Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-23
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The great German who occupies 50
distinguished position ia the esteem OF
the people Of the whole country, yester-
dav gave an account of his stewardship
TO his constituency. Like al the utter
ances of a man so exceptionally gifted,
this speech is remarkable for the honesty
and candOr which illumines its every
sentence. He las no fear Of the party
lash, he is no subservient tool Of party
managers THE curse of American poll
ties), he knows no law higher than the
peoples viii, and yields tono platform
save that which has their Endorsement;
therefore he is free, and like free man
speaks the sentiments that lie nearest
his heart and that have guided
him out of the meshes Of Rad
icaIism and beyond its blighting,
killing influences. He tells with what
high hopes he entered upon his duties
as senator. why he expected to support
Grants administration, the duties it
had to perform, and how it failed utter
IN, giving itself up to the control Of such
infamous party as Morton and
Cameron, and developing hitherto un-
heard Of fondness for jobs, gigantic
swindles, frauds in gold and bond spec
ulations, and the subservisncy of the
government to the purposes Of needy
adventures, who were only too willing
10 divide with their master, in order
that they might continue rS en-
10Y their opportunities for plum
der. He performs a very neat
surgical operation on Grants political
carcass and reviews ably as thoroughly
an administration that we hope viii re
main singular in the history of the
country, rotten with crime a it is. And,
rounding out Of this sea OF uncleanness
he very naturally comes 10 the con-
sideration Of the Cineinnati-Balti-
more movement, in which cen
ters the hopes Of the country.
He reviews the platform and the
candidates, announces his hearty and
earnest support Of both, and councils
that all good men, by whatever poliu-
cal name known, go and do likewise.
Taken in all its words and expressions,
this is another mastery effort; it is one
Of those speeches that viii find its way
10 every heart, and never fail to find a
Judgement there. It is a speech that viii
have its weight and effect in the course
Of the campaign, and that, like those Of
sumner, Doolittle, Hendricks, Voorhees,,
Julian and Trumbull, VIII prove more
than any of the big guns Of Radiealism
can answer. Verify, " honesty is the
hest policy" Had Grant acted as an
earnest believeTin the old and true saying,
had be done for the country what he pro-
posed to, and Schurz had reason TO be
lieye that he would, the people of the
south would have been, not recon-
structed, but as sumner says, re-cORcit-
lated and welded anew 70 the Union
and the Constitution; aRdhe might have
enjoyed the honors OF a second term by
an overwhelming vote. 1t was
in his power 70 have continued
the policy of Appomattox Court
house, and earned the everlasting graft
Jude Of our people; to have protected Us
against the rapaeity Of the carpetbag
and other thieves, and saving us from
a mountain of debt, from internal disor-
der and civil broil and commOtion, been
the means OF our advance in prosperity,
by several years beyond what we have
reached. He failed because he preferred
himself to the people, because hebelieved
in ponies and bull-pups rather than
craftsmanship, and preferred his ease 10
active labor in the cause Of his torn and
distracted country. We must displace
this factotum OF Murphy and put ia his
place the liberal-minded Greeley. We
must replace the man Of the sword with
the man Of the pen. We must out with
brute force 10 make way for the moral
suasion of reason. We must be free, and
ourselves must strike the blow.