The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-07
FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY.
A vote FOR low IL n Vote TOR Brynnism ana
Anarchy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE S~UN-Sir: Your fear.
lessness and courtesy in printing letters that set
forth opinions differing, more or less, from your
own, as stated editorially, encourages mt TO re-
quest that you print this epistlc. 1t concerns,
of course, the exciting campaign before us. How
can a sincere New Yorker, such as l hope | am,
think, speak, much less write. about anything
clsei
First. TO dismiss as soon as possible our slight
differences. Frankly, I don't think you give n
fair or correct picture of Mr.. Low. either as n
man or as an Official. l have talked with many
gentlemen who arc we'll acquainted with MIR.
Low personally and ms a public man, and they
all, without exception, regard him as a man OF
the most sturdy honesty, who has done and will
do tho work set before him with tho best powers
OF heart and brain. And as to his ability to
carry on the affairs OF n great city, l have no
moro doubt than I have as to his moral quail
tiles. l have yet to meet a Brooklynite who
considers that Mr.. Low was anything else than
the best Mayor that Brooklyn has ever had.
Personally 1 consider his career as President Of
Columbia a splendid example of far.sighted
business ability; and that, too, notwithstand-
ing the much.harped-upon debt of 81,
So much for Mr.. Low. l sound his praises. not
for his own sake, but to emphasize my argu-
mcnt. None the less do l sound them sincerely.
As to Gen. Tracy. 1t would require a far moro
competent pen than mine httingly to e~ulogize
that splendid statesman. His career. indeed,
speaks for itself. So that II the issues Of the
| campaign resolved themselves into a choice be-
tween Low and Tracy, as against Tammany, I
should indeed be in a quandary. And SO would
many others of both parties. But it seems to
me that the voters of Greater New York will be
called upon to decide between much broader
and moro important issues than the abilities
md qualifications IF txyn mon. NV nOlitiCal
duty, at least, is as clear as daylight. And I
take pleasure in saying that your editorials
have done much to make IL 30. Another
blow at Organism! That Is the clarion call
which you have sounded clear and strong from
the first, which ought to. and which will. l think,
| drown out all the hysterical shrieks Of non
partisan government business administra-
ton, down with machine rule" &c. Suppose,
to indulge in analogy, some sudden and grave
difficulty should arise with England. so that
war should become the only remedy. And sup
pose that. during the feverish haste to prepare
for such a struggle. a small body of "refo-mers"
should come forward and advocate the improve
ment of the personnel of our army and navy by
discharging all soldiers and sailors not of Amer
lean birth and parentage. Now, however ex-
cellent q theory this might be in a time Of pro-
found peace, yet at this time, when such prac-
tice would destroy more than half Of our fighting
force, would not these men be suppressed as
worse than t~raitorsl So ought the Citizens
Union to be suppressed. And just as criminal Is
it to bring forward this demoralizing and impos-
sible theory OF non-partisan government. just
when we are again face to face with an enemy
whom we have had the greatest difficulty in de-
feating once, and who is just as full Of fight as
ever and stronger than before. II any one
doubts this last assertion. let him watch the
progress OF the George boom from this time on.
A most deadly foe do 1 consider Organism. So
dangerous that. to put my argument in a nut
shell, granted that Mr.. Low is all his friends
wish him to be, and Gen. Tracy what his enc
mics represent him. still ought all we who con-
slider ourselves patriots to vote the regular
ticket of the Republican organization, to fight
under the Republican banner, because there,
and there only, can we strike effectively
another blow at Organism.
New YORK, Oct. 8. CHAs o. SEYMOUR