Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-07
SPEECH OF
Hon. JACOB MUELLER,
Republican Candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, at Akron,
Summit County, Thursday
Evening, Aug. 24th, ~
Translated from the German for the commeror.

| AMI GLIBOW NlllZtNS
When / was requested to act as speak
er during theimpending campaign. il
behalf of the Republican cause, sc
lected Akron for my debut. j did 8,
in the belief that [ was not q strange
here, and Because il was here wher
few days previous to the last Presi
dental election / had the honor o
addressing a Republican meeting th'
last time. / do not know whethe
that meeting contributed anything tC
the splendid Republican majority il
Summit county at that time, but 6
recall of my participation therein
will certainly, ] hope. aid in securing
me your indulgence for the imperlec
tions Of my address to day. ] believ,
myself the more entitled to this indul
| gence because an embarrassment, 9th
erwise unknown to me, has taken pos
session of me.
The cause of this consists in thG
fortunate or unfortunate circumstance
that l myself, am one of the select
! of the party whose cause / wcnlC
represent before You to- night Whcr
/ still walked along in the virgin Re
publican garment, the thought coulC
not occur to me that anybody could
doubt the sincerity of my sentiments
but, since / have become candidate
l have almost lost that insenuousnes'
of heart. VIII he speak in behalf o.
himself, orpro donao? The suspicion
of being held capable of 1T would rel
der il difficult for me to address my
fellow-citiZens.
l owe it, therefore, to myself and
this meeting, to declare above all that
the fact of my being a nominee of tho
party does not make me more servile
but positively more skeptical in regard
to that party. Honorable as the pos.
ition is for which the Republican par.
ty has nominated me, l would not
have accepted it at the price of my
independence and convictions; not
even then, if which is not the CASE
| had sought or wished this nomina-
ton
Some Democratic Journals have cx-
pressed the opinion that my name in
the Republican list of candidates was
only intended to gain German votes
for the Republican party. Truly the
Democratic party has never yet made
itself amenable to such charge, such
a price being considered too high by
Democratic leaders to pay for Ger
man votes. Hitherto it has certain
ly not been one of the weaknesses of
the Democratic party to do even ap-
proximate justice to the German Dem
cratic clement, although the same is
strongly represented in that party,
and, no doubt. has very just claims
on it.
That is precisely one of the points
in which the Republican party has al
ways distinguished itself apove the
Democratic party, as Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Wisconsin and Iowa proved
even formerly, where German Amer
leans were called to the highest posts
of honor.
TO answer, once for all time, the
insinuations made respecting my
nom: nation, let it here be stated in
the interes. of truth, that in the nGm-
nation of candidates a convention
was perhaps never actuateG nv more
patriotic motives than the last RepGh-
lican one in Columbus. My nomina-
ton implies nothing but the just and
merited recognition and appreciation
Of the German element, and the alac-
rity, nay, enthusiasm with which this
recognition was offered and express
ed, enhances the honor. There were
no professional politicians no
'malcontents, no ''sore-head" to be
gained or conciliated there, no con-
no obligations were eth.
er entered into or demanded. It was
an act of friendly approximation on
the American part toward the Ger
man element. and as such let it be re-
cognized and confirmed here, and if
Lhe confidence that the Republican
party would profit by such act had
a share in, hope that on the part of
the Germans this confidence will be
in a highminded way.
Motives, not OF personal kind, ap-
peared to me to make the acceptance
Of this candidacy duty for me. 1t
is my desire to contribute to the ever
coming of those national prejudices,
which, to the damage of the country,
have so often impeded the develop
ment of its liberty. In his love for
liberty and sacrifices for the welfare
Of his entire adobted country, the
German-Amefican is not surpassed
by any class of his fellow citizens
This fact recognized, the different
views regarding social habits and Gus
toms should furnish n % ground for
continued misapprehensions Or for
bitterness and discord. The country.
is large enough, and its population
enough, to let every one be
happy and saved according to his
own fashion.
/ would also like to aid in dissina-
ting that political depression which
for some years has manifested itself
frequently il the best circles of the
people Intense distrust of political
parties and persons is beginning to
become epidemic. While 1 readily
admit that there are causes extant for
this phenomenon, I would warn you
against supposing that the way to re-
move those causes is to sulk and do
nothing. The means of cure lie
neither in the Iaisse= passer, nor in
problematical "departures," but in the
arousing OF the apatlletic masses in q
more active participation and Co op-
Grafton in political life.
WHAT is CoMpLAINED OF.
We complain of the corruption OF
parties, of corruption in all the de
partments of political life Unfortu-
nately the corruption is not confined
to fhe political domain, but is like
wise at home in other spheres. Po-
litical cOrrupti0n iS hut n re tiav of Soo.