New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-23
TIE PRESIDENT-S 4TTITIDE.

The desperate efforts Of the Platt-Quig. peo-
Die TO make it appear that they have the sym
pathy Of President Mckinley in their campaign
against Seth Low and nOn-partisan municipal
government have only had the effect to draw
attention 10 the straits 10 which they are driven.
If President Mckinley were not too honest a
statesman to take position antagOnisic TO the
fundamental Republican principles OF good gov
ernment and honest administration. Of which
Seth Low is the exponent. he is too shrewd
and sagaclOus a politician TO assume graiu-
liously tho risk of involving himself and
his Administration in this municipal contest
merely to bolster mp the fortunes Of political
machine which persistently abused and vllihed
him until, in spite Of its malignant opposition,
The people placed him in position where he
had offices to fill and patronage to bestow. The
Tribune was not speaking at random when II
promptly and dtcislvey denied the false in
situation promulgated by Commissioner But
terworth and enlarged upon by the Platt-Quigg
orators and newspapers. But it may not he
amiss to clinch that denial by an extract from
recent editorial in "The Hartford Evening POST
whose proprietor and former Editor John Ad-
olson Porter. Is secretary to the President, and
necessarily we'll Informed as TO the Presidents
views.
Promising that ''the Republican party must
mot have attached 10 it the slightest suspicion
that il is opposed TO the best in government.
municipal. State and National The Post
proceeds to say. concerning the siruggl" mere
in NewYork. that the Administration has no
right TO interfere with matters Of purely local
concern. and is not interfering" 1t adds:
A most unfortunate incident occurred the
other night when the Patent Commissioner left
1t 10 be inferred that he was speaking the words
of authority when he said that the President
was waiting with anxiety for the news or a
Republican victory in New-York on the night
of November . The President had made no
statement with the implication intended by the
speaker and the fact Is now admitted by Cen
eral Butterworth hmsel. There WAS at no
time any statement that the President had
more than expressed wish thai the Repub-
lican ticket might be elected. hut this express
sion even, not made as il il now stated.
General Butterworth must stand by himself as
having made a sort Of Patrick Henry speech
with Websterian imitation.
Referring TO 'the appearance Of Secretary
Bliss on the local stump and rs political
"lctter-write-." The POST says it cannot he
construed a The reflection Of the President :
feelings; that the Secretary a. Il voter in
New York took his own and the Pre-i-
den, did no, undertake 10 influence his conduct
in any degree. The article concludes with the
assurance that mo sensible Republican or indie
/ pendent in New-York need be deceived by any
! 'protestatons tina there Is such inicrmc1llnc.
THE people may depend upon one fact. alitud,-
, nous in its magnitude -l'rfsiden Mckinney has
| not lnterfercd is not now interfering. and does
not propose TO interfere In the slightest degree
with the contests Of Greater NewYork." So
J ends that foolish and futile cndeavor If the
! Plat Qugg people TO ring in The Admins
traitor.