The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
From Upper Egypt.
EFFINGUAM. Ill Julv I

that it might be of interest to your readers to
, hear little about the manner in which the 81
Louis ticket is received among the inhabit.
ants along the borders of Egypt There is
large German population through this sec
ton of the state. They have usually formed
the bulk of the republican vote not only in
bingham county but throughout this entire
, congressional district. Many of the insuen-
tIal men among them are .t0ryeigAters, and
are, therefore, the friends and sympathizers
of such men as Gustav Koerner, Francis
Hoffman, Carl Schurz, &c. Before the Gin
cinnati convention they were almost to
f man for Bristow, but, not being active polit-
Clans, allowed the Americans to control the
primary meetings and thereby were misrep.
resented by the delegates chosen to the State
convention, as the Americans chiefly were
Tor Blame. The Germans were generally Cd.
posed to Blaine They had no confidence in
HIS honesty Yet l think they would have
given him a better support than they will
give Hayes. They dislike Hayes on account
OF his connection with the Ohio liquor law
of which they claim the Illinois law IS q moro
copy. No independent, highminded Ger.
man will ever support man who has given
his sanction to laws which curtail his right
to eat and drink what he pleases; and "a
Gov. Hayes of Ohio was ono of the instipa-
tors of that law, he has forfeited all claim 10
their support. Many Of the leading Germans
are quite boisterous in their denunciation of
Carl Schurz. They say he has gone square
back on his New York address; that he has
sold out to Hayes for money, as he did when
he stumped the stare tor Hayes against Allen
for 81 900 speech; and that his only reason
now in supporting Hayes is because he
knows that the corrupt horde Of ofice.holders
who are in power can raise more money for
him than the democrats can. Koerner's let
ter is found everywhere among them They
are well pleased with the position he has
taken. That letter will make thousands of
votes for Tllden where Schurz's will make
one for Hayes. The fact is, Schurz has for.
feited much Of the confidence the Germans
had in him by his vascillatng course hereto
fore. They say he has ceased to be a man of
u
Wherever the dollar is easiest obtained there
Carl Schurz is the most devout; and the par.
ty that pays the most can always have his
support
The Americans through here are strongly
democratic and enthusiastic Tor Tilden and
Hendricks The republicans have but little
to say for Hayes. They were all captivated
by Baine's bull dog speech ia the house just
before the Cincinnati Convention met; but
as they did not get their man, and not caring
much abou; Hayes, like decent men, they
stay at home and say nothing. Were it not
for the many little ofllce.holders who swarm
everywhere through the country keeping
alive the gradually declining spirit of repub.
lcansm, one might live here for months and
not know that there was Hayes man in the
city. was amused this morning at little
which took place on the corner
near the Postofice. One of Grants hirelngs
was taking to task his Teuton neighbor for
deserving his old party friends and joining
the Tiden hordes. why" said he, Hayes
is very good man. He has always been
honest No one has ever dared to accuse
lin of stealing or even doing mean thing.
He is an honest man, just what the country
needs" "Yes," responded the honest Teuton,
land we want an honest party to back him,
which I am very sorry Mr.. Hayes has not
got. Every honest man is not fit for the Pres
idency of the United States. He must be
bD n,1, l. hut ,bn
has the faculty and force of character to make
other men honest. Mr.. Hayes has not shown,
during all his life, public or private, that he
possesses that power Mr.. Tlldcn has. If
being honest was all the qualification a man
needs to be president, my son Fritz would
make the best one in the world lie is as
honest as the day Is long. He is much more
honest than Hayes is, for he never voted TO-
teal the public lands from the people and
irving them to the monster railroad corpora
ions. Hayes did He never robbed the SOL
Tiers by selling post traderships. he never
belonged to whisky ring-had no Interest
n the real estate poOl-nerer broke open or
obbed safe-neyer made straw bid in his
ife. lie had nothing to do with RobesOn's,
avv contracts nor with rObbing the freed
mems savings bank. He never swindled the
Indians like Hayes's friends have done.
Neither did Fritz ever distinguish himself as
great warrior, statesman, judge or law
err although like Hayes he was soldier; he
as studied law, has been justice OF the
eace and has taken an active part in politics
lie has every qualification for president that
Iayes's friends claim for him, and yet he or
is friends have never thought of running
i'm for the presidency
The brass collared gentleman had no more
, say and quietly skulked off into the post
flee.
From nresent appearances the democratic