The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-06
ACTION OF GERMANS AND INDIE
.HF" PENDENTS. .I.

The following resolutions were adopt
ed at a meeting of the editors of the Ger
man Democratic papers and Independ-
ents, held in st, Louis on Monday even
ing, 26th ult. Charles Reemelin, of Ohio,
presided, and Col Dengler, ofNew York,
acted as Secretary. n|
This meeting, composed of German
Americans from all parts of the United
States, believing, both from their own
knowledge, and from the information de-
rived from many editors of German pa
pers itself correctly informed of the feel
ings of the German Americans of the
country, declare the following to be their
unanimous opinion
First-The partisan war of section upon
section should cease, and the old frater-
nal feeling of people at peace with itself
restored, but the war upon the corrup-
tionists in the public service, who look
upon the offices and business of the coun-
try as their spoil, should be vigorously
prosecuted to successful termination.
Second-That, according to the old
true Democratic doctrine, gold and silver
is the only money known to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and we say
with Senator Benton, "the only money
which deceives nobody" That the legal
tender notes are no money, but consti-
tute a debt long ago due, and that the
whole financial policy of the Federal
government should be so directed as to
restore specie payment.
Third-That the present tariff is op-
pressive upon trade and industry for the
benefit Of social interests, and it ought
to be abrogated, and that system of du-
ties be substituted which shall simply
and sincerely be levied for revenue pur-
poses, so as to take no more from the
people than is necessary for the expen-
ses OF the government, and the mainte-
nance Of the public faith.
Fourth-That the maintenance of the
public schools by State authority is the
time-honored principle of the land; that
they should be continued in all their eff
ticienCy from sectarian control, and that
the proposed transfer of the schools to
Federal rule by Constitutional amend
ments meets with their disapproval, both
because it is an improper extension of
central power as well as because it is
dangerous to the schools themselves.
tltth-That the exposures of frauds
and peculation of the present admins
tratlon have written with lines of livid
fire over the country the great duty of
the hour, to cleans the public service in
all its branches of the miscreants, who,
void of virtue themselves, have presum-
ed that the sense of morality is dead in
the people. Let us show them that the
nation has not forgotten that it had a
Washington
Sixth-That the reorganization of the
public service in all its branches is de-
manded by the public interest, so as to
place in the employment of the Govern
ment, officials specially qualified for the
respective places for which they may be
candidates; that the doctrine, "to the VIC
tors belong the spoils," should be for
ever repudiated, and in lieu of it the rule
established that the public service shall
be open only to men of talent, integrity
and capacity in the country and not to
the mere partisan.
Seventh-That Samuel J. Tilden stands
before the country as the foremost rep
resentative man Of the reform indicated;
that the German Americans so recognize
and will support him as such; they feel
certain that his nomination will secure
New York to the Democracy, and fortify
1t in every State where there are numer.
GUS German American voters.