The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-22
MISC IDED CARL scHURz.
Judge Goepp Gives his speech Mt Cooper In-
stitute q Critical Examination.

aud address usrnan Republican m1ss mect-
ing. at which your presence was to bs the prn-
cipal attraction. Still warm from the contest OF
four years earlier In which had taken p irt as
a Phiiadolphlan, I beguiled part n the journey
tnther In woniornr " what materials the oc-
cupants OF a Philadelphia German Republican
meeting would be composed for when had
known them ut that earlier crisis, the hold splr-
it's among them, who d not shrunk from tho
bllz, OF notorlety. would have found room
undor the lens OF a powerful microscope. My
curiosity was satisfied In amanner which sur
prised me. The platform was crowded with
those Influential and prominent German citi-
zsns who, In 1856, mad graoed. as LEADERS,, the
meetings OF the Democracy. All OF them were
now not only Republicans, but leading Rspub-
licans. Tho loss Of Pennsylvania In 1850 defeat
ed fremont. The adheson Of Pennsylvnnia In
1880 elected Lincoln. Had tn 40 active Repub-
lcans Of 1872 gwen their conntenance to Repup-
lican meetings four years earlier, -oDaUly tho
camp,ign of 1853 would have neon victorious
and the campaign OF 1880, with Its cnnsequences,
unnecessary. Was IL good or evil fortune "a 10
turned outi Perhaps n Fremont had been
elected In 1866, we should have slave states ut
The scenes Of 1890 came to my mind when
road the report Of the meeting Mt Cooper In
s'itute on Saturday last. Your own particiD
tiOn was, OF course, source ~ regret without
surprise, but for the array Of Presidents and
Vics-president5 | confess ] was not prepared.
/ entertain no dount VI Gov Iilden's election;
hut II there Ia one thing OF which an. still moro
certain II II that not one name IN ton Of that
muster roll will 0gure on the records Of n Re-
publican meeting In 1850 Nine in ten will either
congratulate themselves az patriots on having
been loft In n minority In 1875. or regret that
their convictions remained steadfast a little too
long for the general welfare.
You will not expect me to enlarge upon the
ability eyincea by your address. The oost recog-
milton Of the force Of an opponents argument Is
an effort to answer IL. And beg t. thank you
for having Afforded what | have been vsIniv
seeking since the adjournment of the IT. Louis
Convention, presentmelt OF the Republican
case sufficiently cogent to merit reply.
Not that you utterly scorn all the lighter
graces OF argument. You devote n cha pter to
the question Of civil service reform, question
witch will not, robabiy, decide a single vote at
this election. II Is mattsr wbicn everybody
discusses for the benefit OF his neighbors, but
regards IA inopportune for his own considcra-
ton In the view OF your own colleague, Mr..
Bline, It IA a mandy PANTY sentiment. You
ure understood to disagree with Mr. Blaine on
some points. one Of which probably Is that you
claim that Gov. Hayes has shown his courage In
declaring. nv hts letter q aoceptince. that II no
WIS elected. Repubhcan oficehplders now In
would be considerably safer IN tn ,ir places than
II the choice would { III on his opponent am
inclined to ngree with YOU In thinking that that
intrepid declaration Is a ir measure Of Gov.
Uayes's moral vaiOr. That. as you inform the
public, n cost him a struggle to indite such n
pronuncinmento is only proof that all men
But civil service reform IA only one of the
topics with which you deal; YOU treat the fnan-
ciYl gu stiOn AS At least OF equal dignity Upon
this mead YOU first argue that the nard times are
not ascri able TO the Republican artv, aud then
that they are ascrnahle principally to tho ire
deemable paper currency. for which reason Gpv
W ives ought 70 be elected President OF the
United States. Why Gov Hayes2 Because he
belongs to the Hepunic1n party. Ana way II
adhesion to the Republican party n guarantee
for such efcencyf The Republican party has
failed during the eleven wears succeeding the
end Of the war to bring about aresumption Of
specie payments. THIS. YOU fully admit, Is
true enough during al these year, the Re.
publican patty exercised almost undivided
power And you yourself declare--which do
not-that country OF such great resources as
tins can resume at ann tim, Il sees NJ. 70 ms
mind YOU have disprOved your own thesis. The
Republican party, n giiu successful, will have
the same motivs for deferring resumption Tor
the next eleven years that IL h I'd for laying IL
FOR the last eleven.
You claim that no better result Is to he anticl.
patcd from the trtum IN OF Governor I'll ten, ne
cause at the last years election in OHIO the
Democrats, as you contend. iavOrei inf tion,
the fact that in New YORK the Democrats IN.
vored nard money and the Republicans 80 United
towards innation. SO far the balance Of repnta-
ton Is eau'l. hut YOU further forge that Gov.
HAYES raised the hard money nag only after
yainly essaying to cary tho day on "a ten perance
anu anti-CAtholic war-cry. and only when whip
ped into the better course by that element Of
the Republican party. which has now sucoum bed
and become a bewer Of wood aud drawer OF
voter To - unrel n lax adNor- ny. Nor 40 you
reflect that Ia New y uris the Democratic party
assumed hard mnneg G ,lpr3 uLlrr the I'M lcnrs
OF that element which now controls and actuaies
Its every movement.
You plead IN { the Republican party, while in
nncent u all the nii-flr unes that have beflllon
the 60 lutry, na~ passed. the RssImatiOn ct"
The Resu notion act' is'a deca alton That the
Government wnich has violated rs urO nises for
eleven years past. means to violate them flr
three years more. II ~, | cDncede. fair IN ts-
ure OF the sine ,rety u the Republican parry on
tn.t topic. NOI impute b.d motives t. the
u moor Is fr their lem nd IN t n o. repe ted.
You point ont thar aside from the ~ sumpfion
clause the " resumption act, that Republican
production which constitutes the uuy step
yet take fCrwr on tue road TO specie paw.
ments," Il an infl ttion measure: ami Tor this
y "A Al n III hn
cause hey do not Offer TO repeal the whuls " It.
lou call IL an imitation measure bee use II givcs
the n tionaI banSs power to issue Addt iOnh
hllls. The PRINCIPAL difference between the Jis
OF national tanks and the Government paper
money /, that the former are, uuiike the latter.
fedcemnble. You Therefore set you face against
the effort to escape from irreieemable by the
way of reieemaole Imitation. You may be rlght
as a political hnaucior. But The points open to
argument, and YOU must allow mo to confess
that prefer the resulnptionist VINO points oft
some way to resume, TO the re.umpttOnlst VINO,
while cOndemuing the ways proposed by others,
suggests none OF his own.
We are all agreed-4ll. at least whom we ad-
nit TO this uiscus-iOn-that specie payments
must DO resumed. itgys mo great pleasure TO
see you take this ground some yolrs 40. DIt.
that being grained, tho question, How snail we
resume imperitiy5iy demands sn answer. For
years hoped ~ hear YOU answer 1t, but hoped
In vain. that answer u now before US, IN GOV.
lilden's letter OF acceptance. He has shown.
with the precision OF man who speaks of what
he knows, no II Is to DO nc ,onplshed; aud In
30 doing he has shown, what before could not
ba known, not only tnat II l. practicable, nut
that. IL not ans lutely easy II presents NJ DIM
cuitles iusurmOuutaDle 10y enlrl4 adeq ate to
the OCCASION. II, Tor that reason, yOW call IL
" Janus-faced." differ IRON YOU.
s. much for the separate parts Of your ad.
dress. except to IL 40 "a wHOle. It's key-nO.e
IL com larson between two political parties
hs OBJ .cts OF worship ana subseryicure, It nder
when king, Besonian2 SPEAK or dbl" Tue
assumption Is that by voting for lilIen YOU
make dcsoot OF the Democrati3-Dy electing
HAYES Of the Republican pArtY. Yet, ia this
vsiy speech, you remind IA that parties ara not
deitieS at whose shrincs to benz the knee. For
tnat very reason by making I1ldcn President.
We make no y irtY our tasklnaster. We disc ird
HAYES because he wears hls party S yoke. W.
follow lildeh Oec lu>e he has Imposed his yoke
upon hls party. By TINS course we nave a reaiy
achieved success which 10 CONTINGENCY can
Overturn. We have chained a pacty t. tho car
sthte candidates rs sterling as the .tionti. o lr
cmdldaes keep no private secret RES,
VINO, after accepting the endorsements
" American Alliances, deny tnat their
principals wrote the letters Of acceptance.
Thus much Tor tho cOntrn.s OF your discourse;
a word as to its omissions When | came Out
for Iilden, regarded myself rs the last RspuD-
hcan Intelligent and sincere enough 70 be re-
sponsioie u do 80. All the othsrs | supposed
had gone before ne. IL never occurred u me-
as possible that any man free from party tTlm-
coop. Ev-r since discovering my mistake In
this particular have zen IN search OF thJ argu-
ment which Keeps 50 many Of our lrIends with
In tne pate. have found Il, and II Is one from
which Won have withheld Your advocacy.
Do Won regard II ms fallaciousf DO YOU
admit that there Is nothing IN the Southern
qdestloht Do YOU concede there Is no danger