Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-29
THE TROUBLE WITH SCHURz.
He Trled f0 Help Hayes by Telling
b - Truth About Grant.
.iFrom the st. Louis Times.

se7.' afFrom the st. Louis Times.1
OoLuMBus, Ohio, Sept. IA.
No event since the opening OF the
campaign has created SO much or such |!
profound sensation in political circles /
here as the pending disagreement be-
tween Zach Chandler and his hired |
man. Schurz. In order to arrive at |
complete understanding of the present /
situation it ia necessary to go back o
few weeks and touch briefly upon the |
conditions under which Schurz under |
took the canvass for Hayes, a canvass |
which NAV now be considered as |
practically ended. A few days after |
Mr.. HAYES was nominated ] had a
conversation with Aleck Sands, of
Cincinnati, a prominent Republican
manager in Ohio. in the course OF
which was informed that Mr.. Schurz
would take the stump for Hayes. At
this time it was deemed by the men
of ordinary information almost fore
gone conclusion that Schufz would |
support Mr.. Tilden if the Democracy
should nominate him at st. LOUIS.
But Mr.. Sands assured me that Schnrz
would support Hayes no matter whom
the Democracy might nominate He
affairs between Schurz aud Wikof,
the Chairman of the Republican State
Comm Ittee of Ohio, was such as to
place the former practically in the
power of the latter. This was in refer
ence to the canvass of last year, and
understood from Mr.. Sands that MIR.
Wikoff was prepared to make dlscios-
ures that would neutraliZe Schurz's
influence as a Democratic canvasser II
he should attempt to support T1lden.
Subsequently / received from other
sources confirmation of this intelll-
gence.
In the course of a few days the Ma
tional Republican convention met at
Philadelphia and ex-Gov. Noyes went
over from Columbus, backed with Gre
| dentials as Mr.. Hayes candidate for
the craftsmanship of that body. This
was an attempt of the Hayes people
to seize upon the machinery of the Re
publican party, and the step was earn>
estly counselled by Schurz and Bris-
tow. Noyes failed. however, and
| Chandler was chosen for the place.
whereby the Grant crowd obtained
control of the campaign machinery.
| This was serious set back to Schurz.
| Several years ago when Schurz was
l
Chandler had a quarrel, which result
ed in Schurz's exit from the Office with
a boot about the size Chandler wears
(number twelve) disturbing the atmos-
| phere Immediately in his rear. This
quarrel has never been fully made up,
and hence it was quite natural that
Schulz should he seized with disrel
ish for the prospect of a campaign
under the auspices of his ancient
enemy.
In his distress Schurz then applied
directly to Hayes, and demanded that
a paragraph should be inserted in his
letter of acceptance touching civil SER
vice reform which he (Schurz) should
be at liberty to construe to suit him.
self. There was considerable tribula-
ton over this matter, and Hayes was
thrown into little agony of his own.
He was bent on having the support OF
Schurz, but he was equally DESTROYS
to avoid the displeasure of Grant.
Schurz laid it down as an ultimatum
that he would not undertake a canvass
which involved even an apologize ST
lence concerning the Grant admins
tration, declaring that he could rot
hope to exer: any influence among the
Germans unless it was distinctly I'M
derstood and proclaimed that in speak
ing for Hayes be spoke as an oppo-
nent of Grsntism. Hayes was not bur
} dened with love for Grant, but he was
restrained by very wholesome feal
date Soh ad ns9ug9 50 Rs IT.
will of Grant. The civil service clap
} trap was accordingly put in his letter
} of acceptance, after having been care
fully revised by Charles Foster AM
Senator Sherman. Schurz pronounced
it satisfactory, and his engagement as
campaign orator was ratified by
Chandler.
Mr.. Foster, Senator Sherman. and
Hayes himself, were the principa
parties urging the employment Of
Schurz in the canvass. They stipu
lated for him that he should not assai
} the administration in his speeches, OF
animadvert upon members of it per-
sonally. But Schurz himself never
made any such stipulation. The con
ditions of his engagement. as he un
} derstood them, were that he ahoulG
not be called upon to defend or apol
ogize for the administration, and thai
he should be left free to range ove1
the whole subject of civil service
reform as contemplated in Hayes
letter of acceptance. For a time he
got along in the canvass without
making any reference whatever tt
Grant Or the administration. Between
laudatory analysis of Hayes letter OF
acceptance, abuse of Hendricks, anC
before the close of his term, if elected
he managed to fill a number Of
appointments satisfactorily to Chan
dler and Grants friends generally
. But the avalanche of questions, re-
monstrances, reproaches and taunts
which his fellow countrymen hurled al
him from every quarter, proved toe
much for him, and he felt compelled
to avow his abiding disfavor Of Grant.
ism, in order to save his personal
standing with the German masses.
This is the secret of his remarkable
utterances at Cincinnati and Cleveland.
In making this onslaught on Grant
and his crowd, Schurz did not regard
himself as violating either the letter
or spirit of his engagement. But he
certainly did violate both as they were
understood by Chandler, in view OF
the assurances he had received from
: Hayes, Sherman and Foster. There
, is no doubt that Hayes has dealt
doubly with Schurz in this matter
He certainly gave the latter to under
stand, in their conference at the depot
here, that he should be left perfectly
free to discuss the subject IF civil ser
vice reform in all its bearings. And.
of course, Schurz could not be at all
consistent with his own record if he
pretended to exhaust that subject
without severe animadversion upon
Grant and the methods of his admin
istration. But Hayes, after having
given Schurz this assurance, went and