New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
MR LOWS SPEECUES-
RECEIVED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM At
COLUMBUS HALL AND MURRAY
HILL LYCEtM

Despite the weeks hard campaigning through
which Seth Low has gone addr, ssing some
times as many as four meetings night he
spoke TO two more large gatherings last even
ing with no diminuton Of vitality or force Of
argument Tho FIRST was At Columbus Hall
no 1870 Wcat SIxtieth-st.. and the second at
Murray hin Tyceum. M. l6o East Thirty
fourth-st.
Mr. Low last night gave his attention for
the most part TO con lemnation ~ the two
,esl,lar organizations FOR dragging National and
state questions into the municipal election. In
his previous speeches in the week he had not
paid particular attention to this phase of the
Mayoralty contest. Following up the feeling
that is being daily expressed by all classes oi
citizens that both the Republican and Demo
cratic organizations are cloudinG the real i"'a'
issues hy bringing outside matters lrto lhe
struggle Mr.. Low devoted the greater part
~ his remarks To demanding that consiuera-
tions other than those which appertained To
the domestic welfare of the city should be put
aside in this campaign
An assemblage of about four hundred people
attended the Columbus Hall meeting. II was
presided over 10y John Chapman. Fn the "rlel
interval that elapsed before Mr.. Low arrival
Mr. chapman sustained the interest "t 'hoS'
present hv a vigorous denunclation OF the arp'-
irarv methods displayed by Richard croker III
foisiing upon his followers cah'lda''S !" ""'"'
they had no confidence
Mr. chapman had not been speaking I'nS
when an outburst Of cheers from crowd OF
people i'm the street announ''' 'h'' MI i''"
had reached the hall.
THE FIRST ADDRESS
In another moment to- a running fir of
rI,a fi.ff fDr
.rd after beiug introduced t. the audience he
divcJ a, once into the subject Of home rulc t'r
Ne,York. Among other things he said.
vh.n the Charter Commission began lis work
wear agn / think there was ono thing upon which
sII tha m.mbors were absolutely agreed. W. an
York fine power 10 decide for ourselves 4. to locai
matters-whai should l." done here we iound
,L,t d, situation had grown up under wnich the
% %liin' as = oHscd to 20 To the Legislature for some
special law In order to enable II 20 "a 90 aon' hu
ueu ,n.ss For instance II courthouse wa to be
hhes hheT Il w,s necessary to ask the Legislature to
pIss ppns - law authorizing the city OF New,ior% to
build that courthouse or any otmrr p],iiHtHS ] IN INA,
msnt pr of Far in ali sorts Of shapes Some times
nm,horitv was given one sci Of officers and some
t'IHoy 10 hn I;re,t,r Ncw-York charter gave
,ho CITY msy money had 10 Tor such
purposes i, could bc borrowed upon the lllnt ac-
neral Assembly AID outside Of tho question OF de-
detail the authority was given 10 the c,ty; as IL
oh IA he
Uus ,sit wbethar IL should construct such building:
,nI r. If decided that 1t would. It was given pow":
TO- 90 !, rharer OF ihc slty In other words
members OF the commission wlth9Gt s, uisseh' o. o
licyed iha, a di I'm @ i in the press and in other
ways. is a proper demand ana on" thaI ought @ 10 o. 90
workcd into the charter. But now We have come to
inc election OF the Officers VINO are TO pul ,ns' ra
Won with the same demand Tor nome rule Iney
side the CttN-nat You OuEnt 10 vote
with reference to your opinions on thc city ISSUES
Ion. and not with reference II what You tnink
hn"t .nmethinc pertaining to the National policy.
tApplause)
THE ONLY PARTY WITH THAT DEMAND
Ard rho Citizens Union IS the only party before
Won, II seems 10 me- this year. that Is standing up
for home rule in that scnie. We arc asked, OF you
,ro asked TO cast your votes with reference to
tho fight Of last year-a National light one SIDE
or another asks you to east your vote accorulhs
% vour way of thinking about that. Now. my hrst
proposition as to home rule In the charter does
NOT amount to anything at all. since the peopie OF
the city have home rule In their own noHieS' %
,na, y Won want your city governed well and
with reference to the city alone. that process mas
got 10 begin with the people when they vote on
ti.c,ior Day They must elect officers who are
nlodeed TO that sort OF an administration theerso
Now let me point out the importance OF 'ne
matter from another point OF view ON january J.
hen this new charter goes into effect the charter
>, Sevyork a. Il exists to-day ceases 10 nave
<r.. ca docs The charter of the city OF Brooklyn;
90 does the charter Of Long Island City: 80 do all
tho laws affecting the local government OF the
various iitIe .GTrs IN the U Greater New.York
Now. il seems 20 me that you can see Wian1m I9on
mH necsssy ssS sg cnaSses a; S5sOHs
6issotion OF existing home governments ara me sio,
sSn Sous ior question esin OF suceni importance be
passed upon on It's own meri,sh msh tom MN, oher cities