New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

ONE OF THE ORATORS
Not since Seth Low began his active PERSONA CO.
,ass of the city has he met more enthusiastic
receptions than awaited him last night IN the upper
regions o. the city. At the Central opera house'
40 go East sixty-sevcnth-st.: snerward al the
Harlem Opcra House. In One-hundred-and-twenty-
ATHEIST and later still further north at Ohe-hu'
drsd-and-sixty ATHEIST he addressed In the course
o. a little moro than TWO hours nearly TOUT 'nou-
sand people At each OF these meeting places the
audiences filled the halls TO the doors, ana IL was
only by the aid Of a bodysuard Of police that MI
Low himself vas enabled 70 push his way through
10 the platform.
In his speeches last night Mr. Low confined him.
self a great exten, to condemrins political ooss-
Ism as exempllfed in Richard Croker and Thomas
{ platt Upon the methods o. the TamTany leader
he was especially sc.ere. and IN his hrst sdfress
at tine Central Opera House he contended That the
guns OF CITIZENS Union we're particularly d.
rected against rammany Hall
"Tammany Ia real enemy he declared. TX
YOU place IN nomination. rather II you place In
the Mayors on e. a candidate o, Tammany Hail.
| how are you going 10 kno0 what interests are
going 20 be ali powerful. with him? T. you could
tell what interest going to reach Mr.. Croker
YOU could form some idea OF the government You
going 20 ge. but until you do know that you
don't know anything aoout It. All you know Is
| that the responsible man IS not In thu Mayors
chair One other thing YOU Nigh; know and that
Is that the is responsible for all the
! Onlces, because MI. croker, through l3mIndn!
| Hall. will control not only the Mayor and the Con-
roller and the President OF the Council but all the
rest. and a consequence you have got one-nan
| government: really. You have got II In the very
worst form, because the one-man power that can
| contro Is In a position where you cannot get AT
/ him.
~ you believe in conducting the city on It's own
merits then you will support our candidacy. But
| Tammany HALL don't know really whether
| ought 10 say Tammany Hall. alias Croker. or
| Croker alias Tsmmany HALL think the latter Is
| the more strictly accurate statement. and there
| fore Will say Croker. alias Tammany Haii-we
| he Illustrates home rule In stu different fashion
| He comes home 70 rule, as | have had the honor
OF rernarklng before. I do not know what the a.:
| Of England MAJ have done for his political health.
but he has spent most OF his time over there; as you
knoa for the last two three years. and here. as
| you know ne has come back. nd row dictates 10
Tnmmany Hall whom the snail name for thes.
various offices. and then you arc gwen the SPLEEN
dd privilege Of voting for them Il that me scrt
| 81 home rule under which you think NewYork Will
flourish? II seems me that II tho people OF Nsw-
York with a full knowledge Of these facts. eject
the officers nominated they practically say
they would rather have their rulers gather politl-
| "a. wisdom In England between times in order
| tina, they may come back here with a fresh hand
70 nominate for them the next time they have az
election"
From the Central Opera House Mr. Low drove
about 2 o'clock. bu, for nearly an hour previously
the doors had been shu, against people who sought
admittance. The floors Of the hail and he GAL
leres were filed to their greatest holding capacity
ana Al Mr. Low was seen forcing his way 10 the
stage there was A spontaneous outburst or cheer.
ing that was not allowed 10 suos!de Tor seFerai
| minutes. ,, . , ., and
when 9uA, hal been restored again the Mayor CON
| rinued his speech. which was mainly devoted 70
! mis- administration. The money that had been spent
IN paving the streets. he pointed our. had ulrrect
ly benefited the i.borins man because the c con
who had mo-, been called upon TO pay premiums 70
commenting upon the Police Department next
Mayor Strong asserting that for the last
promoted without, putting his hand in his pocket
10 the extent OF from 500 TO S.oc,-saed that the
tatns had not cost the successful candidates a
Seth Low was then introduced and as he in
response the cheering tina; burst from the audience
me an6 n nm m
his address and hroushout rs course ne Vas con.
was prsctically based upon The same arguments as
those which he mad used earlier in The evening at
Washington Hall. One -and-sixty :nfth-s,t
one one thousand was asse nbitd Newell Martin pre-
and nd sn s. w Wsrn se2s NJ j. o
quet. candidate for President OF Borough; T. Nc
' s sss. .as s ss Rev Nc nes Ts %.. tn.
wse %ss % S q: K Rsn ISIS IN &c.,
and is now ninety five years old. Mr. Tiemann was
| introduced TO the audience the "nrst reform
Mayor OF New York.. and in few words which
he spoke In reply. said II gave him great pleasure
to assist in the present campaign for honesty In
municipal government.
Mr. Low on his arrival was greeted with
! ,umultuous applause and on his rising to speak II
was some minutes before silence could be obtained
, He referred 10 ex-Mayor Tiemann. who had left
the hall few minutes before his arrival, and said
| that he was greatly inspired TO know that Mr.
Tiemann. at his advanced age, had cared 10 lend
the sanction % his presence to his cause. Mr.
M