chair. where ne continued 10 work at his re-
forroc nd fOr Never
tory of that party from that day 10 this; mas
in support of the principles OF good government.
(Applause)
LOW AND NON-PART1SANSHIP.
IT, therefore. that the only issue there would
be no occasion for division or disunon. but MI
Low and his friends have nterected into this issue
and into this campaign another and different Is
sue II is that Of non partisanship. What do they
mean by n-partisanship? (Cres OF "Nothing:o
If non-parsanship means that the business s,de
of a CITY government is to be administered accord.
ing to business principles. then you and ! ana al.
Of us are nonpartisans ana nave oeen lot 'ne
that the first and highest duty or city 6'fcer e
incidental interests Of persons party: then again
We have been non-partisans for the time iha'
But if it means that the great Republican party
of this Nation is to disband and to dissolve on sqs
partisans prolonged applause and cheers FOR
Tracy)
NO Personal CONTROVERSY.
Ladies and gentlemen. In this canvass propose
TO have personal controversy with Candidates or
their advocates l respect the motives OF men and
do not impugn them. but must deal with their
actions and with the result Of those actions as see
It and as believe II TO be ~ o.,,o. r,n,. .,
me said that we friends, and had been !
have been Mr.. Lows friend now for seventeen n,.i,
wears (Applause) Others may nave served MN
more wisely; none have been truer or more Iah tO
was the % ,ht c made beeps nnG a
plause and hssesl He was Tenominateed ana o re-
sa a that hs ressrds the TACT that we are o
posed to each other as one of the tragedies OF ms
,se wise /, M as my Friendship has been faithful h:
would have no occasion TO consider tins az one y
and applause)
THE BLAINE CAMPAIGN
Mr. Low was Mayor Of the city In 1884. in the
great campaign OF that honored statesman James
G. Blaine (grcat cheers and applause and cries
~ Three cheers for Blaine). and no one knew
what his position was TO be or what he was
until after the election. when he gave Out Cand l
have no doubt of the truthfulness of ~ that ne
voted for Blaine but n0eSy t TnaeT him hmm bera ms s G
posed that he was against Mr.. Blaine through all
was de L Ste
in The city OF Brooklyn. and If Mr.. Low. as citi-
nSSaS ,S aka m to sf a M sue6
should cast his vote for James G. Blaine James q.
i hans the w eountry has suffered following Admin
istration of Grover Cleveland thisses, would no,
have been In 1857 II came 10 me tfat MT Low
Xomjd like TO attend the State Convention of our
state and I urged my friends In this ward to SEND
Rim, there and he sent there. took a prominent
par: in the convention and made speech. inat
was 1857 But the next year when HARRISON was
nominated (applause) on a protection platform; MI
Wv wrote a letter dissenting from that pauoTH,
Whether he voted for Harrison or cleveland
never knew.
HE WOULD BE MAYOR If ELECTED
Now he says that he is a friend o. mine ana /
doubt not he Is | hope he Is But was II the
suggestion OF a friend that led him to say IN
the meeting here last Saturday night mat II /
vas elected Mayor The real Mayor would be found
in the United States Senate at Washington ceres err.
What act In my public life does Mr.. Low md that
warrants such an !nsinuation as that? ceres OF
.None" "None') A life that has been now Tar
expended 1t began when was twenty-three
years old. when ] was elected Distrlct.Attorney OF