New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
DICTATION AND DECEIT.

The East River Is not wide enough for the
same political leadership to be "irreconcilably"
against Seth Low In New-York and not "neces
sarily" opposed to him In Brooklyn. There is
an absolute impossibility Of recOncng the two
attitudes, which makes of one or the other a
palpable attempt at fraud. II Mr.. Woodruff
is not playing a confidence game on the people
of Brooklyn, Mr.. Plat, whom Mr.. Woodruff os
tentatously represents, does not look with dis
favor upon Mr.. Low. and Is perfectly willing
that the City Convention should be for him. On
the other hand It is equally plain that II Mr..
Quigg is not simply carried away by his own
eloquence, then Mr. Platt, or his legatee in lead
ership, is determined to regard the proposal to
nominate Mr.. Low coming from an enrolled
Republican or district leader in Manhattan as
treason to the organization. No 'leviathan Of
leadership or elephant Of arbitration can make
what Is treason In Manhattan praiseworthy in
Brooklyn. Either the organization is willing to
give the Low sentiment fair chance to make
itself manifest. or 1t Is not. 1t is time for AL
end to double-dealing.
Mr.. Qulgg has for days been proclaming that
the organization In Manhattan would be solidly
anti.Low. II II u.s. 1t will be only because he
has dragooned 1t into unwilling obedience He
has pretended to be a representative of his party,
seeking to bring about what the enrolled Re
publicans desired He has actually sought to
be the dictator. and compel them to do as he
told them. An excursion among the rank and
file of the enrolled Republicans, among the men
who are strict partsans even among those who
are in politics to get employment, will disclose
the fact that large body Of them believe that
party policy demands the nomination Of Mr..
Low. The district leaders know this, and, speak
ing privately. express the hope that separate
ticket will not be named. But they have been
sent for and told that the organization was un-
alterably opposed TO Nc. Low, that they were ex-
pected to turn out ant-Low delegations regard
less of sentiment In their districts, and that II
they did not they would forfeit their own lead
ersh!ps as we'll as the llvings Of the petty office
holders In their following. Under such threats
naturally they hesitate to subject the poor fell
lows In their districts to the persecution OF
Quigg. The Low sentiment would probably
prevail but for this unparalleled effrontery Of
q party leader In seeking to compel his district
eubordnates, who are entirely devoted to the
organization and are led to favor Mr. Low be-
cause they believe party interests will thereby
best be promoted, to obey him in a campaign Of
party wrecking to satisfy mis- personal vanity.
Republican workers are strong in the belief
that a separate ticket would be suicidal folly.
and courageous leadership alone
are needed to make them throw off the ''levia
than" Of dictatiOn.
In Brooklyn tine Low following in the Repub-
can organization cannot be browbeaten, and
10 It Is being cajoled. There Is no apparent
reason for the war which Mr.. Plat is making
IN his old ally, Mr.. Worth, but the latter's ad-
-ocacy OF Mr. Lows nomination. But for that
Mr.. Willis would Still, have no call TO stand by
he State organization 10 down" a rebel. The
tart was made to down him in the name Of
fight against Mr.. Low. but that threatened 10
,rengtbcn him instead; so Mr.. Woodruff's new
sct.cs are brought iato play. and he goes about
cling how he loves Mr.. Low and just wants
fr. Lows friends TO help him against that
Kicked Boss Worth, whose faithful and cheer