New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-19
WHY CIRCUIT SAYS YES.
Federation of Former Statements m
Letter of acceptance.

Controller Grout yesterday made puoiic MS
letter of acceptance. The document IS addressed
10 T, c. T. Grain, chairman of the Deinocratio
city convention. There is nothing new III Inv
letter. Taken as whole. it is a plea for the
people 10 be kind to him for what he has peeh'
He saws that If reelected he will do MS DUTY
as Controller once again he cites the unfortu-
nate Myers incident to justify his action IN de-
sorting Mayor Low and joining Taninahy' dp-
parently ignoring the fact that when Contro'ler
Myers accepted Tammany Endorsement IL was
the fusion candidate for Mayor VINO was oe
feated and Tammany's broken fortunes were
repaired.
Another statement of the Controller is tha'
rrar,nrany, e different from two years ago.
az did as many other Democrats did 10 correct
Marty evils " saws Mr. Grout. THE party has
not failed TO do its part vigorously since then. IN
changes of many leaders. in expulsion OF many
who had brought scandal upon it," This may
be all right as far as it goes, but the SulilVahs
and Murphys and Gaffneys are still running
things. and the grating appetite has oeen
nightly revived by two years of abstinence.
Mr. Grout says that Mayor Low is partisan
Republican and that Democrats cannot vote
for him. His letter is as follows:
New-York. October II. 1903
Hon r g T Grain, Chairman Democratic City
Dear Sir In 6 hs f9rm 6ce Of Controller regret
that it is necessary TO say some p frsGa md do
not wish to pose before the people OF TINS Guy,
however unjustly have been tea be- the as PURPOSE
of others make me and my actions an ISSUE III
For the last two years | have been Controller:
and every party has deliberately aPproEtIh 80 my
TseSd have n Te8G or P to expect
ducton in taxaton pH@Ty inc RAINING Of fran
chse grants from which the cry ge'i in financial
resources by the increase the debt limit prompt
payment OF school teachers pohcennen 81 The
city bills by mail and businesske conduct IN Oh,
nee 6aq m theses ee things have been generally and
generously commended and upon such th nannle
# have 6f,} so2 TdlS Si HPon
as, as they all haye that sad good am ocas should
tanned in office. If reelected shall peIIof, ' ne
Withstand all pressure and attack, as determined med
TO do what think is right as IN ie lost 5' three
weeks in the face of clamor and abuse. to adhere
to the course which my conscience mas appio'eu
HOW HE MANAGED OFFICE.
heliave that 1.-The business affairs OF municipal
corporations should be mansea the ars Of
the Controllers office supposed Iha' , this
do nG and Was dended into the belief that the ne
party had adopted otb ds,iberaieiy put
aside and repudiated that doctrine by hepuDebh s
izng the fusion movement ne pa nv those who
Iyrti This was revealed was committed to the
support OF Mayor Low. having been part Oh tne
administration and resented the bitter anu pieJu
diced attacks made upon MS 9han YOU pro-
posed " hat was then intended as an lndorsehennII
and not as an original nomination that | would
smpport Mr. Low for reelection You intended to
eliminate the Controllers office from contest. and
10 leave me free to act in the campaign as my
and conscience should dictate . -.
But / was not Committed TO the support OF
NaVor Low in any unreasonable sense | had dur
ing my term OF office publicly criticised the con-
duct OF the Firs Commissioner and had objected 10
The exnendtnre of public money to induce crimes,
and to the employment of plain clothes men TO en-
force the Sunday excise laws. In the absence OF
soecIac comuiainis l was the only public official
of the city TO say a word against the increase OF
the excise and the increase OF the share or the
state in that tax or protest against the proposed
the substitution for II or tax Tor the beneht OF
the State while the Mayor in the sup
ported the measure and In the other observed
silence. Senator David Il. Hill on April IL last
said: while Republican officials in New-York
City have either remained silent In regard to the
manifest Injustice perpetrated upon that city by
this Infamous legislation have mildly apologized
Democrats Controller Edward NJ Grout although
elected as a fusionist IT. 1901. has vigorously
sailed the measure an outrage upon the political
rights and financial interests OF the taxpayers and
business men of that municipality" IL never
expected by fusion managers or by Mr.. Low him
self that | would In any event I'm any
manner support him in hts attitude upon
these things, upon which | had openly disagreed
matters relating TO State taxation, which at the
time l deemed to be mere differences OF opinion
al the head OF a movement wholly Repnblicanized
II is now clear that he In accord with the
years hostile TO the interests OF the city of
and have SO steadily and greatly in
government If this Democratic city Is 60 get JUS
tice from the Republican influences or the State
II will not be at the hands OF a Republican Mayor
You perceive that | am perfectly frank with you
Nor have any apologies 10 offer for my position
two years ago. Then. as now. followed my con-