New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13

duty II he has got to build up an organization
instead of simply serving The civ hc Is thch not
Sequences Of that Sort Ct ,hns are not limited
oueston Of claan streets You ali remember how
Year ago the summer was ore Of very intense neat
/ am right in saying that the death rate was lower
than It had been for many He@rS IN Other WPsuS
four lives out Of every thousand in the city Ihink
those lives ' would have been taken.
Then sometimes have said that II SOC ms TO me
able to concern Itself with the smallest things and
look after them well and also 10 deal braVely ana
10 go little further. and say that the best city
government never forsets the statement OF SHAKE
pie?'' That is to say hat good city government
to The paving Of the streets and the cleaning of the
streets. and all that The best city government
suppose you have seen here the great increase. or
the promise of great increase. in The school accom-
TsmmaEnys Soasts that ha So lover tax than
Mayor Strong.s adminstraon Perhsps 1T dld r nu,
for proper buildings on the islands where the poor
nna the fSH h Ss tax S go o got dong ali Of
things in the interest of the people. There have
small parks. but they were not carried out There
have been bills on the statute books for recreation
you do not do anything YOU don't try 10 spend very
g %Sc1 nd mDaf have sGS m % @ Se city
make the CITY fit 10 live in for the peop.e VINO
Then when YOU 90 to the larger aues'ions.thoy
will address the incoming ADMINISTRATION OF New,
York aons the Inc o. pH s fTea Is mos q
likely represent fairly and well the interests OF
t up in S ali sorts Of ways WITH the private CORPORA
lions that want franchises. and all that And
man Who is nominated by the popular voice. as
rom the been @ E Of great upon him
is in position TO represent more fairly and more
10 IKE ' pTessre from one side or the other Of those
Of course, that my competitors in this controyeIsy
Of o the S city, ali want TO say is that think 6y
Wo%d haze 20 for the ely inner b sfea bs 4
nomination and the freedom from obligation to to
the sSsn city a Of S' NeW-YOrR doud appaqse
have SO many other meetings to "a ADDRESS To-
ask those OF you who believe IN those things that
a have them or Election Day Great
applarseJ
AS soon as his speech was ended Mr.. Low
started for his next appointment, but the meet
ing was continued and addresses were made by
John Brooks Leavitt. Charles F. Travis. Henry
Weissman NJ Brotvatz and the Re-. Philip
Yachas.
AT MANHATTAN HALL.
From the New Pythagoras Hall Mr. Low went
10 the Manhattan Hall. No. 10 Lewis-st. Here
another large audience awaited him. AS in the
previous place tho hall was decorated with
flags and banners. and with pictures or the
candidate hung at frequent intervals on the
walls. Solomon Fried presided, and, during the
wait for Mr. Low brief speeches were delivered
by Dr. S. Goldsmith. Philip Rosenthal, Ralph NJ
Cohen and Warren Swartz. Mr. Lows speech
at this meeting. and at the two others. which
followed did not widely differ. In opening MS
address at the Manhattan Hall ne remarked,
however:
When I was Mayor of Brooklyn kept com,
plant book IN whT he c"mpans We're referred
the proper departments. and wrote to the periSo;
on sh s5e be Explained Why they
Every such complaint received prompt a[tGntiO:
acted simply as citizens. 1t seems TO me that TINS
fair sample Of the way in when II s1P S Soo
pie 1t illustrates. think. how intimately assoc
Of ee its Inc ndvduais The grsat point issue is that
the citys interests are So great that X9u m o
tirey and solely for the city and the peopie
IN COLUMBIA-ST.
The third meeting addressed b. the Citizens
Union candidate was in Golden Star Hall. No.
81 Columbia-st. in the XVIth Assembly Dis
trict 1t was presided over by Henry Schick.
the Unions candidate for Alderman Referring
to his previous remarks upon the one-man
power behind machines, Mr.. Low minated
that Platt and Croker might be acting together
'At any rate" he said, lit is the two machines
against the people. and 1t Is necessary TO beat
both; which is what makes the night so hard.
In this address he took the opportunity TO speak
At some length upon Civil Service reform
Said he:
This reform should be very precious to the peo-
nile Natives of many countries come here for
th1nk because they believe they can ind here
greater opportunities for free speech free thought
should have most of this freedom will have least.
unless they are under complete civil Service sys-
tenn For otherwise any subordinate who tAks;
acts or votes contrary to the opinion and desire of
his superior will lose his mead Snq 70 9neeT n@ve
therefore is needed to insure freedom N
IS that under the old way. man seeking pos,
ton had to find district leader or some person
not in pursuit of his own right, kept II only by
favor and thus was always another man servant,
What we advocate is n system OF merit ny Nhl'h
nc man can oe h nI,,,s IL no shows his fitness 70
All II, or kept in when once he has shown his unfit
ness II seems 10 me maj rms ls nropps1,e ccd
1, il the only way 10 obtain good government.
Speaking Of the necessity for the separation
OF National and state from municipal politics.
Mr. Low saic
National parties are essential for dealing With
the tariff or what not shoG , y, me s 2roI 20
TO make city elections hinge on National issues.
He then referred to the adoption as part of
the Constitution Of the principle Of separate
elections for city and for National or state
Affairs. because the interests Of the city have
been shown to suffer under the old arrange
ment Of Simultaneous elections. lie drew
parallel between the American Revolution,
which was brought about because England was
administering the colonies in the interests OF
ENGLAND rather than those of the colonies. and
the adoption of this change in the Constitution
because cities were being administered rather
for the benefit of National ORGANIZATIONS IMAM
FOR the interests Of the cities.
THE LAST MEETING.
NJ. Lows last appearance was at the New
Prospect Hall. No. 81 Coumba-st. in the With
A..aroh,y district He used the same arguments