New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
ADDRES8
or the German Political Reform AssOcla-
tlOn.

To Our Fellow Citizens:
In order to remove and dispel the miscon-
ceptions which exist, and the erroneous i'm
pressions which are circulated, through ig-
norance or malice, for the purpose OF per
verting the avowed objects of the German
Political Reform Association" this body
places itself clearly and fairly before those
interested in the welfare of our city and
State, and "without equivocation or re-
serve" submits to the people OF New Orleans
and Of Louisiana, in addition to, and for the
further exposition of the platform and con-
stitution already published, the following ex'
plantations.
l. Our organization is not political
party, but simply an association of citizens,
as its name implies, uniting their efforts and
their influence for the purpose OF bringing
about a reform in the administration OF our
parish, municipal and State governme nts,
and to endeavOr at the next and at all subSe.
quent elections forever to close the halls OF
legislation, the bureauX of State and city
government, and the temples OF justice,
against those who are corrupt, incompetent
and INSCRIPTIONS, and to open them to
those who are Just honorable and able, ire
spective of party politics; to demand just
division and impartial collection OF taxes
the rich speculatOr, the big merchant, the
powerful corporation shall not be permitted
to remain in arrears, while the retailer, the
poor middle man, is compelled to pay or
suffer the injury and disgrace Of a sherlf's
sac.
q This reform is sought to be effected by
eschewlng party politics" from our local
aft ff4irs-strking the words "Denocrat or
"Republ1can from the list of qualifications
for local or State offices as meaningless and
insignificant, and recognizing no claims or
qualifications to Office but such as are based
upon personal merit, honesty and worth.
3. The "German Political Reform Asso.
ciatiOn" denies in unqualified terms the
charge brought against it. OF attempting to
create {" German Party" national and ex-
elusive; it has no other object but those al
ready expressed, and is German only for
the purpose of uniting the German pOpula-
ton on the side Of Reform, whenever and
under whatever standard it may appear.
a. The German Political Reform Asso
citation" does indeed iOpe and desire, and
it will be one OF its objects, that Union OF
all good citizens, " Party" if it so pleases,
shall be created, which will adopt the plan
and platform of this association.
It is for this purpose that these eXplana
tions are made, to convince the citizens o
New Orleans that we propose to build on q
liberal and extensive basis, and ito make
our vauntiDg true" we respectfully invite
participation in our movement, and suggest
| the formation of cooperative ORGANIZATIONS
among all classes of citizens.
Why do not those good and well disposed
citizens, who favored the intentions of the
| TAXPAYERS Association, come forward anC
act with US? Our aims are Identical, oul
| interests the same. We desire prosperity
| so do you.
We do nothing as Germans-everything al
| your fellow-citizens-
! We desire to preserve the honor, the wei
| fare. the reputation Of our State and city
| Every true citizen can want nothing less.
| We wish to secure faithful and economi
| cal government, whose most sacred Objec
shall be to render the people happy an(
contented, strong in their faith and hopeful
| with the assurance of continued pros
perity-and surely no good man and citizel
will hesitate to give his support to an un
dertaking which promises so much good.
Fifth, and lastly, it is particularly under
stood that no member of the Reform Asso
ciationv shall be in any manner compromise
AS to his national and federal politics.
Such are our principles, or aims, our OBJ
iects. But we do not believe ourselves abl
to accomplish them without the support
every good citizen.
We appeal, therefore, to the whole populs
ton of the State and city--natlve ant
foreign. born, to join the Reform Association
Let all honest men unite, and with zealou
and systematic labor, we will soon place tn
control of our affairs into the hands {
faithful, capable and trustworthy mer
having the welfare of the community an
the happiness and prosperity OF the peopl
at heart.
New Orleans, March u, 1870
THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TIL
GERMAN POLITICAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Charles Potthoff, President.
Charles F.. Buck, Vice President, Fir:
District.
George Merz, Vice President, Second Dis
| trict
F. Kuhnholz, Vice President. Third Di'
| trict.
George Geir, Vice President, Fourth Di
trict.
Dr.. Wenz, Treasurer
Jacob Hassipger, George Forester, Z
Hummel, NJ F. Sibisky, Conrad Shredder
delegates, First District.
George Nupgesser, G. Bambach, j. A
Schalck, William Frommeyer, William Val
lott, Charles May, delegates, Second Dis
| trict.
Charles ziegler, John Ueber, delegate
| Third District.
Otto Briede, julius Reusch, delegates
Fourth District.
Benjamin Armbruster, Correspondent
Secretary.
L. r Jacoby, Recording Secretary.