, 1874-11-01

Wnan a few davs 400 fha 1sni;or. Of fho Repnhi;r
I'm party looked INTO the faca of this homes
mans statue at sprine6eld. I marvel The bloc
IT shame did nnt r;ea fo thai7 baaLa i,, contain
niatinn of Ills virtnes and of the 5isoraca ~ RI
ppartv tn shcb thev hhoI5 e,1a{r;,nca
Gn to Germany and Iistan to What oninio
thew have If us there r vii soon cnre ron
| yonr national nrife Formerly a aGernoan.Amer
| ic,n conl3 hardly aaceno tha innnmarnhlo c,os
t;ons ahout tho practical wc,;kjne1 ri Tannhf;ca,
n,inc;n1es' ;ro-dav vonr forn,er sanntrvmen vii
answar vour hoasts with Gr.nt- Morton T. Co.
| With Crodit Nobi1er New York Cnsto,n- Ho1sa
laws. and laugh in YOUR face when YOU prid
| yourself upon your republican, privileges.
There is not = Republican Llft in the whole o.
| Germany. the Communists excepted. All the
| men Win in 1849 wara ready to sacrifce thei,
| fortunea and tleir lives in tie strurcle for .
| Garmar Reoubtic- ara to-day ze.Ions advocate.
| Of a congtitutional monarchy. And wLy this
! chanqe3 True. The brilliaut achievements ii
| German arms, tie successful diplomacy OF Bis.
| mnrck. lilo failure Of the French ant
| Spanish Rennblics. hare partly contributed
to arouse tha LOYALTY t., monarchia1 institutions
but moro than tho Germnn victories. more than
B;smarck's dirlomacy. more than the misery and
folly Of Eu1ope's Republics. has the corruption
nf tbis tl,a r1ade} RennhI;c of cha world cause]
the uuforturato chantFe in The politicnl conyic-
tons OF tho best men OF Germany; and, though
We may forget and forgive the Republican party
whole catalogue OF its sins. the fact that it has
brought the very principle OF Republicanism into
disrepute il sin for which there is
Is it NECESSARY for me to rocite the misdeeds Of
this party or OF the Administration !? hardly
think so. There is not u German-Amer1can
present who does not believe that all the charges
that are to-day lodged against the n,en in power
car be proven with indisputab1e facts.
Or il it false thu: shameless nepotiam and un-
limited corruption have blossoned like rose
under Grants Administration Is it false that
tho railroad monopoIies have bribed tho Repub-
lican members OF Congress? Il it false that Tho
Government lands have been suuaudered? Ii
it false that Republican carpet-bacgera
have robbed the people OF tho South ?
Ia 1T fa!te that Grant aud bis
heuchmen conducted tho shameful traffic
OF arms with France Is it false TINT every
Mucker belongs to tins Republican party. though
not every Republican is slucker? And last,
but not least, is it not true that a corrupt Gov
erpmcut mas lcu1oral,1ct{ tl,s poople to a1lch an
extent that political honesty and fidelity to pTin-
ciple arc oyerawed and pushed usida by the wild
chase af.or the almighty dollat3
Though all these chat gcs ire trne. there ia here
and there German 4 mcrican to be found 10 this
district who shouts for Charles B. Falwe1l. But
1t IS not his political conviction which prompts
DIRTY rEruBL1cAS oREESnAcxs.
which the nimnle candidate slipped into his
pocket 1t may be useless to argue wish these
men. but desire to remind them that when
thov sold themselves to the Republican party.
they bartered away ell their opDositjon to ta,r1
perauce aud Sunday laws. The Republican party
of this city is to-day the willias tool OF fanatical
Prol.ib1tiouists. When the PEOPLES p.rty WAS
organized ysar ago, believed it great pol;t-
ical error to co1uolne the fo,eign-born element
there were many ibsral-,nipded American
Republicans who would elsdly ioin
hands with us to battle againat
tyranuical Pur:tanism, But was ead}y d,eap-
pointed. found the Republican party dapcir,y
10 the temperance eouys and lashof into oba]i-
ence BY tha leaders OF Nuckerdom. Those who
agreed vita me a5 to the ,esue in question did
not dare to openly avow their CONVICTIONS. 4
compromise was out OF the question. The Con-
venton ut the Pacific Hotel slapped the German
element in the face. aud forced us 20 recognize
tho truth that there was no cuance for personal
freedom except in coalition OF foreigp-bor7
citizens. I joiued the Peoples party, eadder
but wiser man.
And it is this party to whom
THESE GERMAN hlsELlsos
have sold themselves. II they do not return to
.l1c:r banners before the eyo Of election, every
honest boot in Chicago will feel tempted 10 klck
them beyond the limi;s Of the district.
There are a few OF the German business men
OF this district who saem inclinad to cast their
votes for the Republican candidate. They are
by what they conceive to be their
business interests The:e is miraculous ma
chiaery, invented by tha Republican party.
ard called The execution OF tho Internal
Revenue laws which tefro.1zes over these
not equaled by >ny abuse or pol;tical oppres-
sion ID any other civilized country on tho globe.
,Ir. Farwel knows all its safety-valves, motive
power. and elasticity, and ouly men of mis- choicc
are intrusted With its management. It seems to
that it would be tho better part OF vaIor, and
and OF political vrtuo too, to demo1ish this e:,-
gine OF terrorism By uncea4ine agitation. by
voting in the right direction, and thus saving
po11ca! principle and business interests ut the |
same time.
THE oou.,Js,srs
have nominated seperoto tir:et ostens;h,v fo-
Lhc PURPOSE OF testing their strcuetll INT raaiIv
for the unrnose Of assistino in tia alact;on -
4It. Farwell with as little disgrace as nossihla
The rant cnj filc or fhia n,-tv sra ~
,ware OF this zane on The lart of sorne n tha,r
Ieadcrs. Yhey arc too enrncst md h1ras+ ~
|hcr convictions to toleratn eyon an ind;rect
,ale of tI,eir yo,es. Il thew ware aware nf;t Rnt
:ley arc. neye, ,tuelesy. the victims of dan,as
,oc1,ca in ibis par;;,u!ar instance It ia ,ot 10
irat time TINT t,ey have hcen hnodr;rta5
~ their lenders. Thev s;,ara th;s 49,
With the Feniaus. II tLey con1d clearir ini9e
In issrcs barora them thcx xo71a ,.n,j;1- 49,
.eiye that the Oopositinn nartv ri..ea ,e1n ,,ora
w., ,,.., ~ o,,,.nu 49,. ~. 80 A A'o4u