New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14
earn SCHURZ FOR SENATOR.

So Mr.. Edward Murphy is not to have walk
over for the United States Scnatorshp not
withstanding the hearty unanimity in his FAVOR
of Mr. Richard Croker, Mr.. Sheehan and the
other influential Tammany persons. Another
candidate steps softly into view 1t is Mr..
Carl Schurz. "The New-York Times" is lead
ing him. It introduced him in a very copious
article in it's Saturdays issue, in which sin
coritv and ingenuousncss and a certain delight
ful eagerness to do good and be useful to a
great successful party are blended III hafmohl-
ous proportions. There Is nothing whatever III
the entire article to indicate that it is not con
ceived with serious purpose. 1t is written
in short. in the same earnest and convincing
manner which was such n marked character
istic of the series of articles which appeared IN
that journal during November of last year on
the question of the spealSerShip. 4 will per
hans be remembered that our Contemporary
convinced pretty much everybody who was any
body that the "logic of the situation" impera-
tivelv demanded the election of Mr.. Mills oi
Texas. to be Speaker, and would stop at noth-
inc short of il. The few who failed to be con
WINGED happened to be in Congress otherwise
Mr. Mills would have been elected. Those
statement but gradually increased in robustness
and vigor, until they became at last what might
be called hot
The nomination Of Mr.. Schurz begins in the
same way. "1hc Times" does not say IN so
many words that Mr.. Schurz a United states
Senator is the absolute, inevitable, relentless
and unappeasablc "logio Of the situation
That will. no doubt, come later II leaves that
impression very distinctly on the mind how
ever. in this, its first. essay on the subject
The voters in this StaFe in the late election
it says "spoko out with such startling dis
tinctness that their meaning must become pam
even by the least attentive politicians" That
meaning is that if the party would retain
power it must be by excepting faith with tho
people" 1.-THE party must keep its word
II now "bas an opportunity by an act of con-
spcuous wisdom to confirm the popular con
fdence in its soundness and TO give new
guarantee OF its devotion 10 purposes that
every citizen must recognize as pure end
noble" The "act Of conspicuous wisdom
which. as "The Times" gradually warns
ND. viii become the inevitable, undeniablc
overwhelming "logic of the situation" is the
election of Mr.. Carl Schurz 10 the United
States Senate IL would not only confer a
high honor on the State but 1t adds that
"he would dignity the Office itself. now I'M
happily lowered from rs earlier esteem
This last alluSiOn we take o. be 70 the Hon.
David b. Hill, who will be Mr. Schun :
colleague If the latter is elected. Although
this may be entirely truthful. it hardly seems
to be polite or diplomatic. After describing Mr.
Schurz as the States " best-eQuipped citizen,
our contemporary says: ."The election Of
Grover Cleveland to the Presidency implies as
a logical complement the election Of Carl Schuz
TO the Senate from Ncw-YorlS'
With very much, if not quite all. that
"Thc Times says of Mr.. Schurzs eminent
abilities and his equipment for the place The
TRIBUNE is in perfect agreement He has
already served in the Senate, not only with
credit but with distinction. But IT occurs t.
MS that he has chiefly distinguished himself by
disagrecng at the earliest possible moment with
his party associates, and by BIS openly expressed
contempt for the machinery Of party manage
ment the men who control it and all their
methods and devices lie is man Of great
ability, but in tho minds OF the practical pOliti-
clans his usefulness is seriously impaired by
his inability 10 work in harness So it does
not strike us at the moment that his candi-
dacy, though clearly seriously proposed by
"The Times" is at all formidable. For the
gentlemen who propose to make a United States
Senator this year are practical politicians, with
| profound faith in the machinery methods and
men despised by Mr.. Schurz. They care moth
ing for his abilities or his equipment and we
suspect that they will pay about as much heed
to our contemporary nomination as Mr.
| Croker would to a proposal TO put the Rev.
| DR.. Parkhurst at the head Of the Police
Commission. Still, we do not withhold our ad-
mration for the carncstness, sincerity and
righteousness of "Thc Times 1t is very
| beautiful.
Is it AeSop or Fontane who tells Of tho
Lamb that went hunting with the Tiger? " Let
US keep faith and divide fairly" said the Lamb
when the spoils were secured. Divide? Di-
vide nothing, you little miserable grlmniyo-
rouS beast There isn't more than enough for
me. You may think yourself lucky If | don't
have 10 finish up my dinner with lamb chops"