The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-10-20
Schurz aud tho Administration.
cincinnati Etqttirer.]

tCincinnati Enqtirer.1
The material. par. OF Carl Schmz's
le.ar refusing to take he stump for tho
Republican ticket was printed in The
Enquirer yesterday. OF course Mt
SEIZURE il not perfectly p'. ,,sed with Mt.
Cleveland sadminlsir;,ti,u. That is too
much To expect from 81 Muswump OF
such pronounced type. Mr.. Sehu,z
finds 40 much to commend, though, that
he will vote tor Mr.. Cleveland If he gets
back to this country i'll time. 1Ie gives
three Or four such splendid rcasol,s fnr
supporting the administration that tie
should not have marred his otherwise
perfect work By iutimatins Il frivolous
objection.
"During his, (CleveIand's) Prcsiden-
cy," says Mr.. SchurZ, s'the country has
been relieved of an impression sedulous-
~ tostered by party spirit, aud until
within three years sincerely entertained
by many good citizens, that ono-half Of
the people were disloyal and dangerous
to the Union, and that the Republic
would 60 to destruction If the governs
tnent passed from the hands Of Que par.
ty to another" Mr.. SchurZ gives ex-
preston to truth which ought not 10
be lost, even in the tariff struggle, when
he adds: s'This is Il gain te the morals
OF our political life which can not be too
highly appreciated.'' The claims made
| by prominent Republican Journal lists
and orators, in 1884, and previously,
| that Democratic success would lead to
the destruction of business, the payment
of the tsrebel debt" the re- ensiavement
! OF the colored people and the prosiitu-
| tlon of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, have been OverthrOWn In the
| natural course OF events.
! Mr.. Schurz says, further, that "Presi-
dent Cleveland has given tho country
an administration of public affairs
| which, notwithstanding It's shortcom-
ings, has in many important respects,
by its ability, its fidelity to the public
interest, and it's wholesome conserva-
tive spirit, deservedly and In IL high de-
gree Won the approval and confidence
of the people,"
Next we quote some Of Mr.. Shurz's
sound talk on the tariff: "Aud finally
he has, by his tariff message, identified
himself and his candidacy with an
economic policy which bids fair to cor
rect existing evils, to obviate destructive
disturbances, to enlarge tho reinunera-
tive activity of industrial labor, Att to
secure a steady development of the
general prosperity"
Mr.. Schurz, in these extracts, gives
abundant reasons for supporting the
Democratic ticket without reservation.
Still he feels called upon to cay
'sThe situation may in some things he
unsatisfactory TO many of us, as frank
ly admit it to be, but we are not excused
from doing our duty as citizens and vo-
ters if we can not have the ideal party
or the ideal candidate"
We infer that the alleged sh0rtco1n
ing-the failure to become the ideal
candidate of the iusatiate Independent
is in the refusal 10 conduct the Civil
Service absolutely on the George Will
liam Curtis plane. Havn't the Mug
wumps had enough? They should not
demand an exhibition of ingratitude by
the President to the great party which
elected him. Let the Independent
brethren be fair. Let them not be- hy-
percritical because tue President has
appointed Democrats to Office because
they were Democrats. He has also al,-
pointed Mnswumps to Office because
they were Mugwumps. And in all
cases he has been careful to insure
individual capacity for public services.