The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-22
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rxp,.x.ro,rs. ND, July 2C.-secretary
A. ,hr Interior Carl Schurz made his prom.
ssed snecch here tonight ut the opening OF
The campaign on the great ,batt'e-he'd OF
Indiana. Mr. sehurz always speaks as ne
nlavs on the piano--brtlIiantly but WIN
Too many variations, rhapsodics, aud voiun.
tarIes. TO please the strict party men. ne
started out by saying that be came 10 ts's
practically, not to appeal TO passion, anu
he denied that the present was by any
means the greatest crises 10 American DIS
tory. Il was not case OF lille or ueatu
At all. but simply one OF good govern..
ment. he held that could be best secured
not BY a party change, but by retaining
power In the hands OF the kepuoican
party, and proceeded to give his reasons
for 80 believing. He made no reference 10 tne
faint OF fraud, but appealed TO the country
to know II Mr.. Haycs's administration nsd
not been pretty decent. lie condemned
the periIous disregard OF the real peeos OF
government shown blythe Democratic party
in nominating purely military man al
Cincinnati, apparently forgetting that at
Chicago the Republican party came within
a very few votes OF nominating not only a
purely military man, but a third-termlst
also.
At the same time Mr.. Schurz did not
claim perfection for the Republican party
nor the present Administration. "1tbas,
he said, reformed many abuses In The pub
lie service, infused a higher sense OF duty
into Its different branches, raised Its moral
tone, increased its efficiency, punished dis
honesty, and kept the service unsullied by
the scandals arising from lax notions OF OIL
oial integrity. In saying this am not nn-
mindful Of the fact that the reform OF the
public service has not overcome In so high
a degree as was intended and as was desira-
bile the obstacles opposing 1t in the shape OF
inyeterate political habit and antag0nistic
interest; that therefore The highest stand
ard has not been reached; that some mis-.
takes have been made IN the selection Of
persons for public position-pointso OF which
| shall say more In the course OF these re-
marks"
As General Garfield's letter OF acceptance
was emphatic In taking position upon this
low standard thus condemned. he will not
be likely to thank Mr.. Schurz for saying
even so much.
Mr.. SchurZ said that the Democratic
party labors under historic as well as con-
sti,utonal difficulties. II has for twenty
years foundered about, out OF logical con-
nection with the questions OF the day, lame
ly tagging in the rear OF events aud de-
nouncing as impossible things that were al
ready accomplished facts. He gave in
stances OF this from the history OF 1864,
1867, the questions on the amendments, and
the failure to cOnsummate resumption IN
1S75-'76, when, singularly enough, Sena-
tors Scburz and Bayard voted together for
the reason that, as the st. Louis Convention
declared, the measures OF Mr.. Sherman
were inadequate.
He spoke we'll and fairly OF General Han
cock, and does not pretend that II elected he
will commit the same class OF mistake s
which made Grants two administrations
odious. AS he says. our machinery OF gov
eminent is not so simple as it used to be.
Z" The bucolic age OF America is over" yet
Mr.. Schurz has played the pastoral pipe
himself two or three times over in trying to
deal with the Indian question and reforms
Of the civil service. But it is quite evident
that he thinks the Office of President diff
cult one, AMI that early training as q mule
driver ana country schoomaster better fit q
man TO perform its duties than the severe
and elaborate discipline OF West Point, one
of the few schools OF the country in which
constitutional law is Systematically taught
1t must be said to Mr.. Schurz's credit that
in bis speech tonight, il he did find fault
with Democrats in Congress for opposing
The enforcement acts which he hin self op.
posed as bitterly, be did not wave the
bloody shirt at all.
He spoke with praise OF Mr.. Garfield,
talents and complishments, his know.
ledge OF public affairs and Of leading prin
ciples, but he did not make the same
sort OF references to Garfield's moral quail
| ties that be dur To those OF the head OF the
present Administration Indond. his o.ro
| full avoidance OF any such illusions was con
| spicuous enough to provoke remark. Hi
| leading reason why Republicans should no
be seduced into supporting Hancock was
put I'm this shape: I" Is the presidency
said he, "hke a presentation sword, Of
gift-horse, or donation OF mo
ney, or a country house. given Il
victorious soldier to please himf L
so, then simple justice would compel US t
Look 70" the most meritOrious OF our sol
diers, and reward them in the order oil
their merit; and, brave and skilful as Gen
eral Hancock has been, there are other
who have claims OF q still higher order
Then, General Grant having already beer
President, we shonld reward General Sber
man and Lieutenant General Sheridan frs
before we come to the Major General nomi
mated by the Democratic party. Certainly
| let us be grateful; but let us not degrade
the highest and most responsible trust o
the Republic TO the level OF mere gift o
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