New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
LOWS EXCISE VIEWS.
IA w NOT CHANGED RADI
CALLY SINCE 1897, he SAYS.
IN THAT YEAR HE HELD THAT THE LAW
SHOULD REFLECT CITY'S PUBLIC
OPINION-TO DECLARE HIM
SELF IN LETTER.


Seth Low. the fusion candidate for Mayor,
was asked yesterday at his home whether he
had changed his views with reference to the
excise and Sunday observance In this city since
the rnayoralty campaign of 1891
~ don't suppose that nave radically changed
my views since then" said Mr.. Low. Josh
Billings said you know. that man after reach
ing thirty-ive years never charged his habits
because he was kept busy steering his old ones.
I do not wish at this time to discuss anything
that will properly need consideration in my let
ter of acceptance"
In his letter OF acceptance printed in The
Tribune on September Il, 1897, Mr.. Low said:
No campaign in the city of New-York turning on
local issues can be conducted in the present CON
10 the excise question. The Ranes law in my be
lief contains the germ of excise system far bet
relieved the lquor trahlc OF the arbitrary control
grant Of e%piict tights m that can be enforced at
law. Where the Raines law fails as applied 10
New-York. it fails because it does not take into ac-
count the public sentiment of the city. New
York while characteristically American city, is
also, as the Germans say world city ~ rs cos
mopolitan in fact and cosmopolitan in sentiment
live in such city happily and naturally-of course
with due regard to the rights and convictions of
forget that the excise law stands midway between
the laws that everybody believes in and the dead
laws that nobody believes In and that the effective
public sentiment behind It,. locally. is the only per-
manent force which TO depend in its adminstra-
ton. For this reason. in my opinion an excise law
far 1t affects the daily life and the habits OF
city on such points in case Of radical differences
Gb m hs IKE h Tx o
no better way 10 secure for an excise law the sup
port OF public sentiment that VIII sustain Its
even enforcement.
President Lows attitude toward the excise
question is regarded tremendously important
in the impending contest with Tammany. 1t
learned last night that the Tammany lead
ers preparing to charge the ant-Tammauy
people with desiring TO go to the extreme In en-
forcing the Sunday laws. This is to he of
/ the main issues and the small shopkeepers al
ready being told that if they do not vote the
Tammany ticket they will be harassed night and
day by those who wish to turn Tammany out.
Mr. Lows friends say that his attitude toward
excise and Sunday observance will be clearly
set forth in his letter of acceptance. and that he
will run even better this year than he did four
years ago, when thousands of German Demo-
Gratis supported the Citizens Union ticket.
Mr. Low, Edward Nj. Grout and Charles V.
Fornes the candidates the fusion city ticket,
will be officially informed of their nominations at
g O'Clock this evening at the home of Mr. Low.
No 80 East Sixty -fourth-st., by committee
from The Citizens Union consisting of the follow
ing:
BOROUGH r3E OF MANHAr- BOROUGH 1ES 9E BROOK
George & ESi'fh HaSen Ss''iPs Putnam ni: is T. Ogden
Isaac n Selisman Michael j. tIaheFy
Everett p Wheeler. BRONX.
Timoh2 Minlem Healz Il Ru0er fBoRoTGH OF QUEENS
l' BoRorGH Il fqV OF RICHMOND. coohe W, s cogswerl.
Arthur fiollick
Mr. Low saw the newspaper men at his home
last evening and answered running fire of
oLestions Some OF the conversation fol-
lcws:
How soon do you expect to begin making
campaign speeches.
Not until after the Tammany people have
made their nominal ations The campaign will not
actually be open until then
1T is understood that you have received let
ter from a prominent Republican protesting
against one of the candidates the ticket.
Will such protest have any weight with your"
THE making up of the ticket something
/ had nothing to do with. l am fully satisfied
with it,
.'WiN there be a general campaign headquar-
ters?"
''I should Judge there would have to be- OF
course. each organization In the alliance or
union will conduct it's campaign but I
should Judge that unless there We're central
committee there would be difficulty in prevent
ing things getting tangled up"
AS the reporters were going. of them
said Good night, Mr.. Mayor
rs your greeting reminiscent prophetic?'
asked Mr. Low, with q broad smile
A Republican notification committee WILL wait
upon Messrs. Low, Grout and Fornes to-mor
row at D. m. and a committee of a similar
character from the Greater New-York Democ-
racy will make its call Wednesday at p IN.
William Hepburn Russell and Matthew p. Breen
called on Mr.. Low yesterday in behalf Of the lat
ter organization
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