New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-08
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birth have generally voted the ticket Ia
beled Democratic. rather from liking
for the label than because of any Intelli-
gent and hearty sympathy with the meas
ures which that label was made to cover.
The Counties mainly settled by Germans
have usually given overwhelming MAORI
ties for what is termed the Democratic
ticket. But the Germans are essentially
a reading and rejecting people. They
cannot always he ruled by mere names.
They are now inquiring. comforting, dis
cussing, and refuse longer to be led blind
fold as they have been. THE Green Bay
Spectator of the 9th ult. says
THE GERMAN PLATFORM OF BRowS COUNTY
Our German felloI-cltizens IN this county nave
been holding a series Of meetings at the fown Hai
IN this place for the investigation and discussion OF
the great political questions which interest or anecl
the people of Wisconsin. These meetings nave Deeh
largely attended, and their proceedings manifested
the utmost harmony and good feeling, and desire
fully TO investigate every subject OF any political
importance, and TO act undeTsandngly IN voting al
the polls -;.to,, faithful
SYNOPSIS Of the resolutions adopted by the Germans
They resolved that they were Democrats but thai
they should support principles instead OF party ana
vote only for the men who were pledged 10 sustain
the measures which they deemed the most Judlclous
They resolved that they are III favor oil a fGotec-
tive Tariff
That they viii advocate Banking system for
Wisconsin.
That the Liquor License Law should be repealed,
because the traffic IS a monopoly, enjoyed oy
those who can pay 500 year for license
They resolved that the General Government
oil no lands
e. actual settlers only, and IN limited quantities:
They rejected the antl.Sabbath resolution OF the
Fond du Lac Convention, and resolved lhaI tney
were satisfied with the present laws regulating the
observance of he Sabbath, and opposed TO any fur
ther legislation on the subject.
resolution was introduced by Mr. Louis lipiiel.
approving of the course of President Fillmore, III
suppresslng the invasion of Cuba by armed cltlZens
of the United states and pledgng to support the Ad
mirisraiion IN enforcing ITS treaty stpuldnons ana
the laws of the land and preserving untarnShed our
national hoDor-Whlch resolution. was ADOPTED by
large majority.
4 resolution was agreed to- that they will not be
governed bv party nominations IN voting for candl-
dates for Office but that they will endeavor TO vote
only for men who believe In the above principles.
These Germans call themselves Dem
ocrats,' and doubtless are so. They justify
their claim to the appellation, not by swal-
lowing whatever they are told is Democrat
ic, but by meeting and discussing through
successive DAYS the various questions OF
Public Policy now prominently before the
country, and coming TO decision upon
each according as their unbiased conyic-
tons pronounce most conducive to the Pub
lie Good They are Democrats in truth,
and their principles and intelligent cOnyic-
tons will impel them to vote with the
Wings. At least, we see not how they, be-
ing friends of the Protective Policy. can do
otherwise.
If all party organizations could be ut
terly dissolved, all party prejudices oblit.
Grated, and our whole people were to as
semble in their several townships and dis
cuss the questions Of practical politics now
demanding Congressional or Legislative ac-
ton, we have the most undOubting cOnvlc-
ton that at least two-thirds of them would
pronounce in favor of Protection to Home
Industry by Discriminating Duties on the
Importation of Foreign Products, Appropri-
atoms by Congress in aid of River and
Harbor Improvements throughout the mon,
and Free Grants of Public Lands in limited
areas to Actual Settlers on condition that
such lands should never be consolidated
into large estates and so cease to be owned
by their cultivators. There might be other
questions on which our views would be
overruled, but not on the foregoing. And
vet we see Protection refused, River and
Harbor Improvements jockeyed out of Con-
gress. and Land Reform STAYED off from
year to year, mainly BY the potency OF party
machinery This cannot always be.