The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
Tho "Cp.stnte, Pooling.

To THE EDITOR OF TnE SuY-Sir: I am an up
State Republican who cstccns It a privilege to DO
such. l have always been opposed to the organiza-
tlon OF senator Ilatt. and believe | shall continue SO
to he. Now, this election uf a Mayor Of Greater New
York does not impress VA up here as a mere local
matter. In fact, no election has ever SO much aroused
the " upstate as this. We cannot Lux believe thbt
both national and State issues are involved in It. and
we are convinced that the course Of the Citizens'
Union Is most pcrnicious and fraught with grave
peril to your city, as we'll as the State and the nation.
We have had enough OF the cOnserrated idea. 10
has cost us IN money more than the civil war, and we
DO not want any repetition OF It. as 1t would be ten
times as costly as Tammany at Its worst. The fact
OF the matter as 1t appears to lis is. that certain men
down your way have banded themselves together.
and labelled themselves BETTER Element" "Busi-
ness Administration Reform. e Purity in Poll
tics.""So Bossism.' ct cetera, ad nauseam; and the
exponent OF all this mixture OF nostrums, this patent
panacca, Is Seth Low, and none othcrl
Now, Mr.. Editor. we are q plain people up the State,
and possibly a trIhe blunt and crude; but we have
not any use for such hypocrisy as this Citizens Union
business. 1t has daily become more apparent that all
these hiShsounhing labels merely conceal, rather
than indicate. the actual contents of the bottle. viz.
an extremely selfish. personal ambition, to which the
welfare OF the city, state, and nation is subordi.
mated. To crafty that ambition, unincation OF the
anti.Tammany forces was refused; the candidate an
nounced his readiness and cagcrness to make deals
with any body polite, and such deals havo been made
with every species of Bryanism; the most unadulter
ated "bossism' is advocated in the proposition that
Mr.. Low is the platform, responsible to nothing save
his conscience. And all this. Mr.. Editor. for the pub
lie good onlyl
As have said. we are a plain people up our way,
and do not pay much attention to labels, but arc
more concerned with the actual. contents OF the bot
tie. We have alw avs noticed that this high.soundIng.
loud.professing type has its ~coattails and joints in
shape to take a seat whenever a choice tub Of butter
comes its way. Its alacrity varies little from that Of
the most expert practical politician. Its zeal to save
the country seems to be pretty closely connected
with that tub OF butter. at least It never breaks loose
in its absence. Except for tho labels. the motives
would seem exceedingly practical. To be perfectly
frank. we believe these Low people are actuated by
the same selfish motives as the most practical poll.
ttcians or ward heelers,' as they term them. Up
here We admire men who stand for their real convic-
lions. whatever they may be. and have no use for
hypocrites. believing them to be the meanest Of Gods
creatures. And on that account, II no other, we bope
to see the Citizens Union sunk beyond all resurreo
ton. We therefore pray for Gen. Tracy's election.
CHENILLE. Oct. eS. D. VAN TAssKI.