The New York herald., 1872-07-23
CARL SCHURZ'
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a. csnnot do It, I have been an humble and
iaithni' worker In the republican ranks from the
ens very S ar ann' to my sear ana tSs ssr
VI, VI, organization Is not the republican party
tr from foreign land to enjoy the blessings OF re-
nblican government and 20 i've in che moral pride
Of nee man. cannot sacrifice both to party
which has become fse to ITSELF have always
oehevcd t'1t true progress grows out OF iree and
tE fssnng SSl round the American people that net.
6gT ofoTganzed selnshness that snakish cell OF
sbindtse people down to a viii not their own. 1t
&s my profound conviction that this network must
is s n%ss once &c more
i,wtlitiie breath of independent opinion. We must
NE e s % ske u p IT, he thought
iof IT, how IA condition cf things such as now sur
resiIsas could develop ITSELF IL Is not new
ssiery. .,,.,,
EySry period OF senS eSf5 ~ ana ne aS ID
xhllnerence 1t Is then that bad precedents ripen
into vicious habits oi thought INTO tame acguiss,
arrogance OF power--in one word, into those dan
gers which not seldom free institutions succumb.
Such periods test the spirit Oi free people, and
through such period We have rust been passing.
The civil war; with its gigantic efforts and terrible
: IN enormous strain. The reconstruction period
Imposed another heavy. tax upon the re-
Having arrived at fair promise OF settle
ment, people, under sense OF fatigue, were
not want to alarm themselves The constitution
might bo violated and the laws broken. Things
provoked the ficrcest indignation. Now they re-
ceivcd hut passing notice part Of the country
another part people could be aroused only by what
they encountered et their DOORS They followed the
py oy and a IN speh sna o ansthS
could the arbitrary tendencies of the govern
ment and the greed of politicians knit those
led captyes. But. 10, ,tunatey, the American people
sleep neither very fast nor very long, They
1T hpcama
fetters. IL was indeed fime to wake up; time that
ne spell be broken lhe people inssinct.vely felt
into action at Cincinnati Determined men cleared
with a bound the prison walls OF party, and re-
solved to be their own masters. Thus the Gin
cinnati Convention cauic togcther. That Conven-
lion was not The product of mere schemes of poll
the history OF the republic when such an
enterprise was possible. 1t becomes possible
by profound discomfort and riepressLle in
siinct demanding change. The Cincinnati Con-
ing rapidly the vement assumed dimensions far
beyond the expectations of those who endeayored
tine itself to the limits OF select circle, nor be
bemmed in by the details Of the political reform pro-
current mntitndes OF different ways of thinking in
many things, but meeting together in one impulse
ofreconciatlon and fraternal feeling and to shake
OF the personal government and party ncpotism
impulse, Ii put forth Its declaration OF ndepend-
cilce enc. rom party rule, and nominated Horace
Presidency and Vice Presidency Of the United
States.
SENATOR sCuuRz's VIEWS OF WHAT WAS DONE AT
CINCINNATI AND OF HIS Duty.
Fellow citizens II is the custom OF public speak
ingenuity in pictaring The cause they advocate as
te absolute good ana that OF the opposite party as
the oSsr de Son nSa
shall speak ot my own without reserve. The
deeply dissatisfied some Of those Wso unt thea
earnestly sympathized with the movement 1
should be sccIeant to the truth and unjust to my
satisfactory to me-. had cndeavored to Lift up
that convention to the very highest appreciation
Gem desired that ITS action should be not only
&oove reproacll, nnt also above suspicion
&uates to be such that every candid man In the
md would accept them. not only as an as;
nom selfish partisan rule, hut also rs full gnarar
Zee OF the victory Of the movement won!d furnish
nm administration approaching the ideal Of good
government near az human wisdom. integrity
and earnest efforts can carry IT, desired plat;
decision all the points Of the reform the republican
party stands in need OF. and candidates whose
known opinions and past conduct connicted with
none of them. II has been publicly noticed, far more
Than the little Importance OF my personal
attitude called for. that for some weeks atter
the Cincinnati Convention remained silent viii
tell you frankly the motives which governed my
the existing circumstances for a single moment
doubted the necessity OF oyerthrowing the iniqui-
tOus power which now rules us, hut because
msni % al that could 5c desired to be, and V's to
unite all the forces which it should have gath
nious and successful cooperation. Had /
found that possibility TO exist should, on
my part, have fearlessly seized it. That it
dfi not exist became clear TO my mind after
circumstances surrounding US; and when /
had reached that conclusion felt II my duty
sion. a'' Thus "s' am wen H %arraniea in n' saying SfH
that my course In this campaign has not
been lightly chosen. ] have suffered no personal
ted no pressure to hurry me on. have long and
size hest service 10 my country that | am capable
Of; an anxiety rendered more painful stil by the
tlona of duty have been of slow growth, but now
they clear and firm. feel that am right, and,
being right, shall go ahead.
GRANT VERSUS GREELEY.
We hear II said by our opponents that an admins
tiatlon under the lead OF Horace Greeley will give
reform, lut threatens to leave things In as
bad II condition rs now. And, by The way, IL
seems there are some people who but recently
1ound In Horace Greeley much to praise. many
good qualities to admire, but who, since his nomna
ton for the Presidency. have discovered that he is
the origin OF all evil ana the sum or all vianies.
We will let that pass. As to the prospects of re-
form under his administration suppose, foe argu-
ments sake, he could not be relied upon to carry
out the pledges he has given by accepting the Gin
cinnati platform as his own programme of policy.
Can forget that TIE overthrow Of that party des
posm j. the condition of all relo1nY Is 1t notarue
mat no 'horomg reform can be thought Of until
FOR II, by the reelection Of President
Grant, you prove that such Things as have
p'Nu huuc tJnnut OILY bt ucnc WIN IupUulty. DIV
tnat III spite of teln the sanction OF popular ap
proval may still hc successfully eianedY DO ycr
tmnk that tile mw-breakers aud corruptiODsis or
the HLInl5iatoe which couitenanccd them.
Z OF tne party managers who projected them. VIII
ne maze better h,cn II they receive she encourage
ment OF success are you simple enough 10 be.
hcVc that the party tyrants Will relax theii
sway " you show Them that stCh an insur.
rccton against their rules as THAI 81 Cincinnati
~ oi no avail ana ma tlcy really hold not even
Sbeir Organization bui ihe American people In the
hollow Oi incir hands Do you none lor more
CONTAGIOUS and mere successful Resistance IN Con
xIess when you have shown the advoesf es OF re-
fOrpi there tLut tey are DbapdOncd by thr peoule:
.hat their efforts are hopelessy doomed e. ailnre
and that the ruling power haS them entirely at its
mercy z Do KNu nXpeCl 10 lnillc.. n helin- s1.Lrit