The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-04
GREEK MEETING GREEK,
sCHURz DIssECrED By PULITZER
Sehurz's Old Partoer n DIssenter-
A Searching Review OF Hayes
Reform.
Dispatch TO the Philadelphia

Special Dispatch TO the Philadelphia
Times.
SARATOGA, August l.-Joseph Pu-
liter, next to Carl SchurZ, the ablest
German leader in the Union, and lately
the partner and editor Of MIR. Schurz's
st. Louis German paper, will tomorrow
publish tho following searching review
of the position assumed by Mr.. Schurz in
the Presidential contest: 9. CATH.
Mr. PUL1TzER's LETTER.
You know that, as the former editor Of
M. Schurz's newspaper, for some time
his associate in business, and for many
many years his follower in politics, am
not apt to Judge either his remarkable
ability or his still more remarkable re.
cent somersault in any other spirit than
that of kindness.
But the appeals of political friends are
80 numerous, my convictions upon the
pending Presidential election, 80 strong,
my sense of duty so plain, that l must
ask for space in your psper-the quality
OF which so grsndly outstips all quantity
to notice the recent manifesto of Mr..
SchurZ.
That manifesto, though nominally ad-
dressed to Mr.. Ottendorfer, of the New
York Stats Zeitung, is really intended
for the whole country, and particularly
Ito the German element. It's extreme
ngth-nearly five columns--speaks tor
the feeblcness of the cause for which it
pleads. l promise to be much shorter,
knowing the value of your space.
THE AMAZING ATTITUDE OF MI. scHURz.
The amazing attitude'of Mr. Schurz is
simply this: lie does not pretend to be
Republican. For the last six years he
acted in opposition TO that party; for the
last SIX wears he has made himsell con-
spicuous by his demands for reform; for
the last six years he was engaged in de-
stroying the Republican party to
build upon its ruins new party;
for the Inst six years he made
himself prominent by his savage
criticism of the rottenness of the present
administration and all its leading sup
porters. In the May conference of axe
formers" nj the Fifth Avenue hotel Mc.
Schurz protested against the nomination
of any man in Cincinnati whose record
AS a reformer was not above all doubt.
lie particularly protested against any
candidate whose negative merit consisted
in-nothing; that is to say, having
done nothing, nothing can bo said
against him. Mr.. Schurz now astonishes
the world by calling Mr.. Hayes a great
reformer, whose election would insure
the much-needed changes in Washing
ton. consider this assertion an insult
to the intelligence of even the least in
telligent. MIR. Schurz has an undoubted
right to prefer Governor Hayes without
assigning his private reasons, but he has
no right to base his action upon utterly
false reasons. The people of the United
States have an undoubted right to elect
Mr.. Hayes if they Ike the present re-
pime, and prefer to be robbed rather than
yield party Prcjudices; but they must put
1t upon the proper ground, and not upon
the preposterous idea of calling Mr..
Hayes great reiormer. For what is the
record2
HOW HAYES TAKES THE PLACE OF BRIs-
Tow.
The May conference of "Reformers'
demanded the nomination of Bristow
and denounced the present administra-
ton and all its leading supporters. Gin
cinnati answered by Overwhelmingly de-
feating Mr. Bristow and unanimously
indorsng Grants shameful administra-
tion. The Reformers demanded reform
and change and publication. Cincin-
natl astonished the world by coming
within almost less than hairs breadth
of nominating for the Presidency man
of whose stupendous guilt as An honor
less corruptionist there mad just been
given The freshest and most over
wheIming proof; by defeating the only
candidate who had n record OF reform; by
unanimously vindicating the national
disgrace called Grants administration,
by openly pledging the party to favor a
system of tariff which plumbers the many
to "protect" the few, establishes priv-
legged classes of the masses, and by plac-
ing upon this platform Mr.. Hayes, the
obscurest of all the candidates.
Who, pray, was Mr.. Hayes? What
grest public service had he ever rendered,
what eminent ability had he ever shown,
what reform ever accomplished, what
independence of character displayed,
what public or private virtues manifested,
to merit the dignity Of filing the place
once ennobled by Washington and
.Ietfurson2 The answer comes-Hsyes
has-never stolen!
THE SINGULAR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
Good God! has it come 10 this! Is a
man entitled 10 the Presidency because
forsooth he is honest2 Has this simple
quality become so rare in our Republic
rs to require such reward? And can
thero be more pitiable commentary
upon The party in power than that it
"points with pride upon its candidates.
because he. at least, has never stolenY
Now. far be it from me 10 detract any
merit attached 10 this rare Republican
| attribute. But the question is not that ot
"peysoaai honesty. i think Grant IS per-
soually honest-that is, has never stolen
ANYTHING. Yet We know that almost
everybody around Grant does or did
steal. There can be no reform without
political honesty, very great ability, cour-
age and independence Of character. Has
Mr.. HAYES ever shown any Of these quail.
nies3 / think can say his political
record is entirely familiar to me, and
certainly he has made it very light task
10 do So. If Mr.. Schurz will show but a
single act in that record msniiesting q
spiri, of reform, or point 10 but soli-
tary uttersnce OF independent thought
nay, Of any new political thought at all
l will confess that am wrong. But four
years Of dull mediocriiy in Congress and
five wears Of mediocre dullness in the
Gubernstorisl chair stare US IN the fsce
without a single set Of reform, without
single thought or utterance Of ability,
without single vote Of Independence 70
redeem the long record OF otecurity-
with nothing to justify il but pretended
! ,>ons>y al pnnsihility say s-pretAnl-