Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21

that Roosevelt May Prov.
IN Diplomacy.
The venerable Carl Seburz
ways command from good Rsnrts
the respect which members Of H., In
national party always pay Ia ~ ''' sfe
have done good service to tbe ce"a
peclaliy IN the day of grave peril e13
the field of war. '' ana
But although Republicans. in e,.
ing the weight of influence to ha s+.-'i
to the utterances Of Mr.. Scbury vac
forget nor underrate his service. a. -''.
country in times Of peace as VAN
war they can only read bis latest 49,.
button to the literature of the pr,.:l
tai campaign with intense amuss,.,..
Mr, Schurz is at his best. that
amusing, in that passage of Ii. p ul
wnere' with an evident effort to b. "a.
ne deplores the Temperament" Of pr'
dent Roosevelt. He says: PES
nave such faith in the origi,,ol
hess OF ms Impulses that ! deem bj,' -'e
,'.,.s ~ u A11uhu9hlhg again any Of the psr.
ways ne has lately taken, exceut aux "'.1
mere something stands ia I'M. a.
which be is not Responsible Ia. way q
ment' which Is altogether tao Sfr,t.. '.i.' ~
reason. ""s Tor l
do nor deem President Eooear.,.
Die OF seeking an opportunity for pir,-i
the country into a foreign war ,Y-i
gralify his ambition or 10 .iy4 ti,,
lighting spirit, But do think fb'3 m
ever there are two ways of dcciflil'. , ,..
li, ttI ol controversy one the slow. natieai
diplomatic, peaceuble way and tb, o.
the short cut by the use Of forra
Roosevelt will be temperamcUr9Ilr in
to choose the short cut and fl Win Z ',.,
with him an uncommouly strong p~.rt
self-restralnt to resist that mcia.,i
which effort If made at all. is nnr lIs.-
successful. "''9
This. coming from Carl sehnrz. is AZ
liciousl
The Schurz Temperament.
Among all the examples of "topnar,.
ment' overriding good sense. rpaso, M
calm judgment known to Amerie,o noii.
tics Carl Schurz stands pre-eminant h.,
him to look upon the sturdy. pr,rtosl
Roosevelt, who has taken up and r3rrai
firmly every burden ever laid upoo bir
for Carl SchGrz to look upon th.. mo,
and drone out his doubts as to bis AIN.
ity, In case of an important controversy
to seek the SLOW, patient diplonaao
peaceable way" is enough to cause mirtb
in IA Democratic campaign meeting IN
Iowa.
Seventy-tve years ago and half wear
more this critic of the President Of fbs
United States was born in Prussia. Hs
joined the insurrection of 1919. was or.
rested. He'd to Switzerland. and came to
these shores in 1852. He became an ar
dent Republican, and when the war Of
rebellion began he was the American
to Spain, 50 quickly had be
arisen to power and influence in the land
of his adoption One observes nothing
slow" about these points of our critics
career
And there was nothing ''slow." either
when it came to action. He resigned bis
position and came back TO the United
States TO enter the Union army. lie rase
% the rank Of major general. and after
lac war was sent by Missouri. as Re.
publican to the United States Senate.
There was nothing SLOW" about that
lhase of the rise of Mr. Schur2. either
IL was while he was in. the United
States Senate that the fighting qualities
" Mr.. SVhurz attracted uati1nl. au4n-
ion. There was nothing "sow. patient
liplnmaJic OF peHceable" in the ways and
means adopted by him in attacking the
aaders Of his own party. He led the
movement against President Grant pre-
eding his second nomination and elec.
ion. Nothing could exceed the bitter
esS with which he fought Grants al
and strove TO balk every
hing it proposed. Grant was accused
f "militarism" and q desire to upset
II the traditions of the Republic It
'as at this time that the mugwumps
egan their dismal existence with Mr.
rhurz as their leader in the Senate.
'ldsters among Republicans will re-ail
he scene Mt the hotel rooms where
churz and his followers had gathered
D hear the returns when Grant def,t-
] Horace Greeley. 1t was then tlat
he Temperament" of MT S.Aaz got the
atter Of him. lie sat down to pano
nd pounded ont the lugabria0s notes Of
The Heart Bowed Down Thence
lrth that gem Of opera shoa'd have been
iopted as the mugwumps' campaign
'uS. But. strangely enoJsh IT. wasn't
oweyer. they haven't any song
But to return 10 AIR. SrhHn HIS
temperament had the best of lim until
resilient Grant was succeeded iy i'fasi-
'nt Hayes when, from nowhere 10
lrticular. Mr.. Schurz was called TO be
'cretary of the Interior Probably he
as a good Republican during the four
'ars of holding office. One can't 'l'p
ound" and call hard names in an execa-
We office. and now Mr. SehUZ bad
ste or two of criticism himself lbs
plies to his tormentors We're not DE-
I'D Of tartness and ginger.
a Political Chameleon.
When he left the cabinet Mr.. Schurz
H. like Lucifer. star of the morning
ID came down to being the editM 'i a
aw York paper-daily, it is said. kuoWl
the public as the New York Evening
lst. From that moment the brilliant
ratio. revolutionary and canian6e"ls
.rl Schurz remained so far as Ias
bile can judge. a Mugwump. In ~
retired from the newspaper field ou'
, recent letter shows that he is iaus
mp still. There's more to him tlL"
ere is to most mugwumps, too, ont l.s
X about the dangers of Ro''e'e'
I'D Dutch-American 'temp"runea.
aris ground for ineztihSisnd''
.rlter
The chameleon is not more chanselI
a...4 A1.,.. t,s. Iasn fln ullNu