The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11

these reasons these prosecutions were
dismissed.
Position ofthe Germans In the Present
Campaign.
| From the Sandusky Herald, tGerman edited by
Charles Forester. Translated for the Register by
Ferdinand Geiersdorf.
For the first time, in the history of party
politics in this country, the German element
in the United States took an active and
prominent part in the Presidential campaign
of 1860, when, by their support, Mr.. Lin
coin was first elected President. As matters
stand now, it is of great importance what
position the Germans will take in the pres
ent campaign.
If we were to believe the lies and mis-
representations gotten up purposely by the
German Democratic press, one would get,
indeed, very poor opinion of the repub-
licanism of the Germans But, fortunately,
the fact can be stated, beyond any doubt,
that the majority of the Germans, up to this
date, stand firm by the Republican party.
In searching for the reasons by which our
countrymen were induced to join the only
party of progress, i. e. the Republican party,
and to stand by it in spite of some mistakes
and omissions, we find the following There
is no doubt but that every German who
favOrs progress, general education, and the
promotion of the true interests of the whole
human race-every German who clings to
the noble ideas, for the realization of which
he came over to America, will find within
the Republican party those principles for
which he fought and suffered in the old
world. We do not belong TO those who,
in all cases, wish to conceal the deficiencies,
imperfections and omissions of that party
which, for the last eight years, during a
most trying period, has carried the country
safely and triumphantly to victory nor do
we hail all their actions as exploits Of true
statesmsnship. But, on the other hand,
we cannot be muzzled, neither in speaking
of the many acts done by that party, and
which are real blessings of lasting value to
| lue EoHHlOu COuQtIJ.
Let us mention In this connection, the
significant fact that for the general educa-
tion and elevation of the masses of our peo-
pie The Republican party during the last eight
years has done more than the Democratic party
during an almost absolute rule of at least
thirty gears. The so-called Democratic party
adhere to the old maxim of despotic govern
ments of Europe " to keep The masses in ig-
nordnce so that they may be led just
where their leaders wanted to have them,
whilst the Republican party based their
rule on the broad and Just principle of gen.
erel education for all classes, to enable the
people to think for themselves, knowing
that an enlightened people of necessity will
join party which has adopted the principles
of political equality by first giving geuer-
al education to all classes. Look at the
wonderful result of this principle in the
Southern States where, under the Congress-
ional Reconstruction act the negroes have
We'd with each other to acquire that knOwl-
edge so essential for the exercise of their
political rights.
Moreover, the educated Germans will al
ways have it at heart to secure to their na-
tionality the influence due to their number,
and intelligence. And in this respect no
party has ever done more for the recognition
of the German element than the Republican
party. Wherever the Germans are numer-
Gus and can agree together, they have al
ways found a due recognition of their claims
in the Republican party. Look at the first
administration of Mr.. Lincoln. Were not
Carl Schurz, Fred. Hassaurek and Charles
n. Riotte, appointed Ministers to Spain,
Ecuador and Costa Rica2 Were not Bern
stein, Csnisius, Hatterscheidt, Marx, Klaup-
recht Otterberg, Kreisman, &C., &C., ap-
pointed U United States COnsuls2 And to-day,
do not oyer one hundred Germans hold
clerkships in the several Departments of the
Government in Washington? Was not Gen.
eral Carl Schurz made temporary Chairman
of the last Republican National Convention
at Chicago, and did not the Republican
party by thus Distinguishing one of our
countrymen confer the same honor upon the
nationality to which he belongs2 What
Democratic National Convention did ever
confer so high an honor upon an emigrated
German? What Democratic administration
did ever thus recognize the services of the
Germans in the distribution of the spoils2
Let us look for instance to New York, where
As per cent. of the whole population consist
of Germans and where Democratic rule has
full sway. What did the Democratic Ma
tional Convention do2 We did not even
learn of any number of German delegates
except one from the State of Indiana, who
died before the adjournment of the Conven-
ton, who died, it is said, from the excessive
use of whisky.
We could go on and give some more rea-
sons to refute the Wilful lies and malignant
misrepresentation the German Democratic
press necessarily hurls at the Republican
party, stigmatizing it as the party of Know
nOthingism, but the above facts may suffice
for the present to show that the majority of
the Liberal Germans will vote the Republi-
can ticket. The iberality of the Republi-
can party, the intelligence of the Germans,
their honest character, their sympathy with
the oppressed everywhere, will be paramount
reasons for the German element to stand by
the Republican party.
These are facts which the German Demo-
cratic press viii try in vain to deny, and
which lead US to believe that the lingering
Democratic party, sooner or later, will die
out.
The "Grecan bend" has been all the rage
at Saratoga this season. For the benefit of
our country girls, it may be described as a
military makeup of panniers suricingles,
cruppers and high heels, by means of which
the ladies are boosted forward and doubled
down, thus made to look for all the world as
if they had pain in the front part Of their
back.-XeHia I0rehtigkt