Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
ANTAGoNIsTIc TO LOW
Attitude of the Administration on the New
York Fight
Only Supporters of Tracy VIII BE
Responsibility for BIaine's Defeat.

1t is understood that the attitude OF the
administration toward the New York city
campaign has changed since the lines have
been sharply drawn. At the outset the ad-
ministration declined to take sides, and
Mr.. Mckinley entertained a feeling per-
sonally friendly to Mr.. Low, so much SO
that he would have felt the nomination of
Mr.. Low by the regular republican organi-
zation to be entirely justified on the
grounds of his republcanism. AS the sit
uation has developed now, 1t is fully under
stood that the President regards it as the
duty OF loyal republicans to support the
regular republican nominee. The attitude
OF Mr.. Low and his friends is looked upon
as hostile to the republican party and
directly to the advantage of Tammany -oI
Henry Georgesm.
While the President will continue silent
on the subject, ways will be found to show
Where the sympathy Of the administration
ana Foraker in New York speaking for
Gen. Tracy, may fairly be interpreted as
all expression on the part of the admins
tration which the New York republicans
are expected TO understand, and other ev;-
dences OF sympathy with Mr.. 1facy's can
dldacy Will be given AS the campaign pro-
crosses. Both Senator Foraker and Sena-
TOR Ihurston had long talk with the
the vigorous manner in which they ad-
dressed the New York republicans NAV be
regarded AS significant. The direct at
tscks OF the Platt people on Low are sig
l,incaht, 100, OF the fact that it has been
determined to line republicans up for the
regular ticket, and to regard as enemies to
the republican party all who support Mr.
LOWS candidacy. The statement by Mr.
Tracy. In his speech, last night in Brook
lyn, that Mr.. Low was responsible for the
defeat of James G. Blaine by Mr. Cleveland
In 1881, by his failure TO use his influence
as a citizen in Brooklyn for the republican
presidential candidate, is in line with the
policy Of impeaohing Mr. Lows republican,
ism. - n
No excuse is to be left for republicans to
give their support to Mr. Low on the
ground that he is ''as good republican as
Little doubt is left that. the administra-
tion Is In sympathy with this idea Of draw
ing party lines tightly, and that men who
support Mr.. Low will thereby forfeit all
claims upon the republican party.
Strong republican partisans of national
reputation will come to Mr. Tracy's SUD-
port, and Mr.. Low Is expected to be at
lacked as as great an ehemy to the re-
puDiican party as is Mr. Croker. The posi-
leaders that Mr.. Lows candidacy is a sur
Vlval and an attempt at the reha Utilization
OF the old mugwump movement, which
was responsible for the regime of Cleve-
There was very little reserve in the Ian
guage of Mr.. Tracy in lis Brooklyn speech.
He said:
Mr. Low was mayor of this city in 1884,
In that great campaign where that honor
ed statesman. James G. Blaine, was our
candidate for President. and no one knew
what his position was to be, or what he
was until after the election, when he gave
out-and l have no doubt of the truthful
ness OF tt-that he voted for Blaine 1t is
undoubtedly true that James G. Blaine was
defeated here In the city of Brooklyn, and
II MI Low ..s a citizen even-nobody asked
him to lse his influence as mayor-quietly
had 1t understood that as such he should
cast cas- his vote fer James G. Blaine, James G.
Elaine would have been elected, and the
disaster that the country has suffered fol-
lowing the administration OF Grover Cleve-
land would not have been.
In 1887 1t came to me that Mr.. Low
would ike to attend the state convention
or our state, and I urged my friends in
this ward to send him there, and he was
sent there, took prominent part in the
convention and made speech The next
year. when Harrison was nominated on
a protection platform, Mr. Low wrote
letter dissenting from that platform.
w neither he votei for Harrison or Cleye-
land l never knew"