Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-16
CARL scHuRz ON BLAINE.

make an aslIlrees nt tho l}roukiyn
Opera House, 10 explain why IL was
i that so many members OF the Re-
publican party were going, in this
electionyto desert tie standard and
vote for tho .Dcmocnttlc ticket,
More than, two thousand people
were out TO hear him speak and a
great many more were not able 10
obtain seats or standing room in tho
theatre:
Mr.. Schurz said that at the thresh-
old he would havelto meet "A nIisap-
prehension of the motives OI the
| Independents, and he desired IL un-
derstoOd that IL was not the fact
that the Republican candidates were
prOtectionists that gave dissatisfac-
ton. Senator Edfnunds was not
free-trader, yet the independents
had fought for him In the eonven-
ton. lie continued: 1 u-i
/ "Undoubtedly the tariff Is an I'M
teresting and important subject so
is the currency; so is the bank ques-
iton I; so is the Mormon question;
so are many others. At other
times they might absorb our atten-
ton. But this time the Republican
National Convention has, with bra
tai directness, so that we must face
IL whether we will or not, forced
upon the country another issue,
| which is inilnitely more important,
because II touches the vitality of
our institutions. 1t is the question
of honesty in government. i say
the Republican Convention has
forced Ii upon the country, not by
platform declarations, but by nomi-
mating for the presidency n man
with DleInished public record" "
| The record OF Mr.. Blaine was then
exhaustively considered The any
Dear Mr.. Fisher" letters were read
and dissected, to show that there
could be no possible doubt that in
the transactions Of which they treat
| Mr.. Blaine was guiltily interested.
Mr.. Schurz devoted more than half
an hour 10 the inquiry into Mr..
Blaine's course while Speaker OF
the House, and then proceeded, inn
pressively: ,,-.4.
"How often have you had TO read
and to hear these days that AZ Mr..
| Blaine Is pursued with charges and
abuse so were Washington and lin
| coin pursued, and that between
these three there Is really little dif-
ference. What q comparison lt
Is true Washington was called by
his enemies a monarchist and Lin
coin a babOon. But we can not
learn that either of them found IL
| necessary to defend himself against
| the imputation. II the friends OF
Mr.. Blaine want 10 establish "A real
parallel between him and them they
should carefully examine Washing
toms and LincOln's private cOrres-
pondence. Among Washington's
letters they would have To find one
somewhat like this: ... ....
HEAnQUARTERs OF THE CoNTI-
MENTAL ARMY.-B w. Fishcr,
Esq, Army Conductor-My Dear
| Mr.. Fisher: Your offer 10 admit
me TO a participation in your beef
contract is very generous. Accept
my thanks. But j want more.
You spoke OF your friend Caldwell,
who has the -four contract, as will
ing 10 dispose OF a share OF his In
terest to me. wish he would make
the proposition definite. Tell him
1 lfIdL tcNl tIldI btidii IOL IEONN ~
deadhead i'm the enterprise. 1 aeo
various channels in which l know
I can be useful. Sincerely your
friend, t...r. .....
T. - GEORGE WAsHIHGTON.
p. SIN looking over my order
books / fnd that when MIR. CHld-
well delivered the last lot Of ilour
there was some irreguIariiy, which
induced the Commissnry Of tho mr.
my TO refuse acceptance. prompt-
4 ly cut the red tape by ordering the
CommissaIytO TO accept the delivery
III once, so thai i saved Mr.. Cald-
well much trouble in getting the
-four passed and in obtaining his
money. Thus, without knowing
him, i dida favor which must have
been worth much 10 him. l.Gt
him hurry up his proposition TO me,
"RepubIicans," continued Mr..
6churZ, as he drew 20 close, al
| yield to none Of you LA prido Of the
spirit and tho great achievements OF
the Republican party Ia tho past.
There are undoubtedly men before
me who took an active part ia tho
great Republican eampaigBsof 1850.
/ know you will feel yOIlr pulse
beat quicker when you remember
The Joyous glow with which all on
thusiastic consciousness Of noble
cause fiIled our hearts; with what
eAgerness we went into tho cunfltci,
j having nothing TO apologize for aud
nothing to conceal; with what al
lection and confidence we com
mended to the suffrages Of the peo-
pie our standard bearer, honest
Abraham Lincoln. Remember how
under Republican guidance, the
| American Union was wasiied clear
OF the stain Of slavery and the great
rebellion was vRnquiahed, and a bra
ham Lincoln was borne once moro
on our shield with tho same hlllh
aud the same eaifcctIonate confidence,
for the trials OF power had given
to his honesty still more radiant
luster. ..s. .l .. .I.r .. .h
"And now, after twenty-fUur
years OF uninterrupted nsccndaiicy,
| what has the party come tor L"Ok
at It,, the party oi great lHdnl idens,
presenting as It's leader And repre-
sentative man whose uncleull rec
ord IL can not deny and dare not
facal Listen to It's spok esnIenl
How they dodge and squirniHrouiId
that record ~ something loo hot 10
touch = unfortunate ntlOrncya,
wretchedly troubled by the feeling
that, IL they' respect Themselves,
they must lake care not 10 bsTOim0
identiiissd with the public morals Of
! their clienti Watch them, how
they use the tariff question as
great iig leaf which they stretch and
spread To tIake II cover aud hide
the crOokedBess OF their STANDARD
; bearer /! What " burning shamo
|, and lliSgrucp X this! Pride Ol par
:. ~, indeed! Th,se who are truly
proud OF the Eood the party in's
: done will lJc too l'rOlid Ia tDIfsent tO
! It's degrading perverTion into an in-
, sirument OF evil. IL the great party
J which abolished slavery and saved
the Republic IL to serve ~ an ifl-
/, strumdnt TO poison the life Of the
: same republic by crOwning rOrrup-
: ton with lis highest horrors, then
the truly proud Republicans will
= wash their hands OF u.
.Thisis this cause Of patriotism
: and national PRIDE and IL says 70