The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-29

journers, but who have come z. m
our own choice to make this
place, our homes for oSsl :
selves and our children. "Seek ye
tho peace of the city and pray unto
the Lord for 1t, for in the peace
thereof shall ye have peace"
Now, few words to my German
fellow.citixens who feel aggrieved be- |
cause, as they say, party on account
Of my defeat last year. But before
going further want to be distinctly
understood that q German or any
other citizen who votes and acts
with the Democratic party from
conviction Of right | can and do re-
spect just a. much % one who votes
and acts with the Republican party
from The same motives, for we can
not oil SEQ alike, neither would it be
desirable that We should in Tree coun
try like this, for / think il is just as
necessary for the purity Of political
parties TO have opposition anil agita-
lion in tho political atmosphere as II
is to have storms to purify tho Al
mosphere of . sultry summer day.
Now Us to my defsat, or that Of
any other man, being reason for
leaving the Republican party il per-
fcctly ridiculous, and il would never
have boon heard of, il it had not been
started By the Democrats and . few
interested demogogues who expected
70 profit BY it, and would be leaders
who pretend that they carry AL
the German votes in their breechea
pockets. Gentlemen Democrats,
don't be deceived. The Germans a.
. general thing arc reading and
thinking men and form opinions Of
their own, and can't be turned over
and delivered BY any pretended lead
ere to this party or that, AZ you may
imagine, aud % you will soon find out
TO your cost. A. TO the effect or
myself 1 will simply state that took
it very ccolly. l was defeated It is
true. and some persons may have
voted against me from wrong mo-
tives but Whist Of that; hundreds
Of other and better men have met
with the Same fate, hero and else
where, and 1 don't think my case is
any harder than is theirs. / took
. trip mp Salt river which enjoyed
hugely. I met good company there,
among the rest our genial Charley
who had pre- empted . quarter sec
ton Of land, looking we'll and hearty.
and did not vt oil look like he was
near ready to "Peter out" yet. !
equatted on the adjoining quarter
section, and take it all together we
have nice time of it, and as we both
acted with the Republican party
from . conviction of right, neither Of
rs have any idea ofjoining the Dem
ocratic camp on the other side Of the
river.
But some Of you say the Republic
can party did not treat you right in
the City Convention, and that there
fore You ought to leave it and 90 in.
to thesD democratic ranks. This
isaspoor exepse even cit was true,
but / don't think II 10 true, at least !
don't see it IN that light.
30 not deceived. The Democratic
have not . very strong love for Ger
mans. 10 convince you of that l
have only to refer you to their pa
pers published during tho Franco
Germso war, in which we all felt
such deep interest, and which finally
resulted in re-unitipg Germany into
one government and placing it again
in . position Of rank and influence
in the council Of nations to which.
from it's numbers ard the intelligence
of its people it is justly entitled. l!
you examine their papers published
ut that time you will soon sec wha,
they thought Of the Dutch then
TakC any or them, tho Chicago
Times, the N. Y. World or even the
Ottumwa Democrat before it shed
it's skin aud was the Ottumwa Cop
perhedd, oil took the French side and
abused the Dutch without stint
What they thought of US at that time,
they do now they have not changed
. particle. Now take the Republi-
can papers Of that period, and you
find them without exception on the
side Of Germany, and that Germany
Ms we'll as this country had right to
be united county.
Finally, my German friends, act
according to your sincere and honest
convictions in all matters, and have
no fear bot you will act as becomes
such as bear tho proud title of al
American citisen.
p. e. DAUM.