New-York tribune., 1906-11-22
CLEVELAND ON SCHURZ.
pEPROACHES DEMOCRACY
c,, audience at Memorial Meeting
.Joseph II. Choate Speaks.


Al Aaoie''t A- 60 C.rnagie Hall fun TO overfiovng
saeiS -. :, r7arnory Of Carl Sciurz last even
81 Us I.--e5 hearty appreciation ny vigorous ~P-
hs r., ex-President Grover Cleveland adiiiil-
80 q rebuke 10 the princ'pais - '''
Murphy deal al buTlaio'
r.. r. tboughtfuI man who loves MS country
- [-Ie,-sla-d ought TO realize IN this time
,l,rtcaI awakening that the public welfare de-
.5s thst uarties he IN purpose ana MISSION Some
- better than mere machines to serve seIIsh-
.-d the ends Of low and perverted partisan
ness - should any fail 20 detect the humiliation
sNi.' sts--sca that attach 10 those who follow
g. 1ss5e-sbin after Il has grown 10 partisan
.,,...o-shfp and become thing OF proprietary
-.--ol nrostftuted to the uses Of base bargaining
end trescheT9Us schemes
.-,+ber significant outbUrst Of applause greeted
ro.enh H Choate when, referring 10 the services
a Ce-l schurz in the United States Senate, he
said: ~,
->--rsre state give for one such man, or two such
men,
Tos4rh Il ChOate. chairman Of the memorial
,-,7-irtee. presided and made the opening address
-. o-rar speakers were Grover Cleveland. Presi-
,,- F1i5r of Hkrvar5 University. Professor Eugene
Eyehneuana. Of the University Of Breslau. at pres
-, q lecturer a. Harvard; Charles J BOnaparte
s.--era-v Of the Navy. Professor Herman A Schu-
-.cber Of the University Of Bonn. at present a
ecrurer at Columbia Booker T Washington and
Richard Watson Glider
:. the opening address Mr.. Choa,e said Of Mr.
churz:
A fearless foe OF every wrong, an tndependent
hampton Of every wise reform setting personal
.arseeueuce always NJ defiance where public ser
Tee was concerned he has left 10 the young Amer
can Of the present ana me future an example Of
.onesty courage and patriotism, q richer legacy
Asn i he had been able 70 transmit 70 them; or 10
70 Es9ail & 2gaja the words words of n5 LAPeol9: E he
@ tie end 70 do his duty rs he understood IL
Later MT. Choate said that 1t was the purpose of
ne memorial committee 10 ask for general sub
srrptiols fund 10 provide adequately and ap-
p7opriately for 2 permanent memorial TO Mr.
schurz adding
Is proposed from the fund so realized to pro-
either q statue or otherwise. 10 De determined
lsts- whe2 the artistic considerations have been
s7 Es n rs EeE lo'y2R yog 81 81 ts 4aT 5s4aH9s i IS
iagton-w.l also be determined later.
provide foundations for the advancement OF some
Of the public causes. or Of phases OF such causes
These in their order would be:
Fsrsl-The extension OF the principles Of Civil
ss98aa-Ths .F., extension q The oveent for Ger
ngs.ssc ~ cIl'G-e - & N me e Dni'ec states
s:Eaacee5t q the Tsgro and / Indian causes car
vas personally and deeply Interested,
" Choate Introduced Mr.. Cleveland as ..tba
foremost citizen Of our great Republic" In his
address Mr. Cleveland said:
What or nation needs-and soreIy needs-is more
c. TIE patriotism that IS born OF moral courage
re SosEsss taSJ 2J'9eks abuses and struggles for
posing numbers or measuring opposing forces II
Is ms kind OF courage and ne great public SER
VICE that has been rendered under its inspiration
i1at We meE0rialiZe tonight; and an undisturbad
contemplation Of lis herosnl and saving attributes
perTade thE asseHblSge.
ts;eye th-J tae man whose memory we honor
asFeI knew mora fear and never felt the sicken-
Gg Ee2A1sss 4 OF moral cowardice. WITH him it
e1oE 70 nun himself upon its defences with the
15+1 1os-Tz 3 o, q zsa!2t and the endurance Of
a--..s3t. Hs GIG no5 snun politics, but IN his
esple1 poLucs- activity was valuable and honOra-
duty and had for is end and bgTpose ihe s o.
= rsaeeLael. ~ principles and the enforcement OF
dvss many who claim neTrto-50 i,,7JI1iitS 80 80
lfoH poltlcs through fear Of communicating defle-
t-slL he entered politics because ne saw his duty
thre and ne found immunity from defIe-nen+ IN
cleansing and purifying his political sIrroundings
I. Escognitlon of the affirmation that ours IS
eEganiEatiQn or hold himself aIoof from partv az
.s.zaoE. 7e assumed party relationship as al ar
@.sgene1t z ior united effort in the accomplishment
:, purposes which his judgment approved, but he
tt me- concece- 70 Darty allegiance the Infalble
gcalorshp Il political conduct. He believed there
css =. s[ aes q" IoT both and TIE din o. party
n - '--e1 as ears 10 the stll small voice
.. :. S-l-scsnce mus Il happened that when party
Eelt 1or party dtsobefience vas rnos+ IonGIy,
.---e-leheo ne dstl2Htly proclaimed, under the
Propaganda q Poisai ndiTidusa SiiS9 ais 'nSs hs
s Ss5 a ad nsn SE 0 depsgadsht RTSSeg5 sna vo f
Many are willing 70 defer 10 party control and
Ss--| 5s' ~ S5o many are willing for the sake Of
1e-lei Some are Sc prejudiced BY the bigotry Of
sheer psrtsarship that they ind II impossible 70
esndl;ions should not be TOO readily condemned
~ - Laag oe largely att-thulabe to temperament
e. g. saylTorrent But 10 iptengently patriotic citi
= ea5 re p-in5 . the fact very recently more
5e1sTE +s[a6-ished than ever that the political
eealEz lEz has become defence and safeguard Of the
aEle against the evils that result from the un-
msnt CIV ~ % -ii7SL SLoi-sl'e party manage
ne eq-,prnent ard conduct Of our government and
.'tz as parties exist there will he party leaders
ought ~ -.e.E-Lie5 nan who loves ms country
ng that the rghi.n -aifsre 4er,sy,5s tFa. nsrtiaz
,E,-4c o II purpose and mission something better
90 mere machines 10 serve selfshness and the
eaos q low and perverted par1isanship nor should
- la-- 70 detect the humiliation and disgrace
-. 4ttson 70 those who follow party leadership
cone has srogn 70 partisan dictetorship and be.
n -. ----s o- proprietary control, prostituted
scbs-e. Uses ot base bargaining and treacherous
hg-1s- :. 30. 30 one can know so little OF partisan
re FS La--re as g suppose that an honest voter
partv -e-s-t,s" /" IN I'm ,sl.-y4- or alsgrace II MS
irteg-t., -'slsp car save his honor and POLITICAL
49,. -s..y oy any less radical remedy than loud
sc raess things are easily said and they are easily
p!sce-T i-1..s = ..s = tey 9nly natter self-coul-
IDEAS on the csT - -to = 20 r;eEateous poitica!
So application that tests the endurance and moral
---.es@ 9t men. He VINO sees the ernerrencv q nd
-sles les ~ tne front. whore blows are eiven and
~Le t-.st expect that but few Of the t7orIea n(ls
W. speak hravelv wiz be a. his side
M ocngrz had the keenesr possible sr,nret,a,
l. ~ u MS and OF all else that he would meet
v5,T IetH ne entered upon He was able 70 meet
:. es-m defiance the denunciation and ostraoisTn
a.l-sa.sHip. and ne able meet win m
sosI-sse7 coctenpT tie abuse and threats OF nary
. s.tsa ana self-seeking But he was Obliged
rrer acutely and II silent resignation from 3ae
~ spt-on o3 his efforts and even ais r,oriyaa
vl-..t-sacs = loved. and rom the dstr~rfli mis-
@.s-ss = rhcS@ whose Judgment he grea.i-, ~ =
-ssc. % stAl he held HE wRy-brave beyond he
q 5s.tIloTs - nora fear and confident beyond the -each
<ere5s+ q u who boast that Americans bv
pr-.--Itts sIo-l-c rot forget that Re who +-,.
sSst ror tie betteruaea- Of or nations rolir{rs
= &C practices was O foreign birth ArS 81
vybf e1ilaer TOO. wiki a6mirtrg appreciation 4h-