The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-15
THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.

THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
The big political event OF this will be the Novem
Der election in Greater New York The practical view
pont of the present Tammany has the best OF
the fight The Republicans into fusion with Demo
Gratis outside Of and opposed to- the Tammany organiza
ton and it seems to be fusion that does not fuse The
Democrats in the fusion the nomination
of Democrat and as they could not get what they want
ed they sulking.
Seth Low is again the candidate in opposition to Tam
many He admits that will have the fight of his life
but saws he is prepared for He will make the fight on
old issue-purer atmosphere in the official life of New
York He is just rounding out his first term and he has
been successful although perhaps, he has not reached
the Puritan standard the extreme reormers expected him
to reach He has what possible for man to 40
during one term considering awfuy vicious morality
that was allowed to prevail in Gotham previous TO his
election Big Bill Devery under the preceding regime,
was the chief Of police generally conceded that
his administration was in the history
of that city
Mr. Lows first duty to clean out the thieves in
high official places but owing TO the influence OF Tam
many disciplined organization he hampered IN
this work that supporters criticised
him. They did not realize that it the task Mr. Low
found if to be or what common ought teach them
f. would be- The result was they impatient
and for some time Mr. only had to defend him
self against an active formidable enemy but against
his friends as we'll Their impression that he
was succeeding better than Tammany in giving New
York good government and their complaints weakened
his administration only by discouraging his efforts
but by encouraging his enemies greater activity in
drawing comparisons that very fatal at the start
Had Mr. Low been a skinful demagogue he could have
eombated the impotence of his friends in hundred
ways but being highminded fellow he allowed the fatal
prejudice public opinion take hold Of the COM
munty. Neither did he seek to counterfeit the feeling
against him by the tricks Of the skilful pol
clan. He was not adapted to methods which enable
meaner men to utilize of the press to their
advantage and the standpoint practical politics
metropolis so morally Greater New York he
stupendous failure nothing against him. but it
is feared that in immediate effect will materially
against the Of which the chosen leader
Mr. loves opponent will be George B. Mcclellan son
the onetme general of the Army of the Potomac,
ripe experience practical politics, who has
service in congress had much experience in pub
This young stands equidistan between the
lower and higher strata of metropolitan life New York
and makes what might be called representative of c
zenshp average material advantage in his favor from
the standpoint of politics.
1t looks very much as if Mr. Low had made correct
prophecy when said will fight for his
life being off-year there will be practically nothing
IN the issues that have any bearing national poll
tics this will not OF the Republicans the
main support of Mr.. Low. The outcome only affect
the national campaign the encouragement it may give
the Democrats of New York state next year.