Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-10
GERMAN UNITY.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting Of German
Citizens.
Report Of tae Commi tee Of census~-Oyer
One Thousand eernan Voters in
Memphis.

fhNAFhA@a
Pursuant to the motion Of adjournment,
the German citizens OF Memphis to the
f number OF three or four hundred met IN
che Criminal Courtroom last evening az
light O'Clock.
The meeting was called to order by the
hartman. John L. Eichberg. Inc report
/ the Committee on Permanent Organl-
alton was called for and read. II nom
GATED the following gentlemen tOr the re-
uactfve Offices named:
PveSidcnz-JuO. L. Eichberg.
Tce-Resjdeat-Mr. Gronauer.
Secretay-JnO. T. Fischer.
On motion, the repOrt.was adopted and
be officers duly elected.
On motion to elect q Treasurer, several
entlemen we're put in nomination, but
o. calling for a division, Mr. A. Renkert
vas almost unanimously elected 10 that
Important position.
On announcing this fact, a voice In the
aowd moved that he be required to give
bond ufSl0o0, which caused considerable
,ugBter.
A motion was offered that In all nom
nations that should come before the As
citation the VIII 0f he absolute majority
mould rule.
Tais was violently opposed, aud an
mendnent made ihat a twO-th5rds vote
tfuId Ue necessary 70 nominate a candi-
date.
.I.er a debate Of considerable sharp
fs~-, participated in by T. W. LOUIS,
Wendlandt, A o. Schultz, Millard, Fisher
al buJtiughsus, the iatter gentleman
owed As AN amendment thai the CUES
ion ba postponed until the next meeting
II the ASSOCIATION, which was adopted.
The report OF the committee appointed
o al q ceAsus OF the German voting
population in the respective wards being
allied for, each ward responded as fol-
Jws: First ward. 81; Second ward. As;
Third ward. 20; Fourth ward, y; f1fth
ward, 100: Sixth ward, 40; Seventh ward,
100; Eighth ward, 81; Ninth ward, 200;
zenith ward, us; total registered voters,
$40.
Several ward committees stated that
here were more voters in their wards,
IUt had not gotten their registration pa
Ders u vet.
The Committee Of Ten to make rules
and bylaws for tho government Of the
society, was called on for a report. The
hartman, Mr.. app, said that he had no
report TO make, except that they would
lave As few rules as possible.
The Chair announced that on account
+ designations, there were several va
-ancies in the committees, which he
would be pleased for the various wards 10
al. Accordingly, the following changes
we're made:
In the Fourth Ward, John Ringwald
had resigned from the Committee on
Sules and Bylaws, and G. Appel was
-hosen IA his place.
In the Filth Ward. in place OF Bach
IAN, resigned from the Census Commit
Ct, ). A. Hartman was chosen. In the
anne ward, in place of Appel, removed to
ne b committee, Martin PIger was
-nossu.
Col B-Uttinghaus moved to adopt, for
ne transaction Of business, the parIi-
nentary rules of the Congress of the
United States.
This was Violently opposed by Mr.. F.
Louis and others. Louis moved an
amendment that Cheir own rules OF bust
isss should be adopted, and that every
me be allowed 30 speak what came into
is mouth IN the manner that he was used
On vote, the resolution. as offered by
=. Eutt-nELaus, prevailed, and the
sArliamentary rules OF Congress adopted.
Ny heukerI said 4 was no. good 70 be
cashier without something in the cash
He was going on 10 propose 10 raise
auds, but was Interrupted, and the call
no. made.
Chairman EiohberF called Vice Presi-
lent GrOnauer 10 the chair, and said he
q n few remarks 10 make TO the society.
lie spoke about As follows:
have been asked anumber of times
no meaning OF this organization. l will
I've u in a few words. We Germans, as
itizens Of Memphis and of Shelby county,
as much riSnes and labor as any
-ner class of foreigners, but up to his
We have never been able TO secure a
representation IN any political
convention, and because We have not been
presented we have gone first with his
nd then with hat party, acting with no
nifty OF purpose OTpolitical aim. By the
rpOrts OF your committees you see your
tCength-alresdy nearly a thousand
.0tors ars reported, ana not all ars en-
oiled. We help to pay the burdens Of
.overnnent and VIC Should have our say
a The management OF things. lCheers.l
v e are a large portion OF the community.
when the Jews have a holiday
nd their stores are closed, Memphis is
cad. These men are all Germans. CO
TOOL al the taX-bOOks Of the tax-COl-
scLOr on privileges, and You will mud
We pay more money than any other
ASS OF tbs business community. IAp-
Isusel e look at the county snd
offices ana see II we, as = class. ara
presented. Mol But we must take off
ar Hai's caps aud 20 to work TO change
BIS state Of thing. II we are TO paw the
.ldler let Us naveour shareof dancing.
iu- we are noG Ufioe-sseksrs, as one of
be morning papers here would i%nsinuste.
, are not hungry tor The spells OF ot5ce;
Is and objects. We are nor
political combinations to pus
or that man In Ofnce. The
tln UinatiOus have been made elsewhere.
are here as Germans, with every class
Z men represented from the poor nan
DO earns mis- living by manual labor 70
rich m~erchan-; we are here from
-.-sh Earr,.,r and Sontb Cernanv. we 2
re Of all polilicsl sSiths; and we have {
Jue together 20 put Our heads under one ]
.Jt-ihe GermoH hat teheersl. Asa class,
.s Germans have ever been good cilizens. Z
we have ever voted for the man whom
re thought best. We have not been tied I
o the apron strings of party. We Ger !
are too well educated, too intelli- :
.ent q people 10 be made into mere UOhNQ
Htde, as they say in English
applausel. The result has been hat we
ave been thrown a crust here and
mere like any other dogs. Shall We re-
main 50, when by unity of purpose we Z
change the condition Of thingsg We !
TO make no political combination; J
s l said, IA combinations have been !
aade elsewhere, In the various party or {
Of which there are three in {
iemphis. There Is one party whose sole :
.uestlOn Is whether a man has been in the I
.outhern army or not. To secure any !
Import nom them, a candidate must !
ave been a Con ederate soldier. There .
) q second party exactly the opposite, {
nd demand that a candidate shall be a I
oval Lacquer OF a member Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. The third party !
.emand that q man must be native OF the !
Green Isle'-an Irlsman, ia other words. J
but an Irishman suits them. {
'hese are the parties who nave made the !
Combinations. We must leave all polit I
cal parties and preferences aside, and we {
not refuse 20 co-OperAte because this {
r that man happened 70 be on the COM I
1%ittees. We mast work for unity-unity {
I counsel aud OF action, leaving personal
Jews 70 one side, and make our Society |
united German population. lAp-
lauss1 Let me here beg the gen
Of the committees, and OH :
rs, TO bring every German man into this l
hing. Let every name 20 down on the :
and when We 60 TO the polls in the )
and eyery ensuing election, let rs 90 {
8 one mani -heers.l There are many :
tho are apathetIc, and whO don't care 5
luch what sids they vote with. You I
rust stir these up Make them lay aside
heir apathy and Join with us!p
The President LOOK bic seat amid loud +
pplause. L
A cali was made Oh the Vlcs-Presldent, G
IT. Gronauer, for az address, but be said <
hat be had come 20 the meeting unpre- 8
ared, and would beg 20 be excused until .
next meeting, at which time he would 4
the society lis views. e
Some memDers seemed 70 wish to bring i
omething Of importance forward before Il
meeting but The Chair said he tbouvbr q