New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
QUEENS CHEERS MAYOR.
HOT SHOT FOR CASSIDY.
Lozc Says He Uses City Money III
O5cn Interest.

Enthusiastic and large audiences at three
mass meetings greeted Mayor Low last night
when he went campaigning IN the Borough OF
Queens The spirit displayed was cheering to
the Mayor and encouraging for the cause OF
fusion. for it was evident that the people had
fun confidence ir him and his administration
and a wholesome fear of the Tamnany system
OF rnisrule.
Mayor Low went TO Flushing train early
in the evening, and dined with John ". Weed
m company with James z. Clonin. the fusion
candidate for President Of Queens. Mr. Weed
presided at large meeting in the Broadway
Lyceum at Flushing. at which the Mayor made
his first speech Mr. Weed was introduced as
a man who had never been ashamed TO call
himself a Democrat. but who never had worn
the Tigers stripes In turn he introduced Mt.
Low as the best Mayor the city ever had Tbs
entire audience rose and cheered for about two
minutes before the Mayor could make a begin-
ming He said at first.
understand that your present Borough Pre.i-
dent. Mr. cassidy. depicts the Mayor in different
Queens. Yet Il is true that the fusion board has
treated Queens better than the TamTany board
deal fairly with all the borOughs IL must not bs
and AppOrtionment gives the money. the Borough
President spends il. II is due TO yourselves to
money in the interests OF the people OF the Dor
Ough. in his interest
/ hear that in Long Island City. IN the territory
Of your Borough President. there is an inspector
Of sewers who is blind Oaughter). Il is true that
the Tammany ticket bears witness that the sense
of smell sometimes revOlves, and that what Is a
stencil at one time may become perfume IN two
years daughter and a cry. 1T may with
CfrOut y think Il Is well for a public official 10
have eyesight. yet the TammaEy ticket seems 20
sense of sight is a recommendation for public OF
fee. Mr.. Mcclellan could nothing wrong with
to be imperfect when he stood on the convention
platform and said: We have no APOLOGIES 70
ofrer. We have nothing for which to apologize
Mayor Low then told of the work Of the ad-
mnstration in making the Blackvelfs Island
Bridge a possibility in the near future. and
spoke of the measures which had been taken 70
eauaIize the assessments on property and pre-
vent injustice and favoritism IN taxation He
said he had learned OF one piece of property in
Brooklyn which had been assessed at only
per cent Of its value in the Tammany admin
istrations while a neighboring piece Of prop
ertv had been assessed at 20 per cent above its
value Then he declared that IL was the pur-
nose of his administration 70 have government
of the law in which all citizens should be
treated equally and not TO let money enter into
the administration OF the law. He continued:
happened 10 notice the other day that the
Police Commissioner getting the horses OF
bis department shod at expense of about
$4,000 year. A few years ago 10 was the rule
10 nav about $4,000 year for the shOetng OF
the police horses Then IL cost about three times
as much a year TO shoe fewer horses That -
one of many significant things which show the
Tamrany system OF government The present
Police Commissioner merely looks after having
the horses OF the department shod well at . fair