, 1873-09-23

FuUEU TTISUtG IUEETCEI8
s Nhezsyoving ct'zens, Of whatever rnrty, rect,
nationality, should unite to ol,poso these attempts.
ment to real aud lasting reform III our City
Governments by which just md wae lnws suay 10 illi
partially enforced by uDo aud honest men, with the
faiIess promoting the prosperity OF Ill ts inhabitns.
The Germans.
70 thu Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
Sir: IN your yesterdays issue you warn tho
friends Of Law and Ordor to tako notice Of tie
" "disorderly combination now collecting to
seize The rcius Of our City Government. ard ex-
presa regret that in this organization ME gath-
esing all tie German yotera of the city,-nearly
oue-third Of the entiro voting population,-"a
large portion Of whom, however, arc ailont and
reluctant members, who have no sympathy or
utilization with tho rabble,' but who, on this oc-
cason, will unto with tho whisky drinking por-
tion OF the Irish mud native-horn population.
and that class Of people WHO look upon tie Sum-
day-1aws "aB an attempt to enforce . religious
tenet or observance. or IS something to be ro-
aisted;' and you conclude that 1t will be sorry
day for. Chicago if thiH combination should be
victorious ut the polls, mainly because, at the
next election, tho issue will not only be one of
Law and Order but also decisive as to who shall
Aave tho handling Of the city aud county ta1os."
Being q friend of Law aud Order, and having
been 70 for twonty-aix years that have Ivoa in
this city, md being also one of those silent and
reluctant German voters who have no sympathy
or afiliation with the rabble, but yet doom It
their duty, diaagroeable at it may bo to a Hsaid
Businessman who has mover aepircd for office
OF mixed In politics, to accept the Rituation with
all its direful consequences, and to support TINT
pernicious combination, your warning comes
right home to me.
You, Mr. Editor, eay yourself that the en-
forccmeut Of tho sunlay~lays is q moro baga-
.s,,o - an,,,nauaa ,;.1, ~ ham,~ a1 ,;a,',,,.
sono az ea-p"sa W. wv u1ns "n~
ment OF tho city aud county taxes We sald
bagatello to the leaders OF tho saloon-faction.-
Ed. Tn1puNE.1 Admitted. Why not, then, Of
two evils, ciloone the lesser ono Why not giro
Of oil ocors Who vii honestiy a and iuitfy M aa
minister our finances AID it cau bo done,
Not onIy tho silent and reluctant uembers but III
fact, tho bulk Of tbs Go,nlan voters, outside Of
tho professional oillce-ueokera, arc entirely in
Il is dono honestIy. faitlflly and econon1icaliy.
But tho Sunday question (to stylo It tic SUNDAY.
beey.-auostion, az You do Is unfair it is boer-
question only M to ihe small fraction Of the sa
Garmans not oplv an % and unreasonabo
intorferences With hip habits, enjoyments aud
peivate CONCERNS, but principally as essentially
believe IN being made moral. tompol ate, or TO-
IiC;ouH Nv oompulsfo1,. nor does lie warr,t IN bo
uiolostod, # otherwise lending bameleus lifo,
and paying Ills taxes regularly (which nobody
suudays. simn(y bacauao professors Of religion
| Layo habits. usagoB. and obseryaucoB different
! from his own He looks upon q congregation of
religious people good deal in tho light OF
have have a right to be protectod from wauton aud
disortlerly molostatiou, but nothing moro. That
lie Is wiling to grant them clcerfully, but whom
| the State gives them PECULIAR privileges aud
Instance, molests other people of different views
taAteB, aud habits, he growls and refuses to bo
! copHo1ed That the State has no business to
recognize or favor tho Church any further than
it would any other private club or association
prl.1o,plo with him. Tor which ho will stand up
and fight oyermore, md tho only neutral ground
upon which all dermaus can DO unlted. and
which thoy deem Of vastly moro importance than
| duced to questions OF tho division OF sposls.
| Uceiup in well aware Of tlis and dextrouyfy has
solzed his opportunity. lie is not leader, but
simply u follower he has discovered tho right
track, aud he follows il; He and big bsraaoles
| aa to the Bnndny .question, nnA would gladly
sacrifice It il thoy dared. but thoy dare not.
II this iB 10, tl!eu the tolil businessmen OF
nervative element, which has something tangible
at stake, and waits no hand In tie division Of
the d,ippiuga, ought to have sensc euough to
know aud consider that il will not do, and that
thoy cannot afford to drive nearly oue-third Of
tue entire voting population, whose into,osts
aud sympatlies are naturally identical with their
own except unon Que point, which you, Mr..
Editor, consider as comparatively bagatelle,
right away from tho,n, and into the maws Of tho
most unscr.lpulous demagugucs In Tho la1d,
merely to accommodate tic extreme views of an
imppteut faction Of bigotB, WHO arc crazy
I nu that minor uoint: thoy ought to