New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-06
CARL ScHURz on TIE PRESIDENCY.
REASONS WHY he CANNOT SUPPORT TLDEN AND
UENpRICKs-THE FINANCES AND THE DEIoC-
RACY.

From me Westltche Post, Juiy3.
That certain Democratic papers, IN tIeiI
treatment OF those VINO are not 0 sleI OPINION rep
wore anon insults thaa arguments is dsagrtebIe tac
We had hoped for Respectable campaign ana we ,
licvo that majority the citizens oil ths cOuhg
the wish. At all events We oeeFc ,LlU
and reasons will have more weight TINS year tLah hNd
ions rhetoric address ourselves, then, Win me
forrncr 10 those with whom sound financial policy can
be hOuoraD!y and earnestly GlscH'' ed ,,., 10. .,.
II Is generally admitted ant undSputed lact mat
while the Republican party Is not altogether itce rom
imitation elements, nine-tonth' OF tge mnttiosts an
elections IN which the finance policy stood ID the ioit,
ground have been c0nducicd by the R'pupllc"ns ana
Ipdcpcnde1ts IA the defenders OF hard money against
the Democrats as inc snppo,fis % ii,1n r,n 81
recognize witn pleasure that ia me acIcp1tu v.
been made this respect IL pronouLces III favor .,
uud munty,Ony IL theory ~ !: tid, Dut on vH "a ~
-pm,. gain in comparison with the Democratic ~.Ltc
agors this aud the proceeding year, ana we pd II
wrrone But \, the first practical Tor the carry
.nE OF this haid Money theory, the Deiuo,.d'ic
% o,e Of tho act Of 27j when likes the resump
ION OF specie payments in tho year lS!9 ..,,.,
Ia ro~ poet this Resumption ACT Oi 1870, we cIi'cs'u
It reey At me put IN Il, details providing Tor the
bringing about OF specie payments IL was not strong ana
express, enough On the other hand however We couIi-
a!y praised It for the reason tnt the Law ~ te
IN Gt certain time the redemption w lie pap IN ,eg
indebtedness In ms pfohha' rs eNpi'' i| ,t
al an exactly Il iurd day OF the Goycfhm,ht a Sttt
an Was made, t.c discussion about specie rc'"u
lion thereby stepped Over rom ln hHSAoih " S'L'''
Ties into the domain ~ tue dchheL
n the law winch contains tn's promise vas no PlS't
every honest supporter OF hardnYucy policy namely,
%
qUate To tie purpose Gut was o'' t'r % ~
platform piolusi Not to cOmu.et" the Ia" ana render
sufficient tie accOu pil-Lmcdi o. us OBJECT hul III
word q, recall mat promise And what does me repeal
ut the X. sumption act SIGNIFY Nr-hiAS else IMAM lA'
open reputation Of promise gwen D.! congress IN nc
fdriu oi law 81 duty soicuniy recosn zed ~ the
United states Government.
TIL icpudiatcn, u tat this promise oil E,'u' III
fact stands - nInd IN the way %. re-
suunlte nonsense But 10 II something more tam mere
II,cIse 4 r., very transparent EVASION To cover a.
.fY NJ
| siluued a, a piece OF d. cciC ana trcacucry.
Ever, body knows thai the repeal Of the Il SUMPTION
act nIs been tue DItg-cly of tie iultioui-s Tor tue
past two years. In Congress, az every "itu'} thcy
nave made tn repeal the goal Ul tnrn cNrrluus, ana IA
every one o: tnyr state platforms they nave slodty
demanded the same thing Ana no" come thc Ii.a''
Of hard money into the Democratic Ndupnn! Con. M
non ana agree the reputation OF TINS promise That
Is the simpi" Stale Oi tho case. , .,...,
II ,he Democrats should succeed 90 power the r,p'tl
I ~ the promise ~ resumption VIII, III conformity
with their PLATFORM become tner very hrt step lac M
r Democratic friends Of hard money VIII assist them IN
H. And wa ,oc.i Pre- Democratic platform speaks
Of most OF other Things, Dy Whch te way Tor fr--l
ou OF Spu,c "a, meat, must DO prepared, a' C,oHsul'
a.. Now taat charming But We klO" inns Ia. We
heard q during tnc oL'" ct'll''- VI Ic ~ s,''
from the lips Of MrS-r- Ewing, fruirtuu &c IDc same
arguments were used AT At um' to PERSUADE tna p,op!.
TIA, thc resumption oI sNcI' m.hlS mus "ot 't
Thought of Tor a long time SIN 10 come. WHAT 90 thtt
/ form mems Tor It's Accomplishment.
O.her CONCLUSION tdan that mis- PLATFORM VIVA its *
press reuu.Iou ~ promise ma!c In the form NJ tW
nothing cac thGn concealed. AMI indeed very mis-
cr.tbly concealed compromise with tie mHat.unists
This appears stl more clearly ~ tLo thvlCe
oi candidates That Dir. liicn Is a hdfdnuuvl man, sc
Ur.r.c. mat HI would ndhe every cNyrtOu 10 carry
| through a sound financial policy accept true.
Wnrtuer he would succeed amid the tOu-pONcrlui uua
lion epurus OF the Western ana southern DcmOcr. Y,
we doubt. But The Democratic Convention has placed
by ms side the Nivt-t residential candidate MI ii, II
drcks. Who Mr. iI.ndccasi As IS universally hnO,,n
h. is the pet caulac OF tls nlstpusis. II. ta1n, Nr
Tdcu should be elected and turn die; Il ANY fatal acct
dent should belail hun what thcu Icn Mr. Hlircks,
the leader of Democratic NH tuuist> Would re the
President of the United states. TIdt might be termed
iIctched possibility, but U y NOT very idt letcacd.
II has been ALREADY mention al tue hcad quarters Of
the mi ltiOuiss In Inc Cincinnati Commercial, du' Us
ITS corr, spOndcncc, Had sieincHt Ot sr reasons
the homina ion OF Mr HondUAs 10 the NFc-Prcsi-
gate roa NewYOra assured mo OF his convection that
there was no DOUBT OF Iidcu's election" Ito adiul:
Mg. Hendricks viii not lose Gnytnno by ao"' ping tue
nomination. ridden viii not live through his term Uf
O.co II indeed survives TIL clectiOu day. Mr.. Hen
| uricAs wall be President within Two yeats,
! and in four years can easily rcclect hlin"
| Mr. Hendricks has accepted the Nomination Thai
Mr. Tden, mild S,iJu, Is not robust man,
every one who II acquainted with Inn Knows several
before the completion OF thsir term. In case Then Oh
Democratic victory there would stand between Inc iTcs
idcutal chair and tne loader al thc gnohlSts ohy one
rather feeble human hic That rs AT any rate lat
| which deny.
II then there friends OF hard money who can con-
DO,e tleuSrlSe, in tho presence of express reudl
lion OF resumption PROMISE made u thc lOgm Of law,
and OF the possibility Ptrsl tnt HehdrlChs let them
| roconce If 10 their cOnscieuccs, not c.