The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05
AS BIG AS THE PRESIDENT
Tremendous Power of the Next Mayor OF
New York.

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AS BIG AS THE PRESIDENT
Tremendous Power of the Next Mayor OF
New York.
New York, Sept. 4.-The nomination
Of Seth Low by the Citizens Union FOL
| the mayoralty of Greater New York mas
stirred up the people Of the five borough;
composing the new municipality to a
| pitch the like of which has never before
| been seen. The issues involved are ire
mcndous. The stake to be played for is
the biggest IN the history Of American
| politics outside OF national elections. The
| strife incident TO this nomination and
| the things that are TO come has been, is
and will De fiercer than that of any cam
| paign. local or at large, between go and
| g. The nations eyes will be centered
or the outcome, for that outcome will
mean much to Democrats and Republ.-
cans in every state and county and ward
of the Union. New York and its affairs
| political have risen to an importance
compared with which its former posi-
ton was insignificant.
What Of Greater New York. of Seth
Low, of the Plat Republican machine.
and What OF Tammany? The mayor of
Greater New York VIII be functfonarv
second only to the president Of the Unit
cd states. To in any measure compre-
bend what Greater New York. POLITICAL
~, means the citizens In the west must
understand that by it's new charter New
York spreads itself out into a municipal
ity $50 square miles in area. with a poo
oiation OF $500, 900. Its administra ton
VIII involve the expenditure of upward
or 6o,00O,Geo year. Its patronage will
De on a scale commensurate with its ex-
penditures and its size. It's wealth will
oe S2.9s3,5 24, 329 Of taxable property. 1t
VIII have floating debt of se25. 900. 900
It's management will involve $1,000 es-
tablishments. London alone can show
figures that exceed these. Paris Berlin
Vienna, Chicago. whose tentacles erasp
healIy ALI of Cook county, shrink in size
and Importance beside Greater New
York. With an area half SO large as
That OF London, New York's population
VIII exceed shat OF many states. II Is
almost impossible for any human mind
To grasp the full import Of these things
Ihey are almost beyond the power Of
imagination.
. Such is the stake set out in the forth
coming municipal election. And New
York is conscious OF the importance of
toe situation.
Every since last February the battle
ABOUT nominations has been on. At first
TWO political forces were alone consider
ed-Tammany and the Republican organ
lzation OF New York City But in Feb
ruary a third force showed is head II
seemed powerless an its appea france. To-
day II Is 50 large and strong that New
York is balanced upon a beam whose
Clip no mortal man can tell. The new
force was the Citizens Union. The
symbol OF that force is Candidate Seth
Low, president OF the Columbia uuiver-
sity and former mayor Of the city OF
Brooklyn. New York finds itself in
predicamenI as interesting as il is tan
TALKING. The Citizens Union was organ
!zed for the avowed purpose OF rescuing
Greater New York from the sanzs OF
the political machine and the political
ooss Its principles are as much oppos-
cd 10 the Republican machine as they
are 10 Tammany. But IL is feared that
II the Republican organiza ton refuses 10
endorse Candidate Low the division that
viii follow will elect Tammany and that
Temmany will proclaim its victory as A
triumph for Bryan and the Chicago plat
form. And New York. with its mighty
power. its wealth Of patronage and its
commanding political position. VIII be
turned ba
cal organiza tion that has ever cursed
this country
The Citizens Union was organized on
February % and uttered its declaration
or principles. The cardinal doctrine vas
IN VOWED n the declaration that NUM- !
ciPal elections shall be held separate
from state and national elections. TO |
end that municipalities may be manas-
e1 On their own merits. uncontrolled I
and untouched by state or national
politics. The other principles pertain 20 I
the good government OF the city. a5oli-
ton fthe spoi,s plan. increase % civil l
service, strict control OF franchises. ana 1
,ther praisewor.hy motives. At the head /
ana front os this orga nization are names 1
IF some Of the most important citizens
n tie union. Among these may be men
iane9 Nicholas Murray Butler. ". Be- /
gard Cutting. r. Fulton Cutting. Joseph !
i. Choate. George ". Cassatt. oJei 3.
Erhard,. Arthur II. Ely. Charles Fair
hid. Richard Watson Glider. William
8. Horn6lowar, Abram 5 Hewitt. Henry
R. kdnharit. Joseph Larocque. John
Brooks Leavits, J. Pierpont Morgan.
Ioh-r Z. Parsons. James 3. Reynolds. J.
darser Rhoaies. Eiihu Root. Wager
'Wayne, Gustav II. Schwab. Charles
Stewart Smith. Charles H Strong. Carl
Schurz and Everett P. Wheeler The
lnion has a roll % more than $500
'0;ers.
From The frs: il hasbeen known that
Seth Low VAS the choice ot The leading
piri;s % this organization. But Mr.
-ow on June :, Nrote letter 20 r Full
On Cutting. Joseph Lazocdue and Carl
'chnrz. in which he sad re could not
-ccept nomination unless he we're con-
-incei that the public demanded him
: Z cend.da:e sni that his candidacy
would prove unitying force among the
Eis?6s OF good government. At once tie
iaion set . work and by the end o.
Angus. had secured the signatures o.