The true Democrat., 1854-07-12
From the Cincinnati Enquirer The German Party and their Plat form.

In our article of yesterday, suggesting mat ters for the reflection of adopted citizens we noticed the efforts that are being made to orga- nize the Germans into separate and distinct political organization. A convention of Ger mans was held in this city, some time since in which the platform of principles of the new foreign party that was to be ushered into being was discussed and adopted. After that smi- lar convocation was held in Louis vile for the same purpose. The action of these two bodies has undergone a supervision from another con- vention held in Indianapolis on the 25th and 56th of April last, where the question of what is to be the tenets of the organization seems to have been finally settled. The principles and resolutions there adopted have been published prefaced with an introductory of the most re- markable character. Read the first paragraph:
 A movement having lately taken place among the German population of the United States, growing out of the knowledge of the many abuses corrupt relations, and open viola tions of right, existing in the religious, political and social life of the North American Republic; and this movement, manifesting itself by the formation of the Association of the Free Ger mans in Wisconsin, the adoption of platform by the Free Germans at Louisville, and the convention recently held by the progressive portion of the Germans in the State of Ohio, the Free Germans of Indiana also have met in Convention, to unite on those principles which form the basis of their action with respect to the reforms called for under the present cond- tion of things.
 The oracular style of the above is not lit- tie amusing, particularly the allusion to the knowledge" which exists among the German population of the "many abuses, corrupt rela- tions, and open violations of right existing in the religious, political and social life of the North American Republic" all of which is pro- posed to be eradicated through the instrument tality of the new " German movement" Most political organizations confne themselves to governmental matters, but the new German party propose, in addition, to reform the |" social and religious life of the people of the United States We certainly ought to feel very grate- iul to these recent sojourners amongst us for 50 dislnterested and modest proposal.
 The existing American political parties are thus alluded to in peculiarly free easy manner, so far as the use of language is con- cerned:
 The fact of the open corruption of the pre- sent political parties, and especially of that portion or the democratic party represented by the present majority in Congress and the ad- mlnlstration of General Pierce, ought to con- vince every man, may he speak English or German, who claims the name of republican labors for the realization of truth and justice and directs his efforts to the preservation of lib erty and the diffusing of civilization among men, of the absolute necessity of reorganiza. tion those parties.
 "Open corruption, in an especial manner: is charged upon the democratic party as a "fact," likewise known to the getters up of the new movement" having for it's object the preservation of liberty and the difusing of civilization among men," Having thus writ ten down the political, religious and social life" in the United States as bad and corrupt, affixed the same sentence upon existing poli- tical organizations, as we'll as the President and majority in Congress, we come to the remedy which the progressive Germans" would pro- pose for the existing state of things. Previous to so doing, however, they graccusly inform their American fellow citizens that they are not excluded from joining the new German or- ganization which is to accomplish such great things, but are urgently invited to do so.- Their articles of political faith are as follows.