The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-24
The Presidential CampaaRai--I Liberal
Meeting I'm sc. Louis---s speech sena-
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committee. Senator Schurz delivered a very
lengthy and elaborate address, Of which the
following is an outline. The Senator started
ont by saying:
Standing before my constituents, deem
it my duty to give an account Of my public
conduct, the motives which, have governed
il; and the ends II il intended to secure. !
can do this in no better way than by express
ing fully and frankly my views on the events
which have produced the present extmordi-
nary situation of our public national affairs,
events in which took small part. and also
TO state what | consider il my duty as a
patriotic citizen to do in order to promote
the hest interests of the Republic.
at has been my misfortune to dispfcasc
| mauy with whom c"6pcratcd in the polti-
| cal field for many years. and from whom
now. with great regret tind myself separated
| To the attacks with which some of them en-
| dcavor to ovcrwhelm me have but one ar
| swer." He then reiterated what he had pre-
viously said about never considering his
| party the supreme arbiter Of his sense of
duty. he then said: = When was honored
| with Il scat in the Senate of the United
States ! expected to support The Admin
| Slratinn which then came into power.
| The tasks it was called to perform were
Of unusual Importance. The civil war
WAS over: its logical results, the aboli-
! ton of slavery and the organization of free
| labor society in the South. were Just being
| reduced 10 political form, and inbcddcd in
the Constitution of the Republic. The first
great object Of our policy should have been
| 10 rcnaionaliZc the South, and revive among
the southern people Il feeling calculated to
attach their hearts again ~ the fortunes Of
| this Union: for let Us not indulge in the de-
| hi-inn :lell the holding together by force of
| il component parts is 4 basis upon which Il
| Republic can safely rest or long endure. 1t
requires Il bond which binds together the
| hearts of the people, and not their bodies
| ONLY 10 create that bond was for Us the high"
| csi object If statcSmanSlip.'
He then referred in detail to the different
| acts OF the Administration party, going over
| the ground uslvcrScd by himself and others
! in the senate.
In regard 10 the san Domingo matter lie
made The following statement:
| when the san Domingo scheme was
| pcndin" two gentlemen In intimate relations
! with tic White House came 10 me, each one
! separately. soliciting my support of the pro-
/ irct They assured me if would give that
support or abstain from opposition all the
pairuua@c desired would lie at my disposal
makiu, ne in that respect one OF the most
| influential men in the land. One of these
Gentlemen subsequently admitted to ntn III
writing that the offer was mate to me with
the consent Of thc President himself"
II" said that he had withheld this state.
| mrri Il Ion" time in spite of many provnra-
! tjun>. and made il now only because, ;S the
papers have recently stated, the President
| himself put forth The assertion in Il published
! l..
because he had not received is much patron
are IL II" wanted.
Ne then dwclt upon the abuses Of patrnn:.
are ana evils of the civil >cryir@,, stating there
never was a time when The latter was more
IN" !hnruughly drilled and disciplined or
wanizaion OF TJi,;cal agents. or when the
e.. pubic interest was more ShamceSsy over
ruled by political "Xi""ncy.
referring to President Grant he said.
81 should prefer not to speak nf him did
he not stand rs the embodiment and per-
sonliiat"n of HE prrMiciouS system which
drri.I's from his individuality lis peculiar
character. Gratitude for his MILITARY scr
vices and respect f,'' III, Office have long re-
| strained r.HGy from cXprc>Sin" their real
,,;huioH> concerning him. shall be the last
man to forget or to carp at the great sc!1 Ices
he h;< rendered in the tir,t o war.
The ,hrnuiS he has won. the llurclS he
l9> gathered. shall not he touched: but now
hr i Il civil officer. and he asks us to con-
nur him at the head OF the civil govern
mrnt. With this question his laurrlS have
nothing 10 du. When hGaSccndrd the prc>i.
dental chair il may be said the whole people
| surrounded him with cordial offers of their
confidence. aud wiling tn atd in all he might
do 10 give the country Il good governments.
There WAS not Il statesman IN iim republic
who would not have lvrn rcady-nav.
nruGd.-to serve him at his call. lie
might have reinforced his supporters from
the ranks of the opposition. Acci-
dental mistakes would have been ,rs,l.
lily forgotten; evidence Of pure motives
and honest efforts wcnin have c;lsily silcnced
faction. ramor>. But his career rs Prcsi-
dent warrants the conclusion that he has
' never been able fully to appreciate the differ
cncc between military command. and the
+, complete duties and Responsibilities OF civil
administrations totibL whether il has ever
lcconc quite clear to his mind what the
.. presidency means in our system OF govern
mcnt. When that hi h Office was presented
To him he took it IL sort of national reward.
IN accommodation, 4 place in which, after hiA
military exploits. lr might make himself
comfortable. liis mind seems TO hay,
been lut Exile disturbed by the
, great duties and problems lie was to
take in hand. 1t was soon discovered that
FOR hi$ future success he needed organized
partisan support. it was easily had. Re-
quircd alliances formed themselves by natural
"ravitaton. soon we found him surrounded
by political mamagcrS--C amcronS, Chambers,
Mortons, Conk(ligS. Buffers, &C., ready to
do his work il lac would do theirs. 1t was 4
matter Of uOngcnillty. The interests OF the
President and of such political chcttuins
identified themselves without difficulty, aid.
iug with executive influence in controlling
States for themselves, and they giving their
aid in controlling the party for him. One band
washed the other. This was gradually brought
into system, all cooperation being welcome
! even such rs that of Clayton, in Arkan>a az
Then that peculiar party dcSpotism grew uu
which oStraciScd everybody who refused to
obey its commands. II gave birth to a new
sort OF purity orthodoxy. Whose first tenet
was that President Grant must he reelected.
Opposition to Grant constituted high treason
against the party, for which there was 10
G,Elrter. The Senator dweIt on this theme ut
great length, using the strongest and scverest
language that has yet been aimed ut the
President and his supporters. After re-
irrring to the Presidents uepotsm, his
appointment of Tom Murphy. his fondncSS
Il for personal pleasure, and that he had
actually seen foreign ministers in the
capitol Of The nation, looking for the Gov
ernment Of the United States, the Senator
added, l will not wrong President Grant.
He is by no means Il monster of iniquity. He
7 is simply Inau who makes use OF his high
official position to suit his own convenience