The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-27
PASTOR DIXON SCORES LON
Pulpit Denunciati0n of the Citizens
Candidate for Mayor.
A SeDsatioisal Excoriation OF the
Act -platt Nominee-Called
Political Throat-Cutter.

New York, Sept. 27.-Rev. Thomas
Dixon. a., Of The Peoples Church, whoH
Senator PIatt recently said would make
an ideal chaplain Of the regular Repub
Hcan machine, because OF his Ditter
opposi ;ion to Seth Low, made another at
tack oH the Citizens Union candidate be
fore :, large audience at the Academy u
Music last night
His sermon was the last OF a series OfI
Prosperity" and seth Lows Manifesto ="
The t,reat hers attack on Mr. Low last
night was frequently applauded 10y ms
hears.rs. but at least half a dozen per-
sas naanieesred their disapprOval OF mir
discourse by leaving the hall. In part, Mr.
Dixon said
.lr Mr.. Lows letter Of acceptance was
weak. his proclamation OF last Medne est.ay
was puerile in substance 1t was this. 4
am tue only man fit TO be mayor OF New
YORK. Ii you want harmony bow at nay
feet. otherwise IL VIII be singing shame.
I would be glad To have ali partiesnOminaUe
me aad vote for me on any platform they
prefer 1 am my own platform 1 am the
great I Am. And there is not one like NE
in all the earth
There are a number Of reasons why he
can never be a union candidate aga inst
Tammany, to sa nothing OF the prepos-
tensts idea tnat such a nan nominated a >
h,. was lulIla ever he elected yor of this
city.
First. PhariseeisI,i. If there is any one
thing that the veraee hard-headed Ameri-
can voter cannot stomach ii is the bloatec
huDibur that can stand up and calmly de-
clare, 4 thank Thee, q Lord, that am not
a. other men, and ask all other men to
unite IN hiIa for that reason
The colossal insolence of Seth Low 5
plcsent position in this campaign has nt'
parallel in the history OF a great city.
..Gleason anc Low were both nominated
on q personal platform in practically the
same way. except that Gleason's mass
mee,ng II his 2,C00 henchmen was more
manly than the secret methods of the kid
gloved henrhmen of Low.
"SeculId, Cut throat Fractional Spite.
Seth Low as now showing that he was not
nominated 10 be a unifs ing force. The
hraias and monew back of hls preposterogs
Campaign was furnished by few political
p,ii,lican party merely for the purpose OF
wOT king out Contemptible and mbecile
personal spite against Sen ator L latt.
Third. The methods Of his campa gnerS
would damn him, though he wete the
greatest ana purest man ever BORN in
America We have been told morning,
noon and night for three months that Seth
Low, and Seth Low alone. OF 5000, 900
OF our people, is competent 10 be ma yor or
10 represent the business or moIalinterests
of the people as mayol.
Fourth. His bad faith TO the public aud
10 his hundred and two thouSa nd petition
erS, whom he actually counts AZ a personal
following, would ruin him, if nothing else
He has not kept faith with the public
"Ir Seth low stays in the field mdorsed
or not indorsed- Tammany wins, and this
man, arsd this Iaan alone viii be branded
witt the responsibility. He stands for no
great Horai principle. He proposes no great
wort of public Improvements or social
progress
He stands before this city today uplm
ihe simple platform of the buldest. the most
cOifHaOI place and mcst vulgar egoiism ever
exhibited 10y "a man OF supposed culture and
refinement