Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-08

that Governor Cleveland is not q states
man." continued Mr. SchurZ, turning his at
tention to the democratic nominee. 1t
must be admitted that he is not statesman
in the Blaine sense. If he were it would be
dangerous to vote for him. He has evil
dently not the genius to be all things to
everybody. He is not magnetic enough to
draw every rascal to his support. He will
probably be cold enough to freeze every job
out of the White House. He is not brilliant
enough to cover the whole world with
Eighty schemes. But, unless | am much
mistaken, he possesses very much OF that
kind of craftsmanship which is now espe-
cially required, and tor which Mr. Blaine
has conspicuuusly disqualified himself. And
that is he craftsmanship of honest and ELL
cieut admin s,ration. In justice
we are bound to say that here is man
whose ideas of honest, intelligent. and eifi-
Gent administration are remarkably clear
and correct; who has not only promised,
but performed; whose performance, in fact,
went ahead of the manifesto; who has
proved himself to possess in an eminent de-
gree the principal requisites of executive
efficiency, which are incorruptiDle integrity,
a clear head, a well informed mind, devo-
ton TO duty shrinking from no labor, cool
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keen instinct of Justice and that rare courage
which, whenever the public good requires
it, firmly resists not only the opposition of a
hostile party, but. which is more difficult,
the entreaty Of party friends. You fear
that another party coming into power will,
in its cagerness TO get possession of the ofl-
ces, turn out the good men together with
the had, and you ask whether there is q
man who, as President, would he strong
enough to withstand the pressure Of his par
tisans. | admit you cannot find many
strong enough to do this, but do not think
risk anything in saying that Mr.. Cleveland
is one Of the few. should not be surprised
if he were the strongest OF them all. As 10
the higher spheres Of craftsmanship, it may
be remembered that in every position of
power assigned to him he has shown an
ability to perform its duties beyond the ex
pectatons of his friends. And when he now
says, as he did a week ago, in accepting the
nomination, that he considers himself
pledged to give to the people the utmost
benefits of 4 pure and honest administration
of national affairs we may recall the fact
that so far not one of his pledges has re-
NAMED unfulflled. Indeed, man with
just such public record and just such quail
Ties might be seen In the Presidential chair
without alarm, whatever party name he
may bear; for he need only follow his own
example in order to adopt from any party
what is good, and to reject, even coming
from his own party, what is bad. He would
be especially what the hour demands-the
representative of courageous conscience in
the administration of public affairs.
After twenty-four years Of uninterrupted
ascendancy, what has the republican party
o,1y ha <,F
ideas, presenting as its great leader and rep
rrsentative man whose unclean record ii
cannot deny and dare not face Listen to
It's Spokesman How they dodge and squirnl
around that record as something too hot to
touch-unfortunate attorneys, wretchedly
troubled by the feeling that, if they respect
themselves, they must take care not to be-
come identified with the public morals oil
their client Watch them, how they use
the tariff question as great fig leaf which
they stretch and spread to make il cover
and hide the crookedness Of their standard
bearer What burning shame and dis.
grace is this Pride Of party, indeed
Those who are truly proud Of the good the
party has done will be too proud to consent
to its degrading perverson into an instru-
ment of evil. If the great party which
abolished slavery and saved the republic is
to serve as All instrument to poison the life
Of the same republic by browning corruption
with its highest honors, then the truly
proud republicans will wash their hands
oft
This is the cause of patriotism and ma
tional pride, and it says 10 every citizen Of
the republic, DO you want the world abroad
to respect the American name? Then show
them first that the American people respect
themselves. The American people will
show how they respect themselves by the
choice they make for their highest honors.
Ask yourselves, Americans, how this repub-
lie will stand in the esteem of mankind, and
how its influence will be upheld by the con-
fidence Of nations if the American people
by solemn vote proclaim to the world that
official honor is to them thing of inditler-
ence, and that they select their President
from among those who have traded on high
official trust to make money. And in the
face of all this still the cry of Party Woe
to the republic whose citizens think of par
ty and nothing but party when the honor oil
their country and the vitality of their gov
eminent are at stake"