New-York tribune., 1903-08-29
NOT SLAP AT MAYOR LOW
II NON-P4RTISAN STAND
TaEk of His Aiding Republican
PartY TammGny CGndrd.

80 charge that Mayor Low Is acting in the
,.orest Of the Republican administration In
e,s-e and national affairs has been vociferously
,-.,;ted about by Tammany workers The OBJ
.e,. Of this is to try to ALLEVIATE from the cause
4,s.on Democrats who want -partisanship
=, municipal affairs. and would not support
- csuse i It was to be used to bolster up
the Republican organization. The charge has
s.Tlsn 70 the ground, however. and Mayor Lows
-aaord * pointed 10 by the fusion leaders as the
hest refutation Of IL
To make assurance doubly sure, however, and
oo~n,eract the stories set afloat, the Citizens
7-,ion issued the statement published yesterday
--o~.,irg saving that any candidate on the ticket
.t,s far must be committed in no ambiguous
..--ce. n the cause Of fusion. and disavow inten-
10, ~ working for any political organization.
rsn7rnany tried 10 say yesterday that this was
,,s- ~ ], ,oey. The Citizens Union. however, says
nat the statement has no such meaning. 1t is
7,oir-ed OFT that the statement was issued just
after Mayor Low had a talk at Newport with h
t,l,on Cutting. Of the Citizens Union. and ii is
believed that he is in hearty accord with the
programme outlined
senator Plat said yesterday that the Repub-
f,~ao organization was not trying to dictate to
Afavor Low that Mayor Low was not its agent.
and that he believed the Mayor had consistently
stuck 10 his non-partisan position
1t is TOO early 10 discuss candidates any
how" said the Senator I am for fusion ana
z,-ff vote for fusion That is ali there is 10 it.
don't think Tammany is golng TO make tne
trouble that il has started out TO effect
Charles Y. Fornes president of the Board OF
Aldermen and Acting Mayor, said decisively
,ssts-5av that the efforts 10 make it appear that
t+e Republican party was favored by the fusion
administration would not prove effective.
.Tbe denomination If Mayor Low will not
helm the Republicans Of the State or nation one
bit declared the Acting Mayor Mayor Lo"
has not by one single act during his admin
istratiou furthered the interests OF the Repuo-
Bcan party Neither viii he 90 so should ne be
reelected have been very close TO the work
tnes Of this administration, and so I can speak
with authority Il Mayor Low had to my
knowledge by one single act aided the Rtpuh-
licans unduly. I should have left his side and
protested As it Is, know he has not done so,
and I am assured he will not do so.
AN this talk Of Mayor Low aiding the Re
publican party 10 the injury Of the Democrats is
not true OF right The Democrats, on the con-
trary. believe should congratulate themselves
on the recognition which they have received
rom the present administration. Why. looked
oyer the list Of Mayor Lows appointments to-
DAY. and ] found what I believed to he really
very scant recognition Of the claims of the Re
publican party. I couldn't find by any means
1he 50 Per cent O. places 10 correspond with the
50 per cent Of Republican votes that elected
LOW. aud'-with q chuckle-'I really found that
the good independent Democrats had a great
deal more than 20 per cent Of the places.
Now. / am in sympathy with the theory
which prompted the Citizens Union TO issue its
eo-called manifesto calling for partisan
pledge from any candidate whom II would IN
dOrse 7 must say, though. that in the case Of
Mayor Low or many OF his associates in this
administration. such pledge need not neces-
ssriy be called for We who know Low know
that he is conscientiously non-paTtisan to the
core and not Only has not in single instance
favored the Republican party, but viii not do
such a thing under any condition
Now am Ike thousands of gentlemen in
this city. a Democrat through and through.
Like these. ny friends and associates. however
] believe that the day of partsanship rule is
gone by In this great city. For New York, with
al her individual vast commercial local inter-
ests, believe the day Of organization rule is
with other good citizens, irrespective of party
affiliations. and devote ourselves and our in
huence 10 the good Of our municipality. Did we
believe that this administration which have
set up had not been a distinct success; did
believe that its power had. or could, under any
conditions. he used 10 further Republican inter-
ests in State or nation, we should draw back.
But we know We have succeeded in placing
our city under q thoroughly impartial, non
partisan administrations We know il has been a
success and we know that should il be rein
stalled il viii continue to be thus successful i'm
partial and nou-partisan."