, 1870-12-24
Carl. l..ScKuRz-.
His Speech in the Senate.

Sutton OF ces1slu measures OF pnuho foo0. 4als
object 2! tne &c oo,4 shinr .; raj impa
anea snd s = 1cox 2Ion a other socal,ed uary iu-
1e1ssa as eosol1tely as1ou ~ min s;
~. .na ~ nevtf fht uc able to sparecIate-
Fnicht euhtt 70 tts being wrong On minor poaat;
M sessa q nIeHe as p1npe ap e;en
Among tic Fundamental, ideas which have gov-
crned me ia nv public life there Is this IN the
1ttsi ltne: To guarau.ee the largest possible lio
cry, md At the saue t1u1c. the zrctest aecus1tT
al individual rights 70 all tn our political and o.
for the only reason that appeared to me 70 won
in the direction Of tnss great end. Ana Il a..
II. under exceptional c!scu instances. y re-
order os things IN Which tic Highs Of an woa.d \
he secured Thht accomplished, the vital ptln.
ciplcA Of the par.J camrel prompt removal OF
1ee Nepaeiicsn pol.cy sS e reacsrd its sa.d thss
paniz suon ia 1mpen,ed. the aas~cf Is. that the
E,iog vii he better suoserved by securing ali IN
Their Itsht TO r.te, even u ever 70 many vote
sgatu.t us than hy aIsi'rs-ily denHsn% o. tas!1
this is what mean bf saying that resozntzs
70 political iiie objects IA! supeItoE to .E iae pIe
may appear strangely herfuc 70 those who know
noininR higher than Obtaining At the polls ma
dstes my Be- hut taess s.s toe principle. which
heye alwafs quilted me ia my pu.i,icai coarse: l
have always r.rfessed than, and shell aswsys be
Ana 70 cvcn furthcr tnso this. The greater
tho republic grows, md th3 more extensive me
interests become With which We have TO deal 70
political life, t7e more imperative becomes 10;
neceestty OF raising the stAndatd OF OUT poliEcs
morals. and the more diflcult will he this task.
In ordcs to eject t. l. not on'y dsrans naf
Independence ard seI1-cElfctsn iuside OF alittcA
parties be encouraged and developed. eTeu At the
expense OF parry dtsinltns. s.u..,.
do not upteFCE1mate the Ta1ue OF rasfy d!scF-
1tpe 20 fav a. It fottacates the euhordlnat!oa OF
minor questions 70 ob}rc.s OF paramount inpof-
nrd once e ios Tso ,,s oEa IL ias ps1aonnt
object ot party, taen trty disctpllue becomes
demoraliziux element anu The sooner It gives way
suS se Seter for lie
party lleelG. such Case Ee hal in Mlssourt+ ana
repeat what have satd betote, had the object OF
me selnzh manenv.es OF the s7oi1s1eu aad wire
pnlIcIs It would deserve she commentator Of
Every patriotic citizen. The aplHs Of individual
mens ID any on anz ,uon: bnt II ~ largely rep.
rcsentes IN POLITICAL r.tty II Will have the mot
i 9t efeaS .es ~ sao
ceed IN setting On f1ot Bel1sn aud corrupt
echtm., but are by NO mean ccttAn Of being
permitted 70 enjoy the frur Of H. aud that az tm.
not equivalent to M election.
Bur the problem this generation has 70 solve
and lcdivldual independent: Inside OF p2rtte. p=-
cunEffy t1di:rersab!c. We nave Just Issued from
y soctsi and political rerttuston which has tsscn-
italy changed the relations cf the elementary
fofces oil eoctey a9h tne ds9ttontt0n OF poltt'cll
powets. The politieat rights OF The lnl!Eldua1,
formerly II the mercy Of the States. have heeu Ia
the national authority. The working out OF tnls
Frta1 result hAs led to certain hnolts In the A.
sumption and cxurclse Of political power which
have to seme cx1ent dIs.ur1ed those balances IN
which self-xoyernuent dds LIS security. We
shall hxye 10 reahin.t those balances 10 ~ 10 make
sas q ana 81
time render them confctn2R1c t, that intlep1nd-
ence which loeai sttf2nvef1nent must r 'ssass II
task We snall rot unsrequensly dad the apparent
interests OF party u contllc: VITA the tnpostan!
object To b. aeconpl plished- Ana lust there r,G1d
in RE way CT Tho necestary snlution, and tbs In.
terrtution Of conscientious lndeoeDaent action
may become neeesssiJ for ne public good.
hhvc arr1nC up IN an Organized form aud com.
Enence.t tn exercise an iunnepce In POLITICS. which
siand nc A. indnl1tag here in oae-.licl nlug a,
the so-caltel i1'lusulat monspolcs 10 .tercd BY :
fsh protective tat1G: asiu,1e to NJ tb94c power
ful cnpntxtsc1a v hosc hards haye been 81 vist7le
err %nd theTc Ia the n1octedln4K OF Legislative
lhrica and eren To the dcctslnrs u judges. 10
aue9ces Ire theEc are N ira ii<e'y to RroE Ihan
III decrtaEc; ard when 0nce the machti!crs nl
political perttes falls Into their hAntls, with ths
res uIcrs Of patronage and vi. the apoi auces ol
professional maaaE.mcu', Maat VI. tne s2nss IN,
pendfnce bteaSs thr..u{n the routine OF rat,
sirl'l and discipline flo + Euch Na are lnvoTe.
IN those struggles alrcsdy, or toT suan they vi
he upun us. viii nEt bert undertake - discuss
hut certainly we canLor too Hoon Eor too Mucl
encourage that spirit Ehlch eees In roftt:ca
partes not 1nese n'7tu7l tssu:ancs coinp.aIcs, hu
means for The promotion Of great pabis end
which stand nb,ye 1hc7,; t3at split whicn tecoG
nizes the interests Of The ruol!c welfare a. iun
1aers s 1 psntteal orras,z % ssiopa. I. IS for sue
rrasaps mainly thas IA 70 strongly In faror o
-leftsoJiuR Whist Il called patronsze, and OF
country more efficient class OF pubaIc sefrant.
but, sbotc nj thugs. l., renaove from our pollucs
s1me Of unr . acarc and pract,cal political tnhu
aEels~ may ohjec: thzt 1t Eue1 Jctfines ptcva,
they wt1 10 longer he ah'e 10 run my rartf.
rartiss Fhich wc n,ssrvc nete snl there Ieais u,
10 ,hc conclusion that thry would run t'ester wer
1he1 not run Mt Ill
And uo*, klt, dcAirc TO oeroic few rctna1t
to Aurtcci WHICH ct s3!c has becu dlecuaacd VII
hceftain tcgr Of ncIrou.oess, and with whlc
among 0thc1s, utr recruit election In Missouri 40
ny Dame have been brauEht Tito connection.
mean the ofra1tzaltln OF new patty- n1s
y1rreaa my 0pintuuA Win erti,e fsaaknc.s, fot
have never bi Slated to arpw the mottScs Roter1
Ink MT r41l ttc1l con.te. My Colleague, as y1u Al
swaJe, as*cr1s tnat !nltbtl 70 80 oscr TO It
pttnocssts. LIT me assn him, Il that were u
intention, Should hare lhc courage to say 81
Eve;y hint at the ro-sln.ity OF organizing nc
rfrtv On &hc par: of Republican Or a l,eInocs7
haz bccn treated on bbth sides ss \ so:t OF hss
uetPon. l will IT once t14ftta that, whatever
rteHs concerning It's 1tac sca5ltiy tnay b.1 do n
look upou the 1'fe1 as nny tatnZ raSa.aiaty ct1mt
cY inthu, tf,rrcticu. hui k1n~ nls, that parti
cannot bc mAGufac'utc1 10 order: 1het spring Al
grow snto being as new t-suea a!tse CT old on
pnis, to the pcrn'ar saind Ssi:hes can new
xues he manufactured TO 0.tet: tneE nls3 S2Yf
and grow ont Of the exlsu.E condition OF th!nl
IrS rt.rf-f ftfANr y fiy@NWFt
rounding u Ecs IN TO {asof change Of r3tu fci
1ien6, -..
pthed those things fhat laj ID The line of IL OF
Acal rs,lcs, and that sn. D.InocsNttc party has h
70 churgc Ills pei g with reE.ra 70 the most Csc
pat TIN ytars,srd now exists merely as su oppo
tio1 ratt3, are things which Hre cvcry d1y assc
cd snd erer5 dsy uentea: 1ner. =. ha.evss.
actually IL TO: ana there Is some feason for N
tnp{tsaIon-
hs nrpse1!sne p.T.y fsaEs. ass,ns. s,as ,., s!.ys
the protection OF slavery. and ,ney hfTe dis4
reared r. psmoe,a,'c rar:y fst,sss . fSf a. r
nxs tor 4 M sEainst .ae1 il ,ne efs5e end.d and
<.ume Obsolete. Thus tae great Issues VII
crtripaly fcrred tie inc Of division exist
lorEer. Attempts 70 arstd aally revive then '
,iot aysil much !anzcs. "a ooe a'lo Efforts n
he nnte to uns.t.ie the pcst.iva yeknrs wh
hare R'o~n cut Ct this stsaaRle- These cha
1puy tnoar:e e.tey1ns dtstuE:iaucs asd confus
for tn {, EuI III e ena tney vii prove pox
lgts AeaIn=t The L1sN DISCRIMINATING oI the nj
'1t Ulrd 10 uphold N" ne crdcr o. fhfncs. q
en1nf ma. fnrn raon'tnt strsnxaa.t. and u.
e'rencthtD tGc tdea on Tue otnee st1e thnt MT
IL kt, to he dt ne to rtos~c accomplished rrEn
ard ttas. 70 tEis end. the et'7iii!H.hSe .! The
ofgantzaLou IS npcstta.j. INV u VIZ aIso 1 hatu
tuats will In ula. II spsct-. be best Performed
j LatarAl dct.!uru rti.. which depends 90 Of
kg,ncy thAu direct rei tca action.
The populaK lnp es-t1n. II not entirely ngh
-1h'le1cte 60: tntt ely EIorE. a new phase
sl' v~npnsn: Is upon us- It e!a NATURALLY bl
fotth u.w problems. Ut tw 1utcs, nsxyquesti0n