The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-16

stormy session, lasting until midnight,
in the Grand Central Palace, the gen
eral committee of the German-Ameri-
can Reform union indorsed Seth Low
and the entire Citizens Union ticket.
The vote was 3S2 for Low and SO
against the resolution. The opposition
made desperate resistance but was
overcome by numbers. Some of the
speeches were very bitter, showing
strong opposition to Mr.. Low.
Seth Low addressed two large meet
ings in Harlem tonight and one in
West Twenty-third street, and in each
case received an enthusiastic reception.
The first meeting was at Majestic hall.
which would not accommodate all who
came to the meeting, and the crowd on
the street was addressed by several
speakers from a truck NJ D. Hamil-
ton was chairman of the meeting, and
besides Mr.. Low the other speakers
were H c. F. Koch and Henry w.
White
AT the conclusion of his address Mr.
Low went to the Old Homestead gar
den on Third avenue and spoke to an
audience of 1000 people. He then went
to the Gramercy Lyceum, where he
made an enthusiastic speech to another
large audience. During the course of
his speech the Citizens Union candt-
date for mayor said: 1--WE come before
you this year On the subject of home
rule. Home rule written on the hearts
of some politicians is dead letter but
home rule in the hearts of the people of
this great city is a live and vital thing
For that standard we find the candi-
dates of the Citizens Union, who have
not been asked to pledge themselves to
any single person or thing in this cam
Iaign, except the people and their in
terest in the Greater New York. That
is the single issue of this great cam
I:aign, service to the city in the inter
est of all the people. (Applause.)
I'VE all know what happens if poll
tics gets into city department. What
would happen if a man let such thing
get into his private business? Suppose
he ran his business, hired his employees
according to their ideas of sciences OF
arts. It would certainly be demoraliz-
ing
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The letter of
acceptance of x-Postmaster Charles
W. Dayton for comptroller on the
Thomas Jefferson Democracy ticket,
which was made public tonight, in
part is as follows:
The administration of the Office of comp
troler of the second city of the world is che
which necessarily affects the interests of the
poorest, as well as the richest citizen. 1t
will involve a system Of finance, not only Of
enormous magnitude but OF infinite detail
requiring industry, vigilance and executive
arrangement of the highest obtainable kind
More than this, the comptroller must stand
between thunderouS attacks upon the city
treasury and the welfare of the citizens who
pay taxes in any form. To the administra-
ton of that Office along the lines indicated, 1
will, if elected, give my undivided energies
and such abilities as l possess. Agreeing, as
| do, with many of the principles set forth
in the platform of the Democracy Of Thomas
Jefferson, | deem the main issue, in the mu-
nicipal campaign, now confronting the peO-
pie, to be whether Crokerism shall for the
next four years rule our greater city. By
Crokerism l mean an imperious government
IN the hands Of one man, who administers q
principality solely through the agency of per-
sonal favorites, subserviency, to his will,
wishes and purposes, being the essential test
of fitness for Office
Until the people shall decide otherwise, 1
refuse to believe that this magnificent city,
with all it's attractions, its great future, it's
affairs and it's treasury will be placed in the
hands of any self-consttuted ruler. Every
instinct of manhood seif-respect, patriotism,
civic pride and true Democracy rebels against
the opportunity which your nomination offers,
to take a stand against such humiliation.
This issue of personal rule in party affairs
is fundamental to the cause of popular gov
ernment. If one man can control the action
of great party from the primaries to con-
ventions, and thus secure practical ownership
of men elected to Office we no longer have
government of the people, for the people and
by the people, but instead have government
of the people by despot for his own pur-
poses, whatever they may be. If this despot-
ism shall be permitted. laudable political am
bition will be Stilled. political interest must
suffer, popular government must cease and
vassalage will take the place CT personal lib
erty.
The coming of Mr.. Croker and his assump-
ton of complete control of the Democratic
party of Greater New York, the autocratic
methods pursued by him; the utter absence
of any voice but his in the action of the con-
ventions of the party: the sitting of even the
right to be heard on the floor OF conventions
all this seems to me to raise doubt as to
whether or not we are living in land of
free men.
My first vote was cast for Horatio Seymour.
have never failed in loyalty to the Demo-
cratic party, and in this campaign, l stand
heartily with my fellow Democrats for the
election of our superior state candidate, Hon.
Alton B. Parker This acceptance of your
nomination in campaign to be waged for
good government and for the establishment
of the doctrine that equal rights shall prevail
in the councils of the Democratic party,
places me upon impregnable Democratic
ground.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-For the en-
suing fortnight, tIe oice of the spell.
binder will be heard within the boun-
daries of Greater New York. From
platforms in public halls and carts at
street corners oratorical yOlleys will be
discharged nightly in the contest which
is to settle the question in the great
mayoralty contest. The acceptance by
Mr.. Dayton of the Jefersoniaa n0ipi-
nation for comptroller Was discounted
by his evident intentions prior to The
official announcement. None the less
Mr.. Dayton's campaign is watched with
deep interest and none the more anx-
iously than the Tamnany sachems,
who fear he will draw heavily from the
vote of the letter carriers and 1irenen,
and their numerous friends, who would
otherwise vote for Van 'Nyck.
1t is announced that Mess-5. Cieot ge
and Dayton will campaign together,
speaking from the Same platform
The attitude of the Germans in this
campaign may be learned when the
ballots are counted-it cannot be ac-
curately stated now. The German
American Reform union, which has in
dorsed Low, it is argued, does not in
clude anything beyond goodly-sized
minority of the German-Americans
many of whom, pleased with Sohmer's
nomination on the Tammany ticket,