The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-31
A nEFENCE or CARL sCHURz.

Editer Democratic do not desire to, defend
Secretary schurzs policy In regard to thS I'm
In TACT / believe that he committed q mistake, 2,
not 80 much in regard to the general pr1nclgie
OF the thing. but In the selection OF his suooraii
items under respectable and high MINDED al AZ
ADMINISTRATION, and personally obnoxlols U.s. VIZ. %,
40 inimfcal to the. communities among "ho"
But do protest against your Incorporate and
lnceesant attacks on him personally hs ret tbis
sash 81 ass an act q gTyaceu native
American, and have no uoubt there VIII pe
many who, at prompt NJ mowe r,1sb 81 hi s
would gladly and cohsc'"n''o's'' 'osn ~ '''
SECRETARY schurz does not deserve the violent
him. Hs ID sincere in bis Opinions on poll ical
and social reforms, and is the outsp9ken Zoe q
81 rings III e3rppp ,s,s al hs sos,s ah 10
The evident disgust Of the extremists Of both
political parties yheh Is ony pro2 , that ne
she on Of e ang
of moderate and conservative men every where.
But one short year ago. as yon may Temem,
furmoil-looked up with glad and hopeful as
tonishment when Hayes announced to be-
wdsred Senate the names Of his N oabinr Tor
particularly considered tn. nomination OF
Eyarts and schurz as he barbinger Of better
time, of MOI peaceful and cousiderate feeling
between the estranged sections. a9d j.. ~ tue
promise OF q purer admins ration OF the lnte-
rior DepartmenE Carl SchuTz has not dlSap.
pointed these expectations. He has nc ei oil
along conseientiously and on principle; he
knows no North. no South; but on the contrary
he has advocated at The besinning 81 ms or, g.
emit official career the recognition Of ttat very
State government whose official and private
organ the DEMOCRAT is known to be,
ii Secretary Schurz had SIZED with Sherman
! In demanding the recognition OF Packard
government, 1t is WILL known that Eyarts and
Key would have followed his lead in that ma
ter: and. In that case, where wou Coy.
Ni6holls bis Ieaisl ture his organ, and the
present peace, tranquility and prosperity Of
New Orleans and Lout- ianab9l
repeat however what said above. that ne
has In my opinion erred in this timber blai.
ness The condition OF affairs in our Gull
Btates--at Calcasieu. P all aud Ptsc 'goult
rivers. Pensacola. etc-is different from mat
existing In Montana and on the Pacific slope.
has been woefully deceived. But the b.st oil
men are liable to be imposed upon.
LAS to your violent abuse K poor SchurZs ma
tivity, the many German read RS of your
usually very sensible and fair minded pAptr
viii no doubt pass it smilingy by. aud attribute
by every holly conducted political ,'iseussi N.
People will sometimes say hasty things whom
they are In q passion.
You are an admirer, as happen to know. Of
Albert aalatin. and his wOnderfuly sue 'e-sful
administration OF the Treasury Department.
his lofty patriotism. his fncorruUtible honesty
] and purity. Gan you point out any material
/ differences between him and Carl srhuIzt
Does not the latter tower equally head and
shoulders above his fellow citizens in all that
constitutes true greatness?
Would 10 heaven we had more such political
Yours. truly. F. HEIDERHOFF.