The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-10-13
SCIIURI'S LETTER.

The inspiring letter which recently
cmanated from the pen Of Hon. { SchurZ
ia inconparably superior to anything
else that has thus far been said or writ
ten on either side Of the CUntendinR
forces of the present campaign The
letter should be an inspiration to Ill
friends of good government and free in
I4titutiuna Il shonld be carefully read
70 read add pondered by every friend
and defender Of truth, Justice and llber-
y II il accurate and reliable in state
mrnt aud free from every tendency ut
rXaggcration But the Importance OF
tine letter il not due TO the vital truths
if enunciates. Nor IL it due to his
mastery murshaling Of facts and his
luriG discussion of principles. Neither
IL II due 10 hi4 brilliant command OF
English and fiery rloqucnce All these
things could often be said Of similar
documents which receive hut little atten-
lion because of the source whence they
omanate Not go with Carl SchurZ r
letter The profound impression that
letter produces il chiefly due to the
magnificent character the noble person
altv If the grand old man who wrote it
Those who know the career of this in
spring dsintcrcstcd patriot Will when
they read the letter, he fully convinced
d Mr. SchurZs entire sincerity. Even
those who do not know the noble, I'M
selfish past Of that grand old statesman
aud patriotic seer viii, on reading the
letter AT once be struck by Mr. Schurz'e
moral honesty and by the intensity oi
hscouyctions Following il IN extract
from Mr. seizures letter
TNRlEF AND CORRUPTION.
m IL indeed time that the American
people should open their eyes to the
meaning Of these notorious facts A
/ arto number Of manufacturing estab
! h-hmcnt4. M well ~ their allied interests
receive from the Government favors ol
! benefits ~ great money value in th,
! -hapo Of protective legislation The
political party which. when in power.
Iruufcr- those benefits of great money
| value turns to the interest SO benefited
| rot pccuniary MD to support II in it,
Efforts to keep itself III power or to re
guu power if i had temporarily lost il
| The protected interests give to the po
| jucul party that pecunlary aid OF
course on the understanding that they
continue 10 receive the old or greater
! Cayur- Of money value from the Govern
men, through the instrumcntality Of thu
political party IN question ! know
there are people who find this reciprocal
arrangement perfectly natural ana IN
objectionable They nsk whether it /,
not quite proper that they should con
tribulc money to keep in power Tia,
party which give them laws enubiul
party which they thus support Will
money -henld give them Legislation I,
reimburse them wltha profit The qucs
ZION 50 pnt carries us answer with it
lhc very fact that some people call sncl
proceeding natural aud unohlt ton
able. only shows how that practice ha
COMPOUNDED their moral principles 70
what else II II than purchasing witt
money legislation that will give the pun
chaser more money What else is
than corruption in the Vrossest an
/ largest FORM What else than sys,ei
. Of government basel upon corruption
John Bright onr Of the warmest friend
this republic ever had IN England, IN
one ~ the beet Of men once wisely All,
il There i nlthing IN pnhlc affairs thu
= tends more 10 MAX, men dishonr4, tim
. the system u protection II was 10