The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10

suit OF the COWlnR 8icCtiON. NO lHSuG, IN my
paign Involves n deeper and more vital interest
ss. them In, tSsn the ln present. IS mn Thss thry rt ssEo q
fact already alluded to by my friend, who
has preceded mo, by the number Ly OF tickets
four tickets in tho field, for Mayor. First and
foremost comes the ticket Of the Republican
TSSSfOfiaF F the 'Hs' c iH' {s'' o.. the 81 E S'SSosst GVS snG
l uIs' ta l%p0r than there S%s is ' S1otRoF is %lsS
that cannSt be Ignored In any political
by the single word Organising;
Next wc have Tamminy Hall and Its ticket.
York audience. New York people know Il and
understand 1t. They know its past, and from
its past they judge its present and future pur.
Tin the third place. we have tho ticket of
o ato tssy p SsGESSi and GSpT aii OF r." The s'p prin CO Ms,ns oi BT az!
aniem. except. the silver sixteen to one. That
he Leaves with Tam,nany Il ii. In the opinion
on the dollar Is too valuable 10 be used as money.
tLaughter.l lie proposes in its stead paper, and
| TO issue greenbacks or other paper notes that
wouldn't be worth. in time, II a certain political
party had its way IN this, nation. wouldn't DO
because the original value OF the paper would
be SPOILED in the printing: hppIsipsG;D ,r,,0n
and their candidate Mr.. Low. tEisses and cries
OF "Traitor!J Mr.: Low says that he stands
the issue Of good government for the city. Mr..
Low will excuse me when l say I, ink
fsT ton IN t sdS1 TSsPSs, ne TO i sb sFi eitp Sss % ihs osI1
Issue on which Mr.. Low and his party stood.
iSs5S TSSla p ss NO viii Hiii tSe git Il : sas X SniSe Of taS
Loud applause.1
~ appeal to you, fellow citizens, and to his;
stood 50 xo faithfully to "f that principle for the last
S SnsFf p@rsy OF IAppl SsnsafS over ' IN B 5fso .
s sns tw ti'e en- t Or 'w ss,6Ssiat ysar wers ago Cred /
tied with having something to do with the
management Of the .Repubii an party. We be:
City more than a quarter Of a century ago. In
1871 the Republican party nominated for It's
man. statesman, and patriot, our charming fel.
low citizen, Mr.. Schroeder. He was elected to
t 6ess1 Sf the , Ss 3 t r@e CT on %u lns hs. G rc fsnas under es hs
direction. Never was there a more faithful or
Intelligent officer, and no one more devoted to
! the principles of good government. He went
from the Office Of Comptroller to that Of Mayor
Of the city and followed is reform there. and
Of the state. and there 'he perfected what has
ever since been known as the reform charter of
recognized throughout every State in this Union
as q model for the purposes Of imProvingr and
charter went into effect in 1882.
In 1881 there sprung up a movement in
nc;ly on the lines of this present. movement
here, to nomin to a citizen, q Republican. asa
or conference with the Republican. party1sn
attempt TO f%ores1all the action OF the Re,
| puDlCan party. inc tteDuDllChn party tncrc
resisted that movement as they have resist ed it
here. They said the record OF the Republican
party for good gSTer nm, no is e SO wen 81 X k iioSns an" rna
insult 1t by impugninG, Its ,r%ectitude in that re;
spec!. and they refused to indosse ths Citizens
and then there was a compromise between the
Citizens and the Republican organization and
Seth Low became the candidate for the two par.
ties. He was elected as a Republican and re-
elected. and from that time on there has never
r Hsea0 Wiih ,t Ra''y Independent Has is1'so citizens s0S and
government What has been true there has
been true also in New York; To whom are you
c ciHeP'e9 Could i"s Mayor Strong. ever have ) been
elected without the vote OF the Republican
p never has BEEN " a reform Mayor, 'H a reform
administration, brought into power in either Of
these cities, except by the vote and support OF
"Therefore, il Mr.. Low stood only upon the
platform OF good government. there would he
publican party and the citizens association.
But Nj: Low h,s injected into a. this is eam n i .
non .paTtisanship. and they unaertaEe to
Wouldn't disband and disorsanize and wouldn't
accept the doctrine Of non.partisanship; they
and they have made an independent ticket upon
that issue. The issue then addressed to the Re
issue OF non.partisanship. 1t is upon that we
divide: ,o,,.,,,.,ns,,, ,.,,v o,.,.
zensi il nor. paTtissnship means that ths bust
ness of the city Is to be transacted according to
h %sDiss,r Prip If 1Ss interest ,esa i IL tho a ei,9 Is to be-
the first and primary object Of city administra-
ton. then am a non-partisan. had bier
Low was ever heard Of as a political
factor. But il It means that political organiza.
the demendi is that the Republican party, al.
permitted as an organization to take part in a
municipal election. but that we must resolve
act simply as individuals. then am not a non
partisan. Loud applause.l
are { a necessity. No government resting upon
surfaces OF q free people can be any other
p p]oIitigai party than rha the ha! s0E Escn shs ee sI T
ence of England ever since, tho revolution. For
o %Sfs aoHei gHo ysaT han Enf iha Go S"s hnGMn Of no @
there. and the Cabinet has gradually drawn 10
: That is the Government and the only
hundred years; The only G9yernment knSw1 :
! e ppn,ib, be known. 1t, IS impossible in to govern thi,
3 That the Citiz, ms Union concede They ss,
that political parties are all right for the natior
is invoked, and there, must be something else
. utterly llnpOSBlDle. Ana 1 assert. lHuleS auu gen
4 tlemen. that a political party that is capable
Of governing, the nation Of 1000, 900 Of poo
It's intelligence and patriotism to goverI
qualified from participating in an clec
c ton Of Greater New York that number
z litical patty to dlsband every other yearl IIn
n the great Republican organization to hi6ernst.
solve and reform constantly and Contin
= uously Why the suggestion reminds m
3 Of the command of a volunteer Colonel turinI
Q the war. He was manguvring his regiment
r and thcv were mar hing BY company front. The,
and the company front was " or tire
to get. them through the fence h
didn't know. Finally he said: Gentlemen
q You will break ranks. and when You re. forn
q YOU will reform on the other side OF the fence
k Uaughter.l And that is what they ask tn
d great Republican party to dO-to break rank
every other year. and when they reform TO re
! form on the other side OF the fence.
II am opposed to any such theory as tina,
1t is utterly impracticable. and is intende
to defeat the very object that the Citizens
Assncialion claim TO have in Yiew. Polit