The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-22
SCIfURZ IN ST. LOUIS.
How the Great Rcfor,uer Tried TO Pay q
Political Debt.

ST. Louis, Aug. 1S.-For the past three
years Mr.. Schurz has had feeble trumpctcr in a
small ST. Louis newspaper known re- the Jour
nal. which. after escaping observation as II twi-
light visitor, suddenly and without any reason
able provocation became morning luminary
of perhaps the tenth magnitude. The Journal
Is edited by one Col l.. $. Foster. who did Mr..
Schurz some service when he was n candidate
for the Senate in 1863 by pulling the low-strung
political wires of which tho ingenious Schurz
has always affected to be ignorant.
Last spring. when Schurz determined to give
TO the city which had had vouchsafed to 1t the
proud privilege OF furnishing " n German Cabi-
net NJ mister" as his paper. the Westlche Post.
boastfully remarked. a German Mayor" Fos-
ter. was employed to drive to the support Of a
political nondcscript by the namo of 0vcrstolz
us considerable u fragment Of the English
speaking portion of tho Republican party as
could be deployed into line by tho Journal and
the Post Office and revenue departments. In op-
position to the influence Of the Globe, under the
command Of tho great and good Deacon Mckee.
For this service Foster was promised compcn-
satory treatment by tho Administration with its
German Premier - and for number of months
1t was reported he would be made Governor Of
New Mexico. Last week the community was
| somewhat surprised by seeing his name sent in
| to tho Council by the Mayor IA his Commits
| sioner of Parks-a position for which the nom
| inee Is about as we'll lifted as he il for storm
prognosticator in the signal Service Depart
mont.
| mously refused 70 confirm hun. and thereupon
| the wherefore" OF his appointment was made
| public, 1t seems, 40 Secretary SchuIz informed
| Fosters friends that the German Premier was
| unable to encompass Col. Foster appointment
ms Governor OF New Mexico. and the Uestliche
| Post was instructed TO demand u place for him
OF the Mayor at the hcgd or tail Of one of tho
| city departments. The Mayor had nothing To-
| do but Yield. although by yielding he committed
n misdcneanor, az Foster is totally and forever
| dsharred from holding any ofilce in the state
| OF Missouri. on account OF having fought duel
| two years ago In Illinois with Major j. \. Ed
| wards one OF the editors Of the 81. LOuis Times.
1t occurred rthe invitation Of the .Winnebago
| county Grangers to Jen Davis TO address tho m
| at the opening Of the Rockford fair.
Foster remarked, cdi3rially, that the . men
ought to be obliterated and Edwards. replied
| that the man who would LrOpel such dehasing
declaration ought himself To be annihilatcd;
| Foster rcJoined that the man. woman, or chi
who would defend the original offenders de-
scended at once to the lowest depths OF turpi-
at him. which Foster accepted. and. in accord
ancc with the fitness OF things, the fertile soil OF
| Winnebago county was selected to absorb the
| base blood OF the debascd caitiff whoever and
| whichever he might prove to be. Nobody was
killed. although Chicago reporter, perchcd in
| range. and narrowly escaped dramatic term-
nation Of an inglorlous career. He lived, how
ever, ETlcNOuS uS IL ~ 10 10
| sanguinary encounter between the militia and
thu Hastead street mob during the late strike.
Foster was clearly ineligible tn the office to
which he WINS namcd-a fact which Schurz
knew and which the Mayor knew But the
debts Of the Fraudulent Presidents Ingenious
Secretary have to be paid 10y somebody. and
when the order was given il was obeyed. Lead
| ing lawyers were appealed to TO clear away Col.
Fosters Constitutional impedimcnts by lengthy
| opinions; but the Council listened to neither
| of the arguments, pro or con. but incontlnently
| rejected hm-trst. on the ground of incom-
| potency, and second. because he was almost
| wholly unknown, and III no wise identified with
| the municipality.
The opinion is freely expressed that Mr.
| Schurzs German Mayor" can be punished
for misdemeanor for nominating such per
ssai -Iyffs.T tii
many admirng crowds during the past few
| years.