The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
THE SAME OLD Low TACTICS.
Mr.. Requa Scores the Cts Caudidate-The
cts Pathetic Appeal FOR Money.

MIR. Requa Scores the CitE' Caudidate-The
cts Pathetic Appeal for Money.
The Low managers in Brooklyn have been
sending out frantic appeals during the past
week for financial assistance in their desperate
effort to disrupt tho Republican party. Charles
II, Rcqua received one of them, and he sent
this in reponse:
George r. Turnbull. ESQ, Chairman Citisrns' Com
Mite Crhaterer that isl, =. o. Dor 40 Brooklyn.
DEAR. SIR: ! am in receipt Of EEour, pathetic
appeal for financial assistance AT ONCE 1.-THE
capitals are your own. In reply have TO say
Identical tactics pursued by the same identical
candidnte, Mr.. Low, against the same identi'
ca cal S candidate shd;a ;D Geg; bhlr"e Syyn,b bGT ,nc for Er1 TIN of,ee
OF Mayor, to contribute TO any such cause. II
was Glen. .Tracy's magnanimity in, then with
bllity, and by union with the Republican party
his election was assured The same fictitious
upon Tn%"iltt its feet in the Young Republican head.
quarters. in direct contrayention OF It's consti-
tuition and bylaws. which forbade their making
lar organizations SO to do, and for which Mr..
Low got we in Music Hall and apologized, as
in the interest OF Ripley ltopes,lhc nominnl and
ostensihlc candidate. who was promptly
dropped and hustled out of sight when the star
in tho cast, appearing to the Young ltcpubll'
thpIG It GO could fnd Seth low number on Coium.
DlH ftlHnlS, bIOUu sui oNfT tllt lh'tl NV
the young child lay and revealed TO those sage
and disintorested patriots the only man in ~
Brooklyn capable Of being its Mayor. The
Ropes petition. by the by, for q citizens
Republican Club with only eight names on Il.
but the thoroughly organized machinery OF the
club took it in hand, scattered H. broadcast
thronghout the length and breadth Of the
petition" urging Mr.. Ropes to run,
The Citizens meeting was held NJ the klnk
ahead of the meeting of the Republican. Con-
~vention. and Ropes. was placed in nomination,i In
dorscment, This we see parnlicIcd Today, six,
teen years later, in the repetition, OF spurious
spOntaneity. The same crafty methods adopt.
ed, without warrant or excuse-any, old pretext
will do-to subservc the same ignoblc end and
purpose. The same industry, persistence, ana
per everance would have secured Just as large
n petition for a mot3rman, q car conductor, OF
n gripman on the cable road to run for Mayor.
Ia II, forsooth, to be said for that reason, ana INC
additional one that he happens TO want IL, mat
he is the only, man among three millions who Is
Low claims to he n Republican. He IS also, an
admircr OF Daniel Wooster; hut while fond OF
quoting from him in his speeches seems 10 nave
overlooked the following timely, and apPoslte
quotation from that gifted and lnpasslohei
STANDING hand to hand and clasping hands,
we should remain united as We have been
citizens of the same country. members OF lh9
same government, united all, united now and
united forever"
Those opened eyes,
Watch Ike the metcors OF q troubled heaven
All OF one nature. OF one substance bred,
Did lately meet In the intestine shn'k,
Shall now. In mutual well'beseemiug ranks
March all one way.
Why, then, should Mr.. Low seek to destroy
tho Republican party, assassinate his political
godfather. and restore to unlimited power, for
an unlimited period, TamInany Hall Very
4 truly yoF4 CHARLES Ii. i1E9CA.