The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-15
PLATT ANSWERS LOW MEN.
TEE PARTY INVITED UNIoNi FAC
TIoNIsTs FORBADE III.

Here, ana That IL Democratic Success In
the state ana Natisn, Toward which lew
as Mayor weuid Inevitably Nave Headed
This CltJ's vote-A Leoal Dereat THAT
Leaves the Party stronE and Devoted.
Senator T.. @. Platt gave out the following
statement last night:
at is the plain purpose Of those Republican
factionists who, failing in every effort repeat
eddy made to control the Republican organize
ton. projected Seth Low into the municipal
campaign, thereby dividing the anti-Tammany
vote, to force into the public mind the impress
sion that tho responsibility for this division at
taches not to them, but to tho Republican
organization. And. just rs during tho campaign
they stopped at no act of treachery in order to
create dissension, SO now they are hesitating at
NO falsehood or calumny In order to promote 1t
and keep It alive.
Tho malicious Misrepresentation Of these
fncurable factionists must not 60 unchallenged.
No fair-minded Republican who will allow his
mind to go back over the events of the last six
months can fail to remember that the attitude
of the Republican organization up to the very
last moment at which the law permitted q nomi-
mating certificate to BIO filed. was much moro
than favorable to u union with the Citizens' or
ganization. Fair-mindcd men will remember
that when Mr.. Quigg assumed the Presidency of
tho County Committee. he made the offer of
union distinctly and in terms. They will
remember that his offer was as distinctly
refused by those to whom it was addressed.
They will remember, indeed, that when the
Citizens Association organized it adopted q
platform which was intended to commit its
members to the 'go-it-alone' policy. This plat
form denied the relation of q national political
party to municipal arairs. It CHALLENGED the
richt NJ tho RennhIic,n n.r,v - No. e. =
iican Nomination. It placed atly upon nt the . doctrine osspuU,
of non. portisanship n nav AUGMENTATION ond
one which forbade the possibility Of cooperation
DO ween the Republican party and tho Citizens
n%
rms was aohe' we must remember. away
s paoI had =" 'f ber sp,it te a ron. Gs.oro nt tne average na,i, Gi.,i
cour,e shonId ho Nnhnsr Ia ~, .nn -,
to it at the time, for nobody supposed it could
mean that the Citizcns rvor. goina doI,hora,aiu
at work to defeat themselves. or that they could
obtain q candidate who would stand with them
however VINO hnd mad long experience, both
of the impractical political theorists, who had
factionists who were exnccted tn advpcate IT.
perceired it's siDn;ticapce and The Dsriious AIM,
p 1aSa % e weiSf II was Sb hound ne to R lead; IL IL a naIiL
could do to secure a union and renudis ed II M
rep aaya m sie 1t Rspmhpiisn the hor unconditional md IInn, sur,
obiectionabie candiidates hppt ~ im mo- ihlhp nyat'
must saw thai in II mnn inss ing ,s3, hSpu q SanI ha MY
Allow ii1seiff to be- the Ren ,tf NIT II IL n sGIid a nos
define nolicies 1e"' '" MANI
"TSe Repablican leaders met this inso,ent
ohnIlengs Sithnnt njttnrn.es nv rnsontpVnnt
They found no fault with the cnndidSte yrson;
the citizens Union picked out as I e expression
That t i%r then re au a th1y a ao n npec aSw aG q
sort Of man u he ibugaf tarne ann 'nu IS !, pres aa inc
SSn .Ib5Iiioas b set'. Whit kes. ~ lna snx sI%a a as 2 hs,
Repubiican sbip on tho ledge OF. Ms own ambi.
t tSatstb aRe w sepI tssS op Leaders g, 40 inc not s nST deny
OF Seth Low: but thew Moved their opnosition 70
t nik i1 nS asdn ebs, Of ,6s i Rdsn ai,s:, share narsv g Tse S, aim,
just and ineyitaDl. relation TO municipai Al.
f 1n5 I'm that !, it mS dla have yc,s the ,h right At o to n .pnt n IT.
views and wishes Of its adherents were entitled
TO consideration; and that there ought to be- q
an honorable friendiy'' eouittable n uiion' undce
ehoosin. condidates and and in sH dsani nSy poi i Ieseo IN
This was the exact state OF things up to the
sdnoted CotnTniss;nncr Cnlis's resoiutinn i"'
wiling ali anli.Tammany orGanlzations into a
when they should ali hold oil di"iih e diIsn nomina Mfee
conventions, so that ready eonferenre and Sare:
T r9Ido rsf Ss..Sn to % bsns, &c as,"T re lb,s The eS6 GfitisSns'
tr"nEiy @ssieni NJ p "s lis reason the h fact so th pt ~ !.
any honest man, in the face Of that fact, charge
The responsibilities for disunion upon the Repub.
lat the Citizens Union had conc into he
nroposed conIorence' united action would have
he,p inevitahIe I Ss II mt nia;n ennugh That the
Repubiicans could not possibly have broken IN
or haze allowed tn he broEen m n conference,
III IL bs said mat mi Observation-Disclosures all this It
was stili the snnreune Sntv ~ The Rennbiic.S
convention 10 10 ANYTHING to avoid the nm.
snestnbIe caLisnitv nf'th sScccss of Tamms INV
Hal and that IL was The mari of duty and patrf.
otisn, To oyerloo, both The insolence Of Inc Cit.
yens' IJnion and the malice Of the RepnSIican
fsctionists who were promptine and epcoursa.
nrit ~ . ,bhat ,bhanee q - n n.ianItEr
IN Mhr !. t n iSc srccesa ~ the nen, Um nnrttyy
In The civ NJ New york nnd that ia its success
in he 81 Re and he ration MI low "a M ayop
o nf RrooH iyn " bad N a1rnadw dc,eated ONE i" Renn nS
can ruoS; "A a,e Ifr President' lie iii II nv aestrov.
Inc I'M Rcnnhiiran orronization not 'Iesa ih M
Nv bis ncraonei trea cherv To- he candidefe. Ta
rroposed toi create here an absolute despotismD'
biiitS. None he less as Every one ERno%Ms. The