New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-26

THE HEPC BLlCAN RECORD.
THE ORGANIZATION COMMITS ITSELF TO n,s
PRINCIPLE OF NoN-PARTIsANsBIP IN
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Even more significant, from a political popt
OF view. than the foregoing has been the action
on more than one occasion Of the Republican
party organization. The regular Republican
City Convention In Brooklyn in October, 1850
adopted the following fundamental propositions:
Questions OF National or State politics
have to-day no proper place In the selection Of
candidates for our municipal offices, nor in the
practical administration of our municipal bus-
ness.
The successful conduct Of the affairs Of
our city depends upon the election to Office Of
men Of tried integrity and proved capacity Who
will not use the power and patronage attached
to their positions for factional or partisan ends
but manage the public business according to
essentially the same methods they would
employ in the honest and efficient conduct Of
their own private business.
And then the convention nominated Seth Low
for Mayor, for the sole reason that he was IN
hearty and entire accord with the principles
enunciated" Such was the action Of straight
party" convention. But that was not ALL
few days later the Republican General Commit.
tee Of Brooklyn. a straight party organization
Of unquestioned regularity. formally approved
the action OF the convention and put itself of-
cially on record 10 this effect:
Resolved That the Republican General Com
mittee heartily endorses the administrator Of
Mayor Low. The economy, fidelity end
non partisanship to which he pledged himself
have been fulfilled to the letter. Weap
prove the doctrine affirmed by the Republican
City Convention which nominated Mayor Low,
that National politics has no proper plan n
the consideration Of municipal affairs. We nc.
ommend TO the conventions soon TO Be bdd
the denomination Of Mayor Low. and that
candidates for Aldermen should be chosen kr
ability and honesty. without regard to pafu
affiliations.
That resolution was unanimously adopud
amid hearty applause.
Mr.. Low, 1t is to be observed, had first besa
nominated by Citizens meeting" on Thu
platform:
National issues should have absolutely %
weight in determining the conduct OF municipal
affairs and. both in the election and appoint
ment OF municipal officers and employees fitness
for the place from a citizens standpoint shcsd
be the cole consideration
And the Republican party organization, with
out forfeiting its Regularity accepted him
its candidate too; and. instead Of being ruined
by 50 doing. has ever since been far stronss'
in Brooklyn than It was before.
NETWORK REPUBLICANS ON RECORD
The Republican organization Of brooklyn wa'
not the only one to record itself in favor OF non
partisanshp in local affairs. The Republican o.
ganization Of the city Of New-York did the
same tn unequivocal terms In 1884 the Gu
zens' Committee Of Seventy adopted the follow
ing platform:
Municipal government should Be entirely "
vorced from party politics and from seihsn pe'
sonal ambition or gain.
The economical. honest and buslnessihe ma =,
agement OF municipal affairs has nothing 70
with questions OF National or State poiitics
We do not ask any citizen 70 give UP MS pew