The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23
QUESTIONS ron CITIZENS.
The Relation which Greater New York Bears
20 the Whole Union.

The Relation which Greater New York Bears
TO the Whole Union.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; There 10
30 much political fog within tho boundaries OF
Greater New York just at present that a good
many usually clear.sighted citizens seem tohave
lost themselves in it, and more than one needs
to know positively "wherc he Is at" Hero are
q few serious questions, tho answers TO which
may help some good people to get their right
bearings:
1. Are we less citizens OF the United States
than we arc of Greater New York;
2. Ought tho broad interests of our great coun-
try to be of less concern TO us than tho local in
terests OF our city1
8. Is Now York an isolated commonwealth
that must be considered only in its individual
capacity, or Is 1t an inseparablo part OF our ma
ton, which is made up OF many Just such parts,
all Of them forming the one glorious whole. and
for that very reason concerned in and affected
by whatever each such part docsi And con any
one part do anything without the action of the
othOr parts and consequently of the wholci
4. Is 1t possible for Greater New York to
arrange its politics irrespective Of and without
influence upon tho politics OF tho country Of
which Greater New York Is an important frao-
tioni II 80, why are the people Of other parts Of
the country watching with such intense interest
the local" campaign herei
8. Does the demand. which we hear so often re-
peated, that the city shall be governed ION BUSH
moss principles" imply that the vastly greater
and moro important government OF the nation
need not be conducted ON business principles"i
Or docs this demand, limited to city administra-
ton, Indicate insincerity, or fog in the brain Of
those who utter 1t
the Affairs OF a country Of z 0,0o0.0oO people on
business principles presumably incapablc of con-
Quoting du 7 the sifaiTs Of q city OF s,ooo.o 900 people
Z. II a citizen Of tho Greater New York Dor.
ton OF the United States is convinced that the
safety and prosperity of tho nation require that
he understands tSat It ' osn be- be p ,n pSdTs and H Kept i
In power only by strengthening and keeping
strong the national organization. is 1t his duty
In q municipal campaign to desert the party to
tho na, hs pins me hti f fdr ,b In t aasa la Sf InS glrGl5s Of 4
personal preference as to local candidates. or
paying tribute to an ambitious gentleman, or
chasing the delusion that only antt.organiZation
men are capable OF conducting the affairs of the
city on business principlesi Especially when
the party he believes in has nominated q candi-
date OF conspicuous and unauestioned expert
ence, ability, integrity. and commanding all
g. When we are strengthening an organiza-
ton Tor national purposes are we strengthen
ing something somewhere else" outside. or at
aalstance, or are we strengthening something
all around US. of which we ourselves are a part,
and which we ourselves want to see strong !
Are we working only for the interests of others,
or for our own interests, in strengthening the
party in whose charge the country is safe. and
under whose administrations the country has
70 a position rent OF great Te,H prosperity o,.- m,.
concerned in the prosperity that is coming,
through tho Republican party, to the whole
very sny time that glorious work is beginning to be
should ever be the candidate of any organized
party for the Presidency land doubtless it is con-
ceiva6Ie to him at least. do you suppose he
that the members OF his party in the various
cities were "strengthening the Organization for
strengthening Is It likely that bis organization ii
would have much electing poweri Does his
course during the past few months indicate that
he would consistently apply his present theory
OF opposition to the national organization If il
involved his own injury
And. finally, let me ask one more question OF
the most pressing importance:
II. Seth Low has, in his self.made platform
Mayor of Greater New York. When a candi
date for office asks support on the strength o.
for voters who want those things done to fee
absolute confidence that the candidate will keeI
be- hts is Se eiec Wsen M '3f Ii gs,6 of L6 his t trlal 6 comes nPst af,s'
What satisfactory assurance have the citizens O.
Greater New York that. tho man who, in the
and coolly violated 1T in September, saying. 81
did not feel called upon to say in June what j
tory assurance. l ask. have the citizens OF
Greater New York that such a man will faith
fully keep the pledges OF his platformf Is it moi
far moro likely, nay, almost certain, that this
Ego. with the easily adjustable conscience, will
continue to be a law unto himself, and, wbcr
brought face to face with the temptations of hi,
office, will again sweep his pledges away with n
comrlacent wave Of his consecrated hand, anG
smilingly murmur, Il did not feel called upor
to say before election what l might do after be
ing safely elected Mayor"l
The inevitable conclusions as to Seth Low
seem to be up to the present:
Seth Low has opposed himself to the patriotic
American spirit.
Seth Low has promulgated the falsehood tina,
the party which governs the nation well cannot
govern the city well.
Seth Low is bent on destroying the party
when we called into power TO save the country
and the city from Organism, and which hal
begun its work SO well.
Seth Low has insuited his friend OF years
Gen. Tracy. by calling him a puppet, and is do
ing his best to prevent his election as Mayor o.
Greater New York. an office for which he is fal
better fitted than Seth Low.
seth Low, by his own behavior, has proved
most emphatically that he cannot be trusted
His whole campaign is being bolstercd up b,
fraud hypocrisy, pharisaism, deals, and deceit
Shall We elect such n man as the first MayoI
of Greater New York
DO not the interests of the city, the State. AND
the nation. as well rs of manlincsS and citizen
ship. mako the election of Gen. BENJAMIN r
Tracy inpcrativci EUGENE HusISG-
NEW YORK;. Oct. 90.