New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
battled with giants might for the ngn's ~
the people against the wrongs oi the oosses'
TILE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION.

the people against the wrongs ci the bosses
THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION
The fundamental issues of this campaign tran
scend all questions Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '"'s ''''
shall fan prey the selfish greed OF bosses OF Dc
ruled under the free choice of free people py
free man. Such a man IL Seth Low lie stands Tor
those PRINCIPLES which are the basis Of all tree gov
,ns f5 b bl the the Sg Of machine
and party bosses. lie STANDS loi no pa - -
stands Tor the people for home rule FOR non
nart,san business administration. and his entire
public life Is guarantee that D. WI SIAM ans - -
people tnroughol the limits OF Greater Nv ayon
Nj Low induced to ACCEPT the no d NAN
ll.soCo5p Of his fellow citizens. Mr.. Plat and the
,nsdion' and the Cizens Union an Irregular body g
They are irregular IN the ZANE IH sd The rlnnte-
men Of the Revolution Irregular IN Ihe s1iI HncoTd
the nsyss and In me sane sense Washington
and his Coniinentals were rregulars, ,, 10 such
Some six months ago shortly after the passage Of
the charter the merchant ana business s ,e o
OF our sister republics Of South and Central Amer
new charter for the Greater New-York and TO The
prospective Mayor. The audience rose ana a. WI VII
not Van Wyck it was no, the obging Genera snsGes
Tracy No II was neither OF these men; ,e bofed
the name Of Seth Low. The reason they cy NAMED el
cause: seth Low is the greatest authority on mu-
nicipaI administration in the United States
EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
Fellow-citizeas. the results OF the coming election
are far-reachng: they will have a material erect
upon the problem Of municipal government from
one end OF the United States to the other Inc
government of cities. with few EXCEPTIONS -
disgrace to Il free country. As a RUE, th'y are
governed badly ana cGrruPt{ % spnv snos for
party machinery. What better evidence 90 you
want than Tammany summonng Carter Harrison
here TO teach ms how 10 our city on the Chca-
platform?
II read the signs OF the times right, there Is
mighty storm brewing, and the "a OF November
will be ushered in by an old.fashoned da' WaTe
our Seth has all the swimming Guanv'sr Ui aS
RbiSa on line The nmd y9p c T ny hn " tidal
MIR. straus then presented J. \. Punderford
as the chairman Of the meeting. Mr. Punderford
reviewed the situation with which the voters
were confronted and emphasized the mpor-
lance OF the principle of non -partisanshp III
municipal affairs He asked his audience
whether such as Elihu Root joseph H.
Choate General Wager Swayne and Mayor
Strong did not fairly represent the Republican
party. and urged his audience TO inscrlpe over
the political graves Of two men on mex. lues
dav the words Tiger and ''Tiogan ana thls
legend: They were not lovely and pleasant In
their lives and in death they were not d!V'usu'
MR. RHOADEss ADDRESS.
+ Harsen Rhoades who spoke next. prefaced
a. comprehensive speech. cumulative OF many
reasons why Workers should vote for Se'h
Low with a symrathe,'c reference to Henry
George.
"Henry George is dead-the noblest foe we
had in the contest with the tenderest heart III
his love for the people" he said. "ln the very
heat of the battle, when the fight waXed 'he
hottest and the end was drawing nigh, he fell
IN the cause of what ne believed to be the right
and for the people he loved so well; while with
the chivalry of a Bayard. he sounded the praises
Of that antagonist who with him. was flght-
ing the battle for the rights of the people, ana
as If. with prophetic vision Of what was to be-
be nointed the way that his followers should
co.
proceeding then to point out the momentous
consequences deDandeHt upon the election next
,ruosdav he maintained that the corruption
and mismanagement Of the great municipalities
was the greatest danger which existed to-day
10 the permanence and peri etuatioA Of repuo-
,,can form of government The sooner this
fact was realized and the people aroused TO its
tr,e sienificance the better 1t would be for
the welfare of the Commonwealth. He said
further
What are the factions called Tammany Hall
and The Republican machine dong TO-DAY out no bo
struggle for the mastery. not for the good OF the
people. 6r, that mex may So Wbo cane snn env it?
And yet thousands and tens OF thousands o. votes
will be blndly cast for one or the othet oil these
viii be protesting loudly against the corruption
and dishonesty which have existed in the past and
the authors and causes Of eXisdlng CONDITIONS So
ism comes into power through this election, the
people will obtain anything for the FRANCHISES
come? y et as look at these facts calmly and then
ask ourselves what candidate is the most likely 20
give us good government, and what Is our duty 10
our families and 10 the city which Is our home
WHAT THE UNION REPRESENTS.
Besides. what does the creation Of the Citizens
Union really represent. only that honest men, with
honest motives. in an honest way and through
honest candidates are striving 10 break the forces
which have plundered the city in the past and viii
plumber it again If restored TO power Who charges
that the leaders III this movement are actuated
by a single impure motive, a single dishonest
thought? Who will dare say other than that 10 the
extent of their power they are earnestly striving
Cor the good OF every citizen OF this city high
or low a,S9 Such or is their aim and MOTIVE Why
should not the people follow their lead and strive
secure-resuts WHICH every honest nan IN the land
strives to secure for himself. his family and his
Much Is being said about Plat and Croker. and
ers Of machine rulc on both the Republican and
Democratic side OF politics, and the charges 50
are but tools of power back Of their throne which
Fs9s ,bem herr % % Do on
know and realize that The power or these men eX.
nurposes or for protection against the onslaught
Of dishonest legislators and that 1t is those who
.wii which exists I'm machine rule not only in this
civ brt ali over the country. and the true name
Tor this power is corporate greed corporate or in
niyidual fear corporate mismanagenent?
GRIP ON CORPORATIONS
Corporations In this city and all over this country
have for years past been annually bled by the
Legislature in form to protect Their properties
and TO guard their interests For years this pro-
lection was arranged through private counsel, act
ing through Legislative lobhies; then came the ERA
~ the machine boss and IL WAS found much easier
10 deal and settle with the boss In the shape OF
III e; i ; ,s;s Is ss'ONISMxr ~ n