New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-14
THE GERMANS AND THE LIQUOR Ian
To TIE Editor Of The Tribune.

To TIE Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR In your editorial of Nov. H. "0ur late
Election" you say:
"Our late Republican State Convention was induced to
pass resolution, virtually condemnng Temperance and
Sunday legislation. which lid accord with views;
yet did very utmost elect the Republican ticket
our Republican State Conventions, did ever ask
that any should be- Idhey whO coereed me Republican
state Contention 70 ldOrSe their social nOSluHS 90 home
and beat ue RePubEcGn ticket, and ue blame is lad 6y
them on THE TRIBUNE"
In refuting this malignant assertion might we'll pick
up and of those heavy words which similar
occasions flow easily from your PEN prefer to let
the facts speak and characterize proceedings in this
matter
Those who actuaed by the patriotic desire of bringing
back to the Republican ranks the justly dissatisfied and
alenated Germans introduced the wellknown resolution
into the Syracuse Convention did not home and beat
the Republican ticket they went TO their homes and to
many other places TO labor for the Republican party with
energy, perseverance, and with not little sacrifice.
Your own paper contains numerous proofs OF
their earnest eTertIons You cannot Ignore 1.-The the
the last campaign. for you published 1t daily. l0n
cannot r Pd sn9@e 81 oa the Of reports y p Pod
Well. Sir, you must have IN them that, beside tho
many public meetings he'd la this city under the aus
pces or the German kcpn6lcan campaign Cln1 theIe
have been meetings OF faithful German Republicans ut
Albany Troy, Yonkers wilhantsburgh, not to mention
the smaller places, All these meetings were the result Of
the srtiuOus labor Of those men whom you accuse Of
having betrayed their party The thousands Of Germans
who IN the last clectous voted the Republican ticket,
introduced that resolution into the Syracuse Conventions
But Sir whose fault Is it, that more, that not all
the German Republicans voted with their party IN the
last elections Who has kndled in the heart OF thousands
Of true German Republicans that feeling OF anger which
prevented them from returning to their lOngfOlOwed
banner, even when the Republican party, by nl its
official organs had sOlemuy pledged itself to remove the
of their disaecOn Who else. but you, Sir, pro
claiming that tile Syracuse resolution regularly intro
dueed into the Convention and adopted by about two
thirds of its members had been eraDDed and suggicd
III 1t Is You, Sir who repudatng part OF the platform
OF that supreme law of tire party for the impending cleo
lions declared II so much waste paper III you, sir,
who but few days before the elections at meeting held
binding every eectOr present vote for any Republic
can candidate who would Loyalty stand by resolution
being essential obligatory part OF the Republican
platform that which proclaimed equal rights TO all
acute and often the most insulting Language used toward
adopted citizens expressing their views and endeaNOr
ing to have them adopted by their feliowciuzens, en-
genders hatred their hearts and causes disruption IN
the Republican party. And, after all that you eXcaim
sanctnoniousy - did my very utmost TO elect the Re
publican ticket" And 10 day you undertake to say OF
citizens faithful to the National party They went home
and beat the Republican tlcketW
Sir you have driven away from the polls or even INTO
the Democratic party thousands Of true Republicans BE
satisfied with your SUGGEST But H. your editorial OF
Nov II seems TO Detray you do not ee strong enough 10
bear the weight OF your part of the responsibility Tor hat
political Bull Run" you Will in vain attempt 10 shlft III
on the shoulders OF those faithfully stood by the
banner of the Republican party. 800
claim for this reply to your editorial place IN your
paper corresponding that in which your preferred your
false accusation. To support my claim shan tel you
little auecdote Louis XIV, absolute master OF France
you OF THE TRIBUNE, once sad: "EXacutudo u
the polteness OF king" SO is fairness the duty OK an
editor. FREDERICK sCHUZ
President OF the German Radical Campaign Club.
Hel- York, Nov. 10. 1861