The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-18
To Every Candid Patriot.


Please will you in the name OF justice
and truth allow me some space in your
valuable paper which mas so much influ-
ence at home and abroad. 1 would have
sent this article sooner but l have been
in the same nix as the boy who told his
father one day, ~ think the fish will
bite this afternoon" when his father said,
"Hoe corn and they won't bite you" l
noticed articles in numbers 81 and
% of EMPORIA NEWS wherein MIR. Par
dee Butler points the finger of scorn and
contempt against the Germans by not
telling the whole truth in his article
about them. 1t seems this is done to in
Jure them. God knows how much harm
is done thereby land He will be on the side
of those who are abused. l admit that
many Germans sell beer and whisky
thereby causing much misery by this de-
grading business. 1t is also true where he
states that many Germans are inclined to
infiielity. Bishop James, of the Nj. K.
church who presume has better knOwl-
edge of the Germans OF this country, said
not long since: "When look and see the
divine power the great Head Of the
church has bestowed on the German
Methodist church and her preachers then
do not fear about the result for your
country of mems unbelief and the power
they can bring against religion" This is
sublime. The noble bishop understands
the economy of God. Mr.. T.. 'tButler says
in his articles above named: New York
City has 100000 of people; Its con-
vIcted criminals have been in one year,
81, 600; its native population, 100000;
its convicted criminals, 81 ,270; Irish pop
ulatiOn, 200, 900; its convicted criminals,
1881; German convicted criminals
5,107.'' It is not fair of Mr.. =. Butler
that he omits stating the whole number
of Germans IN New York City as he did
in the preceding cases. l read not
long since in the Christian Apologist, that
New York City had the third largest
German population of any city on the
globe, Berlin has 100000; Hamburger,
600; Bre slau, 100000. This puts New
York with the number of Germans a
good way over 100000, a fair comparison
| and consolatIo to the lover Of his coun-
try. Still l hear of some who are
afraid of German influences on this land
and nation. Please let US look impartially
in the light Of history, to the effect and
behold whether Germans have not done
more good religiOusIy and politically than
any other class of foreigners. History is,
to the state sman, the expounder of futur-
| ity. BY this we know what we may
look tor in time to come. John Wesley
was con verted by some German mission
airy on their journey to the Indians. The
| first M. K. peacher in this country was q
German by descent. History only shows
one black spot, that when German prin-
ees sold soldiers to England to fight
against this country, but so soon as
they saw their error and found an opper-
tunIty they fought for it. We find in
sparks life of Washington, pages 16s
and 1863, an d in Spencers history of the
United States, and in Irving's life OF
| Washington, til at he complained
to Joseph Reed, his private Sec
rotary and adj Titant, who was a German
by descent, that he was in danger of be-
ing kidn appel, and his plans being be-
trayed to the British by his own officers
His private secretary advised him to
take &c rman body guard. Why did he
not Ia ke some French soldlers2 Because
he KIN ew that rulers in the Roman, Rus
sian and French empires and popes would
rather { rust their lives in the care Of
Germans than with any others, and Gen.
Was hington showed by doing, likewise
under his circumstances his great wisdom
and knowledge, and he had no reason to
regret it. DeKalb, Baron Steuben and
OF hers were the very soul of the Continen-
tai army. In the rebellion against the
immor tai A Lincoln's administration, i;
was tbs German home guard Of st. Louis
that saved the arsenal and their state for
the Union. At that time, when our gov
ernmen had n9 money, when traitors in
high places betrayed land and nation,
when even citizens of the United States
had no con fidenee in the stability of the
money-to the country, German capitalists
loaned their money and thereby revived
our national credit, courage and life.
l"A friend in need is friend indeed. -
How did Eng land and France act to
ward this country in our tribulaticni
: We had 100000 German soldiers in the
u. S. army, and Gen. Spinner, United
States Treasurer, handled many millions
of the peoples money faithfully. He is 9
German by descent. And last but moi
least Of all, Gen. Custer was an adopted
son Of Germany. His family name, Gus.
ter, meaning school teacher in the old
Anglo Saxon language. In CONCLUSION l