The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-10-01
Gen. Carl schurz on the Chicago Plat
form.


Gen. Carl schurz on the Chicago Plat
form.
Gen. Carl Schurz recently made speech
in Philadelphia, and in speaking of the Chi
cago Platform. said
"That platform Show me the man who
likes it most-he hates us worst Show
me the bitterest enemy of this Republic
he will crave chance to vote for il. Show
me the y:lest VILLAIN in all rebeldom-he
who never pTayed-he will sink upon his
knees and pray for its success. When we
want to be particular in designating all that
was humiliating to our patriotic pride, all
that was Iuinous to the honor and safety of
the Union, all that was contemplate and
| dastardly treacherous in the conduct OF our
national affairs-if we want to designate all
this by one name, we will call it James Blu
chanan We thought that period in our
history might be consigned to oblivion as
/ 1t had been consigned to shame-but alas
! though Buchanan is dead and buried, those
who INDUCED In the soothing delusion that
such man could leave no progeny were
much mistaken. He did, and they met not
long ago in the Chicago Convention. The
| laurels Of their father do not let them sleep.
l see again the cunning twinkle of the eye
the white neck tie. They try to adjust
/ it like halter around the throat of the Re-
public to choke her to death The sons are
greater than the sire. What he did was as
a weak old man, whose life had been spent
in the constant exercise of his knee-ioiuts
who, when treason raised it Gorgon head
had neither the frmness of patriot nor the
courage of a traitor. Poor old man hide
NV in oh thOy7 ,,-kv L.,
ger claim pre-eminence In baseness. There
are those-the makers of that platform
who laugh thy. iniQuity to scorn. And up
on that platform a soldier has been placed,
one who once commanded the armies of
the Republic. Was there ever man more
cruelty insulted by his friends A man
nominated for the Presidency for the pur-
pose Of trading away other mems victories
to make the successes of others useless
He did not resent the insult. No he en-
dured 1.-THE outrageous, mortal offence
without saying a word. Meanwhile, MUIR
murs of indignation rose against him (their
former commander) from the army ike a
black cloud. Cries of anger aud contempt
broke out against the Infamous Chicago
surrender just then a thrill of Joy ran
through the hearts of the people. Atlanta
was ours. Prudence then came to help the
voice of just resentment. Now, at last, did
he spurn the platform and refuse to be its
candidate No the golden opportunity
was lost. He neither repudistsd nor APP
proved, but ignored the platform and &C.
cepted the nomination. He brought the
art how MOTTO -say-it to a great state of per-
lection, in a skillfully wogded political let
ter. But that was not the first political let
ter of his life. He had written another a
year before. That letter endorsed the prin
ciples and advocated the election of Judge
Woodward to the Governorship of this State
Who was Judge Woodward You know
better than can tell you, that he was a
Peace Copperhead, and went as far as any
of them dared to go. When was this let
ter written? The circumstances are sig.
|, nifcant. We had been defeated at Cbicka.
manga; the army in Virginia was in a crit
zeal condition, its campaign having come
to complete stand-still. The horizon was
then dark. Then the General endorsed g
Peace man. This is most interesting fol
the people to remember, when they came tc
see how he spoke after a defeat. We vii
: see that he has somewhat changed his tune
after a victory, and will know how he viii
, be likely to speak in case of defeat again
l do not insinuate that the General was dis
; honest in his letter. He means what he
says now; he meant what he said then
The General is a gentleman !; but the letter
f furnishes a fair indication Of the policy We
may look for from that quarter. His an
swer is this: While I detest that sort O
peace spirit am afraid of that sort of wal
} spirit He is for peace when the horizer
is gloomy, for war when it is bright.
x
''To the sympathizers with rebellion d.
we say you try in vain to stop this nations
march BY throwing yourselves under hel
feet Come with US if you will or W,
will march over you, if we must. In ev
cry pulsation Of the popular heart, in ev
cry breeze there is victory and amidst tn
din and confusion of the conflict Their
stands the National will undisturbed, il
: monumental repose, and gives his quie
( command: For the great Empire of Liber
: ty, forward''
D General Schurz retired amid deafenins
r applause.
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