Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14


the degree in which he represents il? We
Can easily toll whether aian knows the
multiplication table. the German dynas
ties, the genea.ogies OF David, but now
5 SAL We ind cut whether he represents
the good or the bad Clements in politics
"Rldcule" is the only lest mentioned by
Ms ScbuIz in this dispatch. Naughty
collectors. Have they been laughing Al
.Mr. Schuiz Have they been nudging
each other? Do they have u sudden
cougbing-it when the good Secretary
come' in Away with them! These are
solemn times. What is there To laugh
rbout, especially now that the Rules
We decided 10 have it ont with Your
wils's father, but not to hunt for neputism
under the bones of your great-grand-
latherP No. Let Mr.. Arthur and Mr.
Futon instantly smooth down their faces,
~ go forth into the world, not with Mr.
Charl Francis Adams "siamp o! fraud
upon their brows," because that has taken
four years lodging elsewhere but brand
ell with Secretary Schurz. his mark:
II H0mDie gi6 TI
And when, hand in hand, with wand
ering steps and slow. they take their So
itary walk from tho Receipt OF Customs,
ii sill Mr.. Schur2 hear through tho sum.
mer sottuess faint gurgle. low aud
sudden smother OF sound, why, It's huI
the water tapping on the crag. and tho
long ripple washing in the reeds
DO not at al understand on what
principle assessments arc forbidden 10 be
mad, upon Office holders GA the one
hand they are represented by Mr.. Carl
Schu'z rs IAN army of political merce-
marie living on public plunder;" on the
her. they are put by this order. into the
list OF minors, paupers, idiots and wo.
men who are not able TO defend their
ONu rights, but must be protected by
their superiors. Nei her can be quite
agreeable 10 the Uilce-holder. but both
together are impossible. Ii raising
money for political campaign be
proper thing, do not see why Office
boders should not be asked to contribute
as well as people who are not office hold
ers. Ii raising money for a political
campaign he an improper thing, do not
see why all those who knowingly spend
and use moGey so raised are not particePS
cYimipiS. In the public papers | have
seen this statement iterated and reiter-
ated that Mr.. SchurZ has asked and re-.
ceived from the Republican State Com
mittee of Pennsylvania $500 for max
ing single political speech thrice in -
political campaign. | have again AMI
again heard il stated as fact so curren,
that no one thought of denying it, thHl
Mr. ScnurZ hshitusily, As = regular busl-
ness. CHARGED and charged very highly
Tor MS political speeches; SO that the
- 500 ne received in Pennsylvania was
not exceptional, was but small part OF
the gross receipts Tor a., DIS years OF
stump peakins
Where did Mr. Schurz think this mon
ey came from? Was il any worse Tor
ne Republican state committee 10 ask
custom house officer to pay tive dollars
towards carrying the PENNSYLVANIA cleo
ti9r. than il was for Mr.. SchuIZ 10 ask
the Republican state committee - 800
20 put into his own pOcket? All tbs
psrusaos and pohticiauS, aud corruption
i,ts ,ba, / kIOw make their political
speeches without money aud without
price, aud never even ask 10 have their
expenses paid. They help along civil
service reform, II least TO the extent that
no clerk has TO be assessed on their nc
count. no clerks money goes into their
pockets. and ten times what any clerk Is
even asked 10 give goes out OF thoI
pOckeis into the general iund. |; Is
no.. believe. the habit OF political speak
els in the United States OF the grade oil
senators or cabinet officers TO charge
their party associates for their efforts in
a common cause, and as q civil service
reformer, Mr.. Schulz enjoys and Is said
10 deserve the reputation OF being alone
in the business of selling his voice at
fixed price per hour in aid OF the Rvpub-
Iican cause-a cause Of wh.c Oh he is SO
much more pure, unseliish and patrio--
ic AL apostle than his cOmpeers, II we
may believe his Chamber OF Commerce
speech, that It's only after his own ac-
cession to place that the American people
believe once more that they can get an
honest government. MIR. SchurZ has
chosen to attack wantonly the feelings
and pride OF Nstiy, born Americans by
travers;ng the whole country. and Tor
the sam of one hundred dollars an even
ing, less or more. denouncing the COZ
ruption and deprayi,y OF our govern
ment and our peOpe. With what Mr.
Sumner would have called "a loose OK
pectoration OF speech. he had character
iZed all Cilice-hoiders as IAN army oil p =
litical mercenaries." Bat in that army
OF political mercenaries, the hrst anu
highest corps, its Seventh regiment.
is composed. rank and file, private and
officer, of Mr.. Carl Schurz.
attribute no dishonor TO Mr.. Schurz.
| do not say that he had not q perfect
right 10 demand any sum Whatever tor
his speeches but if Mr. William IL. kem-
ble's assertion is true that be paid Mr..
Schurz $500 night for his speech. MI.
Schurz is certainly estopped from char
acterizing Federal Office holders no rich
er than himself, as political mercenaries,
because they work tor money. and not
for love alone. No one would quarrel
with any honest man for any honest way
in which he may earn his bread and but
ter. bnt so long as Sir. Schurz puts into
his poke, thousands OF dollars, q part
OF hich he cannot fail TO know must
have come from the contributions of
ofIice-holders. while the Secretary OF
State of the late corrupt admins tration
drew out OF his poke hundreds o. dollars
to save The poorer clerks OF his depart
meut from making contributions, 1t
would be becoming in MIR. Schurz when
next he addresses the Chamber OF Com
merce and the rural lyceums, to make
the comparison between his own IN
selfish patriotism and the selfish greed
~ bis Predecessor in office and his COM