The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-16
CARL SCHURZ AT HOME.

He is still a Hard Money Man.
From the New York Herald Of Yesterday
After introducing himself to Mr.
Schurz the reporter held the following
conversation with the bold Missourian: !:
Reporter--I have come to learn your
views, Mr. Schurz, on the present 9 tate
Of the political field in this country.
Mr.. schurz (laughingly)- )-Why, my
dear sir, you have arrived too soon. l
must post myself as to what has been do
ing since left home. certainly have
seen the Herald and other American n pa-
pers in my wanderings abroad, but only
at rare intervals. 10 be frank with you
I ought to interview you instead OF you
me.
The reporter consented to this change
of roles, and Mr.. Schurz asked:
"What Is your present sensation in the
Now York pressr
Reporter-Well, the Guibord affair in
Montreal is one of them. The reporter
then told the story OF that religious war
between Catholics and Protestants, at
which Mr.. Schurz expressed great re.
gret that such q state of things should
come to pass. The next subject touched
port that the Democrats were said to be
In the ascendant, which evidently
pleased him. Then the rag money cam
paign In Ohio. Mr.. Schurz declined,
however, to express his opinions as to
whether Democrats or Republicans
would carry the day. In reply to ques-
ton as to whether Mr.. Schurz had be-
come imbued at all with imitation ideas,
he replied, "You know l am a hard
money man." Then he asked as 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 ''inter-
viewed" Commodore Schwensen had
gone on board the tugboat Only Son to
clear his vessel at the Custom House,
land was then waving his hand as sig
| nal Of farewell TO his passengers. Mr..
| Schurz, happening to look out on the
| bay, saw what was passing and said,
| 81 am very sorry did not bid my friend
| Schwensen sood-by. I went over with
| him, and think he is splendid sailor
and fine fellow in every respect" Then
| the New York Democratic Convention
| was discussed and numerous other mat
ters. AT last the reporter thought itiwas
his turn to ask few questions, and
l
his holiday on the Continent of Europe.
| He replied: left here the 10Th of April,
and have visited Be rlip, Hamburg, Kiel,
England and Switzerland, where spent
| in the latter place my time in the Grisons
and Bernese Oberland.
Reporter-Did you do any alpenst0ck
| work while i'll Switzerland
Mr.. Schurz (laughingly )-Oh no; I
| went OH excursions, however, similar to
those enjoyed there by the majority of
people. Wilhelm England resided .prin-
cipally at London. l made no speeches
anywhere, save when my friends gave
me banquet In Berlin last June. An
offer halt in the conversation occurred
here by Mr.. Schurz asking the where
abouts at the present moment of Vice
President Wilson.
The reporter then asked Mr.. Schurz
| what his present movements were to be,
and he replied, 81 shall go to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and propose stopping a
lew days in New York, when l shall 70
West" At this time several friends OF
Mr.. Schurz came up to speak to him, and
the reporter bade him good day. A fel.
low passenger Of Mr.. Schurz said that
Mr.. Schurz used to write every evening
while on the passage for a proJractel
length OF time. He spoke politics with
uODOuy3 dHu Chi0Aully CoCucWou tu0 SUD-
ject. On the 10th the Pommerania was
caught in a hurricane and had a great
many OF her sails split.
Upon arriving at the wharf in Hoboken
hundreds ofpeople had gathered to well
come Mr.. Schurz back to the United
States. His particular friend, DR.. ia
cobb, of Thirty-fourth street, was ab-
sent, however. Under the present cum
bersome system OF collecting duties on
passengers passage the delay here was
terrible and Of hours duration. Gen.
Nichols, ut the head of the custom bri-
gade, worked manfully; but their task
WAS Herculean one. Women begging
| to be allowed to take tho customs oath,
wearied with waiting, were to be seen
all along the wharf; men using language
far from complimentary to our customs
system, the customs officers with per-
spiration streaming down their face, and,
in some cases, apparently at their Wits
end; crying children and many women
looking as weak as IL they would faint.
MIR. Schurx saw it all aud apparently
took mental note OF 1t, seeing the crying
necessity tor reform in this matter.
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