The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-19
CARL sCHURZ's SONG OF CALAMITY

Republican Rule Brings Disaster and
Democratic Peace and Prosperity.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Hon. Carl Schurz
has written a letter addressed to the Cleve-
land and Stevenson club of Kings county
and other citizens of Brooklyn, giving his
views on the present national political Sit
uation. Schurz was invited to express his
opinion in an address, but il-health pre-
vented. Schurz says In part:
We are told that tariff is the chief issue of the
campaign. l certainly do not underestimate
the importance of any of its aspects, but regard
1t as only part of the more comprehensive ques-
tion which is not merely economic, but politi-
cal in character and concerns the general work
ing classes, in fact, the moral vitality OF our
democratic system OF government There al
ways has been and always will be money used
In elections for perfectly proper purposes, but
sums are spent in presidential and state cam
paigns which generation ago would be
thought fabulous. That much OF this money 10
used for bribery, and that the evil is growing
and spreading from year to year cannot be de-
MED.
Referring to party machines, he said the
development Of party organization of late
years has been largely in the direction Of
machine methods. saving:
What will the effect be on political life? 1t
serves to raise up race of unprincipled, Selfish
mercenary politicians aud to repel from public
life men with patriotic ambition who wish to
serve the public welfare according to their hon
est convictions.
Schurz then entered into lengthy dis
cussion of the tariff question, making the
deduction that the Republican party has a
sort of tacit partnership with the benefici-
aries of the tariff, saying:
Tho rnouav v,orvar .Joos ali IL co y,,< os
furnishing campaign funds to keep the Repub-
lcan party in possession of the government In
return the Republicans do ali they can by way of
tariff legislation to keep the monied power in
the enjoyment of its large financial profits. Re-
publicans tell us that the Mckinley act is the
final contamination of the protective policy and
that nothing beyond that will ever be asked
The country never had = protective tariff before
the enactment of which the people were not as
assured that the extrems measure of
demands had not been made and after
the enactment of which the. cIamor
for more protection and higher duties did not
soon again begin. So 1t will be again. II the
Republicans are entrusted with full power more
will be asked: and more will be granted, for
more subsidy 10 needed to keep the party in
power.
Schurz devoted some space to the extol-
lation of the Democratic party and Grover
Cleveland. After referring to Harrison .
administration, he says of free coinage:
Iregard the movement as gradually dying out
If Cleveland il elected to the presidency he will
have more prestige and will use his influence
vigorously in favor of sound finance. Under
Ceveland's administration the free coinage her
esy will lose its fOothold in the party In which
it il the strongest. Cleveiand's defeat would
restore the free coinage movement to new life
and strength, inevitably resurrect the force
bill, and there would be revival of the fear OF
negro domination in the south, aud with it vio-
lence and disastrous disturbance in the rela-
tious of the two races.
Schurz closed with the advice to his
fellow-citizens to support Cleveland's can
didacy.