The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-07
true to'it, aud shall-remain true to it
dasrifa nf oil do sortorv

true to lit, aud shall remain true to il
| despite of all deserters. .
How is it that Mr. Schurz-the instiga
tor and leader of the conference; the
chairman of the executive committee
appointed at his own motion, and which
was charged with carrying out the views
and resolutions of the assembly? How is
itwith the man that, as long ago as 1861
declared war to the Republican party, and
who, to accomplish the ruin of his party
in 1872 allied himself with the Demo.
crats7 Is he, who for the past five years
has been using his captivating eloquence
hisigTeat talent, and the strong power ol
| his popularity for the overthrow of the
Republican party-is he in his to-day's
speech going to support that same party ]
Is he going to show the Germans that the
Republican party is better in 1876 than
it was in 1872, and that Mr.. Hayes has
become different man since the May
conference? VIII Mr.. Schurz on the same
speakers stand on which four years ago
he advocated the alliance with the Demo
cratic party to-day represent this alliance
to his German feilow-citizens as danger
ous2
Mr.. Schnrz ought to feel that he can not
succeed in the attempt to harmonic his
position of to-day with both that of 1872
ard that taken in the New, York confer
encel and that no amount of sophistry is
sufficient to fill the gap which exists be-
tween Schurz the reformer and Schurz
the Republican stump oratorl "a,
1t the danger of Tilden administra-
tion were as great as Mr.. Schurz now pre-
tended to fear, review of his agitative
activity should oyerwhelm him with a
sense of great responsibility, for no one
more than he has successfully discredited
the Republican party in the eyes of the
people; noone more than he contributed
to the thiuning of its ranksl
Whatever Mr.. Schurz may maintain in
order to reconcile the contradictions be-
tween his previous position and that oi
to-day, he will be unable to overcome the
logic of the following propositions:
/. If his activity. in behalf of reform
since 1871, which eliminated in the New
York conference, has been earnestly be-
lieved and justified, his present position
is objectionable, untenable and inconsis-
tent.
2. If that conference purposed more
than to be mere comedy, Mr.. Schurz
can not possibly favor the election of
Mr.. Hayes. And in case that Mr.. Schurz
did not feel able to abide by his duty to
support Mr.. Tilden the only thing left for
him to do was to reconyene the con-
ference.
8. If Mr.. Schurz in his sovereignty
believed that he could set himself above
this due regard and obligation to-
ward the members of the conference,
there was left for him the only alterna-
tive to maintain passive neutral, or at
least areserve6 attitude, even if merely
for the purpose OF quieting in his fellow
citizens and former reform companions
the suspicion that his position in this
campaign is based on personal grounds
rather than patriotic motives.
have been induced to write this open
letter, as stated before, by Mr.. Schurz's
coming here for purpose particularly
provoking to- me as, one who responded
to his invitation to the New, York con-
ference. This provocation prompts me
to vindicate my own position as well as
that of all my German co-operators, oi
whom their former leader, Schnrz,
now asks to renounce the same convic-
tions aud principles for which they
have fought for years and not unfre-
quently made the greatest sacrifices,
Although the readiness with which Mr..
Schurz takes the stump in this city and
to such a purpose is repugnant to me
and to the German sentiment-a feeling
which politicians may not look upon
as being justifed-yet will not by any
means weaken the effects that the Re.
publicans expect from Mr.. Schur2'
speech, for / am too ardent friend Of
political discussion. ]. MUELLER