New-York tribune., 1872-07-23
THREE YEARS OF GRANT.

SENATOR sCHURZ's SPEECH AT ST. LOUIS.
MAsTERLY REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION
ITS FAILURES, BLUNDERs, AND CRlHEo-
THE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION DEBAUChhD
AND THE MASSES OF THE PARTY DELUDED-
AN IMPRESSIVE PICTURE OF THE EVILS OF
PERSONAL GOVERNMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUSRI
ST. LOUIS July 22-All of ST. LOUIS that the COM
naratiyely limited space Of the Temple would hold
came together tonight to do honor to the dstin-
Vushed Senator who in defining his position to his
constituents, sounds the key-notes OF Liberalism as
well. There were no bands or any of the mechanism
usually called in to aid political demonstrations
Long before the speaker arrived, an audience as
marked in respectabiity as it was large In numbers
filed the hail. and through two hours Oh the speak
ing renewed crowds poured up the stairs Dut couid
not petin The preliminares of organization brought
out some of the foremost citizens OF 81. LOUIS as
officers. Col. Grosvenor, the Chairman OF the
Liberal State Committee, calling the meeting 10
order Senator Schurz was received IN tem-
pest of cheers the ladies riyaling the men
in their rapturous applause and waving Vi
handkerchefs OF Mr.. Schurzs method there Is 10
need to speak The country knows that from tho
remarkable displays in the Senate last WINTER anu
from the speech tself-which The TRIBUNE lays
can Judge of the last great effort of Mr. Schurz tie
has prepared it from beginning to end within ten
days. and only completed the last lines within three
hours of its delivery. No description can approx
mately represent the impressive power with which
every word was delivered The effect was not
marked, save when a great tempest OF applause
broke out. The audience listened with absorbed at
tention. After that first, simple dignited explana-
ton of his own career in the Senate, with ms
gradual estrangement from the harpies OF the Ad-
mlnistration, the applause and cheers stlfied all
further speech for the moment. Plainly, the
Senator's course was in keeping with the wShes
of his constituents represented here. Perhaps
the most profound sensation followed the disclosure
in refutation of Giants petty and undignihed In
situation that Senator Schurz reyolted because ne
could not control appointments in Missouri. Ihe
Senator's lip curled with scorn and his voice was
filled with unmeasured contempt in alluding to the
groveling business It was not his wish that the
matter should be made public, and though he has
the letters to attest from former semi-Cabinet
official he couches his rebuttal in the simplest posi-
BILE way The disclosure was not the less sensa-
ton, and was probably the most suggestive
point in that extraordinary picture OF
Grant which the Senator throws off in SEN
tences of Incompatible, yet restrained vigor.
The epitome of Grant, vivid but colorless, strong
though passloness struck the audience with
marked effect. There was no temper on the
part of the speaker to lessen from the measured
and sustained vigor of the characterization,
and the repulsive original stood out with
boldness fairly startling The rehearsal of the Civil
Service failure with the attested opposition of Gen.
Grants advisers and the consistent disregard OF all
suggestions from the friends of reform, met no un-
certain recognition at the hands of the assemblage
Notice that paragraph summing up the ten
denotes of Gen. Grant Men talking of that
Incompatible epltome, say that even Gen. Grants
best friends could not alter line of it, and yet
they cling to him as leader Knowing that the Sen
ator zealously supported the Cincinnati nominees,
there was nevertheless, keen expectancy OF his
view of the Cincinnati Convention, and, although
the time had worn well past hour, there was an
unflagging attention to every syllable. With the
ANALYSIS of Greeleys character and purpose and the
end to be subserved in his election the audience ex
pressed their hearty approval.
The press day or two back had hinted at an inn
portant letter. somewhat of deinitive character,
from Mr. Greeley, that Mr.. Schurz would read, and
when at the end of the elaborate summary of his
Administration of public action the letter on Civil
Service was read. there was visible commotion to
catch every sentence, and outbursts of applause at
the most striking sentences. Its conclusion was
saluted with deafening cheers. When alluding to
himself Mr. Schurz frankly and proudly announced;
Supporting such principles as these, and upon the
Cincinnati platform, 1 give my heartiest sup:
port to Horace Greeley" the audience burst
ont anew in prolonged vociferations of approval.
For two hours and half the house, utterly packed
listened with absorbed attention to what is con-
sidered by the Senator's friends the most perfect
effort of his brilliant 1t is regarded one
of the strongest contributions to the campaign,
every statement is corroborated by written evil
dence even more damaging to the Administration
than the straightforward charges of Senator
Sumner.