The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-09-01
WHERE WILL SCHURZ GO!

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eloquent Missouri Senator, Carl Schurz,
is no ordinary event in our politics.
He is a man of ideas, and his speeches
attract as much attention, perhaps, as
His recent Chicago speech is being COM
mented upon thoroughly by the press
of both parties. Schurz may be looked
upon as the leader of the disafIected
Repubiicans-thosew who bitterly oppose
the Administration. That he has an
unqualified right to criticise the acts of
President Grant no one will deny.
Freedom of thought and speech is one
of our boosted blessings, and the de-
nunciations which many Republicans
are now heaping upon Mr.. Schurz are
neither just nor forcible. That he
should take the political turn he has is
somewhat surprising, considering his
course politically for many years. He
visited Chicago ON the invitation of the
German Democrats of that city, and
made them q long speech. The politi-
cal atmosphere of Missouri seems to
have singular effect upon those of her
citizens who succeed to her places of
honor. From Democrat, John b.
Henderson grew to be Radical, and
then voted against impeachment. A
few years ago Frank Blair was the head
and front of the Radical party in that
State; now he is blatant and garru-
lous Democrat of the worst stamp.
And the somersault which Schurz seems
to be preparing for is the most aston
ishing of all. The main object Of this
Chicago speech seems to have been not
to criticise the Administration fairly,
as was his right, but to grumble about
and scold the Republican party gener-
ally, and to inform his Democratic au-
dience and the country at large that I'M
der no circumstances would he support
General Grant for President. The os-
tensible reasons he gives are that the
President violated the constitution in
the matter of ordering portion of our
navy to prevent IIaytien interference
with Baez, pending the San Domingo
treaty, and in the matter of the Ku
Klux bill. AS to whether the Presi-
dent did really violate the constitution
or not, there seems to he a wide differ
ence of opinion. A majority of the
Senators did not, nor do not, think he
did. Such men as Howe, Morton and
Sherman sustain him, so far as the con-
stitutionality of his acts in the San Do
mingo affair is concerned. There are
those who believe that the violent OPP
position of Schurz to Grant is traceable
to causes entirely different from those
above stated. Mr.. Schurz is probably
q good deal like the mass of humanity,
and is actuated to some extent by mo-
tives of 4 personal nature. There is
no doubt that in the struggle in Mis-
souri, last fall the President sympathiz-
ed with what was known as the regular
Republican ticket, at the head of which
was Mr.. McClurg. Mr.. Schurz was on
the other side. Afterwards some ap-
pointments which Mr.. S. wanted were
not made by the President, including
some of the Senator's relatives. Out
of this condition of things grew per-
sonal ill-feeling. This may account, to
q great extent, for 'Ghe milk in the CO.
coanut.'
The question as to where Mr.. SchurZ'
position logically leads him, is one in
which there is considerable public in
terest- Having stated positively that
he will not support Grant, (the man
whom he took such an active part in
nominating three years ago. in case he
is nominated, will he go headlong into
the Democratic party? He certainly
cannot do that, unless the Democracy
should so far progress in the next year
as to place ct the head of its ticket
some such a man as B. Gratz Brown, of
which there is little probability. A
portion of his Chicago speech would
indicate that he has hopes of third
party movement. II this last should
fail, and if the Democracy should place
in domination regular Democrat, and
the Republicans should conclude to try
Gen. Grant for the second term, which
seems altogether probable. we fear the