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published in 1958 by the
Jewish Publication Society of
America.
The first of the letters was
addressed to Benjamin Mar-
cus on March 8, 1912. It was
in the year of President
William Howard Taft's unsuc-
cessful candidacy for reelec-
tion and his defeat by
Woodrow Wilson. Marshall
wrote to Marcus:
While I am strongly in
favor of the renomination
and reelection of President
Taft, I am utterly opposed
to any plan whereby the
Jewish people shall
segregate themselves from
the remainder of the
citizens of this country for
political purposes. We have
no political interests which
are different from those of
our fellow citizens. We
would subject ourselves to
just criticism if we organiz-
ed political clubs of our
own.
There is no such thing as
a Jewish Republican or a
Jewish Democrat. We are
either Republicans or
Democrats. The sooner it is
understood that we do not
recognize a wall of separa-
tion as between ourselves
and those who advocate
the same causes, and do
not contribute to the crea-
tion of one, the better it will
be for all of us.
Another of the Marshall let-
ters was addressed to Felix
Fuld, Oct. 31, 1924. It con-
tains the most quoted of the
Marshall views on the sub-
ject, declaring in part:
It is needless to say that
there is no such thing as a
Jewish vote It would be a
misfortune if there were.
As citizens we give our
adherence to the several
political parties in accor-
dance with our political
convictions. It would be
just as bad for the Jews to
vote as Jews as it would be
for any other religious
denomination to vote as
Catholics, Methodists,
Presbyterians or Free-
Thinkers. Such action
would only stimulate
movements like that of the
Ku Klux Klan. This in itself
would be a sufficient cause
for condemning the men
who are responsible for
this circular and for the
degradation of the faith to
which they pretend to
belong.
The third letter in the
series may be considered the
most important. It was ad-
dressed on Nov. 1, 1916 to the
editor of Der Tag — The Day
— then among the very im-
portant Yiddish daily
newspapers. Marshall wrote :
To me it is a degradation
to hear of a Jewish
Republican Club or a
Hebrew Democratic Club,
or to make a special appeal
to Jews, or Catholics, or
Protestants, in connection
with our political life. It is
not only undignified, but it
is extremely dangerous.
The greatness of our
country is due to the fact
that politics and religion
are separated, and woe to
us if the time should ever
come when a political
discussion should take
place along religious or
racial lines.
I was one of those who
protested against the ap-
peal made by Mr. Morgen-
thau and Herman Berns-
tein to the Jews of
America, urging them to
support President Wilson
because of what he had
done for the Jews. What
has he done for them that
it was not his duty as the
president to do? What has
he done that, under like
conditions, any other presi-
dent would not be likely to
do? He permitted vessels
belonging to the govern-
ment to be used in
transporting food and
money to Palestine. That
was an act of humanity
which was almost in-
evitable under the extraor-
dinary conditions which
prevailed. He has ap-
pointed a number of Jews
to high office. If they had
not been qualified they
would not have been ap-
pointed. If they were not
qualified, then their ap-
pointment would not be a
source of gratification, but_
a misfortune, to the Jews.
Other presidents have
appointed Jews to high of-
fice, and in the future it
may reasonably be ex-
pected that, with the in-
crease of the Jewish
population, the proportion
of Jews who will be
selected for public office
will naturally increase.
The "Jewish Vote" topic is
as timely now as it was in the
years of Louis Marshall. 'Ib-
day the problems involving
Israel and its security have
created serious need for con-
tacts with the White House.
Especially from Harry
Truman's presidency, there
has always been a Jewish
liaison at the White House.
An intimate friendship
with presidents — especially
with Richard Nixon and
Gerald Ford — was held by
Max M. Fisher of Detroit.
Sharing some roles with
Fisher is Gordon (Gordy)
Zacks of Columbus and
others.