New-York tribune., 1901-10-28
RALLNNG CRY FROM SCHURZ
IN AN OPEN LETTER TO SHEPARD HE
ASKS CITIZENS TO SUPPORT LOW
STUNNED BY SOME OF WIGWAM
CANDIDATES. REMARKS.

CANDIDATES. REMARKS.
Carl schurz yesterday issued open letter to
Edward N. Shepard. replying to the interview
with the Tammany candidate in which the lat
ter complained that Mr.. Schurz had misrepre-
sented him. The remarks to which Mr Sheparn
objected were made by Mr.. Schurz at Cooper
Union last Thursday night. Mr.. Schurz in MS
reply repeats in part his imaginary conversa-
tion given in the Cooper Union speech between
Mr.. Shepard and Boss Croker. He says he had
no intention OF being unjust 10 Mr. Shepard
The letter adds:
anv wav reHerting upon Mr. Shepard's honesty of
purpose. certainly believe tnat iS ne Si of ali ras-
caiity-although regret he will find this seriously
6e R bars task 5 the District Attorneys office The
important one in that respec. ~, ~ Ts,,
many as their most expert, their most skilful ana
intrepdn fact their ideal han6y naE W not men
ton some in the Of cboa NY pSs
Rink epeech They may go to the account Of cam
paign accidents but when Mr. Sheparai Naut
York thai The fusoniss consist Of Platt CoTey
and sheehan Practieafyor foreof1en ns thst in 1897 MIR
Low received 10000 votes Platt Corey ana bin[
Sa it Pe IS rather g represent Po1ter sufh e.
fusionsts as Abram Hewitt; BiSRop pJoseph La
ROGUE John De Witt Warner W H9TnoI9%ST HsnTy
Charles -
Hentz Wheeler H. Peckham, James {; TSptefi ,Iat
John G. Agar and great rsndI maFE al Mr. shepard-a
night fbIee faksn in by plat Coffey and
Sheehan''? Would II not be peter t 10 sne verv
respectabe part OF the citizens Of News 91E their
W. s,c1 N,bo know what they about and Wio @
are entitled more decent IreaIIlehC cticallv'?
Ne are constantly told by the advocates ot Iu, ,.
pla government by political paTmS paTbs - hom? OF
ro1irse TO The people This means that |ner. |TslS,
party in power-in this case an done badly
~ tie conduct OF the government II Is to ne hGra 70
20 account for it ~ me peope eO Of NeYor this
election thus 10 sit in pdseha Sore our duty
~ dscss The conduct OF Tammany. for that h IS IA
issue Four years Saa ss9 aT bv sheous wrath he de-
noYnced Tammanv Hall sink Of eorruption, 81 -
tonl oIot upon ;noran Our as guilty disgracing us
with ourselves dsgracins JUS ibe Civilized world
Tammany has not grown better silGT r,Ie have
now been Gecovered far more shameful tnan ,riS w
knew before Now Mr. Shepard mas neoptne bIe cre9t
fnT 6ecarng -ha. he take back his f9rIef @ ~
utterances- But without any hJI,eTances which
Fon5e Of Is remember. whi!e many others ten nys1
heard q thf en- there s Is ana rspeafns a5t them
be told that Mr.. shepard cannot be expeeSu ~, his
present position as the candidate of Iammany MAJ q
u that Is true. IL proves only tss ,.,iity ought
in position in which :nan OF his qua'''' "ue"'
n 1 confess
when read the repeII OF a a sTe og Island city in
& has now od nEea a az ~ times e hss not been 50 good
" has been open in part no doubt. much criti-
csm but no good citizen will select the .line 10
ocablv set 70 a future OF better administration"
Tsmmany. the foul blot on our civilization the op-
fbe epes 0t o mankind has at times nos been
eood should think So But more aaSlns e S5 r
Shepard's contention that no good citizen VIII
many 81 Is set definitely and irrevocably 10 future
OF better administration. The present critics OF
Shepard tells us, while he mrst know that he is
the only man on the municipal ticket of Iammany
eminent without exciting the laughter OF the gods
nature. he ought TO know that Tammany noni-
mated him only 10 bridge over desperate situa-
tion and TO pull through the Tammany faithfuls on
the ticket under cover OF hts respected name Why:
that we oongTatulate the peopIe neon the results
achieved under the Democratic CTammany) ad-
constituents with pride the record of the present
administration IN meeting an3 solving a problem
October "a. twenty-four hours before Ar Shepard
which is 'he gathering place Of al there is of In
fuenoe and brains and power In Tammsn5 Hall
unanimously adopted the following resolution:
= = Resolved, That we indorse the able and success
fq administration of this great city under the
hon Robert A. Van Wyck. as Mayor and do con-
their assistants lincluding Of course Deveryl for
INC erlcleset waV the city has been governed ans
interest OF the people cared for during the last
When. in spite Of all these facts. Mr. sbenard
ne?resents Tammany's face being definitely and
!IreNocably set TO a future Of better sdmfnistra-
uon and when in addition he constantly speake
IS ne now Goes, In a sort OF reverentIal tome ~
Iarfnany as venerable institution which bess,,
Win the beginning Of government aud ,r-bfct
cannon be destroyed ~ il were a ,nvsteridus
necessity or nature 10 which We must 6ou- "a
which We must endure for all time and when fo-
lhese reasons he demands that good citizens',
should now cease 70 criticise Tammarx bag1,
% 70 Tear thar Mr; Shepard has become subject 10 a
soft OF fascination which would seem 20 ar9,,r ,ii
IoT his admin nistration II he should be elected "
NOW Mr Shepard invites US 10 make him Mayor
OF New ork that h may have an Opportuni,v Gov
Iylhe the experiment Of single good man in 6fica
graphing with all the adverse Tendencies oS bts
coad)utors as well as Of the organization ,baT
noIninat ted him. TO give the city good governp1ent
AZ would certainly be an adventurous nd irtaregt
lns experiment. and might become OccasionaliEy a
picturesque one: But our sober common sense Tells
US that IL would not be wse-in fact thai We hsyS
no right 20 indulge in such experiments whsn tbe
future OF this great city is stake In wopid be
extremely risky, and would probably become IN
many ways very disastrous. We can do bat,sr
We have a ticket before Us. headed bv Seth To1.
and composed or men who all nut there rot
Tor the purpose OF trying experiments with Tam
many, but for the very purpose % Cleaning ort
the rascals that may now be in power ana Of
giving the city good government upon a distinct
programme laid down for them. trust thai he
IN favor of the sober. sensible course N'