The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-06
MIR. SEIZURE WOULD RESIGN.
offers to Give Up the Reform Associ.
alton Presidency.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Carl schurz, who
is still at Lake George-and hs will be
there for some days to come-has written
letter to the Executive Committee of the
Civil Service Reform Club, not directly re-
signing, but treating of his position in the
association and to questions touching his
resignation. The actual contents of this let
las private business of the committee. ;"
Neither would the committeeman state
what the letter says as to the outside in
fuence that has been brought to bear on
Mr. Schurz.
Nominally, 1t seems, the resignation is
proposed on grounds of age and overwork
on Mr.. Schurzs part. That there has been
the least pressure from within the COM
mittee to force Mr.. Schurz out seems to be
mistaken idea. 1t is positively asserted
that there is the strongest personal SYM
pathy with Mr.. Schurz among its members
and as many as three members of the
Executive Committee expressed this morn.
ing the most sincere wish that Mr. Schurz
should not resign
Silas W. Burt, member of the execu-
tive committee. said:
II wish that Mr.. Schur7's letter could
be published, for that would be the best
way of giving publicity to the matter /
have spoken TO other members of the
committee about it, and we will give It
out If we have Mr.. Schurz's consent to do
SO, but not otherwise. The letter will be
taken up at the next meeting of the exacu-
tive committee, which will be on October
20. Nothing, probably, will be done until
then. unless the letter be published. We
have all felt badly over the way partisan
politicians have stormed at M-. Schurz
l have known him we'll for thirty years,
and l know him to be the most high
minded patriot In this country. There is
always some cha1 that falls from the
grains of wheat, and every bit OF chaff
has, in this case, been snatched up anu
used unfairly against Mr.. Schurz. There
is no feeling against him in tho asso-
citation. Why, there are many imperial
lists among us. In the executive commit
tee itself there are two or three strong
imperialists. The association, however,
does not touch Imperialism. except in
recommending the application of civil ser
vice rules to Territories that have been
taken.
81 am opposed to Mr.. Schurz's resigna-
ton. We need him, and l do not knew
who we could choose TO follow him in the
long line of our illustrious presidents. 1t
is a matter OF pride with us that. besides
having a capable man. we should have
patriotic figure like Mr.. Schurz. II. how
ever, we find that his duties are too press
ing on hiIi-for he has a great deal of
writing and other work of his own-we
will agree to relieve him of the work.
He is too old a man to press"
Edward NJ Shepard. who also is a men,
Der of the executive committee said:
Il understand that Mr.. Schurz has
rendered his resignation, the cause of his
action being the public clamor about Mr.
Schurz's advocacy of Mr.. Bryan's election.
Mr.. Schurz is SO admittedly an honorable
mau that 1t is absurd to think that his
personal or political views could affect
his civil service reform work. We trust
him not to mix the two. and hope he
will not resign. l cannot say who might
take his place. or say anything definitely
now about the acceptance of his resigna-
tion."