National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-05
The Notorious Carl schurz.

The " Notorious Carl Schurz. x
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, of Washington, Of
which the notorious Hon. George C. Gorham " is
announced as the political editor" and Hallot
Kilbourn as the manager" and which was, upto
the time of their Indictment, at least, the impu-
dent organ Of the star route thieves and in large
part, the property Of one Of them, has been send.
Ing circular through the mails, asking the re-
pipients TO "cxer an influence for good on behalf
of the paper" II commends itself on the ground
Tint it Is broad and liberal in It's views" and
"rcHocts the policy Of the Administrations" but
1t avoids saying what its "broad and liberal Views"
are md also what the policy of the Adminisra-
lion" which 1t reflects is. What is this pollcyH Is
II not the duty of the organ to expound 1t? The
Concealment practiced as to the meaning of the
term Stalwart" is cOncealmcut enoughin coun-
Try where publicity is the rule Of politics. Any
shing so important as the policy OF the Admins
traton ought to have no similar fog about It. If
tho Hon. George C. GOrham wishes people to buy
his paper because he reflects" the Presidents
policy, he ought to make known what this policy
Is before he gets the money.-NeW York Evening
Post May3l.
Mr.. Gorham pretends to no other
knowledge of the views or policy of the
Administration than is at the command
of other respectable persons who write
for the press, but he deems it a privilege
TO state correctly this common knowl-
edge, and to advocate the new methods
which prevail at the White House, and
the purposes which appear to govern its
occupant.
He appreciates the delicate courtesy Of
the Erening Post in noticing business
circular for the purpose of referring to
him by name, and coupling it with the
e word notorious" He has never been
guilty Of the crime of notoriety, although
he has long enjoyed the somewhat noisy
hostility of the baser sort of sham re.
formers, political tramps, and @sthetical
blackguards.
THE REPUBLICAN is unable to state
whether there are any star-route
thieves" or not, rs the cases of certain
persons indicted for oaenses connected
with the star-roue service have not YET
been tried. "Up to the time of their in,
dctment, at least" THE REPUBLICAN acay
"impudent" enough to demonstrate
against bounding and treating as con.
victed felons an ex-United States Senate,
and an ex-Second Assistant Postmaster.
General upon the er parte statements Of
any persons. This we did in obedience tc
the same instinct of fair play which has
deferred us from branding Mr.. Car
Schurz, late Secretary Of the Interior
RS q corrupt knave, merely because
other newspapers have openly and
vehemently accused him of having been
bribed while in Office by grea
corporation, and of having accepted the
Erening Post property as compensation fol
the bribe service. Accusation is not re
garded by THE REPUBLICAN as equivalen
to conviction in any case, as it is by The
Post whenever it suits the purposes O.
that unsavory journal. The editor ofthi'
paper had what he supposed was goot
reason for hoping that the accusation
against General Brady (whose property
ain large part" The REPUBLICAN wa
for time) might prove untrue, and tina
was that Thomas l.. James, of New York
late Postmaster-General, stated TO him
in response to an inquiry, on the day fol
lowing that on which Brady wen
out of office, that there wa
pooiuNSig llOtilluS NlbtSNSI hBulho
the latter, and that he had called for hi
resignation simply because required Il
do SO by President Garfield. 1t wal
quite natural that Mr. James's wore
should have been taken under the cir
cumstanCes. If Thomas l.. James knew
or suspected anything detrimental t,
Thomas j, Brady as public officer up Il
the day following the latter's vacatin
his Office, then Thomas j.. James told tn
writer Of this willful, unnecessary an,
foolish lie. Since the Indictments in thC
star-route cases, the REPUBLICAN has no
felt called upon to fan the public excite
ment or to distrust the court or jury. Tn
prosecution and the defense are equall
entitled to be let alone during the tria
Tho fate Of the star-rOute cases concerns u
nomOre thanit does any othercitizen. Tn
Ere,ing Post writer and others like hin
think to persuade the public that not the.
but those whose garments they deiie-
are the small animals who originate tn
stencil which always abounds in thei
neighborhood. But they are better III
derstood than they suppose
As to the policy of the Administrs
ton, Of which the Post affects SO much is
norance, We feel at liberty to say that tn
policy ofthc President is to tell the trut
and deal honestly; to give law-brealsei
and anarchists no advantage over orderl
and obedicnt citizens, and to take SEM
tors or members testimony as.to the Fl
ness Of an applicant for Office as readily
that Of the applicant himself IL
views arc broad enough to enable him {
regard the Republican party MS somethir
better than public enemy to be sui
jugated, and liberal enough to prom
him to recommend public measure iii
that Of the improvement Of the Missi