The New York herald., 1876-11-01
CARL SCHURZ AND REFORM.

THR oEEMAN-ANERICAN ORATOR ARRAIGNED BY
MR. JOSEPH PULITZER, OF MISSOURI
Tho hall OF tho Cooper Union was denssly crowded
last night by men who had assembled hear Mr.
Joseph Pulitzer. OF Missouri upon shs impending &C.
ton. 1t is not too much say that the honorabie
gentlemen was received with marksd enthusiasm. II
was very evident the audience knew the reason
why the assistant editor OF the westscAe Post
SO quickly followed the great German
American orator In New York. and that
they eagerly awaited Mr. schurz's scaracaton at
tho hands Of AE PultsxeE Nor can It be said tney
were disappointed. II one may Judge from the efforts
Of the orator last night is exceedingly dangerous
thing TO turn against you for good man OF
capacity who has followed you enthusiastically In his
youth II llr Schurz's moral back be reached by
NJ Pulitzers rhetorlc certainly the former gentle
mans back must feel very As TO tho audisnee.
they were very attentive from The beginning 70
tho end Of the speech, and each telling blow
delivered they cheercd with the greatest enthusiasm
Mr. Pulitzer began by saying that he had como there
to answer Carl schurz-to bury Caesar, not praise
HIM. He referred TO the manner In which Sshurx had
been stumping the for the republican party
and to the challenge which he had gven Schurz TO
MIN and debate tho between them publicly
Mr.. schurz had answered thai hs could not
do account Of the disparity Of
their relative posit,sns He, Schurx. had been
minister plenipotentiary, . Senator. major
general &c, and therefore he could not condoseend TO
enter tho liats with who had occupied
any OF these exatod positions Alter having humor-
ousy and causticay referred to their former friend
ship the Missouri legislator called Mr.. Schurx hts
FRIEND tho ex-Ambassador, ex-senator, ex-major gen.
era and exrsormor The portion Of the speech which
referred personally tho ex-senator from Missouri
extremely pointed and humorous, and evoked
requcnt bursts of unrostraincd mcrrncnL
The really damaging part OF Mr.. Pulitzers address,
however. that in which he charged Mr. Schurz with
being always consistent IN hls inconsistency lie
sLauccd the manner IN which the German orator had
opposed the nomination and election of Hayes Tor Con-
gress years ago. how hs had declared he
could would support Greeley. when the latter
was nominated by tho democratic party he (SchurzD
had stumped the whole country Tor him; how
stumpcd Indiana Hendricks and declared
himself the happ,est man In the state on the day OF
the latters election And now Hayes was the man tor
whom he was stumpiug the whole country, and he
could not endure Hendricks, associated with the
dcnocrntc party, which he tScburz proiossed 70 call
rotten.
peculiarly Mr. Schurz's career, the speaker said
that what his hearers and what all over the
try had TO consider was whether they wanted
change and reform whether they did not; whether
they thought tho administration A. N stood
represented sufficiently tbe honor integrity aud
political morality OF the American people, or wnetner
they believed that t would be good TO ind some rem
edy Tor she bascness. the corruption. the fraud and
viIlxny OF the republican administration during the
sixteen years they dad not think that change
was required. aud that the government good
enough AS II stood, then let thom Tor Rutherford
b. Hayes; II the contrary, then let them support Sam
ueI j. rden and reform. trhese remurks were
ceived with loud and prolonged cheering.
Mr. Pulitzer made an excellent hu when he expa-
tated upon Carl Schurzs supreme soiicnudo for Gov
1idons heath, and feur OF contingencies
not impossible event o his death. and his alleging
this reason why Hayes and The republican party
should be substituted TiIdcn aud the democratic
Another superb ptcce-oi oraorcai diaectcs the
syllogism by which Mr. Pulitzer made Scnurz rcspon-
| slble for the nomination OF Mr.. Hendricks 10 tho
| Vice Presidency. lnasnuch If Schurz had not
stumped Indiana for HIM and materially contributed
70 his election Governor, IL Is certain Hendricks
would never have been nominated Tor The Vice Presi-
dency Aud yet said the speaker, this Is precisely the
man whom to-day 5chorz cannot support because he
belongs to the party which the former has dcscrted
Nc. Schurx, Al tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, speaking In
she interests Of necessary REFORM and to-day
allied with tho party which he wished reform. make
ssems Dy tho packed audience and applsuded 70 the
echo.
Another very strong point Of Mr.. Puiitser's speech
where he depicted Schurz a. saying that NO man
was stronger than his party, and that, therefore,
Samuel J. Tilden would have do all that his party
required him do. Tho premises we're hypotheti-
cay accepted IN full by tho speaker and then irre-
sstby turned against Hayes In tho OF the repub
can party. The speaker then TO say that The
act which meant reform any coud be fouad,
and challenged any republican In he audience land be
know there we're plenty presently TO Get up and state
such The challenge being three times reiterated
and no champion OF Hayes appearing, deaiening ap-
plauso crowned tho speakers boIdnssA
IL assumed, tor the sake Of argument that
Hayes would be elected and that he would have 70