Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-15
scHURZ ON BLAINE

Carl SchurZ has heretofore been consid-
cred such good authority among thinking
republicans, that word from him now,
even in praise of Cleveland, must be APP
preciated. Schurz Is republican beyond
doubt-for he was a member Of Hayes
cabinet; he has been publishing republic
can paper and lac was friend and admirer
OF Garfield. But he can't support Blaine
and he is not afraid to say so. lie made q
speech Ia Brooklyn the other day and in the
language Of an exchange, be literally pull
verified Blaine. We copy portion or MS
talk, and commend it to thinking republi-
cans as something they should read and
think OF. Remember tkat Mr.. Schurz is
not democrat, but an independent repub-
lican:
MIR. Blaine's advocates loudly complain
that Governor Cleveland is not states
man. Ii must be admitted that he is not
statesman in the Blaine sense. II he we're
1t would be dangerous to vote for him.
He has evidently not the genius to be all
things to everybody. He is not magnetic
enough to draw every rascal to his support
lie 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 dignity schemes, But, unless
am much mistaken, he possesses very much
OF that kind Of craftsmanship which is now
especially required, and for which Mr..
Blaine has cOnspicuonsly disqualified him
self. And that Is the craftsmanship Of
honest and efficient administration.
What Is the kind of business which, un-
der present circumstances, the executive
branch OF the national government has to
attend to? II Is In the main adminlstra-
tive business. II Is to see to it that the
laws be faithfully and efficiently executed,
and to that end to introduce and maintain
honest and efficient methods for the exc
cution OF the laws, and to enforce the nee
essary responsibility. This is adminIstra-
tor, and this is under present circum-
stances the principle business of the exccn-
tive. No flighty genius therefore is re-
quired to make business for the govern
ment; but what we want is solid ability
and courageous integrity to see to it that
the business which is found there be well
done.
or this kind Of craftsmanship Mr.. Cleve-
land, as all who have impartially observed
his career will admit, possesses in a high
degree the instinct anI ,,0,u olso ti.a ~
Perience. When he entered upon his DIT
ties as mayor Of Buffalo, few years ago,
he said: 1T seems to me that successful
and faithful ministration of the govern
ment ofa city may be accomplished by
constantly bearing In mind that we are the
trustees and agents OF our fellow citizens,
holding their funds in sacred trust to be
expended for their benefie that we should
at all times be prepared to render an hon.
est account TO them touching the manner
Tits expenditure, aud that the affairs of
The city should be conducted rs far as Dos
sible upon the same principles as a good
business man manages his private con-
Germs" You may say that this Is neither
brilliant nor quite original. But II con-
tains after all the fundamental principles
OF honest and efficient administration, APP
plicaole not only to-s city, but to a state
and to the nation. And when a public
man coming into power speaks s,ch words
and fully understands what they mean,
and has heability and courage to give them
full effect, he possesses a sustesmanship for
executive Oder, infinitely more valuable
TO The country than Mr.. Blaine's states
maniike skill and experience in making
himself useful In various channels" aud
being deadhcad In none.n