The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22
Greater New York Politics,

For the first time in their lives many
Republicans may find themselves in
sympathy with Plat in the contest for
the mayoralty of the Greater New York,
if, as his enemies are persistently charg-
ing, Mr.. Platt and the Republican Or
ganization in New York city are one
and the same thing. Seth Low, presi-
dent of Columbia University of New
York, has been put forward as candi-
date for mayor of the enlarged city by
the Citizens Union, an organization
whose leaders are impregnated with
mugwumpery and who embody the
Mugwump's malignant hatred of organ
lied republicanism. These people
started out in the canvass early. Their
purpose, they maintain with preten-
sion of sanctity, is good government,
but their primary object appears to
have been to forestall the action of the
Republican party of the city and to put
the party in hole. Their hope and
design seems to have been to humiliate
the Republican organization by COM
polling it's surrender to their leader.
ship, and by trailing it at their heels as
the trophy of their political previous
ness. 1t was usurpation, by the tail
of the municipal dog, of the function of
wagging, The dog protests that, hay
ing redeemed the municipality from
Tammany misrule, and having cast
156,359 votes in the late election, carry
ing, by large plurality, the county of
New York, for the first time in its his
tory, for Republican president, it has
earned the right to manage it's own
caudal appendage, or at least to be con-
suited and have part in the move
ments of that member.
The Republicans have faithfully
sought to bring all the forces of opposi-
ton into an alliance against Tammany.
They besought the people of the Citi-
zen's Union to delay action in the in
terest of harmony and of solidifying the
opponents of Tammany. The Citizens
Union refused all overtures, spurned
the olive branch stretched out by the
only body of voters that stood up for
good government and sound currency,
that by imperial majorities carried the
city and State of imperial distinction,
and whose votes are absolutely neces-
sary to insure success in the approach
ing municipal contest.
Mr.. Low had declared that he would
not be candidate for mayor unless he
would be ga unifying force" in the fight
against Tammany-unless he would be
the means of uniting all the elements
opposed to Tammany. Having been
named for mayor by the committee
representing the Citizens Union, he
appears to have changed his mind.
Having got the plumber he changed
the conditions upon which he would
retain possession. In his speech ac-
cepting the nomination, he declared
that, "be his friends many or few" he
would make the fight for the Office of
mayor. The 'unifying force" has be-
come wedge for splitting the opposi-
ton to Tammany, and the patriots of
the Citizens Union, the Mugwumps
and every enemy of the Republican
party, all over the land, is giving this
disunifying force lusty blow.
The organized Republicans of New
York city feel that they cannot, without
dishonor, accept the situation presented
by the parti colored elements that have
forced Mr.. Lows nomination. AT q
recent meeting of the Republican COM
mittee for the county of New York, q