New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
TIE IN T. TIMES" ON SCHURZ
GRIPPING WITH THE VERY spoILs OF FAVoRiI-
IsM.O

"pp,rpryG WITH THE VERY sPOus OF FAvoRIr-
ISM"
fyom IN, Nec York TInes but Not IN me campdlnno
As soon ms Mr. Lincoln was elected IN i1 YOU,
Without s one since. save at brief Intervals Before the
first month Of Mr. ncons term had chPIed ss S Salary
gS per- %yasd himself Of the !nir hy
ansIy ieft on The sh Of May following and was over
two months in reaching Madrid though thirty . . ~
Siis o. lie reached Madrid July H. and so far as me-
accounts show he remained his post n 'es 20 al o.
During this last period he attended the Queen ON tour
and was allowed tho further sum Of S7S3 90 or e
Treasury Department heard from him save IN ins
shape Of drafts for sG2io which came through D 81 Ing
accounts Of that hrm and charged TO schz oh ,nG
Charge Aiarcs at regular paypay ha tina" OF bnG G
MnisterS6o00 per nnnum which position Ne n did
not remain ai Madrid I'VE months and one week IN
his official position. But on the 2ls OF Dccemhcr FL ~
Treasury had any record of his movements OF
status after December r. 1861 save in the transcript %
| him, for which they claimed credit But, though MS
n % limo mot IN 'Se G "s carly n February g.
1862 where he again drew on Barring Brothers co Tor
made draft without date except to the day OF the
month upon Mr. Seward Secretary OF state 10 ue orcr
there is no record that M seward accepted paid
It. This very mysterious proceeding needs an cXplaha
ton certainly for here was diplomatic officer IN
his own country drawing his salary i'll sterling drafts on
London, while other officers were taking deprecated
He resi- gned April 49, 1862. OF course he gravtated
right into another office, for he was appointed Brlsader
General the day. Probably he did not "t 90 on
hold until he had another Now under the Inv as II
stood them thirty days would probably have beenalowcd
| Mr. schurz get back from Madrid. Three weeks is
considered ample There remaa7 Therefore at thG LOW
| dercd any service whatsoever. Even II he should
be able to make legal settlement of his accounts; he
as large that Of the President Of the United states and
rendering no equivalent no seryce Of any hhd he mas nas
an elI,fg al
scented certificate Of service statement ot account OF
vouchers. lie will doubtless sketch over this nuns
leave Of absence" but what will the public think OF an
officer who serves four months at thousand collars
the same pay Puttng the best possible face upon IT, an
| aspect which neither the record or the CIR
f THe moncy Of the Govcrnmcmt BY rccciv
ing that for which he rendered no service thing
which the quickoncd conscience of these later years has
made crime; 50 that Mr.. schuIz, If he does not suner
that economy In public expenditures mas Only attety
compelled the correction ~ those grave abuses III
"squandcriug money upon favoiiics, OF which he fur
ni.hcd such c"hSplcu1s rIAmpc WI ~, m
did. ~ 40 for five months actual service as Minister
| to spain
Putting fair and reasonable and ju;t construction OF
the facts they stand and there = no escaping le
Judgment that before this pretended champion of poh
Teal and economical reforms can proceed one step further
In the CONFORMATION Of men v no nave rendered nGoiII
clean the hands that now dripping with the very
| spoils of favort.m and placchmting. which he pro
fescs SO greatly to ablor And now summing up the
virtues Which demonstrate me capacity or thl- man 10
Lead and @GGG Lessons Of hS"Gy h9f pTr. H'sH r
Schuz in his favorable character as public bon
WHAT HE GOT
Received az Minister 10 Spain. 81
800 pcT month mppro1immt,) -. 5000 90
| Received M Major General. - months az 500
rcr month Rpprovimstcl ................. 1850 90
s"ntb - I'm '....',...... 7OG 90
pc oi," aa senator pay and mileage 81
months ~ ''''''' i,'' '......'.... 1907 sG
Grand total since 1861 .................SlGl90 20
WHAT TIE PEOPLE GOT
t lntcsi service point blank proposition o surrcn
der the Govcrumcut and institutions of the c0unry I"
h r,nt,l n those who organized aud fought the Demo
| cratic .la, cloldci- rebellion toOo,oOO 90.
into tho foregoing compilation nay" not pll'cn lhe
.n,rs pln ~ schiil by National and state Campaign
tonultircs, nor that sun given NM onuFN ~ tn' l9o
| coutdhg Radical Republicans ~ Hc'r" ana ~ LOUIS
Ia ,unr him o establish IN the ono case ana Nv hu,
rnii interest IN 10 other IN Republican newspaper.
icna,lpc those friends who helped him In the hour ~
! i,id WIN tnHohrI{ mud slanicr lH1 MonL ~" h
! itoui coufling tnrty Thus we have upwards ot
| +s5 900 ns Tho picGof NJ. schurg
~ the other tlle hive him at amy price, Will bee the
| Judgment oi the people.
m enrirnp The setres ~ scator SEIZURE for 'hc cam
rari ~ sorAga cnWniila ,hon fi, l. II ih, ,"n
oi am hr rrit.4tr Intellectually ~ 49, inr'tMV wv
stttral rprprn leilii' uns ~ n4Yot' lw WI
i tr,an tnni tntr 'tuu lhnHrinpt NJ bDVrW 3Vii'M
9ui 'rN .Htl a''at 'i' a'sn'Arrr he 90 snntk h'
h'-irt earra
fh6NG Ak tbsGN f0B EXAMINATIONS
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