Evening journal., 1892-09-19
SCRuRz on The TARIFF
He Says It Is but an Incident
in the Pending Campaign.
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY SCORED

rIsSn's Nominntion Denounced ns anS
Omceholders' Machine Production-The
Federal Elections 1911 Fiercely Assaiicd.
BRooULYN, Sept. l0.-The first important
uttcrance Of Carl schurz on the issues Of
the political campaign since the nomina.
tions were made was given ont for publca-
tion yesterday It was in tho form Of n
letter addressed TO the Cleveland and Ste
vonson clubs Of Kings county
Early in August Alexander r. Orr, Joseph
O Hendrix, r. r. Bowkcr, William 6. Low
and other well known citizens of Brooklyn
united in q request to Mr.. schurz to adj
! dress them together with the members Of
the Cleveland and Stevenson campaign
clubs Of this city. This invitation Mr..
Schurz has been unable % accept on ac-
count Of ~ health, but in his lotter Of re-
gret hp views at length the political situa-
ton.
Ia the outset OF his communication Mr..
! schurz says Chat while not Understanding
the Importance OF the tariff no regards it as
''only part Of far moro comprehensive
] question which r. not merely economic, but
I political IN It's nature, and concerns the
general working, IN fact, and moral vitality
Of our democratic system Of goRernment"
Coming then 90 tho political situation as
/ no secs il, Mr.. Sohura says that there Ia a
school OF pessimists growing up who when
ever anything goes wrong are ready to de-
claro democratic governmental failure.
Il do not mean" no says, "that insig.
niflcant aud ridiculous class % poor beings
who affect TO no ashamed of calling them
/ selves Americans ape the customs Of for
! eign aristocrats and run after foreign titles
/ Ihey are simply suohs."
Mr.. Schurz then briefly describes IN gem
eral way the ovil effects OF the 81 money
/ In elections and the dangerous tendency Of
machine politics 90 defeat the will OF tho
people. These, no says, may be illustrated
/ by tho history of both political parties but
/ they have now como 20 THOR most danger
Gus development Ia the Republican party.
Tho Tarin.
Mr.. Schurz snys he doubta not that many
I honorable men entertain She protective the
d. Dry and he does not wish 70 deny that the
rank and tile OF the protection party may
not very largely consist OF perfectly honest
and patriotic people, meaning only TO bone
nc the country by the policy they support.
| Then he says after going over the whole
field OF protection and tariff reform;
7 while tho high protective policy Ia not the
only source of political corruption. d is IN its
present development tho most insidious and
most powerful promoter OF g. ard d win
inevitably, ~ tho very nature Of things, u con
/ tinuod, PRODUCE a state Ok political domornli9a-
/ tion IN tho hlghcat degroe dangerous 90 tho VI.
I tality of our FREQ Institutions What dornonu
Nf. a.HHH a hoe M.
! groat its history and however honest aud well
meaning many of ita loaderJ and tlid bulk ol is
I rank and fle may be, by tho natural working
Of its high tariff policy becomes the greatest
/ ongino NJ political corruption ol q grand scale
that this country hs ever seen.
Mr. Schurs then discusses the present
/ condition OF the Democratic paFty and says
of its candidate;
/ certainly DO not pretend that Mr. Cleveland
/ 81 tho idenl man or tho greatest statesman VI
| al times. He no doubt Inns his Limitations
! weaknesses and shortcomings But ho pos
| gcsaoa in uncommon measure thoao qualities
1 which nrc especially desirable in q public sorv-
I snt charged with green's responsibilities. Ho
\ has COINCIDENCE Iio has @ win. de Inns a pa
/ triohc heart he has q cloar head. lie has q
strong SENSE OF right
Ho has q good knowledge Of affpirs He e. ia
party man, but not party slave He is true
20 duty regardless Of personal interest This
is not only the judgment OF his fricnds but nkso
/ Of bis opponents, who in a campaign like this
wish they might not have TO admit f. There
| Is today no puzzle man in America so widely
and well known and 81 generally aud sinceroly
respected as Mr.. Clovaapd f. Even chose
politicians ~ his own party who opposed his
/ nomination had Co respect him for those very
qualities on account Of which some OF thom
thought him Objectionable as president.
nnrrison's Nomination.
Tho work Of the Chicago convention Is
thon briefly described, and tho nomination
of Mr. Cleveland characterized ns the result
of a spontaneous uprising of the people al
over the country. Returning again 70 the
\ Republican party, Mr. schurz says he Is
glad to acknowledge that Mr.. Harrlsons
private character Is excellent and that he
would DO the last man 70 attack It,
But he says the president set the entire
Office holding machinery in motion to 80.
cure his nomination. 'erhe denomination
~ General HARRISON says Mr. sciiurz, "has
been one cf the most scandalOus exhibitions
OF the misuse OF official power ever beheld
ia this country-the eliminating triumph
OF systom corrupt IN itself and tending h
demoralize the whole body politic.n
In conclusion he says;
II the Republicans curry the election there
viii DO constant changes in the direction Of
highcr dutos, and restless economic coudi
ton go consequence, for no hiph protertit,
htarin over lostingy satisfied is hcnohcialfes
II the Democrats win the utmost We may OK
peci viii be tho removal OF duties from mosi
OF the articles usually considered as raw mo
terial rnd q corresponding reduction Of dutiel
ON the hnifhed Product AMI perhaps some 70
auctions 70 prevent tho formatiorof trusts aul
n0uopolios This win be movement In IN,
fright direction, hut nothing like a sudden ant
violent revolution.
11so Federal Elections Bin.
Mr.. Schurz then denouncns the fedora
elections bill, nnd says that tho negro cues
ton was on lis way TO a solution by a diyi
sion Of che negro vote WHOM tha measure
was sprung on the country He denounce
; che measure as most iniQuitous one an,
says;
look upon che force iii rs one of the mos
reckless mogt cruel, most revolving partisa,
contrivanccs ever devised. know the Repui
lcans are artiully disclamiug that tht iorc
nill is am issue e, this campaign. Mr. Harrison
himself tries Go evadc DO in bis letter az acceta
b ance hy an adroitiy soft ,ioken locummouiia
+ | tion OF commission OK inquiry. But NO wei
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