The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-28
THE LIBERALS" AND THE CIVIL
RIGHTS BILL.

: Charles Sumner, Carl Schurz Fenton q
! New York, Upton o. Nebraska and Ham
lilton of Texas as "Liberals." It will b
remembered that the Civil Rights bill
passed by the Senate last Saturday wa
the especial pet of Mr.. Sumner, the on
unfinished work of his public career. I
is notable that not one of his immeaiat
4 political associates voted for or agains
the measure on its passage. Mr.. Tiptol
alone made a record. He virtually Vote(
against it, being paired with his colleague
Mr.. Hitchcock, a friend Of The bill. TIL,
lodging of Messrs. Fenton and Uamil.
tor was not surprising. They are willy
politicians, and never pretended to b.
particularly friendly to Mr. Sumner. Blu
the course Of Carl Schurz is quite differ
ent He has set himself up as the init
mate friend and successor of Mr. Sumner.
He it was who stood forth at Boston as his
panegyrist par e9ceIJence. Not content
with that, he declared at banquet the
day following that he was the Elisha of
the dead statesman, and promised to
wear his mantle faithfully. I'VE fought
side by SIDE" he said, "or rather back to
back, during the three bitterest years of
lSumneG's life. feel like a man who,
seeing his comrade fall by his side, holds
his body IN one hand and waves his sword
with the other" More to the same effect
did the Senator from Missouri say On that
occasion.
The Civil Rights bill afforded the very
first opportunity to test the sincerity Of
those words. With his dying breath Mr..
Sumner implored his friends to stand by
The Civil Rights bin. 1t was the one un-
decided battlefield Of his life. Does G ri
Schurz now fee! like man who, seeing
his comrade fall by his side, holds his
| body in one baud and waves his sword
with the other? A stronger contrast be
tween words and deeds could hardly be
conceived. Certain it is that never did
the memory of dead statesman plead
more eloquently than did that of Charles
Sumner for the Civil-RIghts bill, and the
Sword" of Carl Schurz was sheathed. In
stead of being the champion OF his Boston
pledge, he played the part of Judas, and
forfeited the respect of all who hold ia
reverence the name of Charles Sumner.
Not only 50, but the enemies against
whom h promised to wave his drawn
sword must despise him as hypoerite
and sneak.
The probable explanation of Schurz's
course is not difficult to divine. He is a
Senator from the Democratic State of
Missouri. His term will expire next
yeaY He wants to be reelected, and is
afraid that by voting for n measure of
i justice to the negro he would blight his
political prospects, That is the only
theory upon which his conduct cam be
texplained. He utterly lacks the moral
courage which braves danger rather than
merit contempt. 2w4HN>tnuw8
The vote of the Senate on the Civil
Rights bill was the last spadeful of dlrt
upon the Liberal coffin. There is now
no distinction between "Liberal" and
Democrat. Mr.. Sumner did, indeed, oc-
Icupy peculiar position. being Repub-
lican in principles, but unfriendly with
the party as an organization. II was
shown on Saturday last that herein be was
absolutely alone. IT he could have lived
to see the record of the Senate on his
favorite measure, he would have rejoiced
exceedingly that the good sense of the
nation prevented the overthrow of Tho
i Republican party in 1872.-Chicago Jour-
nal .-
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