Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-17
Large, Enthusiastic and Harmonious
Meeting at Turner Hall Last
Night-JOhn Roush Called
TO the Chair.
Declaration OF PurpOses-AdOptiOn OF
Resolutions Speeches and the
Bartlett Platform.
The Germans Cannot be Controlled by
RiHgs-IBteIligenee, Honesty and
Justice TO be Their Gaide.

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John Roush president, DIR. Ssube, vice
president, and l. Roescher, secretary.
Mr.. ROusch, upon taking the chair,
first addressed the audience in his
mother German tongue, and expressed
himself in clear and distinct language
to his German friends. Af.erwGrd, as
there were Americans present, he spoke
in unmistakable English, and defined
in pointed terms his affiliations with
the Bartlett movement, and looked TO il
as the salvation Of the country. The
platform there erected was broad anu
strong. 1t required mere party names
of Republican or Democrat and affiliaJ-
ed all patriots, be they ma
tive or foreign, that loved their
country. His remarks were to the
point, and gave tone and chaFac acter
and direction to the meeting, upon the
vital question now agitating the c0un-
try. He stated that he had been a Fed
eral soldier; that he loved the Union;
ihst be was friend to the coloTed race,
and would sustain them in goo1 faith in
all their constitutional rights; but when
1t approached the social and domestic
sphere, he would enter his protest then
and there. His remarks on this point
were loudly applauied, and showed the
audience were in entire sympathy with
Mr.. Roush. The effect of the evenings
meeting will reconcile the entire Ger
man population of our city, and throw
them in solid phalanx, aud with irTesist-
ible power and unity, against the bull
warks of extreme Radieslism.
MT ROescher said that the object Of
the meeting was to unitize the Germans
at large. No Bartlett rlatform was in
vitad, but it was urged that the Ger
m. ns act for their own interest, and
have no dissenting opinions. He ex-
horted them to act together, and for mu-
tual good.
DR.. Saube thanked the meeting for the
honor conferred, and said, while he felt
incompetent to discharge the du les of
president, still he would do the best
he could.
Mr.. John Fischer, being called upon,
made an able speech, in which he cOun-
seled the Germans to be guided by pru-
dence and discretion. rhe object of the
meeting was TO unitize the German
votes, and prevent a division in their
ranks. 1t was not to indOrse the Bart
lett platform, nor any other movement,
but to devise means, OF fair and hon.
orable nature, by " hieh the Germans
could protect themselves against
the chicanery of bad and de-
signing men. The Germans
were free as any other people, and too
intelligent to permit any set of men 10
control them. They would vote for
whom they pleased, and would act foT
the welfare of the public. No one could
control their votes by dishonest means,
nor should any man say he had their
votes in his pocket.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Fishers re-
marks, Mr.. Buttinghaus moved the ap-
peintment of 3 committee of five to
draft resolutions expressive of the OBJ
iects and sense of the meeting.
The resolution being adopted, the
president appointed Messrs. c. Gro
nauer, NJ. Marx, Chas. Sauter, G. Book
aud Martin Bilger as the committee.
The committee, after returning, re-
ported as follows:
GERMAN MASS MEETING,
AT TURNER'S HALL, June 10Th, 1874. J
Learning that so-called German poll.
ticians are making an effort to persuade
our American fellow citizens into the
belief that they can for certain purposes
control the whole German vote at the
next election, and as they may have
succeeded in creating in some minds an
impression that such was a fact, We
deem it to the interest of every German
citizen to publish the following resolu-
tions:
Resolved, That we can only look with
distrust upon those vino Ia every political
movement force themselves to the front
ranks, without having, either by reason
of superior intelligence or other shining
80, oil
German fellow-citiZens.
ResOlUed, That the German citizen
will not permit himself to be led in eiec-
tions either by gassy arguments or by
political wire-puliers.
ResolUed, That we cannot be honey
fuggled by any platform, bat that we in
tend tOsupport the party which we are
convinced will prove not by hOl-
low phrases, but by deeds that the Ger
man element is fully entitled TO proper
representation in the State, county and
city government.
ResOLUed, That we have too good an
opinion of the intelligence of our Ger
man citizens to believe that they would
give any individual or clique authority
to pledge their vote TO any party in ad-
vance.
Mr.. James Bachmansaid he was not a
stump-speaker, yet any man, however
humble, had his right TO express his
opinions. He had his thoughts upon
the Bartlett movement, and Others had
theirs. The Office ought TO seek the
man, and not the man the office. Nine
of the most important offices in the
county had to be filed. "Act well your
part, there the honor lies.n He had al
ways been a Democrat, but now he
thought the men best suited for office
should be selected. While q distinct
class, they had an inheritance and an
interest in the welfare of tue country.
They were American citizens, and only
wanted their share. Pick out the best
men to do your country's good, and
/ then you can say when the days woTR
/ is over, "Well don& ou good and faith
! full servaat."
MIR. Martin Cohen said he had not
l come to speak, nor TO make speech
He was known to them as steadfasi
4 Democrat, and stAunch Union man
Times had changed wonderfully all of ;
sudden. The civil rights bill had ere
ated intense excitement. People wh'
had been Radicals and Republicans ha'
come up and said you can go no further
Do you Germans want your children Z
90 TO school with negroes? Answer,
say,as German citizens. lCries Of " NOT
"Norl Do you want the public school
of Tennessee stOpped-dO you. laboTin
men? TCries OF mop "Nowl Ha
not the Radical party gone far enough
Must it stop now? lCheers.
What do you suppose Joe Tagg
prominent Radical, said to-day
He said: 81 have just gone with the Re
publican party far enough. They hav
now gone too far, and III be ID If
don't stop" Now how many Joe Tsgg
do you suppose there are in this city
How many fn the United States? Thei
are millions. Cheers.
Speeches were also made by Messr
Bauer and Gronauer, who expresse
sentiments like those already given 3
the other gentlemen.
The proceedings were conducted
, German, and were engaged in most el
Enthusiastically.
After the last-named gentlemen spol
the meeting adjourned.
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