Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-19
SAGE ADVICE TO VOTERS,
Carl Schurz Writes an Open
Letter.
An Earnest Plea for Cleveland's
Election.
Republican Success Means Further
Burdens on the People.
Mr.. C1eveiand's Chivalrous Reply 10 an
Unchfvalrous Communication
Mrs. Harrison's Condition
Still Improving.
By the Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Sept. lS.-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 to express his opinion in an
address, but ill health prevented.
Schurz says, in part; "We are told
that tariff is the chief issue OF the cam
paign. l certainly do not underestimate
the Importance of any of its aspects,
but regard it only as part of far more
comprehensive question, which is not
merely economic but political in char
acter, and concerns the general working,
in fact, the moral vitality of our Demo-
cratic system of government. There al
ways has been aand always will be,
money used IN elections for
perfectly proper purposes. But sums
are now spent in presidential
and state campaigns, which a genera
tion ago would have been thought fabu-
lous. That much of this money is used
for bribery, and that the evil is growing
be denied"
Referring to the party machines, he
says: "The development of party or.
ganization of late years, is largely in the
direction of machine methods. What
will the effect be on political life? 1t
seems to raise up a race of unprincipled,
selfish, mercenary politicians, and to
repel from public life men with patri-
n fin a NIB hsfinu vuhn vryoh ka
public welfare according to their honest
Schurz enters into a legthy discussion
OF the tariff question, making the de-
duction that srhe Republican party is
in sort of tacit partnership with the
bene6ciaries of the tariff. The moneyed
power will do all it can in the way of
furnishing campaign funds to keep tie
Republican party in possession OF the
government. In turn, the Republicans
will do all they can, by way of tariff
legislation, to keep the moneyed power
in the enjoyment of large financial
profit. The Republicans tell US the
Mik1,sy sst u tns final SSRa%msan ss.
ing beyond it will ever be
asked. The country never had
q protective tariff before the
enactment of which the people were
not assured that the measure contained
the limit of the demands that would be
made, and after the enactment of which
q clamor for more protection-higher
duties-did not soon again begin. So it
will be again il the Repu blicans are in
trusted with full power. More will be
asked for; more will be granted; for
more subsidy will be needed to keep the
party in power"
Schurz devoted some space to the ex-
of the Democratic party and
Grover Cleveland. After referring to
the shortcomings of Harrison's admins
tration, he says of free coinage: Il
think that the movement will gradually
die out, if Cleveland is elected to the
for he will have
more prestige and will use his
influence vigorously in favor of sound
finance. Under Cleveland's administra-
tion free coinage heresy will lose its
foothold in the party in which it is
the strongest. Cleveland's
defeat would restore the free coinage
movement to new life and strength"
Il OF the force bill he says: "The in
evitable effect of the enactment of a.
force bill would be the renewal of the
fear of negro domination in the south,
and with it violent and disastrous dis
turbances in the relations OF the two
races.
Schurz closed with advice to fellow
citizens to support Cleveland's candi-
dacy.