, 1873-02-05
AMERICAN CITIZENS.
10 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:

10 the Euttor Of The Chicago tribune:
Again demasogucs nre trying to array the
Germans ayainst lnw and ordor and the consti-
tutod authorities, with special reference to our
worthy Mayor, Joseph Medul, for most properly
exercising, in tho present emergency, the pow
ers to him legally delegated. No doubt, at the
bottom Of all this arc the Liquor Ieaguers md
gamblers, united, and making common cause.
Did it over occur to these loud-mouthed bum
mers, when believing for the rights and customs
Of the Germans, ETC., that German, IS a Ger
man, has no yoto or voice in our arairs, and in
reference to our municipal Government and
Laws, only american cli-cns,-1 use the torn in
its fullest scnse,-have tho rights pertaining to
tho shaping. amending, or ropeaIng the same
II these political e1iysecrs insist upon the con-
ceived rights Of their constituents as Germans,
then they must petition to the Emperor OF Ger
many, in Germany, Us subjects thereof they
helong,-not to our body polite. II this
class of people call themselves American
citizons, and are euch III fact, then
they must bo bound by tho laws ead customs
that be, until legally changed Tell them tint
before the law We know no Germans III this
country. Hero We nre all American citizens,
governed by American laws and customs; tho
subjects of either Germany, or eny other couu-
try; To do not recognize as having right to ill.,
terfere in our laws or customs. With American
citizans Of foreign birth, it ia otherwise. Their
rights and privileges are tho eano as tho na-
tivee, but not any more. But they must presens
themselves as American citizens, end not in tho
name Of the nationality to which they once be-
1onged, and which they have foresworn, for thero-
Of other nationalitics from being forced
upon us by d small minority. under the
threat Of Withdrawing their voting capital from
49,
demands. And it is time that tha dangerous
aud pernicious practice of panderng to tho
prejudiccs or deaircs Of tue foreign, aud cspe-
cially German element, in order to control their
votes, ceascd. It is high time that every official
and good citizen felt This, snd acted accordingly,
and thereby nullify tha amount Of voting
capital domagogues and German news-
paper controllers poasess Of tho so-called
element. Because Germany has certain usages
or customs is no reason why Americans aud
in Germany beer or other saloons arc open on
Sunday. It is false, and every German knows
that in all parts OF Germany, during the timo
Of Divine service on Sunday, all saloons and
open, and are closed andin some parts only nre
open Sunday afternoons, and yet tloy-the
Liquor Leaguers-Laye tho audacity to insist
thnt in America (against the wishes Of tho na-
fority, for they dare not allow the question to
come to u popular vote), they ehan hare the
whole Sunday, because ,shora they como from
they aze allowed half tho Sunday III which to get
drunk; and thia they ask rs Germans. Well, as
Germans, we must refer them to Emperor Will
lam. II they ask as American citizens, wo refer
them to American laws, which ell American citi-
zens must obey, and the law says saloo2s and
tippling-louscs must be closed on Sunday.
There aro thousands of American citzens Of
German birth in sympathy with Ma:or Medill,
and SIN one of them, the mout1lings OF certain
German derogogues TO the CONTRARY notwitA-
standing. 4. BYA.
+. S.-Next full ths one-1ifth German vote,
of which Hesing can q! least got as many es he
got as candidate for Lieutenant Governor
(soyen), can On their minority principle elect
him Mayor. TAis Is tho toay for t!leu1 to intro
ducc reforms.