The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-13

Sfnat0r NehurZ'S Address 10 the Germans Of
Chicago on pclilical Topics.
A Progressive Programme-New Duties Of Anne
rican Citizens-The Ku Klux Act Outrage
A Severe Blow at St Domingo,

rican Citizens-The Ku Klux Act Outrage
| A Severe Blow at St Domingo.
CHICAGO, August H. 1871. y
Senator Schurz who had been Induced by a large
| number OF Germans this city to give them his
| Views on political TOPICS addressed large audi.
| ence at Farweli Hall this evening in German In
| his opening remarks he gave the Germans
| OF this country the credit of sympathizing
| with him In his political course, and prom.
| ised TO unfold his views without reserve.
IL was claimed that few restless agltators were
| the cause or the confusion now existing among
Pohucal parties; and yet no reform could be sue
cessfuily carried through without agitation. The
| present hour brought to view q new order
OF things, with new problems, new dan.
gers, new duties unprovided for In the old
programmes oil political parties. Our cival war,
In sweeping away the doctrine OF secession abolish
| Ing slavery and breaking the Shareholders power,
had established the civil and political rights OF ali
citizens, but had esranged the feelings of citizens
OF different sections OF the country and rem
defed necessary new system OF taxa.
ton, reaching every material interest The
government OF to-day has grown far beyond
what II was once, and the number OF It's officers
assumed the proportions OF an army, who exercised
widespread influence IN political concerns, while
the power welded by money frequently tries and
often succeeds in controlling executives, Legisla.
lures and courts of justice and partisan organlza-
tons were used to further individual interests OF
| politicians.
The interests OF the country demand that the
questions growing out Of the war embodied In the
thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution should be accepted by all political
parnes as the theory OF civil and political rights is
the only one consistent with the maintenance Of
free government. The prejudice OF persons averse
patriotic men firmly unfolding the legitimate
results OF the war, and the Southern people must be
| gradually cut loose from the past and It's painful
membranes, well their peculiar desires and
aspirato ana their thoughts directed to those IN.
| ferests which We have in common. To this end
| nothing would he more desirable than the removal
Of poilt,ca disabilities by general amnesty. The
speaker considered II OF most serious blum
ders or the republican party that TINS amnesty
was NOT granted long ago. In republic where the
the universally OF suffrage political dlsabitles are
antagonsllc to republlcanism Missouri to-day, by
order and general good feeling Disfrancnisement
Is USED by one party 10 Keep the other down. That's
s TGec me result n y thar the most I'M
beng most useful, soon become influential. The
speaker said II he could not maintain the ascend
ancy or his party by honest means he would be
willing to let it go through purifying process.
The mseries and fierce convulslons In Missouri be.
lore the removal OF political disabilities ana the
peace and tranquility IN taa state since The removal
were portrayed in glowing colors
There was something higher in politics than the
possession and distribution of public plumber. There
We're TWO clements OF difficulty the south which
questionable disunion spirit trying 70 keep down
colored people and Union men, producing disorders
known rs ku KlnX Outrages and on the other hand
| the administration Of INSCRIPTIONS rapacous men
called carpet-haggers. These two evils could
Congress- The main rellef must come from the
people themselves as 1t Is evident that neither the
tuted In most Of the southern States, can aord ef
| II the good men OF both parties would unite
To bear down moral eno~gh
10 MAINTAIN order and good government and the re.
moval OF political disabilities by amnesty would
the speaker said the opposition to the Ku Klux
hlil in CONGRESS was because it invested the gov
fleet than the abuses they were to cor
| to protect sheep against wolves. The lion would
| keep the wolves away, but what protected the
sheep! The general government has power to pro-
tect the rights and liberties OF its citizens. but in
doing SO IL Is not TO go beyond certain lines of its
authority prescribed In the constitution. Senators
voted against this act moi If they mad been unwil
ing to protect the lives. rights and liberties OF those
who need II in the South, but because the manner
In which protection Is proposed involving great
dangers to the rights aud liberties OF all. We refuse
to grant such powers to the Executive not because
t dHa7 BOSSES our eonadencs, nf but 'lDi be-
were he ever great and good, with such
power TO rule over the American people in periods
of extreme public peril temporary grant Of such
Romans appointed n dictator when an enemy
haot of using exceptional powers '' IS easily
ACQUIRED; but it is time we should IN.
rrat III the war ,ns, over that
government must once more reign supreme. There
is safety for tree institutions but IN this. II has
Congress not merely for the purpose OF sup.
pressing disorder and vic ence but OF enabling the
republican party TO maintain restore IT'S
ascendancy; especially the President to secure
for himself the electoral vote of the South by the
machinery OF that law. lt Is my deliberate convic
ton, based upon personal observation, that the
majority Of those who voted for the bill had no other
object than to afford protection to persons in the
outrage Many voted for the bin with hesitation.
ana regret don't want TO justify their vote or
excuse anybody, but to be Just. am honestly ION.
WINGED that nothing has done more 10 keep alive the
spirit from which Ku KluX Outrages proceed than
the acrimonious war that was waged upon recon-
and the studious announcement given to the hope
that all these things would be swept away again |
If the democratic party should come |
into power am furthermore convinced that the |
large majority OF the republican party North and
South favor LIBERAL generous and strictly
tIOnal policy aud that the demago and schemers
among the leaders of that party would have been |
utterly mpotent had not the lawless element in the
South and the bind reactiopists everywhere fur
nsheu them capital TO work upon.
Speaking OF st. Domingo, the speaker said the an
nexauon OF ST. Domingo would lead TO the annexa- |
giving population possessing nothing IN common |
with The Senator said:-''l have been severely |
censured and attacked Tor my attitude In this |
AFFAIR: that cannot touch me- nut when a respect
able republican Journal summons Mr.. Sumner and |
myself to compare personal differences with the |
President for the sake OF purc interest 1t deserved
an answer. cannot understand this view
Of puDc affairs. l know OF no personal
difference that could influence my political atti-
tude My personal relations with the President
were never otherwise than friendly. complain OF |
nothing; aud were IT otherwise I would certainly |
lose selfrespect II, on account Of personal feel.
ing, was capable OF attacking she policy of the |
President; but II the President were my dearest
strain me from opposing violation OF the consiitu-
ton"