, 1880-07-18
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

pcrs that seem to hive lost, either III consc-
quence Of tho heat or their eagerness to serve
party purposes, nil prudence: II they belong to
the Republican party, they declare all Demo-
Gratis confirmed thieves and rascnls Are they
Democratic, then all Republicans and every
thing they do and represent is abused in tho
most shameful manner possible. II We belonged
to tho latter, we Should speak Of Garaeid's let
ter Of acceptance in the following style: 1t
Is the most contemplate, infamous, rascaliy
document ever written by any perjured scoun-
drcl in order to catch unsuspcct1ng penple and
their votes The scoundrcl who wrote it, ETC.,
etc But luckily We were not born under such a
readers Of the AmeriEa arc too Intelligent, and
permit us to explain matters and things Us they
are in reality: And in doing so, we must admit
unent prepared with Il great deal Of care md
skill. In it there are no fanaticMl expressions,
neither Of political nor relirlots nature
Everything is discussed In tho most plausible,
yes. attractive, manner, and if the Republicans
propose to fight tho campaign on thl7 limo the
and ap!est men M in ii the tieid It viii not do to np
peal to the passions of the independent voters.
whom the Democrats need, to be victorious but
we must convince them OF the Justice OF our
cause. The leading thought OF the regular poll
ticlaus during Presidential campa1gn concen-
trates In the simple question: Who shnll haro
men, however, is different one. 1t is this:
How can the prosperity Of the country be in-
creased?' And SO should 1t be. The revival or
business. Of trade in all its branches, OF our IN
dustrics: the question Of finance. sound money,
and honest payment Of our debts,-all Of these
questions should be the btss Of discussion dur
ing the debates Of this campaign"
Tho New York Stats -Zettun1 D.) evidently
very much frightened about the State of 1ndi-
ana, and the fact that Mr. Schurz will stump it
causes it additional panga. 1t says: 1.-THE i'm
preston which tho result of the October elections
will make upon the people is not to be under
valued in Importance The Democrats might be
victorious even II they did lose Ohio and IN
diana, but it would endangcr their cause grcatly
in November. A brilliant victory for Hancock
and English, which VIC have reason to hope for
now, could not then be cxpected. The Rcpub-
lcans claim Ohio with so much certain
ty because their candidate Is Il citizen
Of that State. md State prize Will
always contribute some votes. By tho same
rule Of reasoning the Democrats can claim In
thousand majority and In Indiana the case is
reversed. II Garhe1ds personal influence is
strong enough to secure the stgte Of ohio this
time to the Republicans, why will not the in-
t;uence Of English do the same for the Demo-
Gratis in the State of Indiana? FoTsoma time Eli
EIish Wa est5anSea iFp F{,n fne d nenoefaie % pat
ferenccs he would bc the more acceptable Y, tho
numerous and influential Germ,sas Ut the Stare
Il The inG Germans D of iadana a cerianiy M cannot
be rs great as the popularity of English
among, them t? After ~, Garfield has thrown
the corner of oblivion. Schurz has double rea-
sons to keep out Of this thunkless tFht! But 1t
may be that politician ct the rank and fame
Of Mr.. Schurz cannot do this. At all cvcuts, t1a
Democrats will attend to his case in the State OF
Indiana"
The Cincinnati ToNsDott has the following:
"Car Schurz is daily attacked by the Enquirer.
These unjust, ungenerous, and groundless at
tacks are based upon the old and thrcadbare
%1.o+ n7,S
cash for every one Of his campaign speeches. It
is hardly necessary to referate what has been snd
so often that these assertions are false. II they
we're not, the enemies OF Sc1,urZ could easily
produce the proof; but this they have failed to
do. It is the fact that In 1873, when Schurz
sturupcd the Suite Of Ohio against the imitation
movement, he paid his own expenses Neither
did he receive cent for his services during tho
campaign Of 1876. No sensible man would OBJ
ject If Schurz had demanded reimbursement for
his expenses. schurz is not millionaire. He
is not blessed with worldly goods to any great
extent, and he is entitled to remuneration fer
his labor, time, md health. which he sacrifices
as member Of tho Cabinet ask Tor it during
this campaign, we need hardly mention. As hb
did not receive a cent in the campaigns Of 1916
and 1876, and probably on no other oc-
cnsion. it seems to us to be about
time to drop this worn ont accusation. The ful-
probability Of the charge seems to be alone sui.
speaker even II be was the best and most re-
nowned in the land, 800 for each and every one
Of his speeches the campagn t fuI os oi II TIT M
party would run dry lons oetose Inc esose OF the
contest
The same paper says Of Mr.. Gar1eld'a letter OF
acceptance: "1t rebounds to the credit Of Mr..
Garfield that he has not filled his letter ut ac-
ceptance with empty ana vague all'ls:ons to
Ciyi-Scryice reform. Garfield IS practical
politician, and he knows what is possible aud
i,, Mr.
tangled himself In his first attempts at Civil
Service reform IN such n net OF CONTRA
dicttions, and fell into 50 many very unpleasant
situations i'll consequence thereof Liter the enc
mics Of bis Administration were never In want
OF mn tcriai for an attack IN that particular
quarter. Gen. Garfield IS more prudent. and has
been very careful not to coquet with impf'ssl-
bilities and to n3cander IN tue 1tgzuR pains OF
visionary policy
The San Francisco California DemoA7at writes
as follows: "Gcn- Hancock will not resign his
position in the nTmy-until he moves Into tho
White House. 1t may not be prudent to give up
one fat Office until the other is secured-
But in this instance Hancock ia vto-
lating military discipline. After bis
letter Of acceptance has been published
to tho country, he should Immediately resign to
save his own military reputation and for the
good Of the service. The President ls the Com
Inander-in-Chef Of the Army and Navy as,. Ihe 1
clares tho present incumbent Of the White
House to be an usurpcr. Suppose Gen tinn-
cock were, during war times. to assume the priv
i]cge Of doubling the legitimate election or the
President what would lie the consequence
druinhcud court martial and several holes IN his
corset on short notice."
The New York 1"ores=eitttn0 Sociallst} seems
to be very much discouraged. In an editorial 1t
says: ''The 1aborers in city and country and aH
independent voters are heartily disgu5eed
with both of the old parties If there were
third pnrty which could lead all these elements
OF opposition, no matter how disunited, into
the fight, then we might have similar result In
November, 1881, to what VIC had in les ard 1ssO,
when the new third party came nearest 10
popular minority. But there is one essential
thing wanting, and that Is enthusiasm. Tho
working people are not ripe yet for Enclsl-De-
mocracy. and the reason why they are not fur-
ther advanced is because Of the lethsrgJ
of our propaganda II you want to sNin
you must go into the water. If We hure
any desire to becume a political party, we must
make use Of every stump md rostrun where We
can hare an opportunity to speak: we must
WELCOME every associate, who has gone far
enough, not to mind betng throwu into the semo
bag with Socialists and Communists; and we
must leave untouched by criticism every pro-
rram that goes in the same direction with us, II
only for short distance This would be q I'D
rnriunfng fDr November ut least"