New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

selected ~ the independently cl'zenS' % gas been
/ noI,cy from mat tine to the present mas NV"
VIVA. has since transp!red - O. ,,f SO T. ~ his
,i,a Vile making 70 objection to the candida'e
p mi Of tie Office Of Mayor OF inc
civ o. Brooklyn received ih" express ~ -.
clfv-tne RepUhican organization IN ;his cry N's
refused indorsc the nomination OK ar; iY o NJ
Tho distinr, ground that they would support 20 @
diate frs, put IN nomination upon lhe Pt', rn
Of the citizens Union. which DECLARED "a, Tor oaur Met
| 10 the citizens al large.
CITIZENS AGAINST MACHINES
The issue Is plain. clear and Incapable OF berg
obscured The struggle is between The CITIZENS Oh
! New-York. aspiring to put the managemeht OF '',c
business affairs of their municipality in the hands
| OF agents of their selection. pledged ~ al
minister them in the interests Of the city at large
| and not for the benefit OF any political organlZa-
| other endeavor,ng 10 suppress these aspirations
| The position taken by tho Republican orfanl2a-
citizens 10 nominate and elect their own ,candi-
dates. In the event OF the inability OF the hepun-
lcan organization to elect partisan canuinate III
tne dhtersIdS % cor tbsv ma be able in nsur-
ing the success of Tammany Hail. the ORGANIZATION
which they profess 10 Oppose" ihey htNe puC ~
| candidate who j. so closely allied to the Boss
who controls the action or the machine III ousIt.eS
and personal relations. as vel es in politics as 10
make plain to every one that he Is iner s s sciey
serve the interests OF the BoSs ~ ms nL'o OF
| well as in Brooklyn
REPUBLICANS DESERVING THE MACHINE.
sel,-respecting Republicans feel that they cannot
| support the machine In the suicidal career upon
which 1t has entered. They believe that Wien the
| Republican party controlling the Consutn'iohai
| Convention OF 1884, deliberately declared Tor the
nrinc,nlo that tho business affairs of our great m-
ncipa corporations should be manageq upon S sneis
own merits uncontrolled ny N4to scnsT en-, rnI
| rcipal elections from State and Naiionai elec
tons tssy m attd %S Of their orsanza MS
city and Of its leaders as VOCATION or t,ho lt ,tv
chile ard calculated TO create dstrst III me ci'!,
| State end Nation. and work a serious injury 10
They are therefore fockng 70 the support o,
tha Citizens candidate nominated upon platform
| in perfect accord with the declared prnclpees u
Union and OF their candidates upon this question
has satisfied the citizens at large OF tneir sincet
Assurance that these offices will not be used for
party I s an% fv of our from the
ranks OF all classes OF citizens. without respect 10
Mr. Low stands with the people in ths con lio
vers He stands for the pTnsps OF a nT and
asks your support in the maintenance OF IN" rights
| OF the people as against the inach'he'
CARL SCHURZ INTRODUCED.
There were cries Of Low Low. Low" all over
the hall when Mr.. Larocque ended his address
but the chairman introduced Carl Schurz. prom
Using that Mr.. Low would be heard in good time
If deductions can be made from the quality OF
| Mr. Schurz's reception. the audience was content
| 10 wait for the veteran reformer was cheere1 -
the echo the audience rose 10 It's feet 10 greer
him Mr. schurz's speech dealt mercilessly with
| municipal rule as New-York has had II at the
hands Of bosses and his definition OF Tammany
Hall as IAN association OF politicians for NUT
| nal support at the public expense. set the
| crowd laughing for full minute There was
! scarcely n sentence OF the speech that was not
applauded The few partisans OF Henry George
present applauded the mention Of their candi-
dates name, but 1t did not take the audience
second 10 drown them out. There were constant
answers from the crowd to what were strictly
rhetorical questions, and altogether Mr.. Schurz
speech was. next to Mr.. Lows. the feature OF the
evening He spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens: Permit me 10 address , 10 YOU you
them. seem so very simple seItce'iue, dil
them but which are so essy ana q. 1 $40 b rc
peated TOO earnestly and too often one Of them
is that the citizen who puts ms vote mo me D@
his own interests but the interests OF his neish
bors. his fellowbengs. sometimes theusanas ana ba
suffrage Is trust Of the most important char
acter con!ded 70 him thHs II ne T Sg o,n
convictions as 10 what IS best for the common
good. OF even II he exercises i thoushtlessy IN
CONSIDERABLY. without taking the trouble OF saws
Tying himself the best OF his power and oppoT I
,uns as 70 Whf 1t, Is bs sfst iGT w, as c o
he commits an act which IS in the last degree W.
| prnciped and immoral nagrant offence aghinst
| tho community.
THE DUTY BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
lie. us look at the duty before us from the point
Of view Here is this new creation Of Greater
! New-York not only the greatest city In the Re-
public. but one OF the greatest In the world IN
point Of extent. population wealth. commercia!
Importance etc Greater New-York Is now to re-
1t will be Of the most important and most
eonpGuous sxPer%p s in 1sa
AS the Republic Of the United States received In
on 81 ssnse 9s us presdeh George Washngon 80
this new municipality Will receive Its first char
the first Mayor Of Greater New York at the head
Of II. The election Of this government is TO show.
people Of this great city are capable OF governing
themselves we'll That FIRST government VIII for a
government can. OF the health, the comfort. tho
nearest to the persons and hearts OF more than
three millions Of people. hundreds Of thousands
their mole lives being spent on these city streets.
within these city walls
AN UNCOMMONLY GRAVE ONE.
The trust power exercised b. the voter in help
Ing TO give this great city It's first government is
therefore. an uncommony grave one. lie who
votes this or that ticket without conscientiousiy
Weighing for himself the reasons FOR and against
merely because some che has ordered him to do
thus and So or merely because he wants to be one
OF this or that crowd, violates his duty IN situa-
ton of extraordinary gravity. and commits un-
commonly hoinous offence against himself and his
fellow citizens. If ever. the unpre judiced
candid and careful consideration Of all the circum
stances surrounding Us is now imposed upon
a sacred and solemn obligation. There Is an un.
usual abundance OF tickets presented for ouI
! choice In choosing between them we shall as
prudent men. consider not only what they promise
10 do and profess TO be. but what they really are
whom they represent. what company they keen
When know that shall DC able to ten what
kind OF government they VIII likely give rs. II
elected
There are four sets Of candidates demandina
serious consideration. Look at the Tammany
ticket first The men on that ticket. take II, are
personally unknown to most of But We Dc
know whom they represent and what company
they httr. We 40 know char Tammany Hall ha!
given the old city OF Newly series OF tn,
: ! most inefficient. corrupt and rapacious municra
, | governments the world has