The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-09-17
Heaso VIII the Germans should
goptsct themselves with add
stapd byshe Republican Party :

uIhpo RyBue hepuDloan farTy'
CAAs. Fdsrs,sr, 10 . recent nag,
Der Of the ssndusky HsrOld, Ger
man) slitOrially ssysi
There Is no doubt bpt that every
German who favors progress, gen.
sral education, the promotion Of the
true interests of the whole human
fact-tetsrS tIG sfthad who clinSs
TO the noble ideas, for the realiratiou
of which he came over 70 America
will apd within the Republican par
~ those principles for which he
fought aud suffered IN the old world
We do not belong to those who, in
all cSses, wish TO conceal tho defIcien.
slss, inpeffsolidps spd omissions .oi
,liiat party which, for the last eight
years, dpriAg most trying period,
has carried the country. safely aud
ttiumphah.ly to victory nor do we
cali ph their actions as exploits oI
true stStesinanship. bit, on the
other hand, Wo cannot be muIEled,
neither 10 speaking Of the. many acts
done by that party, aud which arc
real blessings Of lasting value to the
common county. rc..,
Let Us mention in this connection,
The Significant fact that for the gen
erAl education aud elevation of the
masses Of odr people the Republican
party during me last eight years has
ione more thd4t As Democratic parry
iariag an almost aJsolnte rule Of at
least thirty years. The so called
Democratic party adhere TO the old
maxim Of despotic' governments of
Europe "to Keep DE nasses IN igno-
riiace" 80 that they may bb led Just
where their leaders waited to have
them, whilst the Republican party
ba1ed their rale on the broad aud
just principle Of general educstioh
for AL clGsses, 10 enable the people
TO think for .themselves, kSO ring
that au enlightened people OF necess-
ity will join party which has adopt.
cd the principles Of political cquali--
~ by 6rst giving geoerhl education
70 an classes. Look at the wonder
iui'resuit oithis principle IN the
Southern States'under the Congress
iouAl Retonstfuctiou hct the negroes
have wed With each other 10 acquire
thSt knowledge 40 essential for the
exercise of'thetr pOlilical rights. Yi .
Moreover, the eddcStod Gsrmans
will always have II ut heart to Sc.
cure 10 'their Rt'tiVnality the inRuonce
due % their number aud ipteligenes.
And Ia this Ssspect M party has
ever dons~more- for thu rccugnIioh
of tue German element than. the Re-
publican pIrty!' Wherever tho Ger
inahs are humeroae and Dan agree
together, they have always found u
due rccognitiou Of their claims in.
Me Rcpdblican party. 7LOok atsthc
hfst adhiui4trariohr OF Mr., Lin:oln
Were not Carl SshurE, Fsed. Hl;san-
rex aud Charles NJ Riottc, appoiAted
Ministers to SpiiA, Il ,iI.doT aud
Costa Riea7 Were not B;ern'eein,
CapiSids, Ifattetsch.idL M,r1 KtAup
rccht, 0sterborg, Kricsman, &e., 10
appointed Uphrd States Cousuls ?
Aud tosdAy do not over Que hundred
Germans hold I olerkships ia the
several Departments Of the Govern
,m.ntsiu Washington q Was notlGen,
G'rl Sehnr1 s,n!L made temporary Char;
man OF ithe last hePublleaG Maternal
.IonVenli9n AZ Cn'eago' anp alu no'
'tae lSeRuolieans. w ihSs h'Fh9gplSh
ing one OF our eonltrsmen confer the
same honof upop the nationality to
whIeh he 1eiopssf "hS,tp democrat
70 National Convention d'd'eVer con
ior so high an nonor upon An emit
ssaied oormao "nat pemoera'lc
aum'n'S'rat'on o'u ever mus reqSg
.,l n'Le '.,.t ,ne services OF inc eernsns in
cue oisuiout'on oil the sP9"sf he'
US 'oOt lot los'anee 20 Sew Aoek,
Nneie 10 per cent OF me wn0le pop,
ue,Op uhs.. no's,;, SOos,s,; o. oil, HSrpSI, sm auu
w%s,.&S WIZ HS"TeI.IS ,Si n..,; np.o mas SN,;Ssii