The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-22
TRIBUTES TO CARL SCHURZ.
GROVER CLEVELAND LAUDS HIS
POLITICAL DENCE

A representative audience gathered in
Carnegie Hall last night to do honor to the
memory of Carl Schurz. Such a crowd
turned out that hundreds we're Unable 20
get seats. and even in the topmost g~alleri,s
people were standing up. 1t had the APP
pearance Of one of the monster mass meet
ings often held there in campaigns.
Almost every organization with which
Mr.. Schurz was in sympathy was repre-
scented. The music was furnished by the
New York Symphony Orchestra, under the
1ead OF Walter Damrosch, and by the Arion
Society and the German Liederkranz.
Carl Schurz was ~eulogized and his mem
DRY extolled by a distinguished company Of
speakers. Joseph II. Choste acted as chair
man Of the meeting, and with him sat ex-
President Cleveland, President Eliot OF
Harvard, Prof. Eugene kuhenemann of the
University OF Breslau, Secretary Of the Navy
Bona arte, Prof. Hermann Schumacher OF
pc II and Booker T. Washington, all OF
whom made speeches.
I'VE are here to do honor to the memory
of a great citizen; to exult in his exalted
Virtues and TO learn the lesson OF patriotism
from his long and honorable life, said Mr..
Thoate in starting the meeting. He went
over briefly the career Of Mr.. SchurZ in this
country. When he came to his record as a
Senator and exclaimed: "Oh, for such a
Senator as that" the audience broke out in
applause. In conclusion he said:
A fearless foe Of every wrong. an indie
pendent champion OF every wise reform,
setting personal consequence always az de-
hance where public ofhCe was concerned,
he has left to the young American OF the
present and the future an example oil honesty
courage and patriotism; a richer legacy than
If he had been able TO transmit 10 them or 10
each Of them the combined wealth or all OF
the millionaircs of the land.
The address of Grover Cleveland COM
handed marked attention. With the last
campaign evidently foremost in his mind q.
Mr.. Cleveland made a speech in which he
Landed the political Independence for which
Mr.. Schurz was noted, deprecated In most
severe terms blind party worship and
assailed those who would follow party
leadership when il had grown into die
tatorship and had been "prostituted to
the use Of base bargaining and treacherous
schemes"
The audience, which because Of the nature
of the gathering was a quiet one, applauded
Mr.. Cieveland's remarks on this point to
the echo. That Mr.. Cleveland, without
mentioning il in so many words. had re-
ferred to the Hearst-Murphy capture OF
the Democratic party seemed to be the
SHhN'S
said:
What our nation needs and sorely needs
u more of the patriotism that Is born of moral
~Uourage-the courage that attacks abuses
and struggles for civic reforms sing i handed
without counting opposing numbers or meas
uring opposing forces. II is this kind OF
courage that We memorable tonight.
Many are willing to defer to party control
and guidance; and many are willing for the
aaLo 80 wnVfxF 20 thn rd in afa fhaiF nnTEnnal
judgment and belief. Some are so pseiu-
diced by the bigotry of sheer partisanship
that they find IL impossible to condone insub-
ordination to party discipline. These condi-
tons should not be too readily condemned.
They may be largely attributable to tenn
permanent and environment. But no intelh-
gently patriotic citizen can be blind 70 the
fact, very recently more conclusively estab-
lished than ever, that the political independ-
emse declared and illustrated by Carl Schurz
has become a defence and safeguard OF the
people against the evils that result from the
unchallenzed growth of irresponsible party
management,
Political organization will always be a
factor in the equipment and conduct of our
Government. and as long as parties exist
there will be party leaders. But every
thoughtful man who loves his country ought
to realize in this time of political awakening
that the public welfare demands that parties
should be, in purpose and mission something
better than mere machines TO serve selfish
ness and the ends of low and perverted parti-
sanship; nor should any fail 10 detect the
humiliation and disgrace that attaches TO
those who follow party leadership after 1t
has grown TO partisan dictatorship and
become a thing of proprietary control. prosti-
tuted to the uses OF base bargaining and
treacherous schemes. No one can know
30 little Of partisan human nature as to sup
pose that an honest voter. thus threatened
with betrayal or disgrace in his party rela-
tionship, can save his honor and political
integrity by any less radical remedy than
loud protest or open desertiOn.
These things are easily said. and they are
easily accepted as long as they only fatter a
self-complacent idleness of political virtue.
IT. is not the more slothful acceptance OF
righteous political ideas, but the call to action
for their enforcement and application .thst
tests the endurance and moral courage of
men. He who sees the emergency and moves
20 the front, where blows are given and taken,
must expect that. but few of the thousands
who speak bravely will be at his side.
Those OF us who boast thaC We are Ameri-
cans by heredi.y should not forget that he
who thus wrought for the betterment OF our
nations political ideas and practices was OF
foreign birth. And let us remember. too.
with admiring appreciation that. while he
never allowed his loving memory for his
fatherland to fade. he at the same time earned
tmperlShaDle n0nOr IN MS newer CiiZeusnip
and fidelity TO his American allegiance. All
Of us should take to heart the lesson taught by
Carl Schurz. 1t il a lesson OF moral courage.
of intelligence and conscientious patriotism,
of independent political thought, of unselhsh
political af1liation and OF constant political
vigilance.
Mr.. Cleveland was followed by President
Eliot of Harvard who described SchurZ az
n philosopher, but a philosopher who seized
every opportunity to apply his philosophy
in action. His observations on American
conditions of life soon after he arrived here,
President Eliot said, showed remarkable
insight and sagaclty.
Schurz was a leader because he was an
independent thinker and because he faith
fully followed ideals which had not vet be-
rome the ideals OF the masses.
Prof. Kuhnemann gave a German view of
Mr.. Schurz in an address he delivered in
German He spoke OF Schurz as being the
great expression OF the communion between
America and Germany" and the protector
and advocate OF thislcommunity OF interest.
Secretary B~onaparte dwelt almost en-