The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-28
A Banquet 10 Carl Sehurz BY Elm.
inent Citizens Of New York.

NEW YORK, April IA dinner was
given this evening TO ex-senator Carl
Schurz by number Of prominent Citi-
zens Of New York previous to his depart
ure for Europe on Thursday next. The
banquet room was decorated with Amer
lean and German Gags, while band dis
coursed excellent music during the even
ing. Hon. William n. Evarts presided,
while at his right sat the guest Of the
evening, Hon. Carl schurz. About two
hundred persons were present. among
them being ex-C Chamberlain Lane, Charles
Francis Adams, IT,, Peter Cooper, s, B,
ChiLtenden, John ]. Cisco, Parks Good
man, D. A. Wells, ex.AttOrney General
Barlow, Howard Potter, Cyrus W. Field,
Murat Halstead, Charles Butler, White
law Reid, DR.. Hammond and Others.
After partaking Of a bOuntcous repaSt
MR., EvARn CALLED THE AssEMBLAGE 10
ORDER .f... t
and in eloquent words conveyed the COM
plimenls Of those present to the distin-
guished guest, and thanked him for his
great public services. In conclusion he
called upon all to fill their glasses and
drink to the health Of Carl SChurh wish
ing him q prosperous voyage, q happy
summer and sale return. ..y
Mr., SChurz then arose in reply dsaid
that to earn the good name ol citizens Is
thing to be desired. may claim one
thing, and that Is that
HAVE AT LEAST TRIED TO DO MY DUTY,
Disagreements Of sentiment occurred be-
tween me and my party before left The
Senate. started early In life to live an
earnest and devoted man, and attached
myself to the Republican party. ! served
II faithfully until and after the civil war
and its logical results were perfectly safe.
After the war II then seemed 10 me that
the time had come for taking other great
problems in hand for solution. II was
necessary to secure for the new order Of
things that favorable public opinion
which Is indispensable, by wise course
Of ConciliatiOn and policy. II was
necessary to strike down the spirit
Of rapacity which arose during the
war and threatened to destroy the grand
old institutions Of our government, II
was necessary to restore once more to the
country aSOund currency and 10 tighten
and regulate the burdens swaying over
the people from 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 problems In hand and deal with
them. But you, as well Us /, knew that
these problems arc still unsOlved, and
indeed fetrOgTade movements were made
In some respects. An attempt, said the
speaker, was made In ! S72 to take mid.
die course, but tfailed This should not
have discouraged them, because
THE HEST LESSONS WE'RE TO nE LEARNED
FROM FAILURE. al.IJJr
We havet political parties to-day but
neither Of them satisfies the people. 4
shall admit that In both parties there
were good men and this and that, can state
some good thing which has been done by
either the one or the other party, but II was
like q man coming 10 two roads and ask.
ing which he shall take, and o person
saying TO him, stranger YOU may take
either but II you do you will wish you had
taken the other. The independent voters
were In the main good citizens, who wish.
ed to serve their parties by the best meth.
ods and not by bargains. am convinced
that the mass OF the independent voters are
strong enough to give victory to either par.
ty desiring It. The independent vote was
too great TO fritter It's power away, but II
was the duty Of the men who com.
posed II to use their powers for
the common good. Il was too early
to advise II with regard 10 the next Presi.
dental election but initlatory steps
should be taken by the men composing II
TO bring ia power to focus. Let II be by
Organization Of committees.Ur otherwise
30 that when the time arrived they could
Say 10 parties what the Independent men
wanted. | believe that great good can be
brought about in this way,a what agrCat
blessing II would be to have
A FULL GROWN srATEsMAN.
in the Presidential chait next year, when
we celebrate the one hundredth ami.
versary Of our independence. Might II
not only be known as a year Of proud
memories, but Of strong and independent