The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-07-25
Carl SChUYy.

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CariSchUIZ,
We arc not disposed to join those who
would belttle CARL ScHCRz because he
has somewhat Unexpectedly declared for
HArEs We do not now, any more than
heretofore, doubt that ScurRz is pro
found thinker and pure man
But tits unfortunate for the country to
which he mighl be useful, that be is al
ways suaring after the infinite aud diving
,fes the untathomable. His impaculate
Iy pure and daintily elegant theories and
systems are too delicate TO be handled by
mere human beings While we look upon
the splendid creations of his genius We
are lost in admiration, but when we see
his selec. ion Of means to accomplish his
ands We break into broad langh ut his
simple stupidity. The pronunciamento
Of the Fifth Avenue Conference Illus.
srates the beauties OF his theories as stri-
kingly as his subsequent advocacy Of
HAYES illustrates his absurd method of
reducing them to practice.
That pronuncianento breathed lofty
patriotism which was inspiring even in
/, he heyday of centennial, glorifcation
1t was prepared by Mr.. ScnUsz- himself,
and embodies his best matured theories,
1t set out fully and clearly what heand bis
coterie would do, and what they would
not do. Itdrew two pictures of zPeesi-
dental, candidates-the candidate they
would support, and the candidate they
woulanot support They were dtawn
from life, and everybody recognized them
at once. Here is one: &aess i.
"The man to be intrusted with the
Presidency this year must have deserved
not only the confidence of honest men,
but also the fear and hatred OF the
thieves. He who manages to conciliate
the thieves cannot be the condidate for
honest, men Every American citizen
who has the future ofthe republic and the
national honor sincerely at heart should
solemnly resolve that the country must
now have President whose name is al;
ready waichword of reform, whose ca.
pacity and courage for the. work are mat
ters of record rather than of promise. !"
! Every reaiero this sketch said with
out hesitation "Tha. means TILDEs and
BRIsrow, andnobody else.he siss;f i3ur
The other picture is as Enthusiastically a
full length portrait Of HAYES.
ave shall support no candidate who,
however favorably judged by his nearest
friends, is not publicly known to possess
those qualities Of mind and character
which the stern task Of genuine reform re-
quires for the American people can not
now afford to risk the future Of therepub
lie in experiments on merely supposed
virtue or rum ored ability to be trusted on
the strength of private recommendations
In one word, at present no candidate
should he held entitled to the support OF
patriotic citizens of whom the question
may fairly be asked, is he really the man
to carry through thorough going re-
form of the government Can he with
certainty be depended upon TO possess
the moral courage and sturdy resolution
to grapple with abuses which have ac-
quired the strength of established Gus
tom. and to this end firmly to resist the
pressure even of his party. friends p
Whenever there is room for such ques-
ton (and doubt as to the answer,) the
liidate should be considered unfit for this
emergency This is no time for so called
availability springing from distinction
gained on fields Of action foreign to the
duties ,f government, nor FOR that fai
more dangerous sort Of availability which
consists in this-that the candidate be
neither SO bad as to repel good citizens
nor go good az to discourage the bad
ones. Passive virtuein the hi CHEST place
has too often been known 70 permit tht
growth of active vice below" = :
It was wholly unnecessary to adopt il
this instance the "this-is.a.pig" expedi
EN-, vet on reading ittothe COMMITTEES
Mr. ScHUaz said, That describes HAYES
Yet when Mr.. ScHURx comes to ohoos,
an instrument to execute his designs, b,
rejects the very mamie had pointed ou
as peculiarly fitted to do it, and accept
1.-THE very man whom he had taken elabo
rate pains to show was wholly untitled 70
the work. 49, =. -; 4; gse
| 1t will be strange indeed il those VIII
-Ehave been accustomed to follow MI
ScHURz fail to see that he has gon
lsquarely back on mself-that the yer.
man whom he held up before the peopl
to warn them against him, he now hold
Iup for their admiration. He set Nj
!, HAYES upon a pedestal, and exclaimed
j. Reformers, behold the man whom yo
are to shun-the man who does not pos
sess those qualities which genuine reforr
requires is not the, man tor carr
through thorough reform of the go,
; ernment- who does not possess the NOR.
courage and sturdy resolution to gfappl
with abuses-the man who is neither 8
bad as to repel good citizens nor so goo
as to discourage bad ones. There he il
conspicuously unfit for this emergency
Mark him well that you may avoid him
/ Now this same Mr ScHuRz puts th
same Mr.. HAYES on this same pedesta
and in the same silyery tone calls alout
"Ho, reformers. behold youridoi Brin
. forth your harps and your sackbuts an
your psaiteries, and let us.make music t
him-let us sing psalms in his praise :
Let US bow the knee before him. and exa
) him. for heis our only genuine and orig
nal Reformer. With his great name o
our banners we will rush at the corruI
tionists like bull ata locomotive"
That is CARL ScHuRz in theory an
lCapJ SCurrpz in nractica He nover fai