Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-02

/ States senator from Missouri. Through
some means the editorial got to the
notice Of Mr.. Schurz. He at once wrote
la long letter to Mr.. Blair. urging that
the editorial be repudiated, saying
among other things. that it would be
/ extremely dangerous TO give the fran
chise to those who had been in rebel
lion against the union, or had SYM
pathized with that rebellion. or with
any other engaged in it: that those
who had rebelled had. by that act. for
feited not only all political privileges
but their property and their lives, and
they ought TO be content that the gov
eminent had spared their lives and
personal liberty. and had not even
taken their property away from them
and they should not ask a restoration
Of their forfeited political privileges.
Mr.. Blair repudiated the editorial.
Some weeks later I met Mr.. Schurz
at 81. Louis and was one OF the guests
at a dinner given by him. and Mr..
Pretorious. at the Planters hotel. TO
Mr.. SwintOn. the distinguished author.
then connected with the New York
Times. Until that dinner Mr.. Schurz
did not know that was the author of
the editorial he had so earnestly con-
demned. The talk at the table turned
upon the results OF the war. and the
recent election Of General Grant to the
presidency. Mr.. Schurz happened TO
mention the editorial and I'm very
strong terms combatted the arguments
made in il. After listening to him for
some time I informed him that l was
the writer Of the Objectionable edi-
torial. ! maintained my side as best I
could. and at last Mr.. Swinton Joined
me in Il. but we could not convince
Mr.. Schurz that il was the correct pol
icy.
Mr. Schurz was duly elected to the
United States senate. but had not been
long a member Of that body when he
became one Of the foremost champions
Of extreme leniency toward the south
One day happening TO be in Washing
ton I called upon him and in the course
Of the conversation referred to his
mild attitude. and smilingly remarked
that lit had not always been thus"
and called his mind to the editorial I
had written and his sevre structures
had written and his severe structures
letter ne had written to Mr. Blair. and
that I had very vivid recollection OF
his arguments at the Planters house
dinner I'm 81. Louis. At first he seemed
somewhat nettled. but at last said that
IL was a poor sort OF a man who never
changed his opinions. Mr.. Schurz did
not WELD with the Grant administra-
ton the influence he expected to. and
became a sOured and disappointed
man.
During that same visit 10 Washing
ton I met Senator Morton. Of Indiana.
and I'm our talk asked him his judg-
ment Of Schurz. giving him the story
Of the editorial Senator Morton re-
piled in about these words: "Schurz
is an intellectual giant. but he is a
dreamer. He dreams Of an impossible
Utopia. a government construction and
operated after the manner theOlogians
talk about as coming in with the mill
lenium. He Is not only a dreamer. but
lacks stability. II he takes up a hobby
for some time he will see nothing but
that hobby. but II will in time give
way to another. He regards himself as
the only honest politician in public
life. and because other men viii not
agree with him in this. he will always
be A soured man"
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