The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-28
Speech Of Hon. Carl achurz at Cincin-
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CINCINNATI. September 27.-Hou. Carl
SchuIz spoke here to-day to an immense au-
dience. In orening he said:
But before proceeding to discuss the issues
of the contest owe you preliminary state
ment OF a personal nature. am told that
my appearance In this campaign has been
represented as part OF concerted plan to
lead independent voters Of the country into
the ranks OF the Republican party, and com.
NIT them 10 support its candidates in the
presidential election of 1876. That story
is an idle invention. I know Of no such
plan. If It existed would not be party
to it. Independent voters have minis of
their own, and l spect them too much to
believe that they can be transferred to this
or that side by any individual or combiDa.
tioa OF individuals. B7'ides. l not only do
not seek to commit any body else as to the
presidential election of 1876, but do not
mean 10 commit myself. reserve TO myself
to be exercised when the emergency will
arise, and advise everybody else to do the
same. Ny el,tions to the Republican party
are no secret. have deemed it my duty as
a Sc: ator al d citizen TO combat the errors and
the trau.gressions Of the set of politicians
that controlled it, and to attack the assssses
grown up under is rules. was in eaI uest.
[ thought | was right when I did so,
md 1t is no mere stubbornness of opinion
when | say | think so now. Whether
the Republican party will put itself in po.
sition to deserve support ia the presidential
election in 1876 remains to be seen. Whe.
Their the Democrats will do so remains to be
seen a'so. My opinion has long been, and
have not concealed it, that the patriotic men
of the Republic might do better than de.
pend upon either. Proclamation has been
made by the Democratic leaders Of
Ohio that this Safe campaign is to
be of decisive effect as to the issues OF
the presidential election of 1876, md in the
very front Of these issues they have placed
one which involves not only the national in.
rerests, but the character, good name, and
the whole moral being Of the American peo-
pie. An attempt is being made 10 secure
The endorsement by the people OF
he greatest State of the West and
one of the greatest in the Union, and
inancial policy which, if followed
by the National Government, would discredit
republican institutions the world over; en-
DOSE the American people to the ridicule and
contempt of civilized mankind; make our
DC litical as we'll as business life more than
ever the botbed OF gambling and corruption,
ard plunge the country into all those depths
of moral and national bankruptcy and ruin
which, as all history demonstrates, never fail
TO follow course so utterly demented in its
wickedness.
He SAYS the success of the initiation party
in Ohio will he the signal for the general
charge along the whole line to subuerge the
best principles and leave helpless in the rear
the best leaders Of the Democratic party and
10 capture the national power by tumul.
tuous rusb. This Is no III utter OF. mere local
concern. 1t is Il national danger which all
good citizens should unite to avert, ana
which can surely be aVerted only by the
defeat of imitation here.