The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15
ADDRESS ny cam scIi URz.
Discussing the Political sitp alton Before tho
Gernans of NV York.

Carl Schurz last evening addressed the
Germans OF New y ork In their native language
In the hall OF .ne Cooper Institute upon the po-
lltical stv.ition. The assemblage was large and
ordeu,, and listened to him with curiosity and
p.erest for over two hours. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. A. j. Dittenhoefer, who
nominated for President x-Gov Solomon, and
read a long printed list OF vice-Presidents and
Secretaries. Mr. Leopold We'll having read a
series of resolutions In German, cont lining the
usual declaration of principles and policy, MIR.
Solomon introduced the speaker Of the evening.
Mr. Schurz spoke as usual, with a pile Of
manuscript upon the desk before him. After
some preliminary remarks upon tho charge OF
Inconsistency that had been brought against
him for his course In the campaign, which he
sought to defend and explain, he said that there
were two leading Issues in this Presidential
election : the financial and the reform. lie hrst
took up the nnancIai qu,s,it", "a;@a 80
discussed for davoogS ogS men m%o a,Sn,dn Spd
e. t' the "Ts repea Oe of tne ResHmp,ion % V'c act
and the union Of Tilden and Hendricks, whom
he represented as antagonistic IN their views on
when the names Of the Dem ocratic candidates
were mentioned by the speaker a rye y rt OF
the audience began TO applaud. which some OF
the gentlemen about Mr.. ochurz encoun-
tered with hisses, tho conflicting dem
s' Tor time dTown"d the orators voice. aud
| he. at every lull taking no his sentence where
| ho had left 1t, and repeating the names OF the
| fresh applause. Mr.. Schurz. continuing, and
| taking up MIR. Tilden's remarks ON the imam
| cia question IN his letter OF acceptance,
said they were equvocai and ev sivc, and had
| no meaning. He predicted further financial
troubles In case OF democratic victory, Inc
satisfy him either, but he thought IL better than
that OF the Democratic 1t Is 10 the right d..
| money men growing fewer and less Influential
| in their party.
schurz said he would not rive his vote to any
man except one upon whose promises he can
and he thought hayo, .Sa, wa, such
many " other frauds IDS Esre.i&Sied IN the
best to vote the Rcpublican ticket. He believed
| that, Whichever ticket was elected. there would
esn. rSo sTsep hold Sl m once but
believed that in the event OF Hayes's
| In their places than In case OF 1ildens. he
upon which oracss are at present nlled' he de-
An entire change OF this system was
needed. or II yes he said no one who
would Keep hi. promises. His adminlstra.
tions in Ohio had been good. He had not brok IN
any cannl Rings because IN that blessed state
| there mad not been any to break. This Mr..
Scburz said with sneeIe. as though be
thought there were more merit IN that than
| lie also compared the honesty OF the two
candidates, and preferred Iiayes's The passage
| on civil service reform In Hayes's letter Of ac-
ccptance he thought very line, and read II In
| fu !, and eulogized II. The corresponding pas
sage In ilden's letter, he sid he old not think II
necessary to read but he did not think IL equally
good. lie did not tbink 1iiden, II elected, woul
| inaugural reform. put Haves would. Hayes's
| courage In writing such letter OF acceptance
| he lsuded highly; lilden, on the contrary, had
| shown no courage in his treatment OF the sub
subject. Not cne OF the previous Presidents OF
| the United states would have dared to write
such iotter as IIayes's before election. Hayes :
promises about the no second-term principle
| were also very good. Tilden's. on tho other
| hand, like everything else that proceeded from
| him, were not worded 30 satisfactorily to Mr.
Schurz.
| The excellent administration that Hayes
| would inrugurate was the next point taken up,
| and OF this MIR. Schurz drew a verv bright pic
| ture. II would not be perfect administration,
| but II would be a very good one. He had
| Hayes's personal promises for IL, aud believed
| they would be executed
| Hayes, Hr. Schurz said. had not been hls can
didate originally he would have:preferred Bra
| tow, and he might In the fret moment
| Of disappointment have ielt like going
| over to the Democrats, but he had
| come to the conclusion that Hayss was, after
| all. at least equally as good a. BIistow.
MIR. ScburZ concluded with a fuTtner explana-
| tion Of his course in the campaien.