The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18

the questions the fusonists say must go before the people. What platform for municipal campaign in this Christian city! It has the sound of the Pharisee' S voice crying aloud: "Oh, God, all men are wicked save me-Seth Low. Give me the job for two years more!
 Is it possible, is it within reason that George B. Mcclellan born in Christian home, whose father was one of nature s noblemen, whose mother is a refined, cul- tured and gentle lady: whose wife was born and reared in refinement and nur- tured with the highest ideals, would de- liberately seek infamy and scorn by de- livering to the powers of evil all that is good, clean and pure? There is not a spark of evidence upon which to found an affirmative conclusion. I prophecy that if George B. Mcclellan Is elected he will electrify the community with his cour- age and his manhood.
 And now for Mir. Murphy? Why should he be believed ready to let fall the reins of power. He read in the last election Croker's doom. His success or failure depends wholly on a clean administration of the city's departments. Murphy knows the temper of New forks citizens and it is purely a fusion fabrication that he desires to turn the city over to, the law 
 man. Power can produce fortune honest ly and his tenure of power depends upon the evidences he gives of being worthy of the power vested in him.
 
 Dr. Brush in putting forth his hand to- ward securing the mayoralty of Mount Vernon is making a motion in the right direction. pr. Brush has proven himself a man of great ability. He has establish- Ix..1t ton with an article of food which has not only made his name a household word but given ample evidence of executive force Such men, when they can be per suaded to enter into civic life, are a dis tinct gain to a municipality. Dr. Brush is exceedingly popular, is a stalwart re- publican, and a man well fitted to fill any position in the state government My only regret is that Dr. Brush is not ready to go higher up than a municipal post He would be an addition in Albany.
 
 Lieutenant Cornelius Vanderbilt has again bucxled on his sword and resumed active connection with his company of the Twelfth regiment of this city. His trusty blade has lain idle in it's scab- bard during nearly (. twelve-month, ow- ing to his illness that nearly proved fatal, and the slow recuperation from it's effects. This gave rise to a report that he thought of retiring from the ranks of his coun- trv's defenders. which he did not take the trouble to contradict. Both the officers and men gave hln warm greeting on his first appearance in the armofy, rank and file alike being agreed in opinion that he Is of the right kind. By the way, it would not surprise me to see some day Lieut.. Cornelius Vanderbile run up the political ladder at a pretty lively pace. He is in the right place for a start, and if is needless to say the republican man agars will be glad to welcome him into the inner circles of the organization when ever he knocks at the door.
 Major General Daniel E. Sickles well along into the seventies, is again in the political harness, running for alderman on the Low-republican ticket But few Americans have had a more interesting career. He was an attache of legation in London over half century ago when flames Buchanan was minister Later nm he became one of the leaders of Tam many long before Tweed was heard of in the councils of the Wigwam Before the civil war, he was in congress when the memorable shooting ..of Key took nlace in Washington. After his trial. he resumed marital relations with his wife, whose indiscretions had led to the trag- edy In the war for the union, he was