The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-08
A WALL OF THE PARTISAN

Mr.. Low evidently attaches too much i'm
portance to independent political action and
not enough to responsible party government.
The election in Greater New York will be
something more than a mere local contest
and IN treating it from such a standpoint Mr..
Low belittles t-Minneapolis Tribune.
1t must be a more than ordinarily
difficult task even for the thorough-go
ing partisan to find reason for criti-
cising the action or opposing the candi-
dacy of the Hon. Seth Low for mayor
of Greater New York. The above ex-
tract is a quota ton from a lengthy la
ment by the Tribune, joined by all the
Republican organs, over the consent of
Mr.. Low to become the candidate Of the
1t marks what they call mournfully a
division among the friends Of good
government" which they all agree to
regret with the full strength of their
manifold voices. Why it should mark
a division they do not deign to explain.
There need not be any division among
the friends of good government in
Greater New York if the Republican
candidate. Why should it hot do so?
1t is admitted even by it's bosses that
with the nomination of the Republican
party, the election of Mr.. Low would
be assured beyond a possibility of fail
ure. 1t is admitted that he is a man of
such uprightness of character and such
rare executive ability that it would be
singular good fortune for any COM
munity to place him in it's highest 70
sition. There is not word to be said
against Mr.. Low as man or as a
mayor, except that he has the corfi-
dence and support of the reform Gle
ment and the Independents in New
York city
On the face of their own statement
the Republicans are left without an eX-
cuse or explanation of their action in
declining to offer him the nomination.
The real reason is known to all The pub
lie, and they themselves would not be
able to deny it. 1t is simply that Mr..
Low would not consent to become the
tool and body servant of Boss Platt.
Plat proposes to keep New York state
as completely under his control as ii is
at present For the perfect running Of
his machine it is necessary that the adj
ministration of Greater New York
should cooperate with him. He can
not obtain any pledges of support from
Mr.. Low, who is not that kind of man.
All that he promises to dc is to admin
lister the government of Greater New
York with an eye single to the secur-
ity, prosperity and happiness of its peo-
pie He does not intend to make 20
litical job of it. He will not organize
the police force or the street cleaning
force or any other force with reference
to politics. That is not Platt's idea, and
it's carrying out might very likely be
fatal to his schemes. This is the reason
why he has thus far refused to indorse
Mr. Lows nomination, and the reason
for that division" among the friends
of good government which the Repub-
lican associates of Platt affect to de-
plore.
AS between government by Plat and
government by Croker there is nothing
TO choose. Both are bosses and spoils-
men of the most corrupt and offensive
sort. Mr.. Low represents good citizen
ship. good government and the highest
and best aspirations, politically, of the
people. The Republican party can elect