The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07
NO. A
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AiS III PpliNlNSs u atA NV SflrNo
Judge either his remarkable ability, or his
IliIhore remarkable recent somefsauir. in
any other spirn than thar of kindnesE But
the appeals Of Ppli,issls friends are 80, "a /
merons, nv convictions upon the pending
Presidential election so strong. my sense OF
'du-si So plain, that must ask for space in
your paper-the quaity of which 50 grand
~ eout-strips all quaptity-to notice the re-
cent manifesto OF Mr.. SchurZ.,, a,.I .,..,
That manifesto, though nominslly ad-
dressed TO Mr. 0ttendorfer Of the New York
.Stadtsi ZsitlEa9, isoreallyl intended for the
whole county, and particularly for German
voters, -, .E.,.....3 ,bt sa-sof, 81 /
Its extreme length-nesrly five columns
speaks for the feebleness OF the cause for
whiohiit pIeadsye / promise to"be much
-, The amazing attitude of Mr.. sehurz is
simply this,
-na He does not pretend to be a Republican.
For thedsst six years he has acted in opposi-
/ tiop to that psrty.ls For the last six years
he has made himself conspicuous by his de-
mands for reform. For the last six years
he has beeh engaged IN destroying the Re.
ipubiIcaR party t6sbuild upon itsruins a new
party. Is For the lash six years he has made
himself prominent by his savage. CRITICISM
of the rottenness Of the present Administra-
iti6n and all It's leading supporters. In the
May conference of 'tRefofmers" st the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, Mr. hiSchnfz protested against
the nomination Of any, man In Cincinnati
whose record rs a reformer was not above
all doubt He particularly protested against
any candidate whose negative merit con
sisted in+-uOthing; that is tOisay, having
done nothing, nothing can be- saidsagainst
him, L.. e. -
so Mr.. SchUrz now astonishes the world by
calling, Mr.. Hayes'a great reforner, whose
election owouid insure the much needed
changes in Washington and everywhere
else. ....,. .,,o,
7'iI consider this assertion an insult to the
intelligence of even the least Intelligent.
/ Mr. Schurl has anj und0ubted right to pre-
fer Governor Hayes without assigning his
private reason, but he has no right to base
ms acJIoH upon utterly -talse-Feasons. The
people of bhes X nited States have an un
doubted right TO elect Mr. Hayes if they
like .the present regimes and prefer to be
robbed father than give up their party pref
udices. But they must put It upon the
proper ground, and not upon the prepos-
terouslide ca 'ofcailing Mr. Hayes great re-
formeg .F0r what is thereeerdl % bsIIs'
The. May conference of r'r'R ;formers" de-
nanded the nomination OF Brls'ow, aud de-
nounced' the present sd dministration and all
IFS leading supporters. u sqsds 9n} hi '3ooo
= -CIncinnatianswereds by Overwhelmingly
defeating Mr. Bristow, and unanimously. lnr
dofsing Grants shameful administration. ID,
an The fcfofmers demanded reform and
change. and purltication, ana Cincinnad asI
tonished the world by cunning within almost
less than hairs breadth of nominating for
the Presidency q man of whose stupendous
guilt as an hoh6rless corruptionist there had
just been given the freshest and most over
whelming proof by defeating the only canl
didate who hada record of reform; by unanu
imouslY yindicating the national disgrace
cailed Grants administration by openly
pltdging the party to favor y system OF
tariff which plumbers the many TO "pfotect"
the few, and establishes privileged classes
at the expense Of the ma ~ses; and by plac-
ing upon this platform Mr., Hayes, the OBJ
sclirest Of all the candidates.
-nWhoy pray, was Mr.. Hayesi What great
publicf ssryiSe had d he, ever rendered, what
emineut ability had, be eyer shown, what re
form ever accomplished, what Independence
Of character dipiayed,o . what public Or pm.
yatel virtues man tested, q TO merit the daz
zling dignity of filing the place once EN-
n6bled by Washington and Jeffersop2 ,,
The answer came-Hayes has never stolen.
Good 'Gddi Has it come to thisY Is u
man entitled to the Presidency because, for
sooth, be lsfmerely honestGl Hasthis simple
quality become 80 rare in our republic as to
require such reward? And can there be u
more ptiable Commentary upon the party in
power than that it ''points wich pride" to
ITS candidate BeeAuse he at least has. never
stDlenEf ,0G 1sBaDE ,sALSI ,EIFsJh
Now, far be it from me to detract any Of
the merit attached to- this rare Republican
attribute But the, question is mot that OF
personal honestyuaih think Gfantiis persona
ally hYpests that Is, has peyenhimsclf stolen
anything. 4, Yet We all kpowothas almost,
everybody aE9uod GIANT lstsalso or, ,has
stolen,I, There can be, no reform without
political honesty, eEygreataahdity. 'coprr
age, and Independence of character. y Has
Mr.. Hayes eyer, shown, any Of these 'qush-
tlesY think l. can say that his poiIticaL
record is is entirely familiar TO, me, and be
Certainly has made such Familiarity very
light task, II Mr., q Schurz will show but a
single act in that record mAnifestipga spirit
Of reform. OF point TO- but a, solitary aurter,
ance of m dependent .thsughto nay, OF any
~" SN6 'tfifeIpts AlVAtA khbfNof
that am, wrong. But four years of dull
mediocrity in Congress and five years Of
mediocre. dpllness, IN the,I gubernatorial
chair stare us in the face, without a,sipgle,
act OF reform, without a single tboue ht or
utterance, of ability without q single vote
Of indepeld dence TO redeem the long recordl
Of obscuntyT7with pothingsto justify it but
pretended persopal responsibility.
III T..
nay deny. the ,EesRectability of any man IL
pubic place, who, like Mr. oHayes, bas never
failed to support the present sJsudaldns ad-
rninistrst oa, for geslsd IsceaT- by y sotes and
acta, for other years by silence or hysPerchu1
but slways zeaiously If, according 70 Burke.
be. who without fntefftrsbce,, looks on ~hll 4
under his very eyes wrong And. robbery are
becomes an ally of theEohbers. I
how much more guilty, Of wrong is he who
has followed the present military party,
under the lead Of Grant, On It's gloomy
msrchto personal government and centraIi I
zatipp over roads, traugbt Withnwrong and
fraud, CRIME and coruption., violated laws, !
and broken honor, national shame, 2 dis
graced cabinet, a polluted behch, and
prostituted ,prsddeacyi IT. Mr. Sch6fz win
show but . .solitaty1gote which Mr. Asyes
oFSIs spfc4nens " give loF Els pAl tysJo JofsOuba
single word OF protest against any Of the !
msAy wrongs e6tnmHted by that party,
shall consider him right and myself wroEg.
But not othefiEis1-------
Four years ago Mfg echdfz ma { have
been entirely of. my present up'n 'nioug As.
Hayes then stepped out Of theSgoEerpOship
and ran for Congress in one OF the dlslricts
Of Cincinnati. The people, however, little
dreamed ofJbis great destiny, for they de-
feated him badly. It Was . strong Rspub.l
Iican district and q most humiliating de-
feat. There wss, perhaps, but one consola-
tion for poor Mr. II yes. Cal SchuIz, then
II the very zenith Of that fsme which, I
lear, IL nov fast fading eontabuted bis
powerful share todefeet him. Is Mr.. Hayes
different to-day from what be WAS four
years Hgo7 : Hardly Yet M. schprz pro-
leases to-day that Mr. Hayes is it 20 be
President, 6r fnr tine mDst dIfiicuit task Of /
a this goyerament, ,oiwhsns -four
years ago be did not think him tito 20 70 |
Congress. I followed NJ. Schnrz four years |
sgo; can follow him noWf Can anybody
Is not bind, and deaf, and dumb, or
not without undehstandinkf tCan all the |