New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
THE MAYORS REMARKS.
In opening his remarks the Mayor said

Three wears ago-1 would not be SURPRISED II =, ~
were three wears ago tonight had n little tank
before an audience ike this in this very hall You
dd not know much then; dld not t ,i ye er
much on that occasion, nor am going 10 'dih WI!
We stared three years ago to ntrodTce a n Y,y1
form Of government in the city Of New ork: We
tried then and have been trying ever simeH TO h
TSdqTs an hqnes this I city, For that pTncpo
Stood three years ago, and for the same rea,
sGn am hsrs sSF fo the pEia c
Of NewYork Applause2 ,,1 Three G1! ys@rs aWSe
were not lighting any PaTcuIaT man then W nor are
We fighting any partcuIar man M now, ME-
partisan rule. rule that means government ii ~
fore got into ONCE what ne Mayor should
appoint to the municipal offices We have changed
the people havo been able to get appointments
without reference to any party tricks or party aia
Tammany as We opposing another faction. be
cause think that neither party should have con.
city. 1t would be an outrage upon the business
tHnre should be installed in tho Mayors ofiico
man who would be subject to control by Clique
Went Into the hght three years because it
was part of my religion mat the municiPalty
sies 81 any kind (Chcors) Upon that principle
stood and will continue 10 stand
SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
Tho point that should impress itself upon us
tonight and during the whole campaign, Is that
the non-paritsan government We have had during
tho last three years bnOu!u % COitiHu'N
the next four. (Applause.) That Is what We are
fighting for and We should DO just as much op-
posed 10 one party machine as another. Tho May
or OF this city must be responsible to the people
and not 10 one or two men at the head Of party.
don't know whether you like the government you
have had during the last three years "a voice:
I've do') but know one thing, and that Is that
this administration has. In many ways. con-
trbuted to the welfare OF the people and tho bet
terment OF the city.
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Of the improvements that had been executed
during his term. The providing OF better ana
more sanitary accommodations for the poor on
BlackWcll's Island, the alteration ana enlarge
mont of the Tombs and the laying OF new water
mains in the lower part Of the city were some
that he particularly referred to. and he added
that If the work had been done some wears ago
the city would have been saved millions OF DOL
lars. ~ ,.r,r,,
Going ON 10 refer to Mr. Bliss's letter urging
the election of General Tracy. the Mayor said
If the Republican party is on such q weak weak
9Hndaon that i Is sses rgaos Come to the
help of the Republican party here. all / can say
S that the k1ocKda om Of BY
vote cast in New-York, was for Fremont: nave
E1lea as there IS on the face Of earth
have always believed that Repu6licanisn was Tor
1sS 9 Defe FOR Cabinet Ministers and United STAGES
Senators to be imported into New York to tel US
tho nominees OF one man, then want TO say now
that | am no longer Il itePuDi!cdH vi 'ha' N'iu'
loud cheers m, -,
We Cant a man In the Mayors Office who Will
stand IN for right against every political gang or
clioue OF politicians that there Is In this city That
Is WHY ! am here tonight 70 say that | would
like TO see Seth Low elected Mayor OF Newly YORK.
IAoDla,lse1 | believe he would bo impregnablc
aesinst any sort OF schemes that may be tried TO
%c foisted on the people Of this city
I hone YOU will think over these things. ! have
nothing TO say against any OF the other candidates
! in the field Let US have good old joyous cam
paign full OF fun. full Of music. but always he for
| Seth Low. cloud cheersJ
General McCook made short but spirited at
! tack upon the attempt Of the Republican party,
mentioning particularly the letter written by
Mr. Bliss, TO lnfuse National and state politics
! into the local campaign.
THE SETH LOW REPUBLICANS CLUB.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Seth
Low Republican Club was held ut the large hall at
tho Boulevard and Eighty second-st. last night.
The permanent officers Of tho organization were
elected. follows:
| President John ". Hutchinson.
| Vice-president J. {. Pumpelly.
| Secretary John l.. Yates.
! Treasurer. Kiaen Van Rensselaer,.
Tho meeting was addressed by Professor Packard
Howard = Dixie John W. Hutchinson. kiliaen
~ Rensselaer, and Professor Charles Sprague
Smith.