The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-02
CIRCUIT WILL GIVE NO PLEDGE.
If DROPPED OFF EVERY TICKET
WOULD RUN INDEPENDENTLY.

Letter to Cutting Says the Contest ID Not
to De Won BY Calling Tamniany Hard
Names-ls Brooklyn Republican Ma.
chino Any More virtuous. He Asks :
Comptroller Grout will not resign the
Republican and Citizens Union nomina-
tions for Comptroller. He replied yester-
day to II. Futon Cuttings letter which
inquired II he was to make an aggressive
anti-Tammany campaign. He replied that
this contest is not to be won by calling
Tammany hard names. that he has made
no promises either to Tammsny or to fusion,
and that as he can conceive OF nothing
more non-partsan than unanimous nomi-
nation he can see no reason why he should
! not take the Tammany nomination. While
fusion nominated him against his wishes,
he declares he will now run even II he should
be left OF every ticket There is fling
at the Mayor in the letter, for Mr.. Grout
says the Mayor failed to make 1t known
that ten days ago he and Grout had talked
about CIRCUITS taking this Endorsement
and that the Mayor then looked at the
| Endorsement as something which could
not but help the fusion cause. President
Torncs OF the Board Of Aldermen wrote
to Mr.. Cutting in the same style, except
that he agrees to cortend loyalty and earn
eetly for Mayor Lows. reelection. Mr..
| CIRCUITS letter ia as follows:
CIRCUITS LETTER.
| Mr.. II. Fulton Cutting. Chairman Citizens
MY DEAR SIR: l have your letter Of yester-
| day. In contrast with the personal abuse
to which have been objected. and the mis-
construction, of my, words, my, record, my
position and my character. which 1 have
INJURY such as yours o saoh sbns s and mis-
| construction come: l must confess, chiefly
from BIASED partisans who seom dearly TO
10y" tn. opportunity to hate y DEMOCRAT
| whom they cannot make subservipnt to their
| partisan ends: and II the coming caLnphiRn
to be- distorted from the DISCUSSION g. mHni
sa%alIy With With yoSrseii. should dsnlsreit
viii be LARGELY r rs OF tle wqF be pns
few days That / deplore such result,
that / stand upon the Citizens Union plat
business affairs Of municipal corporations
should be managed upon their own merits
| irrespective of State and national issles.
! have made clear in public record OF many
years
Three years ago. regular Democrat.
rs am now and expect to con.inue' a ana
upon my party of revolt against misgovern-
ment even though it were the work OF Demo
Two Years to age nns Iae and made
rs a Democrat / spoke freely, perhaps
nessr Is Re
| and who resented that any under cover or
the honorable name Of Democracy should
i Il VA p1S fsht for good sovernment and it
succeeded do not regret it. >,
You say that the attitude OF your candl-
La rNfNI
ment but "aegressiyely 'antl-Tammnny.
any organization which is not for good GOV
partisan enlargement OF the, proposition.
The Republican party controlled the last
administration o. the city OF Brooklyn In, Inc
rivnVed many associated with Tammany
government. Ia It your desire that pro pro,
GOOD way ALSO De hays emitted
Of dis. disapprovai on both The Question
az 1hH aaS 10 s0e Of s in" and
BROOKLYN were bad. but whether during
the past two years our city has been admin
This i am prepared to advocate and in its
proposed. to belittte The splendid achieve
t thtFS course xh of my dSs. aSrns the
by ont q ao ane
to fail in the least to say any word proper
in such advocacy. no matter whom that
word offends.
A fortnight ago. when returned from
nv vacation, | was confronted with the
necessity. against my wish, AGAINST personal
Of the fusion Sss
upon me by many people that the cause Of
good government. especially as expressed
put aside ali other CONSIDERATIONS save pub
tic ones, and accepted the trust ] said 70
you then that In the main and l9gcaiy the
ministratien which must defend as effect
lively as could. certainly as TO every part part
q il which helped to make xhcb must sn 1fPept
in agreement with your platform. ana can
by no means agree with the newer PROPOSE
tion in your letter that the foremost issue
T Tn 1nn aa,ei Hail Il ''''
/ assume, sir. that was nominated to be
elected not to Pc ss th ana IN .sn Mnvor
is deemed BY fusionlsts to be important to
the cause Of good governm RM ana o, I ,Sat
H%ai,'sn saas thn t tho pTs
the ',s C, certain 1ln reelection Of MI, Forncs and
myself, which coupled with the ns, wr-n nSa
the ccntrol Of the Board Of Estimate, the
practical control Of the sinking Fund som-
mission, as well AS the control 81 the onices
which MIR Fornes and myself hold. is nothing
for good government,
| went further IN my letter 10 20" ana ~
pressed my resentment AZ the purely per.
sonnl attacks upon the Mayor. ! shall not
rccede from this ground. even though he
fa TO make it known that ten days ago
talked to him of the possibility of the regu,
nv notninaton. with its eyes open and
il then seemed to him. MS | believe II still
seems to YOU, something from which the
fusion cause could have received nothing
hut benefit II now IL seems possible TO be
hurtful the change is due largely to par
tlsan Republican attacks upon me
disavowed in my letter to you. also. tho
claim that the issues here wero between
Repubcansm and Democracy. III both
would prefer the latter, But in city affairs
I maintain om'u that neither should be considered.
Tint is the true position ms to all city. cleo
tions | have so maintained heretofore
both ms candidate and official. and shall so
continue,
Any Endorsement Of my. nomination will
be made without qualification. without
condition, without bargain, or pledge Without
seeking and with eyes wide open TO my po-
sition as | now state II to you indeed this
letter will be mnde public before hr conven-
ton and my Endorsement, II made. VIII be
with fun knowledge of what have here said.
These are the circumstances under which
Mayor Low has heretofore said. and you now
saw. such Endorsement might properly be
accepted
Lot me- reveal to you that with the prefer
OF this Endorsement was made precisely the
same request which Is now made on your
part was asked. as you ask me, TO promise
,,L.t 100, I ahDnld fnk upnn the stuTun