Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-09-05

The Germans In Answer 80 Wr. schurF,
The Milwaukee Sentinel Of the 10th pub
lished as interesting a contribution to the it,
erature Of the campaign as has appeared
since Mr.. Baines letter Of acceptance. II
was q reply 20 Mr. Schurz Brooklyn speech
over the signatures Of 40 German Americans
Of Milwaukee, old frouds. acquautances aud
party associates OF Mr. Schurz while be was
a resident Of Wisconsin, The Sentinel speaks
Of them ss among the leading citizens Of the
state, and several Of the names are familiar
TO the country. They were among the coun-
trymen Of Mr.. Schurz whose aid helped bin
into public life aud who have followed aud
applauded him in all his good works. Their
Analysis Of his speech and answer 10 IL attest
their ability TO judge Of the acts and motives
Of men and 10 decide for themselves their
own course Of action. 10 one Of their open
ing paragraphs they bring Mr.. Schurz to
judgment after this severe fashion
1--WE are now Of the opinion that in
your Brooklyn speech you neither charac-
terzed Mr. Blaine correctly nor the Repubh-
can party. With regret we say that you have
not acted as q Judge who hears complaint
and defence and then pronounces judgment
but that you appeared exclusively as a COM
plainant, and that you judged according TO
a special case which you instanced in Baine's
life, .he character Of this man Were you q
common Democratic speaker we should not
apply such a high standard but we had a
right to expect that you. who appeared be-
fore the public a. an independent. would
present not only that which was apparently
serious ia Biaine's actions, but that you would
put everything into the scales which could be
produced
They review the long career Of Mr.. Blaine
in Congress and IN President Hayes's cabinet,
refer 70 bis closeness 10 Garfield and his eulo.
gy Of the dead President and remind Mr..
Schurz that be does mot utter a single word
of all this and ask Does not this Blaine
exist for youths Blaine Of the history Of
our country p Continuing they say with
perfect appreciation Of the narrowness and
vindctiveness Of Mr.. Schurz speech
The Blaine Of your speech IL not the
Blaine Of reality the Blaine whom you pre-.
scented in Brooklyn is not the Blaine whom
the normal eye Of the American people sees,
but rs be appears 10 the eyes Of one who
hates him for political and personal reasons.
Hate makes blind, says the old German
proverb. But can Carl Schurz permit even
the shadows Of such blindness 10 rest upon
him And yet we can not resist the thought
that such a shadow rests upon you, for you
have not characterized Blaine, but csricatur.
ed him.
INDEPENDENT INCONSISTENCY.
Following are some Of the closing para
graphs from this letter
You, a. well as other Independent Repub-
hcans, were until recenty-yes, even up to
the time Of the Republican national couven-
uon-lu accord with the party upon all the
important points which you have now aban-
doned while you are fighting to the utmost
your former party friends. 1t is not a joint
purpose that has for the moment united you
20 your former opponents, but only a mega
ton Of the existing dissatisfaction, or in any
case hate against third party-Against
Blaine. You yourself feel that you have left
the natural ground Of your development
You believe that like q sprouting grain seed
you will SOW upon fruitful ground but we
fear that you will be crushed as If between
two millstones
IF the Republicans are victorious, and Of
this there are the best prospects, theU we
shall have los, you Should. however. the
Democrats triumph, which all who wish this
country fortune and blessing must AK heay-
en- 70 forbid then that party will come TO the
helm which you characterized as follows in
your speech in Cincinnati four years ago"
Here long passage from Mr. schurzs speech q,
lnaiauar hs four yeurs ago ls given, In which be-
called attention o. the party behind the Democratic
candidate rlaract. rizuE a. party that % iucapa-
Ole rf con pretending t1e present ur Judging The fl
ture. lu It Their, we're some good men. be- admitted
hHt they apo unable o. restrain the baa elements 10
i1s Equalization. ID proof ~ these assertions
veoed it- pet history o. pro-slayery PARIS. an
alu-UAr party, and as soft money partyl
u the year ls76 you said IN q speech de-
hvered in Milwaukee, and admired by Us al
II you help tho Democratic party O. victory then
predict iHr you flt most tremendous rush Tor the
booty which has been seen u To. history % the r1uu-
try -iuer mau can remember. Hundreds ot thHus-
aud- laN- iar yeafs been luatug forward to 10. aud
the = nth, where % Do vel known that uumbeflass
people live who are % The opinion that they have
been specially created Hf
panii. afhces, VII. rise a. one man
That you said when the reform governor
par excellence, Samuel j. Tilden-this holy
one Of the Democratic party-aspired to the
presidential chair.
And are circumstances different today
Does not there stand behind the reform gov
ernor Cleveland who does not approach bv
far the statesman Tilden. the same old Dem
ocratIc party which you described IN such a
mastery way And II IN. Democratic par
~ should come TO the rudder. who will then
preside IN the Senate OF the United States 2
Thomas A. Hendricks. the man who has
always identified himself with southern in
terests, man who defended the slave laws
and opposed Gil measures looking to q happy
ending Of the civil war, man who more
than any other led the Democratic party from
bluudrr to blundtr and whom in your speech
OF sept. = ls16, you pictured a. q dangerous
Iuhauonist. 3 friend Of soft money men. and
an enemy OF hard money
From this you can perceive. M Schurz.
that we have rendered all that you have said
We have constantly and fully weighed your
language We have followed your representa-
tons and your opinions through many storms
served asa compass for our political direction.
Hence We have again awaited your words
with Impotence We have again with careful
pains weighed your proofs and 10, We have
this time found them too light, and We see
with regret that We have lost one Of our lead
ers. We cannot follow you to do so would
70 violate our convictions