New-York tribune., 1905-06-21
CITIZENS UNION LOGIC.
Julius Henry Cohen Comes to Its
Defence.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Ny attention has been called to the edt-
toral in Saturdays issue of The Tribune entitled
Citizens Union Logic in which you critcise the
idea Of the Citizens Union indorsing Democratic
as well as Republican Assemblymen.
AS chairman of the legislative committee during
me last two years, 1t has been a great pleasure
for me to testify to the worth of The Tribune-a
Republican paper-in giving strength and support
to the fight against grab" bills introduced by
such splendid Republicans AsserlbIymen Bedell
Leggett and Burnett and Senators csoodseIi and
Wilcox Our legislative committee has been will
ing to take support In this great fight from Re-
pubcans. It has also been willing to take ii from
Democrats. And when so sterling and corra geous
a gentleman as Charles H. Fuller succeeded the
notorious Jake Remssn, IL welcomed him and gave
him support, the fact that he was Democrat TO
the contrary notwithstanding. 1t stood by Prem
dce, Fuller, Stanley and Young, good RepubIcans
and it stands by Tompkins Calm and SaIamon
Democrats. It will publish the records of these
men; they deserve it. 1t is their due. 1t will ask
them to continue the fight against bad things
against their own ''Inachines' If need be, they
have done in the past. All the reward the Citizens
Union can give it's friends in the legislature is the
schoolboys certificate of good behavior and stand
ing in his class.
It will discriminate between men, not between
partisans. It Will not call all colored men mig
gers" all Jews "sheenies," nor all Tsmmanv
men ''grafters''; neither will it condemn all Re-
pubcans for the sins of Republican legislature
Wholesale condemnation never does any good nor
does partisan prejudice. The legislative commit
tee Will present as ] say. the records of all the
New-York City Assembyrnen 1t will then be tn.
duty Of our citizens to discriminate. The Tribune
approved Of our fighting Bedell and Goodseu and
tho things they stand for. Its newspaper columns
were always ready to help us In that direction.
as roRas the er and geP 5 Of such a men
Bedell. Goodsen and Leggett grabs have been
ator stood ready to hold our brief-a' Tammany ,
man. Senator Marks-and he was ridiculed as "a
atorsi
Republican Assemblynen after they were in the
legislature are we not Justified in seeking 1t be-
My ewn personal conviction ss that II Is cheaper
The GToat and Tornes incident. to which you re-
s sr i ednHsz bS &. nepa
he mas al
votes he cam Seaman Eas n9minated by the
recover srom MT this ctirens Union iosic For Fora
while he was shocked he lost all sense of
stood for Tsmmany s'if Hail principles or eusanss
Union principles so they had to go. Blu, But the case
MoasPa yStsT hss Is the mans
BY the - he Tseess @ Its bsSs
Repubiicanism as to hold forth during the iegis-
letive session the wisdom OF securing Independent
and honest legislators, and after the legislative
session damp by +. faint praise the efforts Of those
If we could be sure that the ohoios lay between
Republican virtue and Tamrneny vice, we should
be wrong IN policy. For then II would be our
duty all C!tisens Union men. TO Join the Rspub-
take IL The Tribune would be glad If 1t could
advocate such q course, but such a suggestion
would hardly bs received with unanimous favor
after two legislatures, so p-,poncerstingly Repub-
lean as The last WITH sn6s shi g:aS5s Sar & oars ss
Chairman Committee Legislation, Citizens
Union
- Juno Is 1906