New-York tribune., 1876-10-23
ADDRESS BY CARL SCHURz.

otrF@TION-POwFR % THE SOUTH WITH phh-
ocRATIC ADNuNIsTRATION-THE COTTON TAX
SOUTH CAROLINA RIFLE CLUBs-AN APPEAL 10
NEw-YoRK VOTERS.
An informal reception to Carl Schuz was
rveu by the Union League Club at ts clubhouse Oh sat
udov evening The attendance members was largeahd
included men of prominence in law. finance couueoe
and politics Judge Noah Davis. who presided lh Tue az
senee Of Joseph H. Cloac, the President introduced M
schurz to the club ia brief speech MI schul@ 'n'"
said: .,o,
Mr. CHArRM,N: Permit to thank you Tor inc very
compliWCut,Iv terms with which you have INTRODUCED
me altogether umdcseIyed ana YOU 40 o,iv
favor with which you received lheil M M @ for
sbout three hours ago of the honor when o
me- and therefore came here atoteI & uni' @ ip
csn sreech OF ay weight and moment for surely tIaJ
expectation would he disaG0hteG aul ,Iosh % IN ~ ,
ability 10 raise crop OF good results laborng udcr gea
fauSssi ond Is IN shni have 70 offer tonight viii be
some fi-hand random remarks-some Thoughts
men, that standing here before some 0 We lo'c 20
most business of This great metrolos, ana IL l"Ct VI
the United Statcs-the substantial men ol Aui'L.'. ..
do not think that there ever Was an election t eo,, -,
be decided the issues OF which were s m2o, an np w.
Tho Great interests which you gentlemen, represent Ou
economical condition has been disturbed iof % sSiiS " ~
years Now are beginning to see the rst i Si, ~
sunshine agaiu-thc first symptoms OF the leNEaioI
trade si somewhat indstlnct and LeOie' Dut s.E s.iE
Iise 10 the hope that they may ea 20 @ W t to
II would entirely pTcsumptuOus IN me 10 'tupl w
teach YOU gentlemen, by what means hat lchutnc9 can
h. niooted assume every Of you knows, a. vel as
SoysnIf-and think great deal better than do myself
that tue first thing you want as the Odsls OF your pue
ness is sound cuTeHey upon which 20 base saio Oust
mess calculations Appauscl The restoration O specie
payments is therefore the very urst tg necessary 10
secure revival OF the general business OF the country
and The restoration Of our prosperity The resumption o
specie payments Is az stake IN TINS election III lhe ls
pointed manner II is promised TO Us ny DON pus
a. men who have the material interests ci the country
truly and sincerely at heart you cannot forget at oN
that party entitled % your support which gives you %
best guarantee that this great end VIII be opsneV
by its efforts Now gent@neu; @ & wnCn rs nam ma We Know
We know Gov llldei To De nard,inOnSg man man NY ,,
him 10 be surrounded here III the East by gentlemen VINO
are sincerely of the same faith sh0ld De tIe lSt man
TO cast any sr or suspicion upon tIelr t u'
coming from West, know also that II VIII nc ulttrS
Impossible heu controlled as they are by the Demo
carry them The chairman of tins meeting mas
T Tu te,DsS @ ,,, n,.yrsti, nartv ON tne one sdc
az the advocate and champion Of eOlt money ana
initiation, aud the Republican party on the othcr sue
az the Champion OF sitce pay @ inrnh Tl Uou, H.
10 make il stay beaten. How can we do thati Ger.
tanly not by supporting tnose oi "hvH % I've we h1" iSt
the country here something IN the proceedings OF
The - I01is Convention which might have deceived
creduous people. In tine Democratic platform there Is
plank advocating the resumption OF specie pay Inehts,
while in the next sentence IL demands the virtual rcpeai
the only speciepaymcnt laW ever passed ny CONGRESS
They claim our confidence upon tbat assurance Ana
now would ask You Stntitlhen Is u1t In,e u"PTS IS
the very face OF that performance t but
they did another thing stlH more e.ncWa,e;I 4
10 our suspicious Iley nominated oi lne iIvsi
dency harc-nOuey man, Gov. 1IdeH, ANA they noni-
mated for the Presidency one Of The chiefs o the
sOfvmOney men, Gov. Hendrick> l"Ht Wa ..u.ii5
which done II the whole history Ot the Uhed
the representative OF one lrinciplt ana hollnait
other candidate the representative OF the opposite
principle. II is virtually teng the people oi the Ohtei
States, Do you want hard money! Tnerc We give yOu
a draught Of Tilden. DO you want soft money! Iherc
These gentlemen are the candidates of the Democratic
party the present moment The letter OF acceptance
Much expected Of him. anu think In point OF qGa-
tty he gave us so inacA thdt 1n eAlee.aIon wa S
counfTy To- dig ou the sense Of but unfortHnstcy Wien
Volc me tO ~ Z, Il naTdluOuCN
acceptance almost every phrase that occurred IN the
soit.money platform of Ohio last year What the
Ttsuti speak from my own experience Of facts when
say that all the SoitmOncy leaders OF the last election
the Pendetons Ewngs, aud others-inlned aely upon
the appearance OF Gov Ildcns letter, that the
financial principles Of Idcn and their did not dhrr
in the least that he had gone over to them, body and
SOUL and mat in fact hghtng for ldeD they were only
renewing the tght III Mnich trey were beaten ast ear
Irritation with the sOftmoney interest IN the West and
tie Old bachelor, afraid, Is getting himself into
bad case bigamy. Laughtcrl On the hand there
are the sOftnOuey Democrats West and on the other
hand the hardnOney Democrats OF the East-bOt mar.
ried to hm-aud tell you there viii be mighty deal o1
trouble IN the household ii the Democratic party should
win. lLAUgA,er
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS RUINOUs.
The worst feature OF the whole thing is this, however
that being beaten year. the softnOney movement
in tne West has received much encouragement from
Gov. Tldens letter Of acceptance that at the present
moment IL II stronger than ever before You see 1t re-
organized on the whole lne everywhere you hear the
signal Of attack, and wherever the Democracy sees
chance OF electing sOft-mOney TO Congress, you
may be that giving such one the nomination
WHAT will be the inevitable consequence You know that
the spirit OF the campaign state reacts upon the
spirit Of the campaign III the others II you III New
YOik show any favor or give any hope Of success
10 the Democracy, that fact VIII be an en-
tire Western States. Give to the Democratic party
sweeping victory and YOU Will have stronger soft
money majority IN the House of Representatives than
ever before. Give II only a moderate victory ana ycn
viii give least TO the sOnOney men large majority
in the Democratic caucus OF the House of Representa-
ana that caucus VIII govern the polcy or the or
gaulzaton. Now appeal 10 your common sensc-is II
possible that you should expect from such party
sound financial policy. that policy which You lnus'
have in order TO revive confidence, to render
possible safe business calculations ana thefchy restore
your trade, your commerce, aud your prosperity
think II is absolutely unnece 7ry FOR me 10 speak any
longer upon TINS SUBJECT Democratic Victory mas lOi
yCG hut one meaning II means several years more q
that uncertainty which IS now cum,ins business which
Ii depressing our Industries, Whch has bCcn c!ouX our
fa,tOues, which has put great many ol our working
WL!cI STANDS now III uc way OF IHy itEIf"i ol
enterprise some years more of spreading 1ankrlpteyi
il fact years more OF dui aud hard times
Aud surely there ls no bushes. community Va tne WOiId
whose interests Wl De- more seriously affected by such
condition of thugs ;h6n your own NOwI would ask yon
l. not WUrtu while 10 ~tfUm every pre-
vent such dCpOrdle development ! have heard II
business men Of New York VITA regard to this caparu
scarcely believe H. for never nave their material it,
moment and Ouy with regard 10 the financial Qucs
hut also with regard 90 TING questions OF ecOuOny
IL is commonly said by Democrats that ia the question
cry. Gentlemen, II my sober conviction tnat there
mach IN it, and viii tell you why believe SO.
Tne souih has been Impoverished by the war and in
conversation with Southern men myself have found
this 70 be their idea You OF TIC North have controlled
the Government alone during the yOu have taken
out OF tine public treasury millions upon millions Of
dollars TO advance your own Interests by guaranteeing
railroad bonds, by sutsidLng corporations, strdirho:
lines aud the like You nave granted away millions OF
for railroads 90 establish your lines OF cOnIauHcd
improvements, aud while you DID this u The South
were exposed TO all the la'ages Of var ot OF wch We
have come ~ an Impoverished condition Now hey say
there II nothing ihfcl M tie world 'tan that we should