The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-07
A COOPER UNION RALLY
A BILIOUS OUTREACHING FOR
SWEETNESS AND LIGHT.
LOWS ANALYSIS OF NEW YORK'S NEEDS
He Stands For Importance of the City; For
Responsibility Of the Official to The Peo-
Pile and For the importance of
the Citizen.

New York, Oct. 6.-Seth Low, Citi-
Kens' Union candidate for Mayor, tonight
opened his campaign at a large and en-
thus:astic mass meeting held in Cooper
Union. The hall was packed by men
and women, all seemingly in favor of
the Citizens Union'S movement. Mr..
Low was received with round after
round of cheers as he entered the hail.
Among the vice presidents were VIM
Brookfeld, James G. Carter, w. Bay
ard Cutting, Joseph II. Choate, John
Clafin, Dorman b. Eaton, Richard
Watson Glider, Henry Il. Rowland
VIM. b. Hornblower, Arson G. Nc
Cook, Wheeler II. Peckham, Herman
Ridder, J. Harsen Rhoades, James r.
Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Carl Schurz, Os-
car s. Strauss, Jacob III. Sch:ff and
Everett 2. Wheeler.
Charles Stewart Smith called the
meeting to order and made the opening
speech. Joseph Larocque made a long
speech, during which the audience man
ifested its impatience to hear Mr.. Low.
Carl Schurz delivered a long address
which was enthusiastically received
State Senator Charles Guy spoke for the
home rule Democracy. Seth Low was
then introduced. 1t was several mn
|utes before he could be heard, so en-
thusiastic was his reception. When or
der was restored the candidate smilingly
thanked the large audience for its kind
ness.
Mr.. Low had carefully prepared
speech covering several pages of type
written manuscript. He stated, how
ever, tfat owing to the lateness of the
hour and a desire not to deta:n the au-
ulence uTeasonably he would curtail
his remarks.
Mr.. Low paid his respects to the other
mayorality candidates and spoke of the
benefits the city would derive from n
reform administration. Continuing be
said:
mo man can serve two masters and
if the people of the city elect a mayor
because of the views he entertains on the
free coinage of silver and all the rest.
they must not be surprised if the may
or they elect subordinates the interests
of the city to the exigencies of the party
to which he belongs. This means that
appointments will be made to strengthen
the party and that the patronage of the
city, wherever possible, viii be used for
the same purpose. Every intelligent
citizen of New York knows what this
means for he has seen the effect Of it
with his own eyes.
"Curiously enough in this campaign
Tammany Hall in its platform has con-
fined itself strictly to local issues as
has the Citizens Union. But everybody
understands that Tammany has done this
only because it has not dared to come
out either for the Chicago platform of
its party or against it,
Mr.. Low was particularly severe on
Tammauy whose whole ticket has been
named by man nominally out of poll
tics who has spent most of his time
in England during the last three years
racing horses" In conclusion Mr.. Low
said
Our ticket stands in this campaign,
first, for the Importance of the city; sec
ondly, for the responsibility of thu city
official after his election directly to the
people; and thirdly, for the Importance
OF the citizen in naming the candidate
for whom he wishes to vote. Upon this
platform / shall submit our case fearless
~ to the people of the city of New York. ~
John II. Schumann, candidate for
president of the Council, spoke briefly.
and the meeting adiournad