Wilmington journal., 1876-09-01
:. ME FIGHT NIT SIEGEL.,,

serenade given him on the announce
ment of his nomination for the Pres
ldency by the st. Louis Convention,
said among many other good things.
that the candidates nominated by
the Democratic party would re-
ceive larger proportion of the
German vote than any that had
been submitted to the people for years
past. Recent developments prove that
he was right IN that respect, and show
too, how thoroughly posted he is, not
merely III the political condition OF
parties, but in the status of the vari-
composing those parties. He evidently
knew what he was tBlking about when
he said the German vote would be cast
for the St. Louis nominees. No man
knows better than he, the peculiar char
acterisfics of the German people, their
methodical habits, their thrift, their
ingraiueI opposition to extravaganza
III any form. They are heavy tax
payers, and the question of reform
which ia the paramount issue in this
clnvass is to then, one of vital imDor-
tauce. They have become disgusted
with the party with which SO M my OF
them have hitherto acted and are en-
rolling themselves by thousands under
the banner Of Tilden and reform. They
know that under his administration
the exorbitant taxes now imposed, will
be reduced, that honesty in all depart
ments of the government will be the
rule and not as now, the exception.
and that corruption of any kind or de-
gree will be uEsparingly punished. A
very large proportion of them are
Gov. Tllden's immediate constituents,
and they see in what he has already
accomplished in reforming abuses in
their own State certain guaranty that
he will be equally successful when
called to grapple with those which
have SO disgraced the Federal govern
ment. And they mean to vote for him
accordingly.
To the many prominent men who
have expressed this discrimination, the
Ottendorfers, Hassaureks and others
that cou'd i be mentioned, the Il ,me OF
General Siegel must also be added.
ln n letter recently published he sewers
his connection with the Radical party
to which he has hitherto belonged and
advocates the election of Tilden and
Hendricks. His influence and his per-
sonal popularity which are very great
with his people are now devoted to the
success OF the Democratic ticket, and
that influence will be greatly felt as
the CANVASS progresses. He was
gallant officer in the Federal army and
served with distinction throughout the
war As illustrating his great popu-
larity with his country men, some of
our readers will remember that, on
several occasions during the war, there
were captured great many of his
troops. Many Of them we're entirely
ignorant of the English language,
having perhaps been i'll the country
but very short time before joining
the army, aid to the inquiries made
of them as to what division or corps
they belonged, the number of their
forces, their intended movements and
such like questions, the onl y answer
received was "Me fight nit Siegel."
tt was sufficient for them to know that
SleBtI WIS tIIoi- I,r-.l-r, aud they f-l-
lowed him with devotion worthy of
the highest praise.
That devotion is still felt for him
and will be again exhibited during the
present campaign. They will follow
their old leader in massed and SWELL
ing columns with all the enthusiasm
they formerly exhibited on so N any
fields of battle. But this will be
different contest, and under different
issues. Their old enemies will indeed
again be in the fight, but not as in the
past contending breast to breast
against them, but enlisted under the
same banner Of reform and just gov
ernment. The passions engendered
by the war ceased to exist between the
soldiers of the two sections when the
war ended, and now no longer foes,
but as friends Southern soldiers will
join hands heartily with them, and side
by side Eight NIT Sige'' too.