The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-01
CARL SCHURZ STRIKES BACK.
He Dips His Pen in Gall and Replies
to Senator Gallinger.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Carl Schurz has
addressed another open letter to United
States Senator j. II. Gallinger, of New
Hampshire, in the series which has grown
out of the senator's attack on the civil
service law as now extended and on its
supporters. The first portion of the docu-
Tnent is taken up with defense of the
writer's political record mr. SchurZ says
his principles have always renamed the
same, but the parties have changed their
positions. He accuses Senator Gallinger
with Misrepresentation in regard to the
working of the civil-service law and in
connection. Mr.. Schurz says in part
You pretend to greai. Indignation at the
wicked Grover Clevels 4, Ns IS you say
did not honestly EN- ivll-service
law, but prostituted 10 .isan ends
OF course. you wish ) our constituents to
understand that you fairy yearn for real
that partisan ends are horror to your
patriotic soul. Do you not again presume
upon the supposed ignorance of the people
of New HAMPSHIRE They need only open
the Congressional Record to find that ON
March %, 1897, less than nine months after
the Republican party had reiterated It's
solemn pledge, you spoke in the Senate
thus: do not believe that life is long
enough for this Senate to investigate the
shorter and easier way and that is to get
rid of the whole thing. l have voted
against it (the civil-service law in the
other house of Congress. l have voted
against it in the Senate every opportunity
offered and what | desire is to cast my
vote to blot out that statute
THUS it appears that you recognize the
pledge of the Republican party to enforce
the civil-service law honestly and thor
oughly,' and to extend it wherever prac-
ticable;' that you reserve to the Republic
an party the right to interpret this pledge;
and that at the same time you urge the
Republican party to redeem the pledges
binding ii to enforce the civil-Service law
honestly and thoroughly by blotting out
that law altogether 1t is a somewhat un-
must be asked: Is this position to be taxi
en- or game to be played. by an honest
man? And / venture to suggest that it will
not be a sufficient answer to this question
to cry out that the person asking 1t is a
traitor or renegade, or even,
if you please, a common felon.'
Nor will it be sufficient to affirm that you
have, never voted any other than the
straight party ticket.
LAS the matter stands, every unprejudiced
person examining the evidence before us will
find himself forced to the conclusion that
you have deliberately sought to mislead and
deceive your constituents by telling them
things which had been proved to you and
which you know to be untrue. You are q
genuine celebrity. Your noble defiance of
President Harrison on account of a consul
ship of which your biographers tell u.s. and
your valiant battles for pOstofices and reve-
nue. places have carried your fame into the
reTnotest corners of New Hampshire. Every
body loves fame. You have 1t in abundance
Why do you blame me for coveting a little
of it? Do not grudge me the passing CLEAN
of rotorety which comes to me through the
reflex of your renown in having my name
yours in this public discussion. Truly yours.
fCARI. SCHJTRZ.''