Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-16
THE NATIONAL IDIOT.
To j. NJ Edmunds, Esq.,, Chairman Of
the National Republican Executive Com.
mittee, Washington, D. C.

the National Republican Executive Com,
mittee, Washington, D. C.
DEAR SIR: Having been Repub
lican ever since the preseut Republic
an party was formed, and having new.
er voted any other Federal ticket than
the Republican, claim the right to
call your attention to matter which
lies within the control of your COM
mittee, and which threatens to in
ljure the Republican party by alienat-
ing from it large mass of its supper.
ters.
l have been SO unfortunate as to
displease the central and chief organ
Of the Republican party-The Wash
ington National RepuUican-by some
letters in the New York Herald con.
tanning the results of Investigations
into the political and industrial condi-
ton of several Southern States; and
your organ accordingly informs its
readers, in an editorial article which
has just come into my hands, that |
ought not to be bclieved-not because
| have misstated facts, or am an inca
pable or an inaccurate observer. but
on the ground that l am Dutch
jew" Dutch" standing here, Of
course, for German. have noticed
that ignorant Americans commonly
call the Germans Dutch
Now, if were, in the organs ele-
giant phrase. "Dutci. jew" don't
sec what that has to do with the cred
ibility of my statements. am, in
fact German, and am proud of my
descent from people who have been
the faithful supporters of liberty on
two continents. ] am not jew. but
If | were, l should not be ashamed Of
it; far the Jews in this country are an
intelligent, Industrious, and peaceablc
body of citizens.
But the organ thinks differently. y.
Speaking in the name of the Republic
All Administration, whose mouthpiece
it is, it has the folly to assert that il a
man is German by blood, he is there
fore not to be believed, if he is Jew
by religion, lie is therefore unworthy of
confidence.
Is this really Republican doctrine?
If not, is it prudent in you to allow
your organ to offer such a wanton in
suit to very large number Of citizens,
Germans and Jews, who mostly vote
the Republican ticket, and whose
votes next year will be absolutely in.
to the success of the party?
You ought to muzzle your dog, the
National Republican. A recent and
notorious overdose of Government
pap has given him an indigestion, and
he is swapping at the heels Of your
friends. If you let him 60 on, he will
presently do the party damage.
We are to have important elections
this fall; and next year there will be
. Presidential election. Have you for
gotten this? Is it not an insane folly
to let your official organ, under your
very nose, fling gratuitous insult in
The face of several hundred thousand
German and Jewish voters; and this
in the name of the Republican party,
and as presumably an official declara-
ton of the sentiments of the party
chief? Dou you really want to drive
these voters away from the Republic.
IN ranksy or do you imagine they
rave no selfrespect or resentment?
And have you no fear that the Demo.
rats will use such declarations, made
n your chief organ, against the party
iext year? Or even Ohio and Penn
'ylvania this year? =.
The Republican party should have