New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
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quarter of a century had disgraced the name aru
Laninr the absolute administration OF all the Of
fees and funds of the new metropoIi1, anu I'D, ID
soemnly averred. and up to this hour nay - ut
v maintained their determination to see 10 II INA.
by possibility should any body OF iio, of
uarfv convention which one OF their citizens th'y
would place before the people as candidate
THE ONLY CHARGE AGAINST SETH LOW
The cause in the pursuit of which every day and
hour of the pending canvass Is to he deNo'cu 70
not the personal cause OF the man. out INC HUI
tronscondent issue Of the possibility OF clean ana
wholesome government in every city in our land
This :. tho inspiration Of the great uprising OF the
masses which is now going Iorw ,nSa,,v Eliminate
the progress OF this campaign. and II Is nor ~ 81
until an indignant people have torn Gown t,c 49, To-
ten fat% for ihern temple Of municipal liberty
involving the freest right OF choice on tg p s for
10 r.orlo both in presenting It's candidates ~,
o,pr i,Traccs and I'm insuring their election at the
polls beg you, fcllow-citizenS 10 PnuiI orion,
ioct uuOn the significance or the ohly sei' 90.
charge made against the candidacy OF 2e,n ,hor,
which Is this that more tnan omg their rrht Of
choice in advance Of the corruptly constituted ar,
stna1 of political organization. and without inc
cons .nt on the ono hand Of a semEnglish pur,
master Of political chicancry imported from '"'
western borders Of the stat
DIR H. +. Williams then spoke briefly, ana was
followed by cx-Superintendent Mckelvey. The
former Superintendent's popularity was at
tested by the hearty cheering which greeted MIN
nc he stepped to TIE front. prolonged cheer'
followed by handclapping. kept MT McheNeS
waiting for over a minute. When finally ne
started to speak he appeared embarrassed anu
finally took refuge behind his manuscript linen
throwing his paper aside and stepping FORWARD
he drew forth more applause by announcing
frankly. with genial smile. you've ratlieu ING
completely" Mr.. McKelvey spoke preNy' 'ei'-
ing his reasons for enllsting in the Low cam
roior I'm q straightforward manner, whlch won
his hearers.
HOW LOW WAS GREETED.
Inst as Mr.. McKelyey was finishing his speech
Mr. Low entered tho building at the Nanderpi'-
ave entrance The signal was given ana the
band struck up Home. Sweet Home. MI Lo"
was Immediately recognized, ana the 'hoS' ie
rarkable demonstration OF the evening began
The crowd arose and cheered wildly, whlIe the
air was filed with handkerchiefs ana hass' a
e,,.cession Of three cheers for Seth Low and the
customary What's the matter with Low
brought the demonstration TO a close.
Jacob s. Van Wyck spoke for several minutes
and then Justice Neu called upon In MS
speech he declared that he was neither Demo-
crat nor partisan. but an advocate or goou gov
eminent and freedom from boss rule
Justice Neu made hit by reading the fol-
Lowing extract from the platform on which the
brooklyn Republicans renominata1 Mr.. Low Tor
Mayor in 1883
The delegates OF tho Republican party OF the S,ts
OF RrookIyn in convention assembled to nom, ,
for the suffIages OF their feow-c1],hs a 10
for Mayor and seven Aldermen-at -.irse, 90 , p,
claim the following as Fundamental pfoposI,r, ,'
Frs-The questions OF Nttionai or 'sa icion o.
candidates for our municipal offices or IN IN, ,he
practical administration OF our munic'pal """"S'
Resolved Tha, the delegates to this eCn i've, ds
I'm voting ror the officers named TO 90 so with as
tinrt mndorstanding that such candidates In ac-
ceptine their nomination pledge ,heinSeaV,rS
servedly to support ana promote t'eso 'u"N'''e''"
Whereas The Hon; Seth Low in the administraS;
ton OF his high office has been In hearty and
entire accord with the prncipes here E
Resolved That we cordially ndorSe ms ao'f''"'s-
trItlOn as Mayor OF the city OF Brooklyn
PRESIDENT LOWS ADDRESS.
After the close Of his speech there were min
cled cries for 'IInrIchs' and Low. and there
was Immediately repetition Of the demonstra-
ton which marked Mr. Lows appearance In the
hall lie spoke in part as follows
Mr. Chairman and Fellow-Ci,lzcns: ! must admit
Won recognize me daughter). for. as have read
some Conn OF the descriptions OF myself which have
"iWays recognized myself. uaughter)
one thing did regret 4 you will lei me say so
1o,her nlrht am told that my name was received
with cheers. I was more than sorry to near I'm. tne
sses and cheers greeted before and greeted now
with dlsrespect. for want 10 say n the ptesehcte
NJ this audience that friend or mine III this
c1mnaign with my approval. can say one word IN
disrcspect of my friend without giving pain TO me-
TIE CAMPAIGN FOR HOME RULE.
Now. tho campaign that arc conducting be-
fore the people OF tho city this year is positive
campaign; It ls a aggressive campaign We stand
for something that we believe to be oil Vl'aI I'M
nortonce 10 tho people OF the city Of Brooklyn We
antoronlze everybody who opposes that faith. but
our campaign IS not anti-ths or ant.-that, except
Incidentally 1t is an aggressive and positive cam,
naipn for the very substance or homo rule. what
il the value OF home rule IN written hstruh.h.
~ vou have not got home rule In the hearts OF tho
mcGnle9 No home rule Is worth anything unless the
porpi,, of the community rule themselves. One and
another tells that the people OF the city OF New
T9rk chnT T Of the consolidated city ought
governed by something that happened iast year.
action and in their vote by the CONSIDERATION OF
some subject outside Of the city we deny that.
"a" cav that this Is canvass with but single
object that is to choose the officials who shall put
into operation the Greater, Newanork cHarter Tor
Ht1onIems"S Now that doctrine Judge Neu has
said Is mot ocn issues ' is not new but It is inns
portan and it Is vital to securing good city gov
Nnw il YOU think OF it for one moment, the
American colonies revoltcd from Great Britain In
,,e4; Substantially for this reason because Great
n ni,oi, vas administering the colonies from an
ont sde point OF view. with reference to English
uI RrltIsh interests and not with reference TO the
,ras,s of inc colonies themselves. Look at Cuba
| 80 dnv There IL Il modern and most monsrous
eyan,inie OF " hat happens TO community that Is
raarltnntIv Governed for the benefit of an outside
| pnw,or and not for the benefit of itself. In both
| ,bose cases that process has resulted In armed
rnvoutions because 1t has produced results so bad
that people were willing 10 give up their lives to
remedy the defect
FOLLOWING A WRONG EXAMPLE
Now when the people Of tho cities elect their OIL
| rcrs with reference to doing something somewhere
else with reference to strengthening an organlza-
| ton for, National purposes, they are dong 10:
themselves precisely what Great Britain did when
| t ,r,ed to govern the American colonies, not In
their interests but in the interest rest S G6 fS
cnnt,,rics I'm governing Cuba for the benefit OF
spain instead Of for the benefit Of the people so E5
Cuba We should have had revolu,ioh los that II