Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-21
ea.ss MISREPRESENTATION.
Letter From Mr.. Geo. L. Quist.

NJ. Geo. L. Qaist, Secretary of tn Ger
man Reform Association desires Us to direct
the attention Of the public TO one or two
gross misrepresentation which appeared in
this mornings Union. That paper says
By their action on Monday night, those
Germans who participated in this mesting
have Voluntarily cut loose from the body of
American citizenship and formed themselves
into distinct association based upon pa
tionality. The meeting was conducted ex-
clusively as German meeting; they
resolved to support no candidates for office
not pledged TO their views, thus adopting
the worst feature o: know NOTTINGHAM. The
slogan Of the original know-nothings was
"Put none but Americans on guard" The
slogan Of the latter know nothings is Put
none but Germans on guard
Mr.. Quist, on behalf Of the Reform Asso-
citation, makes fat denial to these charges.
The Germans, he says, have cot loose from
both parties, bat no, from "the body OF
American citizenship" No man can become
q member of the association who is not an
Americas citizen, or who has not declared
his intention OF becoming such Neither is
the association intended 10 be exclusively
com posed of Germans. All in the city who
fraternize with the sentiments of the asso-
citation, and are qualified BY the above pro-
: VISION, can become members and are Invited
4 to do so. Lists for signatures are already
, being printed both in English and German
The movement, he says, is neither poliu
+ cal or national one. Neither is it de
e e manded that German candidates shall be
selected, as some have tried 10 make it Ap
pear. The Association does not cart
whether the candidates are Germans o.
r. Americans.
held in the interest of the Democrats
party, or that that party is especially patron
Is iEing the movement, he also denies
u u Its the general opiLi u of the German
that the Union has wiliully and intention
ally misrepresentsd them.
o. behalf the Argos we invite the UniO
n TO deny thu, Mayor Carter, Marshal Hswe
aud Magistrate Simonson we're there, as We
as other vire-pullers Of the Repubics
party.
En- Since the above was written tbs follovin
communication was handed in;
EDIroR ARGUs.-In this MORNINGS Unio
| notice an article headed German Ma
Meeting" As l am one Of the not r
spectacle Germans who happened TO be pre-
A. snI, aud was called 10 the position of seer
tAry of the meeting, feel it my duty to pr
myself and fellow German citizens rigl
g before the public.
re The first section Of our adopted Constit
be ton reads as follows: THIS sociery shs
>, be iudepe ndent of all political parties; ii
aim shall be the upholding cf the person
es rights guaranteed by the Consultation
'st these United States, and especially Uppo,
a. ton to the tenn persnee Law, enacted by OF
ar Legislature. Section two gives the nan
of the society, aud section three says on
." citizens of the United States aud such 4
Dr. have given noIics OF becoming such, CT
no become members Of this society.
To- IftAis is not a ~iliful misrepresentation {
:. the part of the Union, fail to see whe
the Comcs We
" not secret society, nor do we exclude pc
l's pie Of other nAuonsIities. Our line Of pc
DIS cy is defensive one, and we shall only vo
/. for such men as we know are against tn
most outrageous law, no matter if they g
% American, German or Irish. | join'
Try the party for The abolition of slavery 10 I
list early part of it's history. II is brought to
70, successful end now, but am not ready mt
-. to help TO enslAve myself and fellow eoun''
men.
&C Perhaps my fellow-citizeps do not knc
hts that this so called Temperance Law is trEi
ated into the moDarebical journals Of Ge
many, aud the people there asked If they a
oppressed By any such laws as that
home.
be 10 conclusion let ne say, that have b
bis no hand in framing the resolutions. Th
may be n little harsh, but are excused
the severity of the law itself
GEo l. OUIsT.