Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-08
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MONDAY. JULY $. 1874.
The "Bowed Down ,, Rcrormcr.


The unfortunate position in which Carl
Schurz now finds himself is not so much due to
"the result at Cincinnati" as to that traitorous
conspiracy against the republican party of Mis-
souri,, which elected Graft Brown governor and
Frank Blair United States senator. So far as
Carl Schurz was concerned, this conspiracy
was unprovoked, without excuse, and very dis
honorable. He had just received from the re-
publican party of that STATE the highest honor
it could bestow upon him, in return for which
he conspired TO destroy it; and he quarreled
with the president, because he was not allowed
to use the influence of the administration to sup.
port his treachery and uphold his league with
the democrats. Then began his desire to cheat
Grant, and destroy the republican party which
he had betrayed and forsaken. This desire has
since regulated his conduct; but he now begins
TO foresee that he is not likely to destroy any
body but himself. With him, reform is n
secondary matter. 1t is nice thing to put in
resolutions and speeches, and his talk on the
subject may not be without sincerity; but he is
controlled, chiefly, by the suggestions and
promptings of political ambition.
Carl Schurz appears to be the most dsconso-
late politician in the country. His schemes have
all failed and left him in the hands of those
Philistines, Frank P. Blair, Jr. and his ring
This result of the Cincinnati mass meeting bow
ed down his heart quite as much as the total un-
fitness Of Horace Greeley to be president What
he would do under the circumstances, was not
told, and, probably, was not determined, until
the dissatisfied "reformers'' held their meeting,
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He spoke in that
meeting and told briefly what he had decided to
do. The most accurate report of his statement
appears to be that of "The Nation" He had
made up his mind to support Greeley in order
to defeat Grant. "He, more than any other
man was chagrined by the nomination of Gree
ley; he does not consider Mr.. Greeley a REFORM
CT, nor expect reforms at his hands; and he will
say so on the stump; Greeley is surrounded by
bad men," But Schurz desires to defeat Grant
and destroy the republican party, and sis ready
10 use any instrument for this purpose"
What SchurZ says of Greeley's notable unfit
ness for the presidency, and of the notorious
rings of bad men who surround him, is all true.
He had good reason for sitting at Judge Stallo's
piano with his heart "bowed down." but why
was he not held back from most dishonorable
treachery, two years ago, by irreprcssible dis
gust at the unfit and unworthy men in whose
behalf that treachery was undertaken? At that
time, his foremost aim was to make Gratz
Brown governor of Missouri. And who is Gratz
Brown cousin of Frank P. Blair, Jr.,
who closely resembles him in personal
and political character, and in general
worthlessness. His habits and pecuIiarities
were SO well known in Missouri, shat
Schurz could not have been ignorant of them
Nevertheless, Mr.. Schurz did not hesitate then.
He went into the bad business voluntarily, and
did his utmos: TO betray the republican party in
behalf of movement which made this Gratz
Brown governor and his cousin Frank United
States senator His disGns., at Cincinnati, was
due, we suspect, to the fact that the Blair infu-
ence, in capturing the Cincinnati mass meeting,
had captured his political future along with it
quite as much as to anything else.
1t is pride that "goeth before destruction, :"
the pride Of excessive egotism. Mr.. Schurz,
doubtless, finds that his personal importance and
power arenot as great as hesupposed. If he could
live over again the last three years, we don't be-
leve he would again attempt to betray the Mis-
souri, republicans, nor that he would engage in
another conspiracy with the Blair ring for any
purpose whatever.