The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

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his long. tawny neck emerging gauntly
from his turned down collar. his melan-
choly eyes sunken deep in his haggard face.
Most Of the members Of the committee had
never seen him before and ga2ed at him
with surprised curiosity. He certainly did
not present the appearance Of a states
a as people usually picture IL in their
imaginatiOns." Nevertheless, AZ the COM
mittee passed out OF the house, one OF is
members remarked: We'll. we might have
lone q more brilliant thing, but We could
hardly have done n better thing
YIN.
In the heated campaign that followed
Mr.. Schurs bore an active and an innuen-
tial part. A large part Of his work con-
sisted in addressing meetings OF German
born voters in their native language. Tn
discharge OF this duty took him into the
States of Wisconsin. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio.
Pennsylvania and New York. He spoke
not only in the large cities but in small
country towns. and sometimes in remote
agricultural districts. From the expert
once gathered NJ those meetings he arrived
at the conclusion that with q majority OF
popular audiences the desire to DO informed
and instructed is greater than the desire
TO he entertained amusingly. To carry
conviction the speaker must above all
| things make a hearer feel that he lie him
! self convinced, and he cannot do that un-
less his argument is serious and his appeal
thoroughly earnest. For his own part,
the autObiographsr says that throughout
his career as a public speaker he made 1t
a rule never to say anything that he did
; not cO~nscientiously believe to be true;
/ never TO hesitate to admit 4 mistake when
he saw thai he had made ono; never to
appeal 10 a prejudice or to q mean, narrow
minded, selfish interest; 10 invoke only the
higheat order OF motives patriotism, the
sense Of right. justice and honor.
The activity OF Mr.. Schurz az a speaker
and organizer in the campaign Of 1900 natur-
ally gave him a high standing in the VIC
~torious party. and his friends. especially
the leading Republicans OF Wisconsin.
earnestly requested the Lincoln Admins
tration to offer him q first class foreign
mission. He was nominated for the post
OF Minister Of the United States TO Spain.
and his nomination was confirmed without
unusual delay. though there was some OPP
position on the part OF Mr.. Seward. the
Secretary OF State. on the ground that Mr..
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tionary movements in Germany at . coma
paratively recent period, might not prove
persona grata at a European court, and this
was q matter Of importance at a critical.
time when the United States had a special
reason for conciliating foreign Govern
ments. Mr.. Schurz says that as TO the rea-
sons urged against his being sont as Amer
loan Minister co . European court at that
j~uncture Mr. Seward Was clearly right. Il
think I should have judged az he did had |
been Secretary OF State He adds in an
other place: Whenever in later years l
reflected upon that incident in my career
have inwardly reproached myself for not
anticipating MFR. Stewards view Of the matter
although It was kept secret from me while
the question Of my confirmation was still
pending. | certainly ought to have done
so. But l nave to confess that my pride-or
might perhaps more properly call il my
~vanity-was immensely battered by the
thought Of returning to Europe clothed
in all the dignity OF q Minister Plenipo-
tentiary and Envoy Extraordinary Of tho
United States only a few years after having
left my native land ss q political refugee
Before Mr.. Schurs started for Madrid
the attack on Fort Sumter occurred. and
he went forthwith TO Washington to open
his heart TO Mr., Lincoln about his troubles
OF conscience. The young German told
tho President that since recent events
had made q warIiks conflict with the So
cedinR States certain it was much against
his feelings 20 20 20 Spain as Minister
and to spend his days in tho ease and
luxury Of a diplomatic position while the
Young men OF the North were EXPOSING
their lives in the field in the defence Of the
life OF the republic. Having helped al
a public speaker to bring about the pres
ent condition Of things. he thought he
would rather bear his share Of the con-
sequences; that he had seen some little
field service in the revolutionary conflicts
OF his native country, and had ever since
made military matters q ~favorite subject
of study, and that he should be glad 20
resim his mission to Spain and at once
ioin the volunteer army. Mr.. Lincoln
listened with attention and sympathy
but would not advise Mr.. Schurz to give
ND the Spanish mission, for the reason that
the diplomatic mission might eventually
offer an opportunity for greater usefulness
He accepted, however. Mr.. Schurz's Offer
10 10 to New York for the purpose OF
enlistinx abIebodied immigrants who had
served in German cavalry regiments and
who had only to be armed and put upon
horses TO make cavalrymen Immediately
At for active service. When he got &C
New York, however, Mr.. Schurz found
that many Of the German cavalrymen or
whom no had counted had already enlisted
in the infantry regiments then forming
He managed, nevertheless, to organize
several companies in q very short time
and would undoubtedly have completed
q regiment had he not been summoned Il