The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-28

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toriety several years ago by reason OF
it's violent persecution of Governor
Scofe1d, undertakes to parallel the
| political conditions in Wisconsin with
those in the city of New York, which
have recently led to the election of
Seth Low as Mayor, in the following
refreshing manner:
"Seth Lows record shows that he is
a factionist, according to Henry Fink's
definition. However, he was elected
because he stood for purity IN munich
pal affairs in general. If he is made
of the stuff the people who elected him
think he is, he will also be dictator,
according to Mr.. Fink's ideas, for he
will want to carry out the pledges he
made the people. If Mayor Low
makes or even suggests any changes
in the now thoroughly rotten munich
pal machinery of New York, he will
come under Collector sFink's definition
of a Populist."
The cool bo1dness of this attempt to
make white appear black would re-
fleet credit upon Chinese politician
of the craftiness of the late Ii Hung
Chang. The rapacious rule of Tam
many in New York, under the dlrec-
ton of the notorious Croker, has been
carried to a point where it could not
longer be endured.
For the enrichment of the Tammany
crowd every department of the munich
pal government, every individual OH
cia1 who owed his election to the cor
rupt organization, and every vice was
laid under tribute. Against this law
! less and corrupt condition of things
the public conscience at last revolted,
with the determination to crush the
reign of crime, To this end the better
element of New York co-operated with
| a single purpose that could not fail to
| revive confidence in popular govern
| ment and assure success. In that cr1-
sis representatives of the lava b1d1ng
people of all classes and interests met
in conference and chose Seth Low to
cad in the cause of good government.
He responded to the call of his fellow
citizens as a matter of patriotic duty
and thus striking1y exempl1hed the
difference between the true reformer
and the mere se1f-seeking pretender.
| He had not spent ten years in organic
ing a personal following for the pur-
pose of securing him the nomination
for Mayor Of New York under various
pretenses. A man of the character of
| Seth Low need not, and does not, re-
sort to the schemes of the crafty poll
tician, to attract attention, to find rec
ognition. The highest political hon
ors would not tempt him to descend to
the level of the demagogue and appeal
to the prejudices of Goods patient
poor"
| Seth Low does indeed "stand for
purity III municipal affairs and in poll
tics in general" He has shown his
ca pacity for municipal government as
Mayor of Brooklyn several years ago.
He can be relied upon to inaugurate
the reforms the municipal government
of New York stands so much in need
of. But in so doing he will be guided
solely by the public interest, free from
all personal politics. He will not re-
tire into sec1usion to formulate re-
form scheme, with view to the adj
vancement of his personal ambition,
and submit it to the people of New
York with the ultimatum that they
must take his kind of reform, or no re-
form at all.
Great men like Seth Low appreciate
the fact that no single man is the re-
pository of all wisdom. Mayor Low
will doubtless find differences of opin-
ion among the people who elected him
as to the best means to bring about
| the desired reforms. It is safe to pre-
dict that he will treat those divergent
opinions with the consideration they
deserve, and without threatening any
body with political death for disagree
ing with him. He will thus succeed in
establishing reforms which will have
the appreciation of all fair minded and
1aw-abiding people.
The attempt to draw comparison
between the conditions in the Repub-
lican party in this State at the present
time and the municipal conditions of
the city of New York is s1anderous,
and the attempt to compare the Mayor
Low party in New York with the
party of the present Governor of Wis
consin can only provoke mirth.-Su-
perior Telegram.
| A VERY few years ago the exporta-