The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-28

their best ally? Let every German study
we'll this singular p%roblem-a Herman IL
the United States Senate the object Of
the lavish applause of the Jesuits and
reaction of Europe, of the rebels Of
Georgia and Missouri! Let him remem-
Der that every vote given to Carl Schur1,
is aimed against his fatheriand; will
spread terror, devastation, destruction
and encouragement, through the cottages
and the school houses along the Elbe OF
the Rhine; will tend to rouse anew the
fires Of war in the Palatininat or beside
| the memorable Saar. Let the Germans
in the United States select some more
| fitting representative Of their vigorous
intellect (and they have many among u.s.
than him by whom they have been SC
fatally mislead. and their countrymen
will take new courage to defy the Jesuits
and France. We at least think they
could find some one in the Republican
ranks more suitable to their interest
than Carl Schurz; the brightest star in
the constellation of papacy, and n OF
| the idolized leaders Of Liberal Republi-
| can Democracy. Ever since Carl
Schurz was elected to the United States
Senate in 1869, he has worked faithfully
to divide the Republican party.
In 1870 he was the first man who bolt
ed in the State convention, i'll favor Of
mountaineering that Liberal Republican
Democrat, b. Gratz Brown, Governor,
instead Of renominating that true and
genuine Republican. Governor McClurg,
as instructed. 1t is true that in 1870 he
was contending for human freedom of
the ballot box to the rebels, who, by
their diabolical conduct plunged this
great Republican government into an ex-
pensive aud destructive civil war, from
the effect of which we will hardly recOv-
er in the next century. We thought it
was right to give every rebel the right to
vote as soon as it was safe; yet we did
not then and We do not now think it was
necessary to forever divide the Republi-
can party on the question. But what
was the result Of the boiling faction?
Why We all know! They succeeded
in e~lecting their nominee, but not till
they had wrecked the good old ship Of
Liberty and Republican principles, in
that fatal maelstrom of Democracy
Among the leaders Of the Liberal party
at least it appears that the bolt of 1870
was not only a bolt against Grant, but
the Republican party. It is now evident
to all sane minds who have watched the
political issues Of the day, and the va
rious political leaders for the last four
years, that Schurz, Sumner, Trumbull,
Greeley and Brown are for anybody to
beat Gen. Grant. As the presidential
election is near at hand. in accordance
with q usage of many years, which has
been sanctioned by the consent Of all the
great political parties in the country,
the National Republican Committee
called a Convention of Representatives
of the party to meet in Philadelphia in
June, and nominate candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency, to be
supported by the Republicans of the
United States. The call was of the
usual kind, and made in the same man
ncr. II Improperly expressed no preference,
and made no suggestion whatever in re-
gard to candidates. 1t invited az Who
sympathized with the principles Of the
party, and who desire their continued
dominance in the administration of the
government, to unite in the support of the
candidates; aud the call was signed
by William Clafin, Of Massachusetts,,
chairman, and by every member of the
except Mr.. Horace Greeley,
the member for New York. 1t is evil
dent that, under the recognized condi-
tons Of party action, Republican ascend
can only be maintained by the gen.
cral support of the nominations of the
convention BY Republicans; for unity is
indispensable and unity would be lost if
there were a dozen Republican conven-
tions and candidates. The call being is
sued without a word in it which in any
manner could fairly ALLEVIATE n single sin
cere Republican, and the Republican
Committees of all States having rati-
fed it by the election of delegates, who
had generally been instructed to support
the denomination Of the President, Mr..
Greeley, who had declined to sign the
call Of the Committee, signed another
call to another convention, which the
Democratic press says will be significant
only as it diverts votes from the Phila-
delphia candidate. Mr.. Greeley and his
friends call themselves Republicans, and
declare that they depart from the ordi- |
nary party methods because they believe |
the Republican organization to be under
the control of those who will use it for |
personal purposes. This means, as is well
known, that it was believed the Repub-
lican Convention would renominate the |
President. Yet it would not do it unless
he be the choice Of the Republicans of