New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
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Mr.. LOWS PLATFORM.
HIS SPEECH THREE YEARS AIo
EMBODIMENT OF HIS IDEAS No"'


,rq his breath until Mr. Low shall iofmalls p
sent TO oxpectant voters in Greater New io' Wv
"natform" on which his canvass Is u ' wa
Quoted r,uri,v
There could be no man named IN tn'9 -
WIN would be his own platform so surely do -
IN SAVING rothing about his character ar d pun
10 man and a citzen-a character when loi ~.
last twenty years has been as Openly =,
people OF the now Greater New-forh AZ .ia' ~
ary man IN the community, and upon wnl'h 'hetr
a. not tho suspiclon of a smirch-his open recoiu "
h,yb office leaves no one in doubt AS 10 "ll"' "'
would do in any great emergency bu' "a
something to present which Is less "''',
which is in fact his platform IN MS o"" W.. W. J.,
On December 1, 1884, the ONO Socie'y 'm , =,
go former president and newly elected Mayor Vi
tie CITY Colonel William l. strong. oa''q"o"
ub,cb president Low was invited, ana AT WIFI" "c
delivered what was thought to no a s'sn,'''
speech In response 10 the toast '"n " -.
Governed on Business Principles? lhe'e
reasons why this speech should ne Tree anu u
strained and should express the exact though's VI
,t ono,Lor There were no parties or factions 10
copciliate no politicians to serve. no posses "
consult II was the honest EFFORT OF man VIZ
had served two terms as the Mayor oil graz 49,
and who stood at the head OF our t'e"'''
vorsitv TO give the benefit OF his couhse' 10 an VI"
tried man lust entering upon the duties which ~
r.,s deaning II was q momentous era In the gov
.rrment of this great city, when Tor inc "SS
time the people had spoken by clear "aJo'''S -
foriy-nye thousand votes for clean hoh-par"S""
administration as II IS presumed the s''a''
city Will speak next November for hoh-paFuS""
administration and ask this very man 10 COZ"
duct II. a., ao
And here is the pledge Of the man IN MS carr
fully prepared expressions which, fm SUR ''"
der f. wholly unnecessary that he should ioi'nu-
late a platform" for the use OF the '''l"'''' ~
or for any intelligent voter:
I'm, y.rt,sm.n / have been asked whether 1t Is
rossiblc TO conduct city upon business prihclpeS
II shall not discourage the Mayor-eIec'' S"ounu
say I'm some senses yes and In some senses 'o' -
try to make clear the sense in which o'H'f W.
mrits come into such task than those which
man is accustomed To In business. must recall "A
conversation that I had with Mr.. Beccher. aftcr
had sat In the Mayors Office OF BROOKLYN lot TWO
or three wears lie said. Vel Mr.. Mayor, no"
are the politicians feeling Well sd" MI
Beech.r | do not know that | an very good au-
ihor,y on that point. II were 10 make guess !
snou,d gay that those who are In oi'ice iesI al
right and those who out ar" NIUE diScoh-
tented Gcntlem"n. IA tho government Oh o''S
dement's do .ctcr whether they shoulu VI 'o''
,b.y do enter into the problem that do not at
'ach Themselves 20 the conduct OF private "'''-
rr,s What TO me 20 dih"r'niiat" pupnc
ife from private in any capacity IS this that IN
public Ne there exists an oTaniz"d opposition 'ha'
.rl.s 10 make YOU fan Just as much wh'n you
ought TO succeed a. when YOU d"s"rE" 10 i"lH u
| doc. not want YOU 10 succeed because II you sue
I
| Dangerous 10 the opposition Now a business man
has competition To face. but he does not nave
that .rd # l an influence that necessarily affects
Nh Nj, H. ana an raniia;cs it in r,rpects
trn,, ,nv p-ya,o occiipaton but there L. sense,
gent .rn.u a. which city can be administered on
i nor. ia, in this presence and on this occasion
MAY N,nttr" 90 i,Israt" inc reg 81 my t.cme out
OF OF T HloS SHy rs The Pd 'F Of -
! v.l az / T. stewart knew hi, business. The
! foundation ~ 'hn. knowledge" was TINS dcvl'" 10
! which r"eoi,ci | opened comrlain-book IN my
/ one, ~ ,5n T. Vt. a.HnonieIsel by a
| po.tal-carl swing that the complaint had been re-
| forwarded 20 me department. win request nat
stated ,ha' the complaint MS clth"; not well foInd-
- or admitted Of no rcmcIy ne Sitz"n wnG ni I,
| TO point oIt to me. n ne p."ased IN conIei'n,.
the Mn F s,a or b mio t6e IN M
! plant would be attended TO- the ciiizrn VINO made
| den,r,nen, h,d said hs complaint would be At
| tended 10 and the trouhl" r'm"d"d IN t'w dhys,
| Office whether II Was don" or not Vow: under
that sy-i.m knew whether the STRENGTHENING was
" IN" AZ rnc Whole population Of tho city
on watch am .orTy to LAY 'hai me ae
rompaints ,ari.l and they varied 10 the section
thoroug and effectiveness ~ the work that Vas
being ione At tnli TIM ny ne drPaiimem,t ,,da
! mont ~ the people. a. 10 the actual working ana
| efficiency or me department. That L. something
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h"; witch ne viii have. nm sure. II tho viii OF the
ro i,1 oyer3 hc'd Of department, and. therefore
was abl" to max" an adm niStratlon "hicn ~, Wa
| was obliged 20 be responsible" Tho heads OF de-
| partinents mo, i'm my Office every Wednesday TO go
| over tho minutes n the Common Council Not
RESOLUTION passed by that body during al my
| tcrm that was not subjected 10 tn" criticism Of the
| entire city government. and 1t was not an infre-
auent thing that one department would throw side.
| light on a matter touching another. This charter
brought about unity In the CITY govHrnm, IN ~
from q ma chine that consisted OF so many separate
| departments You might we'll expect the heav-
enly bodies 10 keep ont Of collision without the law
~ cravi,v "a 10 expect unity and efficiency in ad-
mInia;r9,ion from n charter that divides up admin
IH,ra,ion into a lot OF departments the head Of
every one OF which feels Independent OF the Mayor
and Of everybody else Just look AZ the situation
as II exists Assuming that no such law is possible
| mont with every department In the hands OF men
| attempting to thvart him at every step? There
nrirciplcs in the conGuc Of the Mayors office. YOU
have so 70 sour rh9pc arr Tfy on p
| A. they apply this case. wherever executive
work is to be done. put II In the hands OF ono man
There Is another principles as simpl" as that -th't
| in A multitude of counsellors there Is wisdom
Wherever the work is discretionary rather than ex-
| the NAN have one man see It stated that we
| cannot have a single head Tor the Police Depart
mcnt, because they have charge or me elections ions
| and appoint board for that purpose and let II he
board that has no other business, 'nc can s,n De
| nm he police The two things do not necessarily
| co together They do not together as matter OF
fact in brooklyn and they need not go together IN
Is i, likely that the future Mayor Of Greater New.
| York in the solitude Of North East Harh"r. can
! formulate n platform that Will put this In The
shade Let us not wait but groc'cn - "hnI 70
New-York. Sept C. 1897.
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