Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-12-01
.SCHURZ TO CRITIC
CARL SCHURZ REPLIES TO A
CONNECTICUT BANKER.
The Banker Sent An Insulting Letter to Schruz.
Who In His Reply Gave The Banker Some
Wholesome Thoughts. The Right to
Differ Politically.

The campaign of 1904 has brought ou
many bright things but it has probably
brought forth nothing that will be ap
preciated more than the reply make b,
Carl Schruz to Connecticut banker who
sent Schurz an insulting letter. The
letter and reply will be found below,
can pause in their rejoicing long enough
to peruse this correspondence, aud the
democrats and populists may find in ii
some little relief from the unfayorable
returns which were so frequent as to be-
come monotonous:
Bristol Savings Bank, Bristol, Ct.,
Howard A. Warner, Pres't. Miles Lewis
Peck, Treas.-Oct. 26, 19O4.-Carl
scifurz, Esq.-Dear Sir: Your printed
letter is at hand. Conditions here
seem very unsatisfactory to you, Won
der you do not return to your native
land. That think is the best way for
those who do not like the views OF the
rulers of this Countrywide voters. Yours
respectfully, Miles Lewis Peck, "a East
Ninety.frst St. New York
Nov. 3, 19O4.-Miles Lewis Peck, ESQ.
Dear Sir: thank you for your com.
munication OF October 26. 1 have re-.
ceived similar letters in the course of
almost every political campaign, but
they were uniformly anonymous. Yours
is the first of which the author was proud
enough to sign it with his name. This
deserves recognition, and entities it to
an answer.
Your demand that should leave this
country on account of my political dis
agreement with Mr.. Miles Lewis Peck is
unkind. l have lived in this country
over So years, and as, to Judge from
your letter, you are still young, it may
be that l was one of those voters, OF
whom you speak as the ''rulers of this
country" before you were born. Ihave
become attached to it. During that half.
century have also tried to serve it, in
peace and war, not to your satisfaction,
perhaps. but as best could. And now
to be turned out of it because do not
agree politically with Mr.. Miles Lewis
Peck of Bristol, Ct, is little short of
cruel.
But the rule you lay down is also I'M
reasonable. In justice you will have to
apply it, as we'll as to me, to all other
persons in the same predciament. You
will then, surprising you to be in the
majority, send all OF those who differ
from you politically, out of the country
the foreign born to their native lands,
and the native born to the homes of their
ancestors. But it is probable-I may
say certain-that the remaining major.
ity would also divide into parties. You
being always of the majority party.
would then, according to your rule, read
the new minority party out of the coun
try. Now you will see that this opera.
ton, many times repeated. might at last
leave Mr.. Miles Lewis Peck, OF Bristol,
Ct, on the ground, lonesome and for
lorn, in desolate self-appreciation.
But it may also happen to you to find
yourself sometime accidently in the
minority of the voters, and then. ac
cording to your rules, you would also be
sent out of our beloved country, to the
home of your forefathers. This no doubt
would be very distasteful to you, and l
assure you, you would have my sincere
sympathy. 1t would show you, how
ever, how unstatesmanlikey your theory is.
Let us agree, then, that it is, after all,
best for us to respect one another's right
as good Americans to differ politically,
and that this country is large enough to
hold both Mr.. Miles Lewis Peck, of
Bristol. CT. and his humble fellow.
citizen. CARL SCHURZ.