The New York herald., 1875-09-15
CARL sCHURZ'S RETURN.
The Hon. WINCHESTER
30 l-o

WHAT HE THINKS OF THE RAG MONEY cAM-
PAIGN IN THE wEsT-A HARD MONEY MAN.
Yesterday morning at noon the news was elegraphed
from Sandy Hook that the Hamburg steamship Pom
merania, commanded by Commodore schwensen, the
veteran commander Of I03 out and home trips
the Atlantic, in the ong and bearing back to our
shores the celebrated Missouri statesman Carl Schurz
1t was not till two O'Clock that the steamship
in question dropped her anchor Quarantine, when
she instantly boarded by Health Ogcer Dr. Thomp
son. After his official visit had terminated HERALD
reporter made his way deck. The scene was an
animated one nearly 100 hundred people, all ages
every condition in life the deck The first thing
that struck the eye group OF German peasants
gathered around Franciscan and Benedctine monk,
who together bidding farewell their travelling
companions previous to getting their baggage ready
going ashore Under the guardianship Of Dr. Jenner,
the Pommerana's doctor, the HERALD reporter found
seated away aft, on bit, adjoining the wheelhouse
the object of his search engaged in the perusal Of
HERALD. The ex-senator looked the picture of health
and wore a dark tourist suit of clothes After intro
ducing himself to Mr. schurz the reporter held the fol-
lowing conversation with the bold Missourian -
REPoRTER-I have come to learn your views, Mr..
schurz present of the political field in this
country
Mr. scHURz 1aughingly)-why, my dear sir you
have arrived too soon must post myself thoroughly
to what has been doing since l left homo. I
tanly have the HERALD and other American
papers1n my wanderngs abroad, but only at in
tervals. To be frank with you, ought to interview
you instead OF you
The reporter consented TO this change Of roles and
Mr. SchurZ asked
''What is your present sensation in the New York
press q"
REpoRrER-weI the Gubord affair in Montreal is
of them. The reporter then told the story of that
religious war between Catholics and Protestants at
w a
state Of things should come to pass The next subject
touched the Maine election and the report that
the democrats said to be in the ascendant which
evidently pleased him. Then the
MONEY
campaign in Ohio Mr.. SchurZ declined however ia
express his opinions to whether democrats repub
hcans would carry the day In reply TO question to
whether Mr. Schurz had become mbued all with ir-
nation ideas, he replied, 'You know am hard money
am Then he asked TO what had been done in the
recent Republican Convention at Saratoga, who had
been nominated for office and also If Clarence Seward
| had accepted the nomination.
While the reporter was being 'interviewed" Commo-
dore Schwensen had board the tugboat Only Son
to clear his vessel at the Custom House. and then
waving his hand signal OF farewell TO his passen.
gers. Mr. Schurz, happening 10 look out the bay,
what passing and said ~ very sorry did
not bid my friend Schwensen goodby l went over
with him, and think he is splendid sailor and fine fell
low in every respect" Then the New York Demo-
cratic Convention discussed and numerous other
matters. At last the reporter thought it was
asked Mr. schurz where he had spent hla
holiday the Continent Of Europe. he replied -
I
Hamburg, Kiel England and Switzerland where spent
in the latter place my time the Grsons and Bernese
Oberland
REroRrER-Did you do any alpenstock work whlls
In Switzerland2
Mr.. ScHURz laughingy)-0h no; went on excur4
sons, however similar TO those enjoyed there by the
majority OF people While in England / resided prin-
cpaly at London. | made no speeches anywhere save
when my friends gave banquet in Berlin last June
Another halt In the conversation occurred here by Mr.
Schurz asking the whereabouts at the present moment
of
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON
The reporter then asked Mr. Schurz what his present
movements were to be, and he replied II shall go to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel and propose stopping q few
days in New York, when | shall go West" At this
time several friends of Mr. Schurz up to speak
him, and the reporter bnde him good day. fellow
passenger Of Mr. Schurz said that Mr. Schury used to
write every evening while in the passage for pro-
tracted length Of time he spoke politics with nobody,
and carefully eschewed the subject On the 10th the
Pommerana caught In hurricane and had great
many Of her sails split.
THE SCENE HoBoKEN
Upon arriving at tho wharf in Hoboken hundreds OF
people had gathered TO welcome Mr. Schurz back to tho
United States His particular friend DR.. jacob, of
Thirty-fourth street. absent however. Under the
present cumbersome system of collecting duties
passengers passage the delay here terrible and OF
hours duration. General Nichols at the head of the
custom brigade worked manully; but their task a
Herculean one Women begging TO be allowed TO take
the customs oath, wearied with waiting, to be-
all along the wharf, men using language far from
plimentary customs system, the customs Of
hcers with perspraton streaming down their face and
in cases. apparently at their wits end; crying
children and many women looking as weak as if they
would faint
Mr. Schurz saw all and apparently took mental
Of it, seeing the crying necessity tor reform in this
matter,