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former" are at least not well calculated to keep
me silent. when / believe that a great puohc
wrong Is being done. sup SUP. ;,t tho geos
| on you, You don't want to say nothlh, anu
yet with wisdom to be had as cheap as thls
from the lips of the "best Chief OF Police That
New-Yor ever had Mr.. Nadal challenges the
accuracy of my statement with regard 10 lhs
public feeling with reference to Mr.. Low. when
his own enthusiastic support is couched IN the
following language:
Il don't say that the nomination OF Mr. Low
is not right. but in an yevent see ho'nihs
else TO do now"
That is there is nothing else for a repre-
sentative body Of 'reformers' to do but 10 Jam
down the throat Of supposedly free conveh,
ton a candidate to whom they are coi1nhtte9
publicly without regard TO whether he can lead
the cause to victory or not think unoer THESE
circumstances suggestions" from me as 10
what should be done would be too blithely ana
readily followed Tor to take the response
bility of making them at the present moment
It seems 10 strange that statement Oh
mine $50 unconscionsbly feeble" one the very
soul of whose folly and offending is that 1t IS
void OF substanceness and sufhciency or the rea-
sons advanced for putting him LOW IN the
field should require SO many ABUSIVE state
ments' and much editorial space from the
leading dailies of the city to demonstrate Its
possession of these estinable qualities
Are the estimabe gentlemen who are engaged
I'm abusing me- rather than IN determining
whether my statements true or not, seeking
10 goad me into throwing light upon some OF the
''peculiarites' of the present administration?
Even a reform administration" IS not with
out points that Il would prefer not TO have dis
cussed. II would seem as IL ordinary inteiIi-
Gence, honestly exercised. could not confuse the
issue. I much said about the admirable
character of the administration. i think that l
was one OF the first to discover this, and did
not hesitate to say so. 1 have never attacked
it, and not doing so now. have simply
pointed out that do not believe Mr. Low can
win if nominated, and have given some or the
reasons why think so. heartily concur IN
the statement Of one of the leading editorials.
that "tt is now high time for the chief men or
this city, for the men call influential, whose
opinions are sought when grave questions come
up for decision. to speak out in support OF Mr..
Low"
What they should be asked is: Are the spe-
cifc statements of Mr.. Jerome's letter untrue?
Not. Has Mr. Low given this city a good ad-
ministraton?"
1t is manifest that If my statements are true.
or even IL a substantial part OF them is true ,l
fusion forces. 1t is said that If any of Mr..
Jerome's friends will move in the convention for
secret ballot the proposition would be wei
coined
have not so far as I aware. any friends
in the convention, with the exception or half
dozen personal friends, who L assume will be
Citizens Union movements. have not the
slightest knowledge OF even the names OF any
Of the delegates OF this half dozen. Mr.. Cut
ting and Mr.. Nadal are two. and that good
fellow" Dr. z. r. L. Gould completes half the
tale. What fighting 1 have ever felt myself
called upon TO do has been done in the open.
with my cards up face on the table. and any sus-
gestion that l am using friends to accomplish
some purpose is an unequivocal lie.
am definitely informed by man in the Citi-
zens' Union in position TO know. as follows:
II know that much of the so-called unanimous
support of certain delegations in the conference
was insincere. Some of the most determined
opponents Of Lows nomination our best
district chairmen-generally antl-machine Re
publicans in Tammany districts-but men who
accomplished good results I'm 1901: who
know their districts and who constantly return
with reports that the people will not take Low.
The so-called logical argument makes these men
tired They say Brightly to my mind: is it
logical TO nominate man whom you can't
elect%
Il cannot write details. but the great ma
jority Of men as meet them, say Low can't be
elected and report great disaffection among
the working folk. l am well Informed that po-
licenen and hremen are collectively against
Low
/ feel bitterly and passionately about these
things And why shouldn't 1? I a great
cause being understanding much broader
than the concerns OF New York City alone.
All over the United States this election is being
watched II the decent people OF New York can
show that they have at last determined TO take
for good and all the management OF their own
affairs into their own hands, the effect for good
throughout the country is incalculable. This
can only be shown by victory this fan by
the fusion party.
Personal luminosity the pride Of opinion on
the part Of men publicly committed to can
didate should not be permitted to impertl the
cause. Consideration for the feelings OF any
man should keep one silent; neither should
abuse, nor the fear of abuse, nor IN putationS
Of insincerity and disappointment.
To the very last moment L Will hght as
strongly and as bitterly as I know how to pre-,
sIone. If he is renominated. and accepts the
nomination 1t will be bitter and discouraglng
TO me- But the cause for which have WORKED
FOR the hest fifteen years Of my manhood, sin
cerelv and unselfshly too believe will work
for with every ounce Of power that there is In
me even though that cause may seem TO me TO
be gravely imperilled by the wiltul folly OF us
leaders.
What about this talk OF your candidacy?
was asked of Mr.. Jerome.
eft is too foolish to discuss" said Mr.
Jerome, contemptuously. Il have never either
wished for or sought. either directly or indi-
rectly. in person OF through any friend, for the
nomination for the Mayoralty. My position has
/ been perfectly simple from the first, and have
| never failed to express it to any one who asked
me seriously about it. AS early as June the
! question was put to me. and / gave them the
| answer that have always made since. that any
| man would be fool who would say that he
would not accept a nomination for such an
/ office because circumstances might arise which
would render it his plain duty to do So but that
I I didn't want II, and ] could conceive OF no
| circumstances at all likely TO arise under which
! & could be by any possibility my duty 10 give
/ IN the office which had been elected, ard
| that I should have to see myself that Ii was my
| duty to do so, and would by no means content
| myself with the statement OF any men or group
| OF men that II was So