Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-20
SCHURz SHOWN UP.
pIGNIPIED BUT scATHlNd LETTER TO THE
EX-SENATOR.


EX-SENATOR.
Trhc following letter from cx.Licu-
tenant Governor Mueller who was
elected by tho Republicans of Ohio tho
same year that Governor Allen was
elected Governor, is translated from
tho jVachter am Erie of August 9th.
TO Mr.. Carl Schurs; Tho announce
mcnt that you arc going to mako your
debut as reformed reiormcr in our
beautiful Forest City has been sur
prise to mo and no less to many of
your former admirers. ! think ! un-
dorstand why the Republican leaders
wish to sec the lover for rcconvorting
tho liberal Germans first applied IN our
city but what | do not understand is
that you should so readily offer your
assistance You must have known,
since 1879, that the reform ideas whose
seed you helped to SOW took strong
root with us here, and that these roots
cannot be pulled out without some
trouble. | do not think that you are
given 10 the illusion of being able to
re- Republicanize the German reform
elements of this locality, even with the
rhetorical mastorship that is your own.
But as the persons who have called
you here believe, or at least pretend
to believe, that such dcxterous per
formance can be accomplished, and in.
asmuch as the liberal Germans are thus
exposed to the humiliating suspicion
of requiring only an intima,ior from
yourself to be converted (this explains
why you mako your first campaign
speech in German, it is right and
proper to protest. Far too long al
ready, far too long forthc honor ofthe
German element as well as the honor
of all of us, has tho false idea been
worked and speculatcd upon that the
German vote can be effectively inilu.
cnccd and controlled by some one great
or small politician. 1t is high time to
do away with such notions.
But IN case that your speaking in
German is accidental, and that the in
ference drawn IRON it be therefore
void, ! still must avail myself of your
presence in order to set forth some
thing to me all.important. Having
been member of the New York con.
ference, to which you invited me, |
feel called and justified in doing so.
Disgusted with corruption in the
reigning party, without confidence in
the other party, | bchcld in confer
cncc Of independent patriotic men q
ray of hope for reform, The spirit
that prevailed in the conference sur.
passed my expectations the result Of
its deliberations were satisfactory TO
me. Although many members were
inclined to cross tho Rubicon immedi-
ately and to use the conference as q
starting point for third party, the
opinion of the more prudent members
predominated, viz to remain as yet
in q position of waiting; TO issue an
earnest address to the people, and to
found third party only in case that
this address should be unheeded by
the several conventions which were to
be held IN the immediate future
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nc reau the ADDRESS before me ana my
friend on the day preceding the con.
ference, and make us acquainted with
its intent, that he himself after each sec.
tion had been gone through with, called
the names of the candidates that were
meant though not named and that
after reading to us the following;
awe shall support no candidate who,
however, favorably Judged by his near.
est friends, is not publicly known to
possess those qualities of mind and
character which the stern task of gcn.
uinc reform requires, for the American
people cannot now afford to risk the
future of the republic in experiments
on mere supposed virtue or rumored
ability to be trusted on the strength Of
private recommendations"
lie turned to us and remarked plain.
ly, and as if it were self evident mat.
ter;
THIS DisPosEs OF Mr. HAYES
II VIC compare tn's passage wh'cn
Pronouhces 'neVcrd'c. upon MI hayes
| with the parole likewise issued by MIR