, 1875-11-07
New York and Baltimore papers please copy.
THE GERMANS AND THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.


n IL, Editor Of The Ch.cd1o 147bu,H:
CHICAGO. Nov. Ca correspondent Of TIE
Ts1nusE nppeals to the German Republicans to
oiva over attempts to fraternize NTH the Irish,
and to return to the Republican fold, which, he
claims. ia their natural and congeni1 home.
Now that many OF them did so return, in this
last election, even though they deserted the for
tunes of one Of their leading men, shows how
strong their sympathies in that direction are.
Tue German vote has, in days gone by, been the
bu,va1k Of the Republican party in Chicago.
And what has been the cause OF it's deserving
that party? Let the facts "the stern logic OF
events" be forever engraved upon the memory
Of us all, to Keep us from the guidance OF in
cousiderate zealots in future.
The German vote is all immense ono in this
city. Itreprescnts IN industrious, order-loVing
people. 1t represents people who take pride in
their families and their homes who, to large
extent. own their houses and lots. where they
live, and they aro noted for their thrift and
good citizenship TO large extent they differ
with the native citizens az to tho manner
OF using the first day Of the week.
They accept the day as one on which
to discontinue work and to recreate themselves
with amuHementa. They spend 1t in social COLI
verse, with which they are accustomed to enjoy
their national beverage, the mild lager beer.
THIS beverage. it must be recollectcd. can only
be obtained in ita freshness and pn1stabllity at
tho saloons where it ia tapped.
But what did the mass of Republican voters
do? know that the Republican party did not
do It, but We all know that the American popu-
this CITY, and what the American voters do Ii
naturally put down as showing what the party is
likely TO indorse. The AmeEcan-born VOTERS
The masses Of the Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth, and
Thirteenth Wards for instance, inspired by
their clergy and other fanaticas leaders, under
guiso of Citizens Party or some other name,
made determined effort to enforce their pecu-
liar ideas as to the observance OF Sunday, and to
close all Of The saloons on that day. Against
them, OF course; were the whisky-topers' tue
and dangerous classes. The Americans,
however failed to notice that their crusade was
also against these hundred thousand order-lovng
Germans They failed to observe, Or did not
care whether it was so or not. that these deg-
mans would, by the necessity Of tae issue. be
crowded to stand for the time, as co-Workers
with the saloon men and the blacklegs. Nothing
could restrain the temperance men aud tue
eticklers for New England Sabbath, but they
must force the lssue. What was the re61lt !?
Why, II, 900 majority against the Sundav-Law
party. The Germans, whose votes swept the field.
accomplished all they cared for when they had
vindicated the principle. The whisky rings and
the gamblers, however, took charge of the Offices
and have run the city ever since. The Germana
have Lo sympathy with those classes. and are
ready, at any t'me to vote with the American
horn whenever they can be convinced thas the
Americans will dismiss all idea OF introducing
religion into the politics OF the laws. Juet so
long as Sunday observance, Bible. reading. or
such matters, are likely to be enforced by Amer
lcaus when in Office go long will the German
vote hold aloof from the native vote, whether
the native vote marches under the Republican or
any other name.
The men who are really responsible for The
present political condition OF our city are not 60
much Mike Mcdonald. Corcoran l. Co., as they
are the we'll -intentioned but misguided and fa-
natical gentlemen, some Of them clergymen,
who, as members Of the old Citizens Commit
tee, bounded our worthy N1avor,-not our pres
ent unworthy one-and other officers to enforce
almost obsolote laws, and at last precipitared
with rash zeal the issue of the Sunday Law upon
this cosmopolitan community.
Let the people be#are such counselorH.
NATIVE AMERICAN.