, 1875-09-23

KE1Iar's 3.G5 acrip bonda, intcrconvcrlih}c.
lha "0922eestiU' W'y y3f4sngcra. 4s tca Democrats.
and disappointed Republicans for the State
election. Tim "peoplo's Party" was cotn-
binaton mainly of Tho 1rish mil Germans OF
two years ago ona local liquor issno. in Which,
they woro assisted by the criminal classcs for
purposes Of their own. Tho .Shaats- Ztatmng
desires to hold this combination together
under tho meaningless name Of "Opposi-
ton /" for tho approaching. election. "Orpo.
Htion to what? To Tho Republican party?
Not upon tho Sunday question ccrtninly, be-
ca,'se the Ncrnblica,, rnrty Of Chicago lsas
never opposed tho Germans Oil the Sunday
or beer question. MT on tho currency ques-
ton, bocansotho staatt- ZT<ung clai,us that 1t
is in full sympathy will, tue Republican
rarsy mil with THE TnInuNE on tic
money question. II cannot bo on nAtionrx
issues Of any kind. bccalae lie only pa..ty
opposing tho Republican party on thefo iH
tho Democratic party. TH* Ohio ard ponr-
Hylrana. Tho St0ot*-zt7tHn1, If it ia oppos-
ing the Republican pnrty, will have to 40 Into
tho Democratic party hut il doe mt wnnt to
do it just nov, bccanso it l,as lilo npproacl,-
ing local election in riow. Is t,,i,, also n mis-
representation
There ara ono or two assertions iu tho
Sta0ts-2fitnng. English. veraiuu of matters
TINT would lead ona to suspect the e<1itor
docs not consider ;t necessary to abide by
tho facts when ho prints statement in my
other than the German language. For in
stance, he says:
Hnt right hero r. IL In point 10 r1mfnd THH TntDuxK
OF The fat which il fAct that til frauds in the sote
Upon tue Incorporation net, April ID, committed,
not bY the Peoples Party but by 4nch members Of
that party Who " 1874, refused 10 ]olu In tho fosa-
t'en of an OPP etion party and returned 10 thc Ise
publican fol4. II was Mr MI.otL1, hls +ntn, who
lid It.
This. ia ridiculous. Tho ,Sttmts-Zitung, m
vel. ns everybody else, kllows that tue scamps
r.ho stuffed the ballot-bo1os in favor Of tho
charter of 1879 are those who now hold Office
by grace Of tho - peop1e's Party antl WHO
resorted TO these fra,i,ls with tho purpose Of
were elected. Thoy arc also tho same people
who, like tho aas-Zatung, aro NOT willing
to 90 into the Republican perty nor into the
Democratic party for tic present, but desire
to maintain s sort Of naongse1 "Opposition," !"
without avowed principles, to grab tho spoi1s
at the approaching iocat election. When tho
Staats. Zatung aays, "Wo bo1levo the general
wolfaro Of tho city will 10 bettor provided for
by that organization [viz. the Peoples or
'Opposition partyl than by tho QUO
| wAicl. gavo us DAWN 4. GAGE nM E1mEn
WAsununs," It ignores an essential fact. Tho
Stants- ze&uzg helped to mako the "Firs
Ticket on which Dawn A. GAaK was oloctcd
in 1871, and tho otiitor Of The Tatuuxx did
not support nor vote Tor Nr. Gage when he
was first clocted, 10 TINT tho Skaats- -Zcstung
| is juAt as much responsible for Mr.. GAox NJ
io il, As 10 Mr.. WAsuBunS, ho simply en-
forctHl Tho }nwB and orIinsnccs n he found
them, acoortling to his oath, anl tho city
would bo botter of if this vera AZ rigidty
done now. With tho Suuday ordinance r.
pcalGd, VIC do not bolioyo that my man conld
be selectea for The position he held who
would a,lit tho respectable Ger,nans better
! thasa E1sazn WAsnBuns, for they nre law
nbi'ling people md desire that tile laws ahall
J bo onforced.
Altogether, after careful reading Of Ii,
Stats Zettan9s latest English effort. u,
think that, il it has any moro cxplnnp ,ions t,
make, j. had bettor mako them j. :, ita ve1
nnculnr.