New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-06-13

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nication. asking me to give you my Opinion
in regard to the present political situation
l do so unreservedly. Notwithstanding tina
1 am by no means politician-never havin
paid particular attention to politics, and be
ing physically prevented from attendin!
meetings of that kind--I take sufficient in
terest in public affairs.
Ever since 1 have become citizen of thu
United States I have always faithfully ad
hered to the Republican party, because l con
slider this party as standing aloof from nj
corruption and trickGy, and | only the more
adhere to it because l believe il to be the
only party which recognizes the right and
suffrages of all men IN most liberal spirit
Since the close of the war, and since my hon.
orable discharge fros, the army my faith in
the Republican part! has been increasing,
and it had been a soure Of much qualification
and pride to me to haze found, until recently,
on the rolls of that Curious party the names
of the most respectedand honored Germans
in this country. 7s.
| Without doubt it las been a matter OF
great and unexpected surprise to all of us
Germans to see Carl schurz, who, in numer-
Gus speeches had waried lis from coalition
with the Democraticjparty, join the Demo-
cratic party, join thesame now with flying
colors, and the cry..' 'Anybody to beat
Grant" Although TIN Cincinnati humbug
may prove damaging tothe Germans, yet we
can hardly show any compassion with Sena-
tor Carl Schurzs grand tiasco. If Schurz
really is the shrewd man he is taken for he
certainly ought to possess enough statesman
ship to know that thu Liberal Republican
party, without the undivided support of the
Democracy, must prove grand absurdity,
and that, if such a coalition would take
1,Ia ha I in CO
of victory, would be entirely absorbed by the
Democratic party, which never will give up
its institutions, fraud, corruption, and know
nothingism. In what position would Senator
Carl Schurz place himself, then? Undoubt-
edly, Schurz is very gifted orator, but that
he possesses a much superior education to
that of hundreds of other Germans in this
country, or that he is great statesman, may
well be doubted, if we are to judge by his ac-
ton in Cincinnati. l can hardly think it
credible that Carl Schurz is conceited enough
to think that German voters would follow him
him head over heels at his pleasure. We are
certainly too cautious to act thus hastily.
Were it not entirely too absurd and ridcu-
lous to assume that the Germans would cast
their vote for Horace Greeley, fanatic tenn
perance man, associated with GratZ Brown,
an anti-temperance man, assuredly only as a
warning example, one would almost be
tempted to believe, considering the views of
the high tariff man, that Carl SchurZ
had intended to place a very bad
yoke upon us. The lesson that will be
taught Senator Carl Schurz, in consequence
OF his fiasco, will prove beneficial to him.
To me Carl Schurz appears to act like the
fisherman Dudeldei in Grimm's legend, who
having advanced from his low position so
high as to become the Pope, not being salts
fed yet, wanted to become the Supreme
Being himself, but for his Unsuitable thirst for
greatness was hurled back into nothingness.
So it is with Carl Schurz, who has been
treated like spoiled child since he put his
feet on this hosptable SOIL Credited with
the liberation of Kinkel, although he had
been Onlya mediator, and had never troubled
himself about the imprisoned patriots, he ar
rived in this country at the very fortunate
period of the anti-slavery movement, and
ever since that time had every whim of his
satisfied He was made ambassador, Gen.
eral, and Senator, and still he is not happy.
1t seems to me that Senator Schurz's great
est fault is too much ambition and self-con-
ceit, which, no doubt, induced him to accept
the Presidency of the Cincinnati Convention,
thus tying his hands. Had he declined the
acceptance of that office, owing to his in
fuence, nomination would have been made
that might have proved to the Republican
party a dangerous one, but assuredly not a
highly ridiculous one as has been made.
differentiation of the carpet-baggers'
was his watchword, and yet he presided over
the very worst of them, permitting them
even to lead him by the nose worse than
ever has been done to the State of Georgia by
Bullock.
The German Veterans must stand faithfully
and unfalteringly by the Republican party, to
which we owe everything that has been done
for our crippled and able comrades.
straightforward and not falter" should be
the motto of every veteran. Our path has
been made smooth by the blood of our fallen
comrades; it is the path of Republicanism,
and we must not desert it.
Is Grant the Republican party, Or can
Grant alone be reasonably held responsible
for the corruption of officials appointed by
him? Is even the party responsible for it ?
l say no, and every sensible observer will
say so too. AS long as the integrity, faith
| fulness, and fitness OF Grant cannot be ques-
toned, he is the only man who can now
again, like at Appomtox Court House, lead
us to victory.
''We will fight ii out on this line"