The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-11
Misfen1reuns.
. Schurz as he Was.
What the Republican Party Leaders
r Thought Of Him in 1872.
THE REJECTED STONE TIA T HAS
ROW BECOME THE HEAD OF
THE BARD MONEY
POWER.


In 1872, when Carl Schurz was engag.
ed in building up the great Liberal party
his Republican friends were engaged in
pulling him down, They had an estab-
hshment in Washington which prepared
matter for the use of Republican papers
Articles were written, forwarded to the
Grant organs, and by them put in circu-
lation. The following is specimen Of
that sort of material. The document has
considerable interest just now:
Republican Party Circular, No. 20,
1871
CARL sCHURZ. ..
Speculation in land-bad faith on his
part-making money at the expense OF
others--minister to Spain--receives
S12,3O7 68 for his services at his post
Of duty five months and six days-still
owes the Government $1,012 80 a
model reformer,
The Illinois Stats Zeitung, leading
German paper in Chicago, gives the his
tory of land speculation entered into in
1856 by Carl Schurz. The principal tea-
tures Of this dishonest transactions are as
follows d.g
In 1856 Schurz purchased eighty-three
acres of land situated near Watertown,
Wisconsin, for $1,000, and mortgaged
the property for the balance. He after
wards executed a second payment Of
$500 to one J. A. Hoffman Of Chicago,
ofWhom he borrowed that amount. The
first mortgage was held by John Jackson
of Brandon, Vermont. Soon after this
Mr.. Schurz subdiyided the land, laid it
out in lots, and called it "Schurz's Addi-
ton TO the City Of Watertown." These
lots we're placed on the market, but no
record was made of the division on the
sity record book, while the mortgages
were recorded at the Office Of the recor-
der in Juneau, Dodge county, eighteen
miles away. Several lots in this plat
we're sold by Schurs. Among the pur-
shasers were George w. Perry, who paid
5000, G. Hilderman $3.50, John Spiegel-
berg $3.50, John Mcdonald $3.50, and
Ferdinand Muller $3.50. He also sold
the right Of way to the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad company for 81
500. The money for these sales was
paid to Schurz and receipted for by him.
The lots sold were in the deed, marked,
numbered, and described on the plat of
said addition" as surveyed by one
Henry Steeger, and "duly recorded in the
obsee Of the Recorder Of deeds IN and for said
county of Jefferson" No such record was
in existence. 1t was further agreed on
the part of SchurE shat the premises dbove
described are free from all incumbrGncsS
ghateVeT." .3l .51 araaod IN p aaIr.
In the year 1867 the mortgage on this
property Covering the loss which had
been sold with the express agreement
that they were free from incumbrance)
was foreclosed. The purchasers men
toned above lost their land, and with it
the money they had paid to SChurE.
John Spiegelberg not only lost his lot,
but the house he had erected thereon at
q cost of $500.
These facts which bear on their face
dishonesty and fraud, are corroberated
BY Col. Wedelst@dt, editor of the Mis-
solIri Stats Zeitttng, also by the afadavits
Of those victimized by, and familiar with
this transaction.
Emil Rothe, formerly justice Of the
peace in. Watertown, Wisconsin, who
has certified to the deeds Of said lOts, and
who is now acting as editor of the Votks-
tSewnd Greeley organ in Cincinnati,
makes no attempt to deny the alleged
facts, but excuses the action of Mr..
Hch1rx on tie ground that he became in
Volyed in the crisis Of 1857, and was un-
able to carry out his agreement.
p Colonel Wedelstaedt, of st. Louis, who
made personal investigation into the
hetswhile on visit to Watertown, re-
plies to this defense that Carl Schurz is
In no way excusable, as he had omitted |
10 record the subdivision of the plat, sold
said lots as being property recorded when
such was mo- the fact, received the mon
ey and has ever since refused to refund
the amount to those who lost their prop
erty through his failure to carry out the
agreement into which he had entered,
facts like these proven against this mod
el reformer accounts for his lack of inhu-
ence amony honest Germans, many Of
whom are cognizant of the facts we have
given. We sppend to this statement two
Sfidavits from parties victimized by
Schurs. They tell their own story, and
are but samples of others that have
been given in, sttesting to the same
facts: 9YiHg11 tra ..,g.
Y sts WATERrowN, August 20, 1872,
State Of Wisconsin, County of Jeffer-
eon.TtIaed Il ilaH .HH Hoifi9g fa.
SS-' UT IGIf nul- ..s'a H. g4 |
q On the 10th day of August. 1872, there |
appeared before me, Amos Baum, a mo-
ary public of the State of Wisconsin,
George w. Perry, of this city, and state,
and deposeth as follows: 3,
On the first day of November, in the |
year 1865 1 bought from Car, ,Schurz,th then
4 resident of Watertown, Wisconsin, q
certain parcel of ground known ami des-
iQnated as lots Nos. /, 2, 8, and 4, in block
No, IL Of Carl Schurz, addition to Water
town. paid for these designated pieces
Of ground the sum of $500 cash in hand
and received from said Carl Schurz q
> warranty deed. Knowing at the time