The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-07
SchMrz's Nashville Speech.

SchNrZ'S NASHVILLE SpeecN.
Brief mention has already been
made Of the speech delivered by
Carl SchurZ at Nashville last
Wednesday,. The speech oc-
cupies twelve columns in the
Nashville papers. 1t is, for the
most part, 4 general review OF
the situation resulting from the
war, and a defense Of Radical re-
construction as inevitable TO the
circumstances, and not resulting
from any hostility to the con-
quered whites Of the South. He
eNcepts, of course, in this de-
fense, the Ku-Klux bill, which he
opposed and denounced in the
Senate. Looking at the imme-
diate party situation, he de-
nounces the Radical organization
for it's tyranny, seltishness and
corruption, and the Democratic
party for it's inability to compre-
hend and adapt itself to the con-
dition Of the country, but more
especially to the South herself.
He wants third party move
ment, based on cordial harmony
with, and acceptation of, achieved
results, and a determination to
maintain the constitution as it
stands and rebulSe tyranny, mall
administration and corruption.
He thinks the tendercy to this
third party is breaking through
the skin of the body polite in all
directions. He is of the opinion
that snch Il party organization
would prove beneficial to the
Southern States, and says on this
to us vital subject:
eff a combination of the good,
honest, law-abiding and pro-
gressive men Of both parties can
give peace, order, security and
good government to these States,
if it can close our useless and
distracting struggles about the
results of the war, if it can over
come the spirit which sows dis
trust and mischief, if it can allay
old animosities and revive fra
ternaI feeling in the whole coun-
try, if it can serve the great
cause of local self-government
and sound constitutional princi-
ples-then l solemnly declare !
do not care how it will affect the
chances and interests Of any of
the existing parties; it will be
utterly Indifferent to me, whose
political fortunes it may advance.
And am sure it can do all these
things, and it is Furthermore my
deliberate conviction that in no
| other way these great objects can
be so efficiently promoted. L
have frequently expressed the
opinion that neither the Demo-
cratic nor the Republican party,
as they now stand in most of the
Southern States, can give them
peace and good order, and re-
store that confidence inside of
these States, and outside which
yOnr interests so imperatiyely de-
! mand. The Democratic party
can not, because it is in too
great measure Influenced by
the reactionary and violent ele-
ment of society and the Repub-
lican party can not, because hay
ing been in too many Of the
Southern States under the lead Of
unscrupulous and rapacious men,
it has too many sins to answer
for and too many resentments to
encounter, and can not command
sufficient moral power; but a
combination of the good and
! we'll intentioned men can. and
the time has at last arrived when
selfish party spirit should no
longer be permitted to stand in
the way of the great interests of
the people.
81 appeal most earnestly to the
public-spirited, wise and gener-
GUS men Of the South, whatever
their party standing may be, to
unite without delay for a COM
mon effort, that of local self
government; demonstrate it's
ability to maintain public peace
and order everywhere, and to
afford security to every human
being for his life, his property
and his rights that lawless vio-
lence be repressed and punished ;
that the fear which makes the
weak and simple-minded a mere
instrument in the hands of the
designing unscrupulous be dis
PEELED that the distrust which
stands in the way of your COM
fort and prosperity be transform
, ed into confidence that the
wounds of the past be healed by
= wise administration, and that