Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-02
CC,,rpz Mr. Oswald OttcndOrfeI

Carl SCuURz.-Nlr Oswald OttcndOrfer
If the New York .Saats Zeilu2g having
criticized Mr.. Schurz for his support OF
HAYES and Wheeler, Mr.. Schurz writes a
lono letter on the matter, in which he
makes this home thrust
.While | acknowledge the excellence
of some of Mr.. Til,lcn's actions, notwlth-
standing could never, even in the most
favorable moments, feel quite easy and
comfortable in respect to the reform MS
sion of a man who hal grown old in the
peculiar school f New York politicians,
and who had developed himself into a
most perfect master Of the political ma
chine before he began his reform work,
And | could not refuse to listen to the
opinion of other persons whose harness |
could not doubt, and who had known Mr.
Tilden longer and better than l-ehall
say whose opinion was Of especial weight
with me? 1t was your own.
You strongly suspected even the business
honesty of Mr.. Tilden, for YOU found SO
un>ubstantial his published defence OF the
complaints of embeZZlemcnt of large sums
in railroad bonds that you felt obliged t,
express YOUR doubts about it in the Sttat'
T. Uu4g. TO be u>t to You. ought t'
add. that your opinions of MIR. 1ll"tn
spoken in private, agreed perfectly viii
those " hich YOU expressed in public, Hn'
both We're unqucstionably correct
Mr.. Schu,z closes his letter with the fol
lowing prediction:
viii hazard a prophecy rs TO what the
future has in store for u~. | should no,
"a. i,l.,l hnliti
cal situation if Mr.. Hayes fe elected: but
rs regard, the three points which
he address of the May conference touched
upon, the following appears to me as sure
rs anything one can ever count upon III
the future: |. The application Of the
whole constitutional power of the ENecu-
tive to SCENE Il prompt resumption OF >pa-
Gle payments. and apparently an a%rcr;,hs'
maiulily in Congress. ;. wedding ont
of I'D officers and a consequent carry M
through Of his programme OF civil service
reform on the part of the President ~ Tar
rs his constitutional powers will permit
hin. The employment IN the public SCI
vice of not one more patty agent. lhc
abolition Of the booty system Opposition
to these reforms O" the part Of the booty
politicians in Congress. The overthrow
of tins opposition at the next Con yrc>>lon-
al elections ;; An intelligent execution
of The laws. Joined With i just. conciliatorv
and honorable policy toward lhr people OF
jhr South.
la the event Of Il Democratic victory
(l) y soft money majority in the House OF
l;rprc>rn' aliv,.~. Et1o>t~ on the part OF
tie President in behalf If 4 resumption OF
specie payments. which are ruined by ,ht
majority III the House of Representatives
\ cont mutation of our uncertain financial
position for IN indefinite lrnyti of time
In case of the Succession Of Mr. Hendricks
To the Presidency. universal confusion and
a revival of the mil ,ionis-' plans. CO
The wedding ont oi the bad officers, but
NJ of the good ones \ tremendous. il
rc>i>tihlr rush OF office seekers from the
South and North. t. div ilr the booty. \
>uo> autil cuntnn turc Of the b oIv SIS
tom ana The civil service ~ party machin-
cry. ana AL the demon .IiItjion which
would flow from rhtt. >undrv efforts IL
ihe riyhl direction borne down hy the pres
-.ll,. ot ptrti-ln in trr~t- trum all sides.
(:D lhr rou>il : of tlI~r hopes among til,
ItWi, element IA The South Tx their par
y victory. and tine increase OF terrific X
c,~~,- and rctctlulGtlN rilprt~. in >p T. @
the "'~iir OF Me 9nNtInlm,nt anl 81 til,
better part ot tn" Southern p'"pir t. sup
press ~..lh ii~o!d,r~