The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-22

10 this connection he characterised a,
uuTa.Ii6edly false the newspaper reports
that the Missouri bolt had anything a
do With . scvenus reform aspirios .,
originating IN Washiugtou. Pcuous,lv :
his convictions lead him to oppose ~
protective system. Had the ssriG ouea :
ton been IN issue 10 Missouri he though,
that the majority sgainst the question
would have been nearer ono hundred
thousand than forty.two thousand. The
question was discussed, but not ths
overshadowing issue.
Tie denied the allegation that the
question might have been settled bv 70.
isrrios it to tho Legislature Of 1871.
Besides, such . course would have 10.
volved the defeat Of the constitutional al
amendments then before the people, and
while failing to preserve party unity
would have transferred the struggle to
the legislative district.
| he then read . speech delivered by
bis colleague CDrake1 At q ssrenade, com
ments upon tho remark attributed To
himself, that be looked forward to the
time when new party ties would be
formed. The conclusion Of his colleaupe
was that be (SchursI designed taking The
whole German element over to the Dem.
ocratic party to control the next D, eel
dental election. and he would then be
the great power behind Q Democratic
throne. This Mr.. Schurs ridiculed a. .
morbid hallucinatton. As also his col.
leagues onslaught upon the Germans.
He regretted that while bis colleagues
insinuations bad had no effect upon the
people of Missouri, they seemed to have
had Q strong influence upon tho mind Of
the president. He was convinced that
the letter Of the president to the collector
Of internal revenue at St. Louis, eondem.
uatory Of the new movement, and the
! suspension Of . number of Federal off
GERS, mostly Germans, was instigated BY
bis colleague, while the Interference Of
the president 10 State election by means
Of patronage had long been considered ss
q matter of niost questionable propristy
and bad policy under any circumsta uces
10 the present case, be who persuaded
the president 10 interfere proved q most
dangerous adviser. He then criticised
the alleged misrepresentation Of bis col
league to the president that the move.
ment was designed as . war upon the
administration. Were he an enemy Of
the administration, he would not deplore
the fact that the president lent an ear to
such insinuations. To refute the charge
against himself. Of factious opposition,
he referred to bis speeches 10 former
years to show that he uniformly held
that Gen. Grant, in tho presidential chair,
would have the most inviting opportuni
ties to restore the long lost cordialisy Of
sentiment among the American people,
and bring on . new era of feeling; that
no would have more facilities than any
preceding administration to effect thor.
ough reform Of the civil service, and q
purihcation Of our whole political machin.
cry. And his friends in their movement
had expected the presidents sympathy !;
and the appearance Of the St. Louis
letter was to them . painful surprise
In these great words "Let Us have peace"
Grant had stood before the country not
as the creature Of politiciius but a. the
very exponent Of moderate and coucilia.
tory policy.
If finally, the Missouri election be
came defeat Of the ADMINISTRATION, the
president must look to himself and bis
advisers for the responsibility. The
presidents own principles achieved the
victory over bis patronage. Had be only
maintained friendly neutrality, the sue.
cess Of the B. Gratis Brown movement
would have passed for triumph Of the
presidents principles, gaining him thou
sands Of friends where he has lost thou
sands. 1t may be no fault but 40 advau
tage to the president that he had no op
portunities for requiring extensive politi
cal experiences but the advisers who
pretended to be his friends ought to have
foretold the result Of bis interference and
Of his following the example Of prsrident
Pierce, Buchanan AID johnson.
Passing from tho perusal Of various
letters showing that the federal patron
age 10 Missouri had been prostituted,
giving color to the attempts by federal
officers to levy black mail for party pur
poses, Mr.. Schurs referred to the presi
dents avowal in favor Of civil reform
The attempt At civil service reform 10
Missouri was 10 the truo Andrew John.
son Style, to organize . bread and butter
brigade and il this was fair indication
Of the presiden't meaning Of reform, not
much value was to be placed ia the
presidents promise. He had shown the
result Of the presidents following the
advice Of political managers. The Lord
save the administration and tbs party If
the same spirit shall henceforward govern
their course.
After asserting bis allegiance to the
Republican principles rather than to
party discipline, hs concluded With some
speculstions upon tho probable forms