The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-08
A srALWARr REPUBLICANS views.
why ne Iolned tho Citi-ens' Union and why
He Len Vcs Nc.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Last sum
NOR l was importuned by a young woman to
please sign this paper" / hastily glanced
over tho paper, saw that II was some kindorgar-
ten attempt TO purify politics, and when l read
the follow paragraph on 'cnrollment"I thought
the paper harmless and rigned 1t:
Enrolment as n member OF the Union does not
ual opinion on national issues. Ali citizens, Of W hat.
ever party. whodesire that the city shall DO governed
honestly and well, are strongly urged to enroll as
members OF the Union.
In 1856, Ms n boy, l worked for tho ticket
headed Fremont and Dayton and l cast my
frat vote for Abraham Lincoln, and / have
voted tho straight Republican ticket ever since.
II there is any body of citizens entitled TO the
exclusive use Of the name Citizens Union, or
Union Citizens, 1t is that body OF citizens called
the Republican party. OF course ] am, in com.
mon with all true citizens, in favor of tho city.
the State. and the Union being honestly and
we'll governed" that is why I am n Republican,
and that is why in April, 1861, 1 went with the
citizens Union when Lincoln called for 75. 900
Union citizens. Yes, and the editor of THE SUN
was with us then, as he is now. and we won the
victory, and the whole nation WAS honestly
and well governed" except where Tammany
and the Coppcrheads held sway; but, as Rud-
yard KiplinE says, that's another story"
Tho young lady canvasser for the Citizens
Union asked me last summer IL l would support
Mr.. Low for the position of Mayor OF the Greater
New York. I laughingly said: Certainly. UNI
less a better Republican is put up" I presume
papers signed them in TIL same spirit that l
did-to ple sc the young lady canvasser.
country has found to its cost that being a nice
man does not always make a man q safe candi.
date for places of honor and trust. 1t is safer to
depend ON parties with sound principles than to
depend upon Individual men whose principles
may seem. II Is still true that " what ID every
b dy's business is nobody's business" Men,
civilized or savage, need leaders, call the leader
what you may, CHIEF. General. or Boss" Tho
S forIeI PlFG %drs x HfS"@Pls' i Of %sn o doing iHo snEE n ars
furnished in the French revolution and the
Paris Commune; OF course, they had Citizens.
New York~tho Great New York-wiii not follow
those examples Of disagreement and crime.
II Mr.; Low Is the good. righteous. honest. self
to DO, let him call his friends together. tell them
that no cannot see how he oan be elected-at
Gus doubt about his el~cction-but that II his
followers shall rally round the standard of
Gen; Traey it viii PIT that gsntleman,s
up for good and and f honest M sover rSM s'a and
he, cannot but admit that Gen. Tracy
is his peer in that position. II Mr., Low has no
axe to grind, II Mr.. Low has no followers to ro-
ward, the only sacrifice that he will have to
make will DO in the direction of personal humili-
ty and suppressed ambition.
!. rs one OF tho so-called Citizens Union, will
certainly not be buncoed out of my vote simply
because / signed a silly paper TO please a charm.
honest a man as Seth Low, he is certainly as
able a man as Mr.. Low. and in my opinion lie ia
a better Republican and consequently a better
Mr.. Low stands for himself, Mr.. Tracy repre-
sents the g%randest OF political parties. I ask all
sensible sci citizens which should step Town and
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS, New YORK, Oct .ee 8.