The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-19
The Ex-Secretary of the Interior
Writes a Letter On Politics.
ADVISES HIS FELLOW CITIZENS TO
VOTl OR TARIFF REFORM.
No New Ga < of Cholera Reported by
the New York Health Authorities
The Normannfa and Rugia's
Storage Passengers Landed at
Camp Low-The Dreaded Disease
on the Increase at Hamburg.
Special to the REcoRD-UxIoN.

New YORK, Sept. 18.-Hon. Carl
Schurz has written letter addressed to
the Cleveland and Stevenson clubs of
Kings County and other citizens of
brooklyn, giving his views on the pres
ent national political situation. Schurz
was invited by the eX-President to give
his opinion in an address, but i'll health
prevented. Schurz says in part: ''We
are told that the tariff is the chief issue of
the campaign. | certainly do not under
stand the Importance of many of its
aspects, but regard it only as part of
far more comprehensive question, which
is not merely economic, but political in
character, and concerns it's general
working. In fact, the moral vitality of
our democratic system of government has
always been and always will be the
money used in elections for perfectly
proper purposes. The sums spent in
Presidential and State campaigns at pres
ent generation ago would have been
thought fabulous. That much of this
money is used for bribery, and that the
evil is growing from year to year, can
not be denied
Referring to party machines, he said
the development of party organization of
late years is largely in the direction of
machine methods. The effect on political
life will be to raise up a race of unprinci-
pied, selfish, mercenary politicians, and
to repel from public life men with pa
triotlc ambition, who wish to serve pub
lie welfare according to their honest con-
Victions.
Schurz entered into lengthy discus
sion OF the tariff question, making the
deduction Of the Republican party as a
sort of tacit partnership with the bene-
ticiaries OF the tariff. 1.-The moneyed
power is doing all it can in the way of
furnishing campaign funds to keep the
Republican party in possession OF the
Government. In return, The Republicans
do all they can by way OF tariff legisla-
ton TO keep the mOneyed power i'll the
enjoyment of large financial profits.
The Republicans tell US the Mckinley
Act is the final contamination of the pro-
tective policy, and that nothing beyond
will ever be asked; that the country
never had protective tariff before the
enactment Of which the people were as
Sureu the extreme measure Of its de-
mands would be made, and after the en-
actment of which the clamor for more
protection and higher duties did not soon
again begin. So it will be again if the
Republicans are intrusted with full
power. More will be asked for, more
will be granted, for more subsidy is
needed to keep the party in power"
Schurz devoted some space to the eX-
collation. of the Democratic party and
Grover Cleveland. After referring to
Harrison's administration and the days
of free coinage, he says: 81 regard the
movement as gradually dying out. If
Cleveland is elected to the Presidency he
will have more prestige, and will use his
influence vigorously in favor of sound
finance. Under Cleveland's administra-
ton the free coinage heresy will lose it's
foothold. Cleveland's defeat would re-
store the free coinage movement to new
life and strength. The inevitable effect
of the enactment of the force bill would
be revival of the fear of negro domina-
ton in the South, and with it violent and
disastrous disturbances in the relations
of the two races
Schurz closed with advice to his fellow
citizens to support Cleveland's candi-
dacy.
MANLY LETTER FROM CLEVELAND.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.), Sept. 1S.-Frank P.
Poston, brother of David Poston, victim
of Colonel II. Clay King, addressed a let
ter recently to Grover Cleveland, strongly
deprecating the letter he wrote 20 Kings
niece and saying his action would, in all
probability, cost him votes in Tennessee.
In letter of considerable length, after
expressing surprise at the Interpretation
given the letter he sent Mrs. White,
Cleveland says: "Have you and
others who are inclined to criticise
my action reflected upon the fact that
my letter was written in response to pitt
able plea of an apparently broken
hearted woman? Have you and my
critics overlooked the fact that I abso-
lutely declined to interfere with the Gov
ernor in behalf of King? Has it entirely
escaped attention that the letter was
written simply and solely by sympathy
which every true man ought to feel for a
woman in distress? In response to your
suggestion, my act may result in the loss
of Democratic votes. You will pardon
me if l say that when political expedi-
ency forces me to be discourteous to a
distressed woman L am prepared to re-