The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-02
"THE SWEET GERJfAYACCENT,'

The party of great moral IDEAS"
which recognizes the descendant of Ham.
IS . " man and brother" is subject to
periodical attack. of the German fever
that is, an uncomfortable admiration of the
German element Of our population. These
stacks appear with remarkable regularity
On the eve Of almost every important cleo
ton. Their malady is not Of very long
duration, disappearing almost invariably
~ soon as the votes are counted out, and
the discovery is made that the German
vote has been cast against them.
That portion Of the party above allu-
d'd to, living in this township, have re-
Gently exhibited an unusually ardent ad-
nirstion for our German fellow-citizena,
even going SO FIR as to endorse an ex-dem-
oeratic officer for reelection, when that
officer declared, both publicly and private
ly, that he was not candidate for re-elec-
zion, snd would not serve If elected. The
object OF this endorsement was to gain
few German votes. This officer
(Mr. Haslanger,) told his friends before
the meeting Of the democratic convention,
That ne vas not candidate for reelection
and would net have TIE ofica Tho rnsul'
Vas, that although lie was voted for by
come N the convention, another candidate
was nominated. Hoping to create di
vision in tbe democratic ranks, those who
have heretofore entertained such an ab-
herience fo- the lager beer Dutch" as
they elegantly express their opinion Of
them, come out and endorse the very meu
they have heretofore attempted to dis
grace. They have given every reason for
the belief that if few votes could be
made for their party by the act. they
would endorse and vote for the most ma
lignant copPerhead outside of Fort Lafay-
eta. The time is Fast when the radical
party can command any considerable por-
hoa OF the vote Of the German por ula.
hon. The Germans have too much mau.
hood to surrender themselves to the dicta-
s'on Of party which would deprive them
Of ell the national enjoyments which their
education and habits Of life render dear
TO them
We have had no fear. at any time, thai
srT dodge which the radicals might adopt
would deprive US OF single German vote
The last convert which they made from
The German democracy, vas Pete Schlarb
end his nomination by the democrats t.
she most Insignificant Office to be voted for
would have brought him back long ago.
There is no German On the Democrat,
township ticket simply because no Ger
man asked nomination and the grea
blow which the RAIDS are making about tn,
matter, is mere bosh, and a very poor
quality at that. L. should, and we believe
does, make no difference with democrats
whether their ticket is composed of al
Germans, part Germans, or DO Germans q
al, go that they are all good democrats
and qualified they arc oil honest
II there is one German who is so for
ge.ful Of the privileges which the demo
cratic party have ever battled to maintain
for all foreign-born citizens, as to vote and
act with the parry which would place
them below the political level of the ne
gro, the sooner he let's the fact be known
che sooner he will occupy his proper plac,
In the estimation Of the community.