New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-28
MR.. Low TO Mr., CUTTING
REASONS WHY THE FORMER OPPOSES
AN INDEPENDENT STATE TICKET.

When Seth Low some DAYS ago wrote letter'
which found publicity. 10 member o. the 'ltlzens
Union. disapprovng The plan 10 put an Independent
State ticket in the field. on the ground thai such a
course was opposed to the purpose for which me
Citizens Union was organized and likely TO have
dangerous effect the prospects OF the eleo'ion
Of Colonel Roosevelt. r. Fulton Cutting president
Of tho Citizens Union. wrote TO Mr.. Low asking
for an explanation Of the reasons upon when me
latter based his contentious. Yesterday NJ. cut
ting received from Mr. Low comprehensive reply
which reads as follows:
Mr. THOR, Il Fulton Cutting President OF the '''Nsn'
Dear Mr. Cutting cheerfully reply to your let.
the sake OF my correspondence. that my letter al
ready published S Sas not sseH ID se sent
Copy Of IL 10 friend. as a matter that might be
OF e5es be 10 n While it vas not Written FOR
the public eve. and did not expect Il 10 be pub
i tsn letter and for lis pubicatioh
The thesis which you ask me to sustain oileiiy
stated is that an Independent State ticket at the
present time Is unreasonabe. unpro1t able and
ton OF Colonel Roosevelt as Governor. a sound.
money Senator to the United states senate ana OF
soun6. money Representatives 10 Congress. YOU
sdd mai the nomination OF Colonel Roosevelt by
the Independent Committee is OF very sIsat III, Un,
R%'Ii allow me 10 remark in passing. that do not
see how the action OF any BODY or people IN re,et
cause 10 an organization like the Citizens Tnon.
whose cornerstone is that STATE ana NeI'ohni Po, -,
Think an independent State ticket at the present
.,. MN is nnraasop,bie because ! can perceive no
Of general 10 De ih5 it viii
nut 10 hazard public interest OF very great cohse-
a92snse 49,. ,,,oyer,ar, unavailable. also. because
can conceive of no good results to come from IL.
ALREADY il has put the City club and the Citizens
soHte breach OF good faith that the Ciuzens
Union should allow is emblem to De used sea, "a do, =.
State campaign. But. waving TINS, wheh soI con,
slider that under the Primary law passed last
spring The moment the Citizens Union obtains q
tSsreby ACQUIRES status under the law which viii
make il impossible Tor any one VINO values ns
party to aflliate with the Union without losing his
connection with he political party WIN wh tsor ne
fore II II succeed in securing as It's emblem
s vote fer Governor he emblem q L 5Rs citizens
the least would make IL impossible for the CitiZens
NshsT az r. Hse any anS ab is to
looked for In the nature Of protest agains, boss
q candidate FOR the Legislature favorable 10 Mr..
PIatt only 10 elect instead candidates equally sub
Product Of a system and the system remains un-
shaken even when one boss S defeated hns or the
erinR from e, the control q the Tessa,ue but his
q the Genes % d Sac hS
70 strike IN order 70 destroy the system II me
,SsH are VIII 0n hn and T
new ballot law, strive 10 control the party nomna-
0S ssaY hsy much T Seaver blows against the boss sys
TEN than they possibly can DO by enbarking upon
political movements that never can hope for any
When political chlcanery controlled the prima.
law .Sere Is no reason why the. primary election
should not register ,as Ti sseso OF the %a2y
think a. morscysr sngals s,i,E gn for p,s,
moment fer the b 20 a
Kali n ne Il For ovenor the Very man who
% ~ n. no essnse he
acter by accepting the Republican nomination MOI