The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-16

system Of Acknowledgement, wa
shown By the speaker az som,
length in absolutely irresponsible
powers, and the registration 81
officers or the right Of any citizen
60 vote being completely st the mercy
Of any villain who happened 20 be
re6istrator 0f6cer, Wills there was nc
remedy for the gTossest outragcs. The
fact, toe. was public that in many
counties these officers acted wholly IL
the interest of the Radical candidates,
the only consideration being as TO the
number of the opposition votes % be
stricken of to secure a majority. In
one case as many as 800 voters we're
dislTanobised upon secret Bfddavits.
The Senator from New York, Mr..
Conkling, at the last session had de-
noup2ed the election frauds in New
York city, but that Senator would
agree that the abomination was
as great in stealing the legal
votes out of the ballot box under
cover of the law, as in Missouri, as
atuthng illegal votes into the ballot
boxes in New York and Philadelphia.
In this connection he characterized,
as unoualifedly false, the newspaper
reports that in Missouri Bolt had
anything to do with a revenue reform,
conspiring or originating in Wash
ingtOn. Personally his convictions
led him TO oppose the protective sys-
tenn. Had the tariff question been
an issue in Missouri he thought the
majority against the question would
have been nearer 100000 than 1000.
The question was discussed but it was
not the overshadowing issue. He
denied the allegation that the question
might have been settled by referring
it to the Legislature of 1871. Besides
such a course would have involved
the defeat Of the constitutional
then before the people
and, while falling to preserve party
unity, would have transferred the
struggle to the legislative districts.
He then read q speech delivered by
his colleague, (Drake) at a serenade,
which comments on q remark at
tributed to himself, that he looked
forward TO the time when new party
ties would be formed. The conclusion
OF his colleague was that be (Sohurz)
designed taking the whole German
over to the Democratic party
to control the next Presidential
election, and that be would
then be the great power be-
hind the Democratic throne. This
bid hall1cination, as also his col
leagues onslaught upon the Germans.
He regretted that, while his col
leagues insinuation had had no effect
upon the people of Missouri, they
seemed to have had q strong inhu-
snce upon the mind of the President.
He was convinced that the letter of
the present Collector of Internal
Revenue in st. Louis. condemnatory
Of the new movement, and the sus-
pension Of a number of Federal Of
icers, mostly German, was insti-
gated by his colleague, while the in
reference of the President in the
State election, By means of patronage,
had long been considered a matter of
most questionable propriety and bad
policy, under any circumstances. In
the present case, be who persuaded
The President 20 interfere, proved the
most dangerous adviser.
He then criticized the alleged mis-
of his colleague to
the President that the movement was
designed as a war upon the admins
tration. Were he an eaemy to the
be would not deplore
the fact that the President lent az
ear to such iDsinuations. To refute
the charge against himself, the fac
tions opposition, he referred to his
speeches Of former years to show that
be had uniformly held that General
Grant in the Presidential chair would
have the most inviting opportunities
to restore the long lost cordiality of
sentiment among the American peo-
pie, and bring on a new era of good
feeling that would have more facilities
than any preceding administration to
effect a thorough reform in the
civil service, and the purihca-
ton of our whole political machinery.
To the administration he still gave
his cordial support in the direction
thus indicated. His friends, in their
government. had expected the Presi-
dents sympathy, and the appearance
of his st. Louis letter was to them a
painful surprise, In these great
words, Let US have peace, Grant
had stood before the country not as a
creator of politicians, but as the very
exponent Of moderate and coneIlla-
tory policy. If finally the Missouri
election became the defeat of the ad-
ministration, the President must look
to himself aud advisors for the re-
sponsibility. The Presidents own
principles achieved the victory over
his patronage, and had he only main
TENED friendly neutaality, the sue
cess of the B. GratZ Brown move
ment would have passed for a triumph
of the Presidents principles. gaining
for him thousands Of friends where
he now had lost thousands. But bis
advisors, who pretended to be bis
friends, ought to have foretold the
result of his Interference, and his
following the example of Presidents
Pierce, Buchanan aud johnson.
Passing from the perusal Of various
letters, showing that Federal patron
age in Missouri had been pr0stituted
giving color TO attempts by Federal
officers TO levy black mail for party
purposes, Mr.. Schurz referred to the
Presidents avowal in favor of civil
service reform. The attempt of civil
service reform in Missouri was ia the
true Andrew johnson style to organ
ize a bread and butter brigade, and il
this was fair Indication Of the Presi.
dents meaning Of reform, not much
value was to be placed in the Presi
dents promised reforms. He had
shown the result of the President'l
following the advice of political man
ayers, and the Lord save the Ad
ministration and the party if the SAINT
spirit hereafter govern their course
After asserting his allegiance to bt
due to Republican principles rathe.
than party discipline, he concluded
with some speculatiors upon the prob
able formation of q new party. The
popular belief that the Missouri Re-
publican party had remarked that The
Fecant Democratic changes Of position
demonstrated thai q new phase Of de
velopment was upon Us, and the ex
haustion of old issues snd CROWNS
dissatisfaction and insuhoTdinatiol
within great parties, we're eonGFma
tory evidences, while on the othe
hand the question Of revenue reform
civil service reform, &c, were sc
( ephemeral issues upon the whols
while the prospect Of a new part
4 might at present appear obscure, ye
10 would come with the necessity of
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