The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-21
CLEMENTS.
His War on the Germans.

Mr. elements. tearing Inc ueseruon OF
the Germans from the ranks of the Re-
publican party, by the convention that
nominated him declared that no was OPP
posed to interference by law with the
habits, tastes or customs OF individuals--
of Germans or citizens of any other ceun-
try resident in the United States. He
was willing to say to the Germans: "If
you will vote with the Republican party,
and keep it and me in Office, We will 70.
peal oil laws the object of which is to
repress the sale of Intoxicating drinks
We will permit you TO indulge in your
beer and have your gardens open on SUM-
day, and indulge in music and amussmen.s
on that day He was willing to do all
ths II tho Germans would continue 10
vote for him. and the good Method list
brother and sister, temperance people In
profession. cbuekled, and declared MIR.
Clements to be very skiliul politician,
thank the Lord aud the Presbyterian
and Baptist brother and sister, also pro-
fessed haters Of liquor and respecters OF
the sabbath, rubbed their hands together
and declared that "Dear Isaac was so
cunning-sh." Bu. the Germans refused
to be purchased by such promises, and
in tho late election voted against the
canting hypccrites of Republicanism.
Angered at this rebellious conduct, and
feeling assured tina. he could not get the
German vote and might lose the votes of
the few conscientious temperance Repub-
leans, MIR. Ciements, as soon as he heard
the result Of the Ohio and Indiana cleo
tions, swore a little in bis quiot way and
id the Dutch. His home organ, edited
by Psrson Luce, Immediately declared
that "ihe entire German element, almost
exclusively Republican in former years,
has left that party and now stands square
ly on the lager beer and whisky plank of
the Democratic party. II is not 10 Be dc.
MED" adds Mr.. Clements home organ
"that nine-tenths Of foreign born eitiseas
are united 10 dc(eat any man or party that
iciH not assume the proteetorate of tie
right 10 delu0e the land toiM dr7nksinsss.p
n Mr.. Clements knows very well, and bis
homo editor. Parson Luce knows also,
that he and the Republican party at
tempted to conciiia,e Mr.. Hesing by plac.
ing in the Republican platform free
lager and anti-sunday plank; and now,
because the Germans have refused the
insulting bride, he and his psrson-editor
make the sweeping charge that nine
tsnths Of all the Foreigners in the country
are anxious TO deluge the land with drunk
enness. This ia an insulting falsehood;
and Mr.. Clements and his parson- editor
know il to be falsehood. These
hypocritical temperance Republicans de-
nounce drunkenness in any candidate of
the opposition party, but they will vote
for the greatest sot on the Republican
ticket in preference to u toetoialler on the
Democratic ticket They denounce tho
Germans who do not vote with them Ms
beer.guzzlers, and the Irish who oppose
them as whisky-soaks, but the Germans
and irish who vote with them arc estima-
BILE citizens. They are absolutely very
contemplate nuisancss They have not
the courage to stand by their principles,
and every ono of them will vote for Mr..
Clements in the face of the fact that no
tried to purchase the foreign vote of this
district by getting on to lager boor and
ansi-Sunday platform, which no has now
kicked over, because, as Parson Luce in
directly expresses it, "the ID Dutch
have gone back on the Republican party"