New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-19
ARGUMENTS FOR FOOLS.


a further statement i'm the papers from you
along the same lines. / viii venture 10 point
out what seems to to be the fundamental
error in your position.
Observation-Disclosures Of your motives You can rest
assured that those who know you will take no
stock In the insinuation that you are iniiu-
enced by some alleged disappointment or per
sonal ambition
AS understand your position. It Is that Mr..
Low should not be nominated because he can
not be elected and you assume that he cannot
be elected because you think he Is ENJOYABLE.
egotistical, self-compacent. timid lacks sense
OF humor that he has capacity for leader
ship and is unpopular. l have endeavored 70
state your position fairly. Have not done so?
Now, observe the position in which the Citi-
Union would inevitably be placed II. for
the reasons you have given. Il should fail TO re-
nominate Mr.. Low. The real friends OF good
government I'm this city Including yourself. as
sert that Mr.. Low has given the city the best ad-
ministration that il has ever had suppose we
should refuse to renominate Mr.. Low. Would
not the Citizens Union be at once placed in
position which would require explanation. II not
apology? Would not the voters OF this town
rightly and fairly say. why have you refused
TO continue in office the man VINO mas given tns
CITY the best administration IL has ever mac
our answer would be. We have not nominated
him because we believe he would not get the
,,otes Of the peopIe Of this city and that he
would not get those votes because he is unlov-
able egotisticaI, self-complacent timld. lacks
sanee OF hurnor and has no capacity for lead
ership" Then would not the voter have a per
feet right to say that the reasons gwen foT
our action an insult TO his Intelligence anu
his civic patriotism? Would ne not nave
right to say. do you take me for fool, that
in selecting the Mayor OF this great city. allow
Questions Of his Iovabeness his egOtism, his SELF
Hoc,niscenc1y his tfrriditv his sense OF humor or
capacity for leadership to control my Vote am
7 So devoid OF common sense that would ignore
this mans record I'm the Office which he has oc-
cupied for two years. and allow InyseII , 10 De
infIuenced Ivy those purely personal consldera-
tions that do not in any way aHect MS useIul-
Would not such an inquiry be a fair one. and
would we have any answer TO make except lhe
simple one. Yes you are a FOOL ana you nave
not common sense: you cannot be trusted 20
cast your vote intelligently. and therefore We
have turned down the man who has given you
the best administration the city mas GNel ue,u'
and have put W. man who Is without eA-
rerience i'm the office OF Mayor. whose capacity
to fill the office is unknown. but VINO IS JoHy
good fellow and who Is sugar-coated WIN
sense OF Eumor, and Is, Therefore thought 10
II sbCuId accuse YOU Of being influenced In
casting our vote by your personal HhtS anu
dislikes for the candidate rather than oy M M
actual capacity to fill the office as SHOWN oy
his record, would you not think that was re-
fecting upon your intelligence ana YOU - .
ritv2 Surely YOU would. Then what rlghI mas
the Citizens Union to cast a renecuol upo
the intelligence and integrity OF the NO'el O.
large by assuming the very same 'iiii'e d ~
IF we should follow the lines Of action sug.
gested by your letter, l cannot see ny I,oo1
could fail to reach exactly this point. IHueeI
orr position would be trife worse Inc liz
ligent voters Of this town would not Dei Co
that we were honestly stating our reasons -;
turning down Mr.. Low. They would oe yI U.S.
fed in saving that the explanation Is SHdllos .
and insufficient and that there must % So
other reason. which we are atralu 10 - ats
what Won saw about the leaders IN the uls
.rlo+e nd the members OF the union DelhS "
nosed to Mr.. Low IS an error houI 1870 a.
that We do not dare to take sfair jn1niica-
the convention contains very unfair mp -
&c, 7 am convinced that you nave Deel ~ -.
informed However, l shall not GO ~ H. ist :
subject as ! take It, the real polilI Vi ,-,,Iv
ter mas aiie'US CHARLES c. NADAL.
--A-t~. g., Mr. Jerore's statement published
,.oztar5a,, which caused Mr.. Nadal TO RECONSIDER
his intention not 70 reply to Mr. jerome oo'''
r,rnication to him was the following
s,hn,e philosopher has said Wren you ar -,
caught with the goods on you 49,, w ~ =, h. had
say nothin' -: and yet Win ~ .tba hest Chief
as cheap as this from the ups % g - NodaI
% PaIica that New-York ever had, Z. = -'lu Itt
challenges the accuracy OF my trance to-
ras-5y5 10 the public feeling Win IeIeLeI, -+ -
ITe"Iu " -tor his own enthusiastic support -
concbed in the Following language: - GyIt
~ ~. tba nomination Of Mr. Low IS not rls,''
ga! tII.C ,, vent see nothing else to do now
With reference to this part Of Mr.. Jeromes
statement Mr.. Nadal said:
-r,,o-, ,,o,,a- has been a time when personal
:, Ia - believe that il would be for the pest
interest of the fusion cause to renoiilIlteS
Low If Mr.. jerome had taVored tl,g IaTe ex
g., ~ Mr. Low. doubtless he wouId nave -, -
lloII "a Ii,,saif I'm more enthusiastic terms thaI
Ala But that would he merely a matter Oh
temperament and could not be taken as IN an the
dication that he believed more SIIICt. - 5id
$500 ,,;t,. ~ Mr. Lows candidacy than dld'
When I said that "in any event dla LlV' go
what else we can DO now, meant tH@' was
the thing to do.
or ~, . 1,ar,ocrat" continued Mr.. Nadal but
oar,ot believe that a majority of the citizens
~ this great city will refuse to indorse an ad-
,,,,,tstratio, which admittedly has done so much
g. the CITY as that of Mr.. Low on the himsy
rratext that the reelection of Mr. Low might
sorve to advance the interests Of the Kepuohcah
,,,-.,- IN the State and nation.