New-York tribune., 1868-10-27
PUBLIC POLITICAL DISCUSSION BETWEEN
GERMANS AT TAAiNiANY HALL.

DIR. Frederick Schuetz having challenged Ma
Oswald Ottendorfer some time ago 10 publcly deH'r
with him the OF the present campaign, tho 'ha
enge was accepted and the contest took place last as
ing Dr. schueiz is as stated n yesterdays ImbuNi
candidate for elector the Republican ticket ana w
Ottendorfer the Douocrttc candidate i"r the r'l+c
once The large hnl was comfortably hed Dy he.sy y
equal proportions ~ Democrats ana l,puoI,ah- WIZ
far spTuslng Of ladies The greatest dccorun preyAGd
throughout the discussion Dr - kIagA9wiLei la & 'a1
ing ;hc Chair announced tDnt Mf oiuhuoIe - - SUI ~
de!y taken sick (which by the way happened 10 ,ho
rculcmau fuur years on similar occasio ana mat
Mr Magus Gross would act "a hl- tuDst,tuei nttr.
few II marks he introduce Dr. schuetz pr Schuctz pro-
& &in,'s lb,aocrarv heoopd That tho Leaders OF the
Democratic party are guilty Of having instgetcd aided
War Ibird That the Democratic leaders have again
made their party tool OF the southern l.toctacy nc
Nv transported 10 Germany, where the people had assem-
6ed take up anew the great battle against lhe princes
were here his opponents While Mr. Onendoriet had ongh
for liberty in Vienna, ho had stood IN the Assenn{ at
not be- united here Because there was IN TINS country
q historic, politically educated party ana many VINO
came here though that because they were Democrats IN
Germany they must here belong 10 the same party e
with many others. believed The contrary Why were tIey
come mere sham Democracy democracy meant uo
government OF the whole people IL meant tne Pos,' a,
Ie lst the material welfare 81 the great masses lho
present Democratic party ala neither Inc Gtrlnans
should how they gave way to their pfclndlces
against colorcd people. II different SKIN or onSer
fa5e he Gernaio race might be excluded the
ballot for peculiar reasons or at the ght 10 vOte
w"nd be measured by the length OF mans nose After
Teyewing AT some length the history OF the Democratic
paIy DR. Schuctz said 10 was superstition SIN TO believe
tn That party but he would not accuse any one OF lhsl
csrtv There we're thousands Of Catholics who went to
confession, but did not believe IN tho immaculate
oonce pton of the Virgin Mary slavery had been
,rncIaimcd az the basis ~ the American Democracy by
me Neto- YORK nav BOok, far back as 1885, III the
this ho would say that IL had never protested against h
The fathers Of tho Republic were for Union by tne Peo
ne and FOR the people. 1ney said We tho people NOT
We thc states" of America. The sOuth cond not Keep
up Slavery "peopc hence the doeIllne OF 2 5'r,o M
Northern Democracy The father OF the modern Deu0c
racy was Jefferson, hnt Ceihoni ana ms dseipes
Jefferson Daya Naliandig1n, fedictOn anu oeyI.o@u, @
lAt this pout tho speaker was vchcmcnty ehoeIeu uu
missed After order bai been Te-'oien tno rroet % o
"f aunToyn or dsspproyni to he sbstancd froin
6e spesng' @ & ,oTer snd me engant tile southern
arlsOcTacy meant to destroy Dy cAI)I oiy NV W.
The Democracy was against tho Homestead Dl' "nat
were many ~ our ancestors IN Germany IN the
middle ages selfs! red Republican IN Europe;
here for The rights iof the free man, Tor mo
lght of labor, by upholdng the Diack man Ito dno
procaGod IN January 1901 that successful coercion wa, wss
TO be deprecated more than slcCesfn Ievoiulq iSSG @
United States While the great mass 0i the Demociatc
voters ad thcf liYes down 40, '1 PHI va destroy n
They eyon treated with tbs EDtlish Minister 10 l.nt ~
Democrac party oppo ,rd II with the In the White
House. 1teie may have been mistakes cOhhiltteu W
- 10 spved me Union When ia 1869 starvation
stared tHe Englsh working classes IN the face on se
count Of the scarcity ~ cotton. anu they were tuh ihat
by rec0xnzns tho South their dire distress Would %
syerted these meu sCOgrd the idea. Ihey peleIIeu
% di. OF starvation rather thsn recognize the s"'e
holders rebellion. . -.
Throe-qusHcs OF ab hour haying expired, pr Sehnem
gave way 60 mr Msgrs Gross MI GlOSs .ain tns ~ ' NV
could he convinced that hes opponent meant 1880 anu o
1863 nc would agree vita what he SAID we ved nov "
vote upOn Inc msdoeds the Republican party after
had been IN power for eight years. The speaker nau
wholly os sight OF the present situation. The fahers
OF the Republic had been opposed to slavery Dut neso
| mad all been Democrats Tic Democracy had alNhJs
blttled for equal rights. Neither the kuOwNOtns pa
ty nor the temperance uen, who mainly composer slv
Republican party. had tried 70 maintain the nDertes W
the adopted citizen This work had fallen To thc Deno
cratic party IL was tIuo come eIrewe sQuuleih WsH