The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-05-27
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Carl Schurz is going 70 Europe soon, and
his friends gave him dinner in New York.
After the repast, Mr.. Evarts called the as
semblage TO order, in brief speech com
plimentary to the guest Of the evening,
wishing. him safe voyage and happy re-
turn, and thanking him for his great pun
lie services. Dir. Schurz in reply said
To earn a good name among citizens is
a thing To be desired. / may claim one
fhinos and that is that have at least tried
IN do INV duty, and I cordially thank you.
Certain Disbursements Of sentiment occurred
between me and my party before left the
senate. / started early in life an earnest
and devoted man, and attached myself TO
the Republican pnty. | served it faith
fully until after the civil war, and Its lopi-
cal results were perfectly safe after the war.
IL then seemed to me that the time had
come for taking the other great problems in
hand for solution. Il was necessary 70 Sc
cure for the new order Of things that favor
able public opinion which is Indispensable.
by wise course of Cancellation and policy.
Il was necessary TO strike down the spirit
OF rapacIty which arose during the war, and
theatened to destroy the grand old institu-
tons Of our government. IL was necessary
to restore once more to the country a sound
currency and 10 tighten and regulate the
burdens swaying over the people from
revenue and taxation. That these evils
existed no one denied, and no one denies
to-day. fondly hoped that the party to
which belonged would take these prob
lens in hand and deal with them, but you,
as well as /. know that these problems were
still uusolved, and, indeed, retrograde move
ments were made in some respects. We
stood before the American people with the
same principles and programme of policy,
and these had the good wishes of some of
the Republican party. An attempt, said
the speaker, was made in 1872 to take a
middle course, but it failed. This should
not cause encouragement, because the best
lessons were to be learned from failure.
We had two political parties to day, but
neither of them satisfied the people. l shall
admit that in both parties there are good
men, and in this and that State some good
thing has been done by either the one or
the other party, but it was like man
coming TO two roads and asking which he
shall take, and person says to him:
stranger. you may take either; but If you
do so you will wish you had taken the
other" The independent voters were in the
main good citizens, who wished TO serve
their parties by the best methods, and not
bargainers. I am convinced that the mass
of Independent voters is strong enough to
give victory to either deserving it. The in
dependent party was too great to fritter its
power away, but 1t was the dnty of the
men who composed il to use their power
for the common good. 1t was too early to
advise it with regard to the next Presiden-
tial election, but in it steps should be taken
by the men composing it TO bring its power
to focus. Let it be by the organization
of committees or otherwise, so that when
the time arrived they could tell the parties
what the independent men wanted. / be-
lieve that great good can be brought about
in this way, and what great blessing it
would be to have a full-grown statesman
in the Presidential chair Next year we
would celebrate the one hundredth ami
versary of our independence. Might it only
be known as year of not only proud mem
cries, but of strong and independent action.
In concluding, the speaker returned thanks
for the kind reception given him.