The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-21

The following letter va ~"nt last night
by " Bourke Cochran. who went over
to the Bryan camp ls-t year, 10 Edward
NJ shepard. 1ammany candidate for
Mayor:
pTAR Mn SrIPNEp Your speech last
ntght deserves - rank among The Wust couf-
ageous. fOroeful 'ud eloquent utt-rsncsz ever
made by q candidate" Tot municipal or1ccin
the history Of :h' city
Nutwith-tsudlpT Your pr'"fDlnent Illness
for the Mayor,ltV many %c,'i.-r- like myself
Who believe tia, ~ %~necttv" opposition T.
nrsolutsl" essential 10 IN" eN-t.nr. OF
representative GoN'Tuu.-nt and Who f~ol that
the hr~' step toward 'h' resus Itatiur pt o.,
bet ocrattc party l~. 'o 'flsnDp1i" o. from
the autoCrAttr control amounting TO p~r-onHl
Ownership which lds made ~ Oppressive ~
this city and odiors everywhere laN" h"~i
tated TO support .yoH h',Fu-e th"y l"srei
Your election nag { b. 'ou-'ru"r - . popular
indorSemen' 81 tho machine which con ented
10 your nomination Al these dsub'- and
hesitation- have been dissolved md di-sl-
paied by your courlg" BOO daring - r"1~~er'
IN IN. very pfrscuuv of the ipDfl boss ana ot
b. follower, al thai you h,y' -lld be- CON
Of has own bail 10 %cli'iCl-e thu-" features Of
'he city administrI ZION whloh how" ho"n
generally -ttribufed 20 hi iIhurur"
The political history OF this country shows
that no te,- can -" dislOdg.d los revrr~v-
at the polls, no matter how frequently they
may occur OF thi~, Ihoms- & Plttt's ca
reer l. a com picuou- aud conclusive proof.
There i but one way hy which hu-~iSm tan
h- erectually uproot "A aud tJ.t b. 10y creating
.N#NN 49, 49,
Ia such administrative a~tuu-pheIc a. your
speech foreshadow~. No bo~- could survive
for a month l cannot help feeling then
that your election wall result not ~ tho sub
~stitntion OF one hos for another. but In er-
polling bo>st.m root and branch from our
political system forever.
Your adversary, who pretends TO fear that
u elected you viii prove Suo~erv1ent 20 tho
influences which you have denounced and
which every free man must ahhor. should
emulate your example before he undertakes
g. question your mot yc- or your resolution
Mhen MT Low fters Mr.. fiutt ~ he pre.-
enCa OF his folloWcr- to tho number of many
thousands and there rcsr eil that he
has heretofore SAID IN d"uuuriH ton Of tho
Republican urFau'zlttCn and ~ boss, then,
and not I'll then. vii ls oHudl d1CN deserve
t. he WeiRhed IN IN" balance With vourS.
A. the record nov stand your courageous
candor shows that ia uomlu1ting YOU IN"
Democratic machine has accepted tho leader
chip % an independent s'a'eannn ma risen
70 " from it. former rroVeilings. while Nr
Lows silence on subject CpuCeruiHg which
ba was wont 80 10 % vrh'mcni shows that
the Republican machine has net changed.
but that he haS alta cd himself 80 become it.
instrument.
cannot understand how any Democrat
who examines these obvious features Of the
political situation can h"-itat" To support
you unless. indeed. he b" seeking an excuse
to n jure. perhaps irrelarably, m" Demo
cratic party by dcpriyiug u Of this golden
Opportunity to eNpsl from IL leadership the
authors Of IT. disasters aud o. restore within
it, or PLANTATIONS the authority OF 10 virtues.
it, courage and it, intellect Yours very
NV }onk. DC, Is