The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-20
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
.<ETERY W:EIN,ESD.HT.
From the 81. Louis Republican
The Coming Canvass.

Tho Coming Canvass.
A PRocLXMArIon FROM SENATOR
ScMcRz-NEw PARTIES AND NEW
IssUEs--WH THE SknAToR PRo.
POSES AS THE NEW PLATroRm-
SHALL THE PEOPLE GOVERN THEM.
sE'IyEs2
WAsHISoroN, D. c., May 3, 1874.
-There has been good deal of gossip
In tho newspapers lately touching tho
plans and prospects Of Senator Schurz.
Mr.. Schurz regards the anti monopo.
ly movement in its present stage as
simply un inchoate revolution, a vast
mass of incohercnt elements, that
has as yet no unity Of purpose more
definite than d vague desire for a
change and no unanimity of feeling
and sentiment beyond q general dis.
satisfaction with tho prescut state
of public affairs, and general will
to put things to rights without any
we'll defined single idea as to how to
do it.
Convcrsing upon tho subject one
evening with number of friends
high in public and honored in private
station, who wero visiting ct his
home u short time before he went tu
Boston, Mr.. Schurz remarked that
''thcre sometimes came periods in
the history or people when they
were enthusiastic they did not know
exactly why, and bravely striving
for something they did not know
cxactly what, in n manner they did
not know exactly how"
"And these" ho pursued, care al
ways grand aud beautiful periods in
history. One of them oamo over
Germany in l9l8,. sndrxteudtd also
over Hungary. Another Of them
came over this nation at the incep
ton and during the early struggles
of tho anti-slavery movement. An.
other is upon US now, in many 70.
H.specta grandcr, broader, and involv.
ing things Of moro vital import to
the people than any preceding one,
because it actually involves the sue,
CESS of our experiment at self gov
ornmcnt"
Then he went on to show how our
government had lost its character OF
responsibility to tho governed, until
the fact Of Irresponsible, onc-man
power had woll nigh displaced the
idea of popular sovereignty altoseth.
er.
a coalition had been effected be-
tween tho monoy power, which was a
monopoly in material affairs and
tho military power, which had be-
como monopoly in civil affairs, and
tho two worked together for the
benefit of each other, proGting the
few and subvorting at once tho rights
and material interests Of tho many.
Tho results of the elections were no
longer awaited by those in powor !;
they wore fofeordainoi in conclavc.
Whenever tho control Of national
affairs was at stake no stratagom ,was
too violent, no tactics too high hand-
cd to be called in requisition by
those in power to maintain their
grip. 1t was not only natural that
scandalous abuses should exist in the
administration Of ,.ffairs under suoh
a dispensation, but it was inevitable
because these things were done for
tho express purpose of gaining and
retaining opportunity to .purpotuate
the abuses. The managers of the
the party in power dcbuuched the
ballot box with the same intent that
tho burglar picked the bank lock-
that they might gain access to the
treasure vaults and plunder them.
Those who now hold power valued it
not for its own sake, nor for tho honors
of public station, but for the suke OF
emolumentS, pcrquisites m d
"chanccs." The whole motive that
lmpcIlcd cooperation between the
money power and the republican
party managers was sordid gree d
of wealth that no amount of eorgiug
could satiato, because tho sordid
appetite was one that only grew with
b feeding.
There was something to be admir-.
ed in such character as that of tho
First Napoleon, who conquered for
conqucst's sake, and who loved pow.
>er for the sake Of the greatness it
gave to his name. But those who
usurped simply that they might rob,
and those who oppressed simply that
thoy might cxtort. wcre dotestable
and nothing more. This sort of thing
hid 'gone'on and on until the hearts
Of the people had iuaIly been reach
ed by way Of the depleted pockets,
and lbe reaction had set in. The
difference between the present situa-
ton and that Of twenty years ago
was that then the bosoms Of the poo
pie we're reached directly by sel 90
OF moral wrong wrought upon their
fellow men wheroas now tley were
being reached by sense OF matc,i
al wrong wrought upon themselves.
The question now was not morely,
Shall we resume specie payments !