The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07


honest man, hesitate TO pay them oft But
this is not all. Mr.. Hayes, il elected. will
find in Cameron, Conkling and Morton not
only the absolute masters of his party, but
also, the, leaders of the majority in the SEN
ate, without whose consent he cannot eren
form ais Cabinet can make no Hppoiht-
mentss carry no measures lin fact, have 10
adlhinstrStion sc all. WhaI- thea. must
the position OF poor Mr.. Hayes most plain
Iay bet Already groaning under the obliga-
slons for tbe past, hesis bound to.solieit their
aid for the future. He will hSye TO depend
upon them Just as much after his insugurs-
tion as he hadlto depend upon them for his
nomination and, election, IL be is, sn honest
man, he ,is bound 10 them, and belongsto
them for what they have done in the past;
| IL be Is q prudent man, he doubly belongs
to them for what they may do in the future.
As long as the world exists, che creator con-
trolls the created, the superior the inferior.
h. In the face of all this Mr.. Schufz pre-
tends TO believe that the election OF Mr.
Hayes would insure an entire chahge from
the present Grant administration, q COM
plete departure from the leading men and
measures and management Of the party.
Has Mr. Hayes given any reason for so ex-
traordinsry an expeetationl Mr. Schurzs
idea of reform certainly means the utter
political destruction of the t'machine, of
Grant and Cameron, and Morton and Conk-
ling, and Blaine and their hundreds of
thousands of office holding or office-expect-
ling followers-in one word, of every ssma-
chlnep politician. e Are they alllbllnd that
they should 50 zealously work for their own
destfuction3
Now the question raised by Mr.. Schurz
is plain. Somebody must be fooled. Who
is itSI, Mr., Schurz on one side or the hun
dreds of thousands Of msebine politicians
and thieves, from members of the Cabinet
down to gaugers and penitentiary inmates,
who all Justify cry for poor Hayssi I ask
again., ,whog is most likely'to be fooled ia
this barganly ,,sio,o ot saesi ~ .,aIih
Is it possible that Mr., Schurz, cannot sec
all this himseifG Or does he really live in
the pleasant illusion that his influence over
Hayes from outside the party will be greater
than that OF the men who have run, IL for
! ten years, who dared to impeach johnson,
who nominated Grant and ''ran", him for
seven years, who dared TO kick even Mr..
lSchurz out of the party, and who now have
nominated Hayes to perpetuate their powerf
There is no possible harmony between the
| ideas Of these men and the ''machinem and
that OF Mr. Schurz and reform. The con-
fiict seems to me not only irrepressible, but
utterly irreconcilsble. Yet we find Mr..
Schurz in sudden, alliance with these COR
fuptions, united in the common effort to
elect common candidatel And though
this candidate stands upon a platform eu-
logizing Grants nd ADMINISTRATION, and though
the whole Eower of, that administration Ia
bent upon his election, and though every
enemy OF reform supports him most hearth
lyyandthough his own record Is that OF the
strietest partisan and supporter Of the'pres-
ent Grant regime, and though be owes His
nomination 10 that regime, aud would owe,
hrs election to 1t, Mr.. Schufz still insists
that Mr. Hayes would make great re-
fermerl sfsfh.as .ait.tinf ,-uoi1a0'ao03l rs
=, The idea is monstrously ridiculousl s5ail
Mr.. Schurz is either grossly deceived him,
self or only seems so IN order 10 grossly de-
ceive Others. In either case must be sorry
for him, and in neither case can follow
him. And ! am glad to be met by the most.
unmistakAble evidence that the same spirit
animates thousands of others, who, like my,
self, formerly followed Mr.. Schurz's lead.
Especially is this the case withthe German
American element of our republic. Illknow,i
from the most careful examination, that ~
German newspapers in all parts of the coun-
try, or over too thirds Of all in number, and
nine ts1ltsS an real circulation and iHJfue1oS,
age to-day supporting, not the Candidate Off
Mr.. Schurz, but Tilden and Hendricksl In
fact the number OF newspapers supporting
Hayes and Wheeler is only SIXTY y-eight. The
great majority of the Germans OF the Union
do not stand behind Mr.. Sehnrz they staAd
against him, or all the able REPRESENTATIVES. r
Germans, Mr.. Schurz is almost the only
one who does not support Tilden aud Re-
FORM hns The unholy alliance between Mr.. 2
Schurz and the machine" politicians Will .
be fruitless, soJfar rs the Germans are con-
cel ned. They love the country OF their adop.
tion too much TO wish continuance of
thej present ueras Of shame and disgrace.
They want aithorohgh national house cleaii-i
ing, want new and clean hands in high b
places, want reform; and their good in- !,
stinct leads them to expect the vital changes
20 sorely needed for the national honor not
from Mr. Hayes, who means the STATUS qsl0, I
but from the man who stands TO. day As the .
foremost practical reformer Of the republic, !
VINO, regardless Of party, has purified the. ],
most corrupt government OF the first city Of
the Western world aud the frat State Of fin
the Mon, and utterly annihilnted the most p
gigantic Vrganjzat atoms for public pluDder, 81
that ever existed, until Grants ASSOCIATES .
Get up "a greater one. '''i "'i' ~ a'''
sssdi Ed bsle' Sincerely yours b9' ipn a
4nl9aor slA suaiioul JosErH PULTrzER. Iool
SiARAToeA, July 81, 1890 3-sb ,us4D 'asi