The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-27
HOW WILL THE GERmANs VOTES

4 81
The State Journal, the organ of Governor
Davis, says that they will nearly all vote the
Radical ticket. We think this no truer
than the most of the assertions made by that
reckless paper, aud we will give our rea-
sons for not giving it the slightest credit.
We believe the Germans of Texas have too
much intelligence and too high regard for
their future interests to unite themselves to
anarr6w, contracted, prOscriptive party, now
in the throcs of dissolution. They know
that the main strength of the Radical party
is in the negro votes, and, besides having no
affinity with that inferior race, they know
that the whole German vote, added to the
negro vote, could not prevail against the
white American born people Of Texas.
Aside from any other consideration than
that of mere self interest, the German
population should go with the Demo-
cratic party. But there are other
reasons, far beyond that of mate
rial interests, which should impel in
teIigent Germans to side with the Dcmoc-
,racy of this country. They have always
been nearer with them in principle than
with any other party. They are Democrats
by nature. They are liberal in their ideas,
and opposed to-a proscrptive interference
with the social and local habits of the peo-
pie and an attempt by law to control them.
They know that the Democratic party has
always been the friend of foreigners, and
fought successfully the great battle against
Know Nothingism. They had always acted
with the Democratic party up to the time Of
the war, when they separated on the slavery
issue, which the Radicals forced on the
country. Previous to the war, the Germans
of Texas were nearly all Democrats. Ce-
NAL, the great German county, was the
banner county of the Democracy. AT first,
after the war was over, the most of the
Germans in Texas and elsewhere went with
the Republican party, but they were never
Radical in principle, and lately, they have
been throwing off their connection with the
Radicals everywhere throughout the United
States-<in Boston, in New York, in Cincin-
matt, in Chicago, in st. Louis and other
large cities. Every German who reads the
newspapers is aware that Carl Schurz, per
haps the ablest and greatest Of the German
orators and statesmen Of this country, long
ago severed his alliance with the Radical
party, as being too corrupt in, action and too
heretical in doctrine for his companionship-
And now, the most powerful German edi-
tor in the United States, Hessing, of Chi
cago, declares his account closed with the
Radical party He can stand them and
their puritanic and proscriptiye notions no
longer. The Germans Of the great North
west are almost universally abandoning the
Radical party, which, from its foul cOrrup-
ton stinks in their nostrils.4
Under these circumstances, and with the
lights before them, can it be presumed that
the Germans Of Texas, equally enlightened
with their brethren elsewhere, viii stick to
the Radical party here and share its down
fall and disgrace. Impossible, The causes
operating on Germans in other States viii
operate on the Germans Of Texas in the
same way. They win -act with thc party
nearest to them in principle, the party that
he's always befriended them and other for
oigners, the party opposed to centTalism and
in fayorof local government, the great par
ty Of a Constitutional Union and the largest
liberty compatible with order A few Of
the more ignorant and cOrTupt-for such are
to be found in any natiOnality--may con-
tinue with the Radicals and vote their
ticket, but the great mass Of the Germans
OF Texas win vindicate thoir intelligence
honesty and worth BY voting the Demo
cratic ticker