Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-24

20 not enueaVot 70 aaSimlaie themselves 70
u customs. mahnert, VI Asbiis; Ou. rather
eek ,oimpose theirs upon US. The legid.
cate effect Of IBIS IS, that when parties in
his country are pretty equally, divided. they
are Immediately made the prey Of designing
emsgcgues, who barter for their votes by
'andering TO The prejudcss and imi.a,og she
vices Of their acknowledged leaders, Like
flock OF sheep they blindly follow their
leaders, caring but liuIe whether in this or
ha. dreclion-having never accustomed
themselves TO think and act each for himself.
Thus we 6nd in political meetings, grave
and serious men deliberating upon such
measures as are best calculdIed for wha,2
To beneh. The coun,ryl o, mol bpl to ,-q,ch
ihs GERMAN votei This vote in Ohio
is very large--perhaps fly .housand-- suffi. |
cieni TO determine The resul.in ordinary slec.
tons; and politicians well know that, as a
general rule,il all cas-. for the same ticket.
Hence. the inducement Is strong Ior dema.
goguesm and bribery; for by thls means
alone can ,hls vote be obtained, and Ibis
vote determines The result. The natural
consequence has been ,ha. in communities
where The German renl!argely prevails,
i. has been impossible 10 elec. men TO Office
who canno, or will mo-. act The demaRogle.
Thus has Ohio been ruled for years by dis
honest, designing knayes, who have, by',heir
incompe,ency and trickery well.nieh destroy.
ed her commercial prosperity. pa e, Har
No Wonderland good and -hopes. men, Of
all parties began 10 think i, was high time TO
remedy his evil-,ha. ii was high lime that
Americaps-Americans moi. only by birth
bu, in principle--should rule America. To
effect This ii became necessary .hat sacri.
fee Of former political preferences should
be made--,hai men emlnen. for moral worth
and political integrity, representing all The
dfferen, parties sliodd be selected for office,
and that they should be elected by .Ameri-
cans, wi,hou, any appeal 10 foreigners, as a
class for their support. This is The origin
Of Know No,hIneisn. d3G1S
J., That This new organization is ProscriP.ve,
and f.s opposition TO foreigners, ID Some
cases, bitter, is not 10 be wondered at, when
It's origin is considered. The evil was mo.
meu,ous, requiring desperale remedy-ihe
reaction wasipowerfal. The world is very
apt 10 run 10 extremes, and In The Know
No!hing novement we see NE opposite ex'
IRENE Of foreign clannishness. 4 When our
4 foreign population shalt endeavo, TO become
more Americanized- - shall cease 10 aci as q
uni, in elections, caslingsheiffNoses individ-
ually, without reference 10 ihe. voles OF OH
ers oil the same clan, then may we expec
TO see ihs speedy decline Of this license
American feeling, and mol 6ilihen. go
These remarks have been callei forih b,
a movement among the GERMANS o
Pomeroy and vicinity within the pas, week
HandbiIs Were posted announcing a mas'
meeting a, The Court house. Of GERMANS
to take steps in relation 10 the ensuing Oc
lober election. The question al once pre-
sen,s itself. What have Germans as such
10 do with American politics. As naiurali
: zed Americans. nobody questions their righ
TO participate with native ciiizens-,o exer
ercise their elective franchise and discuss
political questions. But as Germans-G
foreigners, TO assemble together, and delib.
: craze abouIthe part They are ,opIay in Amer
> > ican politics, seems to us like presuming Q
= lille TOO far upon naive generosity. How
ever, We are perfectly willing loaccord then
the privilege, provided their intenlions ar
. honesl or'honorable. Bu, what was ihei
ohiecl2 We attended The meeting 10 sscer
: tain, II was TO organic themselves into I
clan or clique-lo agree upon some. paricu
laa ticket. ard secure lhe entire vote Of iht
German population for thar particular ticket
The Admin sration ticket was, Of course
> agreed upon, and committees appointed y
: bring ou, their entire force, and see 10
that all the Germans uoie tie same ticket.
u Now We d. no. question their right Iog
even thus for; bu. we certainly do question
the policy Of such sIep. They cerlaiNl!
. must know that underlhe existing stale 0
: political excitement, such step is likely {.
u produce counter movemen. on The, part Q
y Amercans--lhal all such movements ~
calcuIaled 10 produce biuer feelings, apdwi
: den the breach already made--lhat III ,h
= Americans organize in opposition. they ca
y ou,vole them TWO 10 one; and that IL The
are driven 70 such measures, prescription
very likely 10 follow, So long as German
/ will coA,inue to &C, asa uni. inselsc.ioDS, 8
|. long vii. Know No,hingism flourish.
. I,bey desire 10 puI down this dlyra American
!. ism, shev only have to cease their clllaHnnish
! nesss and IL will soon die away. nI,scSer.
| lIirS depends upon jusr such movements a
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