New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-19

speech Of senator schurz.
. from the St. Louis Democratl
The fun text Of Senator Schurz' speech
hut confirms the impressions produced by
the autographed abstract. Yet the ripeness,
61ab0rafeness and finish of the address well
warrant the complete publication which we
give to it this morning. A large partof it
consists of a mastery and eloquent presen-
tationsof the political situation, as under
stood by Republicans generally. Another
large portion is devoted to ahiexcoriation of
the vices Of party politics. Again the speaker
very forcibly restates his views on those
measures wherein he has notably differed
from the majority of his Republican col
leagues in Congress. He complains that the
people do not seem to sympathize with him
in the peculiar and controlling Importance
he sattaches to the orders OF Grant TO the
West India squadron, to protect baez ~ Z I
necessary, during the negotiations The
Senator's view Of this matter is once more
urged. certainly with rhetorical, II not ar
gumentatlve force.
Senator Schurz merits commentator as a
political philosopher and moralist, and as a
skilled rhet0rician. His forte lies in telling
how very bad things have come to be, and
how much better it would be if they were
otherwise, rather than in devising plans for
teal programme that can be extracted from
his discourse, beyond the didactic plati-
tudes that men ought to be honest, truth
loving and patriotic, is this; AS between
the Democratic and Republican parties,
good men should act with the latter, unless
It should rcnominate Grant. IN that event
they should under no circumstances sup
port him. But it will be better if the good
men Of both parties will combine to make a
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The Senator nowhere puts the matter in
this plain way, but this seems to be the up
shot of his magnificent drift. To political
thought he contributes much valuable mat
ter: to political action, nothing but incerti-
tdde. He talks admirably of the political
tides, currents, rocks and maelstroms, yet
doubts how the ship should go to escape
them. Hesis only sure that Grant must not
be returned to the helm, and that even De-
mocracy is not so bad as Grants sort of Re
publicanism. Yet he, Schurz, can never be
q Democrat.
We really are not disposed to underrate
our Senator. Our admiration for the noble
cast Of his intellect and the lofty scope of
his ideas is sincere, nor would we say that
these traits have not genuine and high
value. If citizens rise from his sentences
with profounder impression of the dignity
and more elevated ideal of the duties of
r III.
abuhes of the times and q stronger resolu-
s ton to fight against them. great good is
done. It Is work sublime enough for the
pulpit itself. But when it is ever so wen
done by 4 political leader. something more
Is demanded from him.
Abort everything that is to be done must
be done By and through parties. Why ar
raign party indefinitely and refrain from
sureing its overthrow Why hint at a union
of GOOD men Of both parties and again hint
at the superior desirableness of making the
Republican party exclusively the parry of
tie good menl Whv tell us first that the
Dernocracy can NOT be trusted and ought
not to succeed. and again that the Repub-
Ican party ought not to be supported if
Grant shall be its nominee? If the Senator
were treating Of the Roman situation nine
teen centuries ago this sort of inconclusive-
ness would be tolerable. But in his deal
inc with the clarnorous present he presents