, 1874-05-07

Inc springfield (Alaes.) Republican has called
down upon Its head the wrath OF tho St. Louis
Democrat by romarking that Senator sohurz ia
not going to leave Missouri, not gcing to edit =
German paper in Chicago or Now York, but
that he is going, on hts 'merits Is man and
hts capacity as q Senator" to sock q re-
election. The Republican thinka that
tho distinguished Missouri Senator will
| meot with no serious opposition either from tho
Democratic or Republican party. This latter
remark Is particularly dissaateful to tho Demo-
Graf, which, therefore, charges tho Republican
with downright. willful and bluo-bolled ca
pacity for Misunderstanding Weatern a1airs"
It does not seem to ua that the Springfield Re.
| publican is very much out Of tho way after Ill !;
that it is either downright, willful, or. blue
belied In its misunderstanding or, in fact, that
1t can be charged with misunderstanding at all.
The Democrat thinks TINT Mr. Schurz has not
even the slightest chance to bo re-elooted, and
counhels him, II he has any hope, to smother 1t
at onco. And why cannot schurz bo ro-eleoted
Because, says tie Democrat ho has said bitter
things about the Democratic party aud ita
1oadorB, aud because he "eold out" tho
Republicans onco and they will not truat
him second time. This, tho Democrat
thinks, would 90 to show that, instead
OF meeting with no serious opposition from
Democrats or Republicans, Mr. schurz would
moot with d groat deal from both. The Demo-
crat forgets, however, that Mr.. gchurz,
Il ho comes forward ut all as candi-
date for recollection, will come neither as
Democrat nor rs Republican, but,
as tho Massachusetts paper has 1t, relying "ou
hia merits US man aud his capacity aa Sen-
ator." That Mr.. Bchurz has proved himself IN
able Senator, far-sightod and upright states-
man, no one who hns followed hla course in Con-
gross will deny. He has beon, In the highest
aonae Of tho word, a auccesstul man.
Few States havo been SO ably aud
creditably represented III any recent Congress-
as the State Of Missouri. ThiB being 30, the
question OF schurz'a ro-eloction Is the question
whether Missouri has population ablo to an.
prcclate him, high.mindod enough to send .
person to tho 6ouate because Of his "morts as
D man and his capacity aH Senator" IfIt has,
1t will tahe prido in returning alr. schurz to
Congress. It cannot improve upon him.
Tho Democratic party ia ~ party dead; tho
Republican party III dying. Il Mr. schurz. there
foro, has abused tho ono and "sold out " tho oth-
OF, wo do not zee that 1t hurts him much. BY
abuse f'the Democracy is probably meant abuse
Of slavery. aud disunion, and treason; by
" selling out" tho Republicans, cutting loose
from tho leading RtringB OF corrupt party orga,-
izasion, and tiariug to have mind Of his own
in politics. Wo take 1t, tho timo is coming when
men who have abused the Democrats aftor tlis
fashion, and In this way "sold out +" tho Re-
pub|icans, will be in domand III this coun-
try; when to have abused tho for
NOR aud "sold out" tho latter will be
. mueh-coveted recommendation. sohurz
sold out" tho Republican purity just
Is Sumner did, and what the country thinks Of
such caHcs OF barter the universal wail that went
up from the hoarta Of tho American people
whom the wires flashed over the land the rad
Intelligence that Sumner {ouo who had "abusod
tho Democracy and sold out tho Republicans y
was no more, aut8cien!ly domoustrateg. There
arc men who aro Mother Democrats nor ltepub-
cana, who will judge Of candidates for office
aud not measure the!r Atness tor Con-
gross by the llttlo "abuse" hesped by
them on Democratic meaaures OF tho past,
nor by the tonaclty with which thoy have olung
to tho Democratio party, There are people who
are Independent In politics, and their number Is
rapidly increasing. Political parties have be-
come 80 intolosant that tho people lrs ready to
bxaak iDoss ttoia thsta entirely aad Ia sots TOT