New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-25

be out of the way to mention That probably, if the
books of the Ohio Republican Committee OF last
year could be produced they would not accord with
the meaning he would convey,
"The Illinois Republican Committee during the
last campaign were in tire habit of replying To appi-
cations for Mr. SchuTz that they ont Of money;
TINT Mr.. s. could be had for 5000 ard expenses aud
that if they must have him they would have e. frd
the to pay that amount. II is needless to add
that local Republican clubs of that state did not
send for him and il IS but fair TO say that II was
generally understood that Mr.. Schun was of the
opinion that each political speech should bring him
as much money as ono Of his literary lectures
lam afraid that Mr. Schurz. in his deiirousy vir-
tuous and suicidally sweeping denial, showed Tor
once the Disadvantage Of his foreign birth, winch
prevented his carly childhood from being indoctrn-
aed with the affecting tale of George Washington
and his little Ratchet. The loopholcs left hnn by
the Kaleidoscope statements Of the newspaper were
SO ailuring that he not content to slip safely
through them. bat tore and tossed and tramplcd
through rendiog The fabric in all directions, til OF
the fair and lustrous web Of truth are left only
few unseomly rags futtering in the sorowful breeze
cannot say that regret that Mr.. Schurz and his
friends are annoyed by the temperance of these
stories Ii would be nearer the truth to admit that
whom like the Prophet Isaiah, seemed to hear the
voice of the Lord saying. Whom shall | send and
who viii go for him? replied with the Prophet,
Here am |; send me. l fancy ! discern slgns
that my mission has not been In vain. The sndicn
listasto Of Mr. Schurz and his friends for mean
and frivolous and malicious personalities and
"playcd-out campaign stoTies" Is sign of returning
sanity and rcviying conscience trust the dlataste
NAV be ncrnanent 7 trust that hereafter it NAV
seem TO them rs mean and malicious to love ana
make a lie into n campaign story, Us 1t Is to
hold il up TO the light after the campaign
is over. | trust Mr.. Schuu viii remember
that there are 10000 Federal olice-hoideTs,
American citizens, some Of them as accomplished.
many Of the as Intelligent most Of them honest,
as proud and sensitive as hinlSelf aud that IT Is
lust as offensive to every one Of them IL ia 70 him
to bc branded as a political mcrcenary. wish him
ia reIno1nher that President Grant ard Secretary
Fish and Judge Taft and Mr.. Morrill, and most of
the leading men officially composing the late Ad-
minIstraiion. were men whose honesty and honor
wcr. as unmpeachahle a. his own, and that when
he stood M before the Chamber Of Commerce ard
minated that il was only after their withdrawal
and his own advent that the American people could
look once more for an honest Government, be was
displaying traits which, though perhaps not incOm-
patbe with, are entirely unallied to honesty.
The only pertinent objection to my letters which
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