New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-28
BY TELEGR A PHI
POLITICAL.
Carl scburz, speecb in CINCINNATI.

Carl schurz' Speech in Cincinnati.
CIsCISNATI, o., Septem Der Ex-senator
Schutz made long speech here to-day, in
which he said:
Before proceeding TO discuss the issues
Of this contest / owe you prelimina ary
statement of a personal nature. | am told
that my appearance in this campaign has
been represented az part of q concerted plan
to lead independent voters of the country
into the ranks Of the Republican party and
commit them to support it4 candidate in the
Presidential election of 1876. That story
is an idle invention ! know of no such
plan. If it existed would not be q party
to il. Independent voters have minds
of their own, and l respect them too much
to believe that they can be transferred to
this or that side by any individual or COM
bination of individuals; besides not only
do not seek TO commit anybody else as to
the presidential election Of 1876, but l do
DoI mean TO commit myself. ! reserve to
myself entire freedom judgment in that
matter to be exercised when the ext
gency will arise, and l advise everybody
else 10 do the same. My relations
TO the Republican party are not secret;
have deemed it my duty as q Senator and
citizen 20 combat the errors and trans
gressione of the set Of politicians that CON
tralled it and to attack the abuses grown up
under its rule. / was in earnest; thought
! was right when | did SO and it is no mere
stubborness Of opinion when l say think
so now. Whe ther the Republican party
will put itself in position to deserve
in 1876 remains TO be seen. Whether
| the Democrats will do so remains to
| be seen also; my opinion has long
been and l Lave not concealed
i tha. .he patriotic :ccG GO ;ll5o s.pa 5iio
might do better than depend upon either.
| Proclamatitn has been made by the Demo,
| cratic leaders of Ohio that this State cam
| paign is to be of decisive effect as to the
issue of the Presid, n,ial election of 1876,
| ani in the very front of these issues they
| have placed one hlch involves not only
| the national interest, bat the character,
| good name and the Who'll, moral being OF
| the American people. An attempt is being
| made to secure Endorsement By the people
| OF the greatest State of the West, and
one of the greatest in the UnioA, of a tinan-
| cial policy which, if followed by the
| uationa, government, would discredit re-
| publican institutions the world over, expose
| the American people TO the riuicule and
contempt of civilized mankind. make our
political as well as business life more than
ever the hot bed of gau bling and corrup
tion, and plunge the country into all the
depths OF moral and national bankruptcy
and ruin, which, as all history demonstrates,
never fail TO follow course so
utterly demented in its vic keduess.
The success of The initiation party in Ohio
will be the signal for the general charge
along the whole line TO suhmerge the best
principles and leave helpless in the rear the
best leaders of the Democratic party, and
to capture the national power by tImal.
tuous rush. This is no mere matter of local
concern. II is national danger which all
goud citizens should unite TO avert. and
which can surely be averted only by the
defeat Of initiation here.