The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
KEMBLE'S REPLY TO SEIZURE.
Proving that the Great Rcformer 10 NO net-
ter thnn Ordinary PolitIcIans.

Proving that the Great Reformer IL no net-
ter than Ordinary Politicians.
To THE EDIToR OF THE SUy-SW; Some
timc in juno last u representative OF tho Phila-
dclphia Times having visited me for the pur-
pose OF learning my opinion on tho recent civil
service order OF the President. depressed very
decidedly my disapproval Of it. doubling at tho
same time the sincerity Of those whose duty
1t was to enforce it. and gave as n reason the
fact that Mr.. Carl Schurz had himself been
recipient OF political bountics during
past political campaigns TO nm extent
which bordcrcd upon avnricc; that in 1868
he had written n speech. which he de-
livcrcd in PENNSYLVANIA Mt the rate OF $500 per
week. which. believe. the committee had taken
to the extent OF three works. The point de-
sired to make against Mr. Schurz was that. hav-
ing always regarded himself MS a mercenary. II
would be bad taste for him to set himself up as
the executor " political reform. In tho course
~ q few weeks my remarks. Ike the story OF
the three black crows. cnmc back to me in the
shape of Il denial 10y Mr.. Srhurz " not only
what did not say. but covering substantially
what did say. True the denial OF Mr.. S'hurz
is but second hand, and may bc totally at vari-
an'e With what he did say. hut rs reported. It IL
such an entire departure from IN" real facts
that feel called upon thus publicly IT, state Just
what w"rn Nr. S'hurHs relations with the Re-
puhlioans ol PENNSYLVANIA. herewith append
The salient points IN MIR : 'hur2s denial. IA they
appeared in the Washington Evening star:
Atopnrfrr called ON him 60 intgrvew him IN cnnncc
H." nun g sE ya", Of Gs n, n that hat ,.
~ t' ', . , ny, al' ,in i" ~ ,Ilv rn
s'Naua aud that he Put m is pock, thousands o dol
utterly ial-c aud r,liculons a everybody who knows
@Ho,n 9u' r ~. S' h I'm m9M nn11ns r,nn
cualn-. STATE and national. from two weeks to tour
months at lnc-nn average of ny To seven weeks that
mno,i d. ihr,c canlnisn. he paid the nnih Of the
that ycils fln. ~ times when he was unable TODD So Dee
ci, nfni, A. .n... ar A. . .a'nrsi.n work thnt die
aggregate uii. ,oini, n.auon received from every
quarter t Tar short o ne actual cNlcn'c hy him incur
t' that he thus gave Co. tho.c campein- not only his
lur ami time amounting 90 little l,-. than twenty four
l ,'' , M , ,, ,. ,' iY ~ e,' , Wv,
.'a. :" lbs ''''' grossly '"'' as 10 "''' and ''"''"
This denial reduced. simply says That Mr.
/ : hurz never received anything from Pcnnsyl-
/ wanna poNiirians beyond his ACTUAL EXPENSES.
/ which he claims was customary. Now. while |,
! who am not particularly rnamorrd with civil
/ service, reform. am willing 10 conccdc
! that Mr.. S'hur1 had y perfect right TO
/ receive from the Republican State Com
! mittee the full measure of his expenditures
! and rs n business man am willing to go
| further. aud admit that Mr. Sehurz had right
! to sell his articles for the highest market price
| facts The state Central Commttnc Of 1868 on
gased Mr. s.ghnrz to speak in, Pennsy lvania for
| following Litter Of Mr. schura 10 thc STATE Com
! mitir., hc must have arrived IN Pittsburgh on
/ the 2ith uay oil August:
rat,n Gu, There .oec tn, i"rsoi to az in NV
a., , ,o@ q, nee ~, w , rs'I,I "n
can gc rn tor me- tlra., DO So. AMI -ed h"n o liti'.
.,'I n", VIZ y, ~ , NV ,s '1 Zach pi,ss
at4'4 VI Aux - Truly yours. &. ScnrM
| just seven days thereafter including sun
/ days. Mr.. Schurz received $500 from the Ropuh-
Iran siate crntral Commute for the week :
that committee. MIR. George W. Hammrrslry
shows. twill be seen from this letter that MIR.
hurl. on his arrival at Pittsburgh had pro-
ydei for two things. First, that hs should lave
no railroad expenses while in Pennsy lvania.
and no hotel bills while in Pittsburgh. placing
himself ia the hands OF the committee. |
o. not know for a certainty. hut presume that
Mr. 'hurl WIS in the hands ot rommitt"" at
Hcnr" he could have had no expenses Of any
magnitude So that the sum of $500 which he
| received from the State Central Committee WIS
| ia addition TO his outlay. and IN accordance
/ with contract previously made. Nor il ii true
! that All Republican speakers received compen-
same time that Mr. Schurz was stumping Penn
| syvana. AT least one hundred Gentlemen We're
| doing likewise. and Will some of them re-
ceiyed compensation sufficient TO meet their
at all and no ono 10 the extent Of Mr. Schurz:
United states senator. which Mr. scRurz was at
that time, would have been offered by
the State Central Committee unless he had de-
manded IT, Among others IT may not he invd-
ious g. mention the Hon. james g. Blaine, the
II n. II race AlilNltTls llf non. Ol4NfT I. Nor
ton. the Hon. Henry Wilson. Grn. Joseph X,
| II wiley. senator j. W. Patterson OF NV
amlsmre G,ov.c Waiter HARTMAN The
| A. Briggs Gen. Charles II. Van Wy,k. the Hon.
| j. ID. Culver the Hon. George Boutwell,. the
! Hon. A. G.. Curtin. the Hon. A. X. Mct lure. the
! Hon. James Pollock. and the Hon. James y.
/ Campbell. In fact II WAS not customary for gen
! tnmcn who occupied the position Ia politics
| that Mr.. Srhurz and the above gentlemen did 10
accept .umpc u-ut.uu Tor political services
But Mr.. S'lurYS remark that At ono time.
many years back. he did r"r"lvc compensation
! 10 the amount OF his expenses. IL further con-
tradioted 10y his acton in 1850. NJ the tim" the
| republican party was not only in its infancy
but hal scarcely funds sufficient to- meet sX-
| pcnditur' that were imperative. th" whole cam
| conducted hy IA. committee with less than siO.-
! ON. III Mr. S.hurl mad. a tnur in P,unsvivn-
! MIA of about one week in which all his expenses
We're paid. and when he returned home II sight
! draft was drawn promptly on our Chairman.
/ empty treasury. there WAS nothing for us 10 de-
/ tut 10 go down into our prck Is and pay t..
| Now be 1t known that $500 in 1860 was a very
| large sum for any man 10 realize for political
| services. but when ii comes 10 be an additional
sum to his necessary outlay 1t became OPP
lr"--ive
| Ithink | have written sufficient to satisfy the
| most ardent friend Of Mr. Schurz that when |
| charged him with being Ons who followed poli-
! ties 40 u mcrcenary and not as patriot, lspOke
| truly VI him. Very sp.,tiuily.
WM, ii. KEMDLE.