New-York tribune., 1876-07-11
LIE TWO pARrIEs COMPARED.

LETTER OF A. j. DrTTENuULFER To JUDGE GoEPP-
REPLIES 10 JUDGE GoEPP's ARGUMENTS FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC PARrY-THE CANDIDATES, THR
PLATFORMS, AND THE PARTY PRINCIPLES.
Ex-Jadge Dittenhocfer, President of the German
Republican Central Committee, has written letter
accepting Judge Goepps resignation OF mem. ershp
in that Committee. In this letter the writer re-
plies 10 Judge G0epps statement of his reasons fJr
prcfsrring to support the Democrats rather than the
Republicans, and compares the candidates. plat
FORMS and principles OF the two parties The letter
is rs follows:
Tie Hon. CHARLES GoErP.
NJ DEAR SIN: letter OF the ls July adrcsselto
me President of Tie German Republican Central Com
mttce, came @ NY notice in The columns ol Tie New
York SirqS Zelg before the letter ltSei reached my
hands. IuJ ior my absence from ue city this IePy
wOUdhaye been sooner sent to you aud may No" is
reach you tie Same puOlic way III wIieh you decided
10 co Communicate with ne. .
Wien nrst caught sight of the word " res cnatoa'
in your letter 1 Tor m0mCut became unnecessarily
aiIucd at the thought that you intended to step d2Sl
and out" from that honorable office TO which loa
admit the Republican party "alded IN eieyauni
you," aud Tor which Cice You eagerly ana
thankfully accepted the nomination only few
yuu pre- cnd NOW. 70 rothng bat corruption No ope
tn deny your rnJ TO vote tor or against any canudate,
otcr uSn viii say that The ostcntatous parade in tho
newspapers your name made prominent By tue aehoa
prIuose di striking down is cause ana candidates at tn9
present election, an unfair proceeding On your pant
l
which yOI voluntarily became membcr-eren a.tg
your elevation 20 Tie Byncl-on the I,t OF January
1876, VIII unanimously ratiy my action In herewith ~
CsPtItg your aSuatlUn. -.
Among tic reasons assigned by you for taking thaf
st Tie al csed corruption of the party tE t W
cnuau il adopted "a confession 81 iLcomptIshes
instead OF platform, and prcscucd for the p'oprss1g
port two candidates. the one o whom j. r,colhitl.o.
simply by hs uncSrcpuouabe obscurity aud tae othI
10y suspected compi city Ia the very abuses when n'
Willie many ,onccdc that there have been Eopue
lean oice-hodcrs, there nave been D,mcc lio olg
I IA f.... Fff t 1.
who have abused ;lC ;lst cpO,cd IN them bN tue t'
c.u see reason .Or your whOl sale ocuucatiuh y.'
party which has Gcaou.ly aided IN bringing he ddE
queBt officials " Punishment She latioth 80 MP n's
DESIGNATED b. Juu as confession OF Hcomi'l
has been Acknowledged by Carr schuIz-s,aCsmtI a1a
re!ouGcr-and other eminent citizens WLO, hAe s iss
were under obligation 10 hldc any nakcuncs' tle'.
existing, 9s !ncOmpIrahy superior 10, and mora tlhl "a
accord win tue Wihcpe5 enumerated oy olt
hundred years ago, than Tie Democratic platform w.
yuu must have accepted wGen you dccluCd to support "
csaiidatcS planted thereon. -,
What Las always been the practice of the RepHolisss
| paTiy-to oppose the appropriation OF tho lSoP%s.
claicd IN lHcmuali 10 be the orced Of tne parry S
DCmOcUue party has always uiy0cd,ei SUN VV1I a ~
appropriations; the 81 l'Cuis pal"tn, ~ 10 =, tset
sauCt.un, ;Ec practice, and 1t Is c'p"lc O ptOoI ;
the people are to-day suier'IS lGoie liuG tLe Ian
| imposed ny gifts o: money ana prapcriy hI
purposes than igOa tne corrdpion o pnnc o.hc'' hand
Bu. ycu axe just unfortunate IN what you 81, % gSe
| The Republican candidates. You call Gov hY rss
successful Uon occr IN the war of the R,0el'y"n ma
Y.,s thrice elected Governor OF the great salC o,slI VI
| defeating in memorable cOnteSCs such dlst5hsuS',a
Decocrtic a. iC.,ils for tho Presidency as Ihii 6s
pcnclr Oy, and Alen WHO WAS an lnuu"ulou> "t INV fls
representative in Congress, and who las elJo!srr
confidence cf the people, and especially Oi th usisIg
| pJpulatOa Of ONO, tor his honesty, ava inc "snrI
| viii which &c has dscharg.d tie duties OF o'St rt
otic he has lled-an obscure man. What mlseopSpp p
tc OF language. Wby, EG;h5rlOrd B Hayes VIZ n yoa
o.cd rs Union soldier ard ey;l ianb.siaIe VIZ, onE
prcscnt iavoTite, Slucc j. 1dco, Was known on. limo
the politicians rs the CdariaD 81 te NsWh Letter to
cratic COMMITTEE. Aud yon WI" III your sn,ospf
/ me could not even assign an hpO'O io' nirsr Vs
| Thcmss A. Ii,Ddricts object To Mh,am a, W ,,L d
ilr sr0uud Of Suspected comfAa'! w "'A'''