The morning call., 1892-09-19
The Tariff Only a Second Consider
ation in the Fight.
MONEY EXPENDED IN CAMPAIGNING
Laying Down an Issue Upon Which the Democracy
Of seR York Will Scarcely Undertake
TO Make Fight.
Special TO JHE MORNING CALL

New YORK, Sept. 1S-Hon. Carl Schu:Z
has written letter addressed to the Cleve-
land and Stevenson clubs of Kings County
and other people of Brooklyn. giving his
views on the present national political situ-
alton. Schurz was invited to express his
opinion in an address, but III health pre-
vented him making a speech. Schurz says,
in part:
1--WE are told that the tariff is the chief
issue of the campaign. 1 certainly do not
underestimate its importance in any OF its
aspects, but regard 1t only as a part Of
far more comprehensive question. which is
not merely economic. but political in its
character. and which concerns the general
working and, in fact the moral vitality of
our democratic system of government.
There always has been and always will be
money used in elections for perfectly proper
purposes, but there are sums spent In Pres
idential and State campaigns which. gen.
Grafton ago, would have been thought
fabulous. That much of this money is
used for bribery, and that the evil is grow
ing and spreading from year to year, can
not be denied"
Referring to party machines, he says that
the deyelopmen: of party organization of late
years has been largely in the direction OF
machine methods.
What will the effect be on our political
life?" he asks. ut serves to raise up a race
Of unprincipled. selfish, meTcenary p0litI-
clans, and to repel from public life men with
patriotic ambition, who wish to serve the
public welfare according TO their honest
convictions"
Schurz enters into a lengthy discussion
of the tariff question. Making the deduc-
tiOn that the Republican party has
sort of tacit partnership with the
beneficiaries OF the tariff, the moneyed
power, to do all that 1t can in the
way OF furnishing campaign funds to keep
the Republican party In possession OF the
Government. and in return the Republicans
to do all they can by way of tariff legislation
TO keep the mOneyed power in the enjoy
ment Of large financial profits.
THE Republicans tell US that the Mckin-
ley act is the final cOnsummation OF the
protective policy and that nothing beyond
it will ever be asked. The country never
had Il protective tariff before the enact
ment OF which the people were not assured
that il was the extreme measure OF the de-
mands that would be made, nor one after
the enactment of which the clamOr fer
more protection - higher duties-did not
soon again begin. So it will be again il the
Republicans are intrusted with full power.
More will be asked for. more will be
granted for mere subs dy will be needed to
keep the party in power"
SehuTZ devotes some space to eXtolling
the Democratic party and Grover Cleveland.
and after referring to Harrlson'S admins
tration and its tendency to free coinage,
says: II regard the movement as gradu-
ally dying out. IL Cleveland is elected to
the Presidency ne will have more prestige
and use his influence vigorously in favor of
sound finance. Under Cleveland'S admins
tration the free-consge heresy will lose its
foothOld in the party in which il is Dumer-
eally strongest. Clevelaud's defeat would
restore tile free-e0inage movement to new
life and strength"
Speaking OF the force bill. Mr.. Schurz
says: The inevitable effect Of the enact
ment Of force bill will be revival Of
the fear of negro domination in the South.
aud with it the violent and disastrous dis
turbance of the relations of the two races" "
5churZ closes with the advice to his
fellow-citizens 10 support Cleyelaud's can
didacy.