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Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Speeches Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz Vol 2 - Classic Reprint Author:Carl Schurz TO W. M. GROSVENOR WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. 1870. After I had introduced my resolution yesterday, Drake's nomination [as Chief Justice of the Court of Claims] came in and was, as is the custom when a Senator is nominated for something, at once confirmed, to which of course I raised no objection. But we have an understanding that he is not to accept ... more »the office, until our debate is over. You wlll find my speech [on PoE tical Disabili ties] calm in form and pretty strong in substance. I thought it advisable to take a wide range, in fact to go over the whole ground. I have considered everything very carefully. You may think, when you read it, that I have not assigned to the tariff question sufficient prominence, but I am convinced that the opinions I express about it are substantially correct, and I think at the present moment it is bcst to put things just so, and also to go in my criticism of the Administration just as far as I do. If there arc things in my speech which do
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME II; 1870; PAGE; To W M Grosvenor, December 13th 1; Senator Drake's nomination confirmed-Asks deliberate judgment for speech-Authorizes denia] of newspaper interviews-Defection of Gratz Brown; Speech: Political Disabilities; Political Conditions; Especially in Missouri, December 15th 2; 1871; To Charles Sumner, January 1st 70; Acknowledges present of wine; Speech: Annexation of San Domingo, January nth 71; Speech: Civil Service Reform, January 27th 122; To Jacob D Cox, February 3d 176 Needs of the Republican party-Grant and a second term-Suggestions requested as to civil service reform; Speech: Grant's Usurpation of the War Powers, March; 28th and 29th177; To E L Godkin, March 31st 252; Republican party ruined by office-mongers-No second term for Grant-Debate on San Domingo resolutions; To Jacob D Cox, April 4th254; New party of the future-Grant losing prestige-Probable defeat of San Domingo scheme; From C G Mem« less