, 1874-05-19


CHICAGO. May II, 1sz.
TO the Editor ef ths Tl'iaots Stute Ren,te
clip tho following from Ed oyoning papr OF
this city:
LET u9 HAVE POLICY,
The chlcago Jonrnul ssc,nB to be ii tiing its tlnt
now between its attempts to persuade AL Hc6I o tu
leave tho Republican purity and 10 induce the frnor.
to believe that they lave nothing to gain by oganizna
purity Of ais own. The obioet i. haa II vs snay e
very goodone. but its plan Of se!ar4 II fti.,
us. ID d niataken ono. Oao Of tls ch. # arsulchti
made against the Increased currency bill was that l
defeat necdel to eonciliute air. 11esry Tie t'
speech before the Republican Central Committee, Anc
our Chicago contemporary made hssse 10 s.aa1s Ain:
Tn1nuaE. rAa lnancs bill vetoed by s pr. i.ent
aud NOW Mr. Heslng informs thu Jo",r'a TINT rscsi
mud tutimates tint The aormans huyr forever jsi,
tho Republican party" In ,hls wa s,src tue chi!sN
Bismarck rather mngnttes lss own Importance Tht
Germans, clafs, accustomed to think nn Lei
for themselves. NettlDr Mr. Hes!ug nor any tiilEk
individual hols their votes IN his hrcerles-porEot
aee lis Republican press Of Illinois vt hia feet, ID
seeching hin. to remain In the Republic party,
mildly accepting al sorts Of rebnaa snu isaf tn ~
hope Of inducing him to 10 so*-spT'a:3''sa Rep"o"
lican.
Whom A1r. Hoaing Hntd to tie Republican Stat.
Central Committee that Tho dor'nanu have
forever left tue Republican party" lie vel
know oyary Gelrnan pnpor and every p1onuont
or influential German III the Slate. He knows
That today not single uerman newspaper in
Illinois, not over half d dozen Germans Of any
standing among their countrymon, will over aga.sl
support Republican ticket, no matter who ita
candidates may be, or what the promises Of
their platform may bo; and, II tho springfield
Journal will DO candid, 1t will admit TINT III IT'D
own immediate vicinity there Ia not q Gennas
Of responsibility to bo found who would dare ID
support the political party which has tried ita
best" to roduce tho foloign-born in this State
to tho condition Of politica! Parialls. Juht Us
tho Jou'7sal says, "Tho Gc11nans aro accns,
toned to think and net for themselves, and
neither Mr. Hcang nor anybody elsa h9ida
thoir yotoa In Aia breecl4cs-pookei." Tho
Germans have made tho discovery that all
tle sulnptuary legislation: with tue ba!lttlnY
crown Of "ladios' crusadss,", was luttoFsod,
St'I; Smorstv" parsy W. Of "Christian statoumen;'
TINT religious intolerance il ita ruling Epirt; in
short, that "llepublicanlsm has shifted to
Puritaniam. ;" and thar Eelt-rospeot demanded
immodiuto aoparation from ita fellowship. So
''tley thought" and SO "tley actcd,,' all for
thomaolyeg' Sleneyof an 0ppotsnnty nas pre-
tue Journal at tho last municipal election at tho
Aa iong a. tle Republican party WAS tho party
of Liberty aud progross, the Germans werB
nu,opg It's most enthusiastic supporters, ard only
tiroueh tho most brutal aud iuuuns;dcrate trout
psrty Tie ''orusading buslness" was Tho lust
lair that broke tho cslnei'n buck, and the nost
Stats eleetion will hnl tho German vote solid In
the opposition camp.
Neither hIr. 1lcsing nor any other man could
change this state Of things, and IN this instance
than leader, and sny, attompt on his pa.t to
stem the tide. or lead it In tho old Republican
channel, would teault In hta absolute destsuo-
tton. HERMANN l1Eu.