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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
JT Is TD IiT OH.

There NAV b. some risk in asserting that any
one Of the daily bulletins by means OF "ii'ch
Lomuel Ely Quigg dnuSas wholesome ihlI'"
throughout the community is more ABSURD 'hai
any other but j, does appear to Us tha' 'he oie
printed yesterday presents strong cialh u
pre-emlnence. In that political revelation ou'ss
made The porenous announcement that ID NarF
OILS specified districts. they being the dlstrlc's
cont Of which practically the whole or the LOW
vote will be drawn. the net effect OF Mt. 10"
"canddacy viii he to increase the ma)oriues Vi
THE Republican party over Van Wyck Low
candidacy. therefore, is capltal 'hIhs ioi
Tracy and the machine. according to Quigg
Why. then. are the managers, orators anu
organ Of the machine exhaustng the possipii-
tics of malice in dcfaming him? Why In every
word and act do they take care to manifest
their malignant hatred Of the man whose can
didacv IS steadily increasing General Tracy
majority? If they were telling the truth or
what thov srpposcd to be the truth, they would
coddlc Low rs they coddle Tammany. Mere
rudimcntary Intelligence enough. say, to give
them n faint trace Of superiority to the peas's
that perish would enable them 10 perceive the
docy of Safeguarding so Indispensable an au-
vcrsary
II is our firm belief in spite OF all the EVIL
dence 10 the contrary. that the managers ora'orS
and organ Of the Republican machine are not
utterly destitute of brains. 1t must Follow
therefore,. that they are utterly lhchihS Ill
yeracity. The habit Of Justification has grown
upon them until. in this last stage or thelr des-
pcrate adventure, they cannot even refrain from
refutng themselves. 1t IS a serious business Tor
them. of course: but for the rest OF the COM
munity lit IS TO laugh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29

~ he were true Republican candidate, Is iih-
possble. that the inevitable choice lies between
Low and Van WICK. and that it would De Tar
better for the Republican party. in city STATE
and Nation. TO nave Low elected than to nave
Tammanv restored To power. even If Low were
not u truc Republican candidate. For II IAN
many slips in through division of the kcpuo-
Iican vote. il is certain that Republicans VIII De
held RESPONSIBLE for that catastrophe.
But General Tracy is not and Mr.. Low Is
reaI Rcpublican candidate Let there De 10
mistake on that score General Tracy was not
nominated by the Republican party. lie was
nominated by ian obscure individual ac'lhe
under the orders of n self-cOnstiuted boss ana
in The name of an organization constructed on
an enrolment which so good Republican au-
thoritv as Cornelius y. Bliss declares TO be rot
"ten 10 degree never before paralleed IN the
'history OF the party" He was nominated
moreover on a platform which repudiates the
fundamental principles Of the Republican party
and disobeys the clearly expressed commands
of that party Mr. Low on the other hand
was nominated on a true Republican PLATFORM
the same platform on which the Republican
party was triumphant in Brooklyn in 1889 ana
in New-York In 1894 1t is principles that
make parties and determine the standing oil
candidates, and that man is the Republican can
ddate who stands on Republican platform
and maintains Republican principles.
AS n matter Of mere party tactics, too 1t Is
desirable for all Republicans TO vote for Low
and make his election sure and his majority
overwhelming. Suppose they do not do so, hut
half Of them vote for Low and half for Tracy
Then whichever way the election goes, the
party suffers. If Low is elected, the party gets
no credit for It, II Van Wyck is elected, the
party gets blamed for 1t. And the party is
left split and divided. But if the whole party
vote Is cast for Low. the party gets the credit
of electlng him and saving the city from Tam
many. and giving II a good home-rule govern
ment and the party moreover, remains united
and harmonious. 1t will hurt the party as
party to divide its vote between two candi-
dates 1t will not hurt It to swing its vote en-
masse to q candidate who, If not nominated by
n machine convention, stands firmly on the
party's platform and is pledged to carry out lis
fundamental principles Of municipal govern
ment.
These latter considerations are addressed to
those few who are bound by the letter Of party
LOYALTY rather than moved by It's vital spirit
There is reason to believe they will prove effec-
tive with such. and that on Tuesday next the
Republican party of this city will vote sub
stantially as a unit for maintaining the prin-
cpes Of It's platform of 1894, for obeying the
clear Intent of the new Constitution which II
gave this State and of the new charter which it
gave these cities, and for giving to the consoli-
dated metropolis an intelligent, efficient, hon
est, non-partisan home-rule government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
PERSONAL.

Dr. Nansen will be the guest 0. the University
Club OF Chicago on November %.
Speaklng Of DR. Guiteras. the yeow-fever expert
a Galveston physician says: II am confident that
Or Guteras would not hesitate moment to sac
rlnce his personal reputation by full retraction
Of any diagnosis he has made whenn, 1t is clearly
above any feeling Of wounded dignity which might
be expected % prevent man from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
a fault Of judgment"
Mrs Van Colt the evangelist. generally known
az Mother Van Colt" is 10 found institution
in the Catsks to shelter unfortunate women
The late Mrs James X Collins OF Cambridge,
Mass. bequeathed 5000 to the Domestic and For
egn Missionary Society Of the Episcopal Church.
the request being made that three-hfths OF the In
come be used for bishops in the foreign and do
nestle fields In aid Of their work and the rest for
we'll managed hospitals and educational work. To
the American Church Building Fund Is left N"o
for It's endowment: school ut Hampton Va, for
the benefit Of the colorGd ana indian pupils S.vU'
normal school FOR colored pupils at Tuskegee,
Ala. 500
NJ Jacques Nicolas Teger. the new Haytian Min
lister 20 the United States. ia a hne-lookng man
OF about thirty-eght." says THE Boston Trans
crlpt." with an intelligent and refined face and
most cultivated manners His complexion Is light.
and his whole bearing is that OF n gentleman OF
education. accustomed TO refined society Not yet
perfectly acquainted with English. his conversation
Is slow but IN his native language. French. he IS
A fluent and graceful writer NJ I.eger is de-
scendant OF the negroes who fought in the famous
instruction which gave Hayt her freedom, at the
beginning OF the century his ancestor, Colonel
I.eger. commander, being in the patriot army;
His father IL a Senator In the congress lie
was educated abroad. mostly In Paris. at which
post he member Of the legation returning
later TO his native land, and establishing himself
i'm the practice OF the law at Port-au- Prince. the
capital Here he rapidly rose In his procession and
became distinguished the head ~ the bar. being
elected chief Of the barrsters In that city
Cambridge Mass, Oct. S-Ths directors OF the
Harvard Memorial Society announced this morning
that they had elected Professor Charles Eliot Nor
ton president OF the society. to succeed the late
I Or. Justin Winsor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
4 pTiTT 4 NRf SH.

n the-c are still any honest Republicans VINO
are troubled In mind over tho alleged discour-
tesy Of Mr. Lows supporters to the RepuDlicah
organization. and who feel tina, the response
hllliv for two Republican candidates does not
rest on the Plat organization, and that there
fore they arr bound 10 support II, they ought
~ road tho letters from members OF the Com
mittoc of Fifty who conferred with Mr. Ou'gg
and Mr. Gibbs which were presented to Low
meeting in Brooklyn last night
Those letters from James McKeen. Alexander
+. orr and Henry w Maxwell show plainly
that Mr. ON cg's conference offers were meant
10 do nothing but to lead the Low forces into
an ambush. Mr. Qulgg makes show Of much
INDIGNATION that the Independents demanded the
acccutance II one man. But how about him
self. VINO made the rejection Of one man the
essential element az unlonr The Plat people
saw the prcclpitancy Of the Low people In put
ting fhcir candidate in the field ahead OF the
Ropnbllcan Convention was what made It I'M
POSSIBLE for the organization to name him. and
assert that # the Citizens Union had only been
parlent Mr.. Low would have been accepted.
But how about Mr.. Quigcs repeated statements
IN advance of the convention that he would not
accept Mr. Low, his refusal to give the con
ferrccs any hope that Mr. Low might he nom
mated IL they waited? He could not commit
the party in advance OF the convention even 10
favorable consideration Of Mr. Low, but he
could in advance Of the convention positively
commit II 10 the nomination Of Mr.. Olcott. and
the next day to General Tracy. He was
humble creature "A mere tool In the hands of
the delegates when he wished 10 avoid saying
n concillaiorv word 10 Mr. Lows friends. But
lac was the absolute monarch of the party when
ihn next Instant ne wished 10 threaten. He
could say that Mr. Low would not be- nom
mated with all poslycness, but he couldn't
even hold ont n hope 10 those he conferred with
in advance Of tho convention.
These letters arc an interesting contribution
10 ihc history OF the campaign. II Is perfectly
evident that early last spring 'he organization"
determined that Mr. Low should not he lis can
didatc. began in It's organ n campaign of sys
fnuafic personal abuse Of him and his support
crs. refused 10 give enrolled Republicans who
favored Mr. Low chance to make their nfu
oncc felt and long before the delegates were
chosen had issued instructions from the boss as
10 who should not be- nominated. 1t is utterly
dishonest to say that Mr.. Low antagonlzcd the
Republican party. 1t was the Republican ma
chine which from the beginning antagonzcd
him. and to beat him became false to the non
partisan platform Of the party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
TIE ARCH-ROLTEP

Before Qulgg and his friends do much more
talking about the "bolters' who are supporting
Low they will do well to recall what has been
said about their Master by man whom they
ore now glad to regard as an undOubted
authority on party regularity. Cornelius ~.
Bliss says:
Mr.. Plat has been a "bOlter" and an er-
pOncnt of the "rule ruin" policy ever since
have known him. He bOIted from Garfield.
from Arthur, from ConklinR and from Harrl-
son. and finally from the organization I'm this
city.
That is exactly true, and 1t IS equally true
that Mr. Plat Is to-day boiling again and pur-
suing his rule or ruin policy. He has boted
the clearly expressed principles and the most
solemn and imperative commands of the Re-
publican party. and h. is doing all he can TO
ruin that party unless II will repudiate its prn-
ciples and substitute for them his arbitrary and
selfish will. He Is the arch-bolter from the
Republican party In this campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

II "a evident that Plat and Croker were right
IN regarding the Low campalgners as ineXperi-
cnced amateurs in politics. No "practcal poll
tlc!an would ever have issued such statement
as that which emanaed from the headquarters
of the Citizens Union over the signature of Mr.
j. Kennedy Tod, saying that the campaign chest
was full TO repletion. There never was any
thing like IT,. Think of Croker or Plat calling
a halt on the corporations and telling them that
enough had been contributed They are not
such chickens They have use for all they can
get and they are not fools enough to account
for Il.
Mr. Tods statement marks a revolution IN
campaign methods The Citizens Union has not
accepted n cent from any OF It's candidates and
no corporation has contributed 10 H. Those two
are the main sources Of machine funds. While
the bosses 90 about demanding contributions rs
the price OF governmental favor, and then never
get enough TO stop their cry for more tho Citi-
zens have simply depended on the individual
contributions Of persons interested IN their work.
The fact that these have been more than sufi-
Client to pay all legitimate expenses IS con
vlncng testimony TO the great popular force be-
hind the movement.
The unwilllngness Of these amateurs 10 have
heard OF machine drawing the line so closely
between legitimate and illcgltImate expcnd,-
lures? They always know OF places where
money can do good That IL because Of their
experience" But the difference suggests
serious reelection. No doubt this ample fund Of
the independents IS greatly inferior 10 the funds
Of the machines. But II Il IS enough. the cues
ton arises, What do the machines do with their
larger sums? They never publish n statement
The Citizens Union promises to do so. Nobody
can tell where the backmall levied on corpora
lions goes. 1t may 20 into n bosss pocket or
to corrupt legislators. Nobody knows anything
but that Il never equals the needs 81 the bose
while the simple popular contributions are suil
Gent for all the uses Of amateurs who are not
trained in the art Of influencing men or get
ting them TO work by prospect Of offices. and
are more likely to be extravagant In the hiring
of watchers and campaign workers than the
trained politicians. There is something queer
and unsottIing about II. In fact, It Is an attack
on conservative customs, and the bosses doubt
less think II is another reason why this popular
movement should be defeated But think
that the people rather like that sort OF unsetllng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
MAKE 1T UNANINOt ).

rh. s,aadv movement of the rank and file of
tho Republican party to the support of MIR. Low
and the non-partisan home-rule ticket-it is no
longer a mere drift, but wholesale rush-sug-
costs the possibility of making such action prac-
,ica,,v unanimous That this Is eminently de
sirahle from all points of view must, on consid-
.r,tion. be evident to every voter who has
the welfare of the city, and to every kepnp-
,,con who has the welfare Of the party, ut
heart. go
II is perfectly evident that the only possible
cho,cc uow lies between Low and Van Wyck.
Evcn the boiling bosses virtually admit that,
ouipc makes no pretence of fighting Tammany'
hut sovs he and his associates are nGhtlng Low
THE only possible way of defeating Iammany
then lies In the election Of Low. and II is ur-
,ontly de SRA bic not only TO make that cohsul-
nation certain. but TO make II as overwhelm-
ing rs possible. just as il was sought to make
the defeat Of Organism last year Overwhelming
The snake should be not III rely scotched, Dut
killed outright That is the civic duty OF the
hour. which appeals 10 all good citizens, regard
toss Of party affiliations. And the only way 10
Al that duty is TO vote for the anti-Tammany
candidate.
Rut there are other considerations which ap-
zeal especially TO those voters who are SO
whcle-hearteG in allegiance 10 the Republican
marty that they cannot help regarding Its in
terests above all else. II must he evident 10
them that the election of General Tracy, even
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
4 PFPVRLICAN DUTY.

Eenubicans should not forget that the De
mocracy is making strong erort 10 piace vi.
Of its partisans at the head OF the court Vi
Anneals and that there is danger or JUS oolng
so through the folly Of organization leaders III
driving away thousands Of independent Delho-
Gratis in this city who were prepared 10 FOLLOW
I'm their action Of last year with the support
of a Republican organization ticket for iegis-
,otive judicial and county offices, II only the
organization would stand by It's own PLATFORM
~ nop.partisanship in city government
W,lliam / Wallace is jurist of tried capac-
,tv In all respects fit to preside over ule
Cont of Appeals, and his election VIII sleni!
IN the only way that il is possible FOR voters
this vesr 10 signify the continued loyalty OF
This state TO the ST. Louis platform, which was
so handsomely Endorsed last year. Every lhde-
nendeut Republican should manifest his 'nde-
,.rderce by rendering unto the state ticket the
s,nnor, that is its due, while following the In
s,ructions of the Constitutional Convention the
State Convention and the City Convention 10
vote for non-partisan rule In city AFFAIRS.
Renubl,cans should also give careful scrutiny
% tho character and records Of the candidates
for Assembly in the different DISTRICTS ana
where men are presented worthy OF support
they should not let any annoyance AT the s'uplu
leadership of the machine prevent them from
Giving cordial and effective aid to the Repub-
,can candidates. Let all honest Republicans
show that they are none the less hepuoilcahs
because they will not help TO make their party
false 10 itself ard the city's welfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
MIR. AND MRS GEORGE TEKULsKY CELEBRATE
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.

MIR. AND MRS. 'kOKGE lEhJl>Shl
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs George Tekulsky. OF No l,S2 Lex
ingtor ave. celebrated their golden wedding q
Vienna Hall. Fifty-eighth-st. and Lexington-ave.
last night. Seven children seven grandchildren ana
seven times times seven relatives and friends
gathered 20 extend congratulations and fluctuations
to the happy Old couple.
Mrs Tekulsky. the bride. born in the Polish
province OF Suvalk, of German parentage, In ls1
Her husband just twenty-one when he married
her having been born in Warsaw. They came 10
America In 1859 and settled in Syracuse. where egh,
children born 70 them. In 1880 the family
moved TO this city where all have made their home
since then. one son Is dead. The children present
were Mrs Mary Gottlieb. OF No. l6i East One hun
dred-and- twenty rrs-st. Morris Teku.sky. express
ident OF the State Liquor Dealers Association;
Louis. Nathan and Nathaniel Tekulsky Mrs Sarah
Lieberman. now the VIII. OF DR. Lieberman. Of No
10 West Eghty-irst-st.. Nnd Miss Carrie Tekulsky.
The banquet lasted four hours There dancing for
the young folks and addresses of congratuation TO
the happy couple made by the Rev II. Pereria
Mendes and other clergymen Among the guests
were Judge Newherger, Judge Goldfogle Julius iar-
burger b. T. Kearns. Christopher Boylan. Patrick
Keenan, and Frank Rim,
The souvenirs. which were laid beside each plate
at the banquet. were medallion portraits Of Mr. ana
Mrs Tekulsky, nclosed in gold frames.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
SOME FACTS or RECORD.

The New-YOrk State Constitutional Conycn-
ton OF 1894 was Republican body. 1t con
tanned ninety Republican and seventy
seven Democratic members. by the votes of
its Republican majority il adopted for sub
mission to the voters Of the State this amend
ment:
county omcerp elected In the counties Of
Ncw-York and Kings shall he held
in u Odd-numbcrcd year.
The Committee on Cities Of that Convention
was composed chiefly Of Republicans. Jesse
Johnson. who has just been appointed Justice
of the Supreme Court by Governor Black, was
chairman OF It. and one Of It's members was
Merton l.. Lewis. now the Irregular Republican
candidate for Mayor OF Rochester That com
mittce framed the above amendment. and In
urging It's adoption explained II thus:
Its purpose Is to give the cities an
election at which nothing but municipal is
sues are TO he determined. Such constitu-
tionnI provision would he very beneficial
in the announcement that the govcrn-
ment Of grent cities IL no longer 10 DC Sec
ondnry to matters of state or Nation.
At the close of its labors just before final
adjournment. the Convention, by the unanimous
vote of its Republican members. adopted an adj
dress TO the people of the State, saying:
We seek TO separate in the larger cities
municipal elections from the state and M
tiOnal elections, to the end TINT the business
affairs of our grent municipal corporations
may be mahnGed u"On their own merits un-
controlled by National and state politics.
The people OF the State of New-York. in the
| election Of November s. 1894 approved that
action OF the Republican majority Of the Con
vcntion by ratifyng that amendment by a vote
Of 41O097 ayes to 321 i02 noes, a maJority of
s2G9j in favor Of fonpartsan home rule for
/ the cities The people Of the city Of New
York approved it by vote Of 13,403 ayes Ia
/ J64Os noes, n majority of 1896. The people
/ of the city of Brooklyn approved ii by a vote
| of 5s.961 ayes 10 1921 noes n majority Of
/ 1860 That these were all Republican ma
/ ioritles is proved Ivy the fact that in the same
election the State gave large majority for Il
, Republican Governor and each Of these cities Il
! large majority for Republican city officers
| That constitutional provision for non-partisan
/ home rule was thus suggested by a Republican
| committee adopted by Republican convention
! advocated by the leaders Of the Republican
| party and ratified by the Republican voters OF
the State and the cities. 1t is thus by the
highest possible authority made n principle of
the Republican party
And now self-appontcd boss, who through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-29
EK-HAYOR CURTIS MARRIES.
HE DENIES THAT IT WAS THE FUIFnMENT Oh,
AN ANTE-ELEcTIoN PLEDGE.

HE DENIES THAT IT WAS THE FUIFHMENT Oh
AN ANTE ELECTION PLEDGE.
Chicago, Oct. 2s.-In the list OF marriage licenses
published in ,oday's papers occurs the following:
Edwin W. Curtis Boston, age thirty-six-MN
Maud Waterman. Boston, age thirty
Mr. Curtis IS ex-Mayor OF Boston. and behind hls
marriage, which took place yesterday at the home
OF the brides sister. Mrs. Jesse f. Hall. No. I'll
lakewood Boulevard Is pretty little romance The
ex-Mayor IS active in Boston politics. and Is
prominent candidate for the Republican nomination
for Mayor The path OF bachelor politicians In
Boston Is said to b. more or less thorny on account
Of the so-cal,ed antl-bachelor agitation. and when
As to his intentions In the matrimonial line Il Is said
he smilingly promised 10 become "A benedict before
election, and he has kept his promise. Miss Water
man is a Bostonan. but for the last two years has
been living in Chicago with her sister.
The wedding quiet. Among those present
were Mr.. ard Mrs Cate. OF Boston, and number
OF relatives. The ceremony was performed by the
Right Rev Edward T.. Cheney. OF the Reformed
F,riscoDal Church The couple started last night
for the East and will be at their new home, No.
- Highland-st.. Boston. in few days.
Detroit. Mich. Oct &-Edwin w Curtis. former
Mayor Of Boston, and bride at the Hotel Cadi'-
lac this city M. Curtis denied the rumor that he
made a campaign pledge 10 marry before Elecuor
Day. ar.
.rha; is the sheerest nonsense" said he. NY
engagement announced before l was nomr
aH