The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-29
JUDGE STALL0'S ADDRESS.
CARL scHURz THQRoVeHLv RE-
FUTED BY GERMIN SPBdKERs.
A Great Assenbinge IN the Cooper ipstituto
tnthusis .fic Tor TIideu aud Hendricks
Frauds Of the q Republican Parry Exposed.


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A Great AssepbInge In the Cooper Institute
bnthusis- site Tor TIideu and Hendricks-
Frauds Of the Republican Pnriy Exposed.
The large hall OF the Cooper Institute
was crowded to the doors last evening with an
enthusiastic assembl se OF German citizens,
who had come TO b, or judge Stsllo Of Cincinnati
| and Mr.. J"eeph Pulitzer speak upon the polit'-
| C i questions OF the campaign. The back OF the
platform Vas tastefully decorated with banners,
aud scarlet background bore in large letters
the names OF Tlden and Hendrirks. Shortly
after eight o'clock large number Of prominen
Germans appeared on the platform, among
whom were Oswald Ottendorfer, William
| 6teinway, Judge Ottefboure. ex-senator JACOB
Gross, ex-Judse Michael Gross. School Com
missioner Kamroib. Coroners EIllnrer ana
ElckhoG, Henry Ciausch, e1.A!derman Radde.
and Counsellor Bauschel.
Ex Judge Gross called the Getting TO order
aud prot osed Oswald offend orier as Chairman.
MIR. Ouendortet's name was received With warm
spplause. In taking the char no made a few In
tsoductory remerks upon the coriUltion
In the administration OF national affairs,
and the necessity OF enecting a thorough reform.
and then said he hau the pieusute uf introduce
tic speaker who had no need OF irving to 9loss
| rhetorical dexteriiy, aughter nd loud ar
plausel nor OF devoting the greater part OF his
/ VI hu tiAhiN N''Oess
Judge static was received with tumuit Of
Fellow citizens stand before you to-day
| only from ueep sense - duty I am no polit-
Cian. anu II Is oi ly IN the interest 81 the public
welfare tn have come here to discuss wb. Il
| feel to be tubc questions uf most serious I'm
recent address Of % c"fI scSuin. Sch" whose n name me
was received with lisses on all sides. " his
speech" said Judge stallo, was delivered be-
fore the citizens of the metropolis OF the coun-
| trv. here wnere the pulse OF trade is beating
feebly, where credit Is cripp'ed, where capiisl
can md no employment, where ships lie Idle ~
| tine hsrOor, and have the choice OF 70; ting or Of
sailing TO foreign ports with ballast, where
| builders Ind no work where no keel Us laid and
the banner is not heard. IL may be said that
such staenntlon prevails also In Europe, but u
| began here long before n did there. And vet
Mr.. Scnnrz had the hardihood to sound here
the pr ises of the Republican party. under
state of affairs had come about, aud to claim
that us continuation In power was essential 10
| TO the whole Of Mr.. schurz's oratory In the
| present campaign, both IN this ci1y and else
where, there were out two points; resumption
| OF spec!e payments and civil service reform.
| The Importance Of tho question of resumption
is. Of courSe, very great. 10 give the country
prosperity, u must have reliable standard OF
values. But II We took back to the Introduction
OF the greeDback currency. u Il only tho
Republican party that Il found to DO re-
sponsible for all the evils arising from It.
] mis- party. WITH all its talk about resumption
has Desn doing absolutely nothing during the
last ten years to bring IL or cticallv about. 10
pay the national indobst dness two things are
ne essary-to make the most Of our national re-
sources, thus ge ting the largest possible in
come, and 10 reduce our national expenditures
70 the lowest possible point Ii IA thus only
that We can make practical approach 20 re-
| sumption. Has the Republican party taken
such n.easures1 On the contrary. Il had
| so deformed the system OF taxation and
crippled the collection Of the revenue, tnat
wnile the taxes had o,en increased by at least
| t50O.00.0O0 only one-third OF that amount went
Into the Treasury. wrile two-tnirds found It's
Wy into the pockets OF monopolsts and
thieves. 1t had ofganlzed a system Of taxation
| WhiCn sim ly tndupement
and corruptioo. II had adopted u policy OF
commerce. aud degrade the national credit. As
TO retrenchn. ent, Instead OF economizlns Gov
| nillions to colossal raiiioau corporations, and
| wasted millions upon so-c.led Internal in-
| troyements with which the nation 4 Govern
| ment mad nothing whatever to do. lt had
| DOUBLED ePresideDt's saIar', md doubled the
salaries Of members OF Congress. Ancient Rome
| showed no more grant Coz ruption
Turning TO Hayes's record on the financial
| that until very recently he al been pro-
| nounced ra9 money man. and II he had now be-
come converted, II was only Iroper 1"
and look very carefully Into tue
credenti Is and his old record Hayes mad teen
scnemes Il NJ rton aud sherman. IlrGing's
resolution ~ Coneress To forbid the contraction
Of legal tenders wa voted tor oy Hayes win
Passlns on TO GOV. Hayes's letter OF accept
nee. JuOge Wells sali that hr. Scbuiz de
c'arvs that he has no confidence Whatever
| IN prnnis,r, IN I WITHIN tue past wenty wears
30 uai( promises rave oeen tnhue bl ooth pOltl-
cal parties tnat they now urug Ia
the market Yet he relies upon this let
ter of eccep'ance, ehd calls upon the
people to believe the PROMISES made II :
at the same time. however. to discredit those
contained IN Mr. lllden's letter Mr Schurz,
| IN all bis s9tech. says nothing abOut tue
| b rburuus system Of taxation nothing about
the great concessions m4de 10 railroad
curporatons and corrupt speculators. i,ur-
~: ,ce ;-.,s iS;1s and 1857 .se.gvnteen LAND
concessions naq Sc n n.aor lo tllfYcd compa-
| urs, h0d b4 0O'U0j acres OF land tNen t. toe
| Atlantic aui Pocinc iiroad, md that
| without Questioning the justice or wisdom
| oi these grants HAYES voted for them all.
| Fulitz spoke II 4 Of the INCONSISTENCY OF MIR.
Srnuiz ia hls IOh.ical course, ana proved II
very concu-key amid the constant
laughter am applause of the audience.
Sch"iz had sid before hayes's non,in. .tiOn taat
II wUulu ue fatal to nominate hi a., and nd
asserted soeniuy that he would not support
mn. Hut he was consistent, after all lOT he
MAJ dune tie san thing at tue nomination,