The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
COMPARE TRACY AND LOW
REPUBLICANS DID THAT
WITH THE M EN- BEFORE THEM.

Speeches at the Cooper Union S1cetinE to Ne
Circulated ne n Campaign Document-Did
You Road Tracy's and Then LoWs'-Fora
her Returns 10 Ohlo-Thurnton TO speak.
The Hon.. BENJAMIN F. Tracy and Senator
Platt had a long talk at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday afternoon. Later President Quisg
Joined Senator Plat. Early In the DAY Sena-
tor Foraker returned to the campaign In ONO.
Gen. Tracy and Senator FORAKER were CON
graduated all around on their spoecneS ~
Cooper Union the night before. Inc repuoh-
cans declared Gen. Tracy's speech 10 nave oeen
n dignihcd exposition of the facts OF tne cam
paign for a Mayor OF Greater New YORK. sen
ator Foraker's speech, 1t was averred' was Oh
Importance as calculating the Keen interest," Oh
Republicans all over the nation In the present
battle. The speeches OF Gen. Tracy ana soma
tor Foraker are to be distributed as campaign
documents.
Several Republicans said they were surprised
at Seth Lows utterances In the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music on Saturday night. They
| pointed out that in his speech MIR. Low, after
lauding himself, said:
IL think tho Mayor Of the city ought to be
found in the City Hall and neither on the race
| course in England nor In the Senate chamber AT
Washington" MIR. Low referred to Mr.. Croker
ana Senator Platt. In the next breath MIR.
| Low said: Gen. Tracy Is my friend. l count
it one Of the tragedies OF my life that we are
contending against one another In this contro-
yersy. l hope that we shall continue 10 DC
friends, for men may differ In their ideas Of
pubic duty without any personal breach OF
friendship
The Republicans recalled that on Saturday
eX.l'residcnt Harrison said Of Gen. Tracy: IAN
this talk about his being the creature Of Mr..
is too big a man III national politics to be re-
ferred to in this way. He will do what he thinks
is elected Mayor, and wish him success"
Seth Low" said his Republican critics, in
intimatinE that IN the event Of Of Gen p Tracy, IS
the Senate chamber al. Washington has sunk
to a level which Gen. Tracy and his old Brook
in national politics when Seth Low was in his
syaddling clothes. Gen. Tracy was u famous
Union General when seth Low was Just in bis
dent Of the Greater New York Charter Commits.
Moreover. it was Gen. Tracy who, sixteen
years ago. voluntarily retired as the Republican
step gave. Mr.. Low his FIRST opportunity to
euter public life. Mr.. Low is thoroughly aware
Of Gen. Tracy's sturdy, character, Yet he speaks
like a street gamin when he intimates that in
the event OF Gen. Tracy's election the real
Mayor would be in the Senate chamber at
"He adopts The style OF campaign inaugurated
by tho yellow journals. Such conduct 10 be-
meath contempt, but it is on a par with the
| oh CHiiiiii' ~ hiih htil ING
friends in the Citizens Union, some OF whom
were comprehend Democrats during the war,
while Gen. Tracy was fighting for the Union.
Other Citizens Union men are Tammany- Re-
publicans; that is, while all the time claimin to
be Republicans they have built up their for
tunes by their close connections with Tam
many leaders. Other Citizens Union men are
Republicans who have MIXED the Republican
party on all occasions, and now that they can
not milk it any longer, have gone over TO the
enemy"
Senator John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska, who
7 una anApfC Chairman nf tho Rpnnth lirnn Nh.
tional Convention at ST. Louis. will arrive in
town to-day. He comes to speak at the great
Republican meeting in Brooklyn.
seth Low" his critics said. seems to OBJ
ject to the presence. in Greater New York dur.
Ing the campaign OF Republicans OF national re-
nown. You can hardly blame him for that
when you recall that he stabbed Blaine in 1884
and resigned from the Republican party in
1888, ten days after Gen. Harrison was nomi-
mated at Chicago. lie. couldn't support the
Republican national policies, fOrsooth, and, OF
course, he objects TO the presence Of Republic.
cans who, no matter what their personal disap-
pointments were, have stood by the Republican
party in every battle"