Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-20
THE GERMAN REPUBLICANS.

We have already stated that the movement
to have Hon. Edward Bates nominated at Chi
cago for the presidency has caused consdera-
BILE excitement and sharp talk among the Ger
man republicans in every part of the country.
The "Anzeger DIES Westens" at St. Louis,
while preferrring Fremont for the presidency,
is evidently not unfriendly to Mr.. Bates, To-
cal considerations having much weight with
the conductors of that journal. This has been
the occasion of some sharp discussions between
the Anzeiger and some of the other German
republican papers. So much seems necessary
by way of preface to the following communi-
cation which comes to us from friend Wageley
of Milford =
CFor the Wore Daily Spy.l
Mr. Editor In the session of the German
republican central committee of New York, on
April 18th, the following resolution was adopt
ed by great majority -
''Resolved, That the German republican central
committee condemn the ungentlemanly conduct of
Mr.. Charles Bernays editor of the "Anzeiger des
Westerns" in st. Louis, towards Mr.. w. kopp, edi-
tor OF the New Yorker Demokrat," and declare
Mr.; Charles Bernays unworthy to represent honest
and sincere republicans of the German tongue at the
national convention in Chicago"
Mr.. Metternich, on whose motion this reso
luton was adopted said that he offered his
resolution, not on account of the newspaper
controversy between these two gentlemen, but
because Mr.. Bernays attacked the republican
principles and their representatives in the low
est manner, and the fact that Mr.. Bernays
would go to Chicago as a German delegate
of Missouri, made it the duty of the central
committee of New York to pass, publicly, their
Judgment on the case. AS have seen that
you often quote the "Anzeger" as truly rep
resenting the views of the German republicans,
/ considered it necessary to inform you of this
fact, in order that you may not be misled in
the future. L. W.
We do not understand the merits of the con-
troversy between Messrs. Bernays and Kopp;
but we think it must be more irritation and
hurry of feeling than anything else, which
denies that the Anzeiger is an advocate of re-
publican principles. We have read that jour
nal more or less, during the lest eight years,
and have never at any time found it lacking in
thorough advocacy of the principles on which
the republican party is founded The CON
ductors of the Anzeiger differ from some of
our German friends in having what seems to
us better appreciation of the philosophy of
party movement, and of the best methods Of
in this country are more sincerely and earnest
ly devoted to their principles than the German
republicans. No men who take an interest in
American politics are more under the control Of
ideas. AT the same time there none who
can more usefully study the philosophy of
the practical side of politics,-none who show
more of that impractical habit of mind which
refuses to do the work of to-day, unless it can
do along with it all the work of the century, or
of a whole generation at the very least.
1t is certainly the duty of republicans of all
sorts to do everything in their power to secure
the best possible nominations at Chicago, and
to prevent any nomination which seems to
them unwise. But, isit not going little beyond
the limit of propriety and good party fellow
ship, for men who agree in principle, and who
work togetherin the same party, to excommuni-
cate each other while discussing questions of
policy We know very well, that in the matter
of policy the Anzeiger does not represent all the
German republicans and there is no German
paper which speaks for them all. The prac-
tical question is, how shall we secure such
harmony, and unity of action, as will bring
to the support of our principles and our NOM
inees, the utmost power Of the party? On
all sides. there must be forbearances and con-
cessions, instead of accommodations else
we can not have that effective combination
which is indispensable as a means to carry
our principles and our party into power.