The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-06
GERMAN IN THE SCHOOLS.
Judge COchran's RejOinder 10 Editor
GutttenberS.
WHEELING, Sept. 4, 1877.

WHEELING, Sept. 4, 1877.
Gustare Gutenberg, Esq:
SIR On the 18th ulumo You made a
piratical attack on the character OF Eng
lish speaking citizens OF this city who
differ from you or the question of German
in the public schools. You hold those men
up to YOUR German readers as Infamous
| fit only to be "kicked" and "msrked,
and the effect and intent OF your editorial
is to induce your German readers to quit
associsting and dealing with these
gentlemen, as they ought, II your
! Characterization of them be true
In at least three articles written since
then you have not taken back anything
YOU then said, but have rather sought tC
fortIfy your position.
As a pretended leader, teacher, de-
fender and mouthplece of the German
element in this city, you have declared
open war on the character and bushes:
of other portions of this community.
Until you take back some OF your out
rsgeous utterances, or demesn yourself
differently, | shall endesvor to strip you
of your egotisticsl pretensioEs rs ode
tender" &c, and hold you up in your
real character rs u detamer.
Your German editorial in your issue OF
the 25,n ult., with all the help and sd-
vice you had, while scarcely less malg-
nsnt than Your former illusions, was
more cowardly than they, for, while II
takes back nothing before written, II
assumes that ths contempt" and repre-
henslon felt IN this city for one who had
shown himself an alien and an enemy to
our social and business harmony, was IN
tended for German citizens and friends
To this is added breach of etiquette
in bringing before the public sprlvate IN,
terview between you and myself wherein
YOU do violence to truth and fagrantly
disgrace the real idea expressed.
Is it by life and course like this that
YOU expect TO be able to prove, when
you apply for your naturalization
papers, that you are IN man OF good
moral character etc,
You stick to all you have said and
done and then declare that yJu "hsve
always been for the utmost possible har,
/ nOTN DeJWttU Juc pCi man ~ hiCi IStaii
and EngIish-AmeriCan citizens.
Let Il, see your notion OF harmony.
You publish an iuflsmmatory, incen'
| diary and libelous account OF II meeting
of the School Board, in which you cal
good and true citizens "German matters,
nd "know-nCthlngs You characterize
The conduct oil u member rs Infamous and
ask Your readers to "mark him and
others Tor supporting his imtamy, and
this you call harmony
IL did not occur TO You that 1t would
be an -ct of decency to send us IN IKE
copy % your paper, to say nothing OF
translation. You force Us to become
patrons of your paper to protect ourselves
against your stabS in the Clark hGIHtOny.
You urge your friends to to keep these
men in mind so rs TO give them foot
punch" in the future--hsrmony!
You brand them Ms marrow minded
and intoIerant," and hint at perjury
harmony!
You untruly say that member OF that
! b ard made "ioamlng, or "irothlng,
or raging attack on German-morc
| harmony!
The effect on the mind of every be
| heving reader is to induce him 10 gun
associating and dealing with such men
10 frown on them, and to drive then
| from society and into iniamy.
This is the utmost harmony yot
favor and teach.
Yes, it is the harmony that comes o.
an utter surrender of our convictions t
YOUR alien and imperious will. 1t Is tn
/ harmony that comes to slaves or the ab
solute subjectlon of one clan or class t
another.
1t is the harmony that would allow
you, subject of an old world monarchy
! 10 come here and, before YOUR feet ar'
warm upon our soil, tyrannlze over GU
will, our Judgment, and our conscience.
Nav, more, it would allow you to ro'
US of our good name; to Willy, traduc
and defsme men in language they car
not speak or read, and to readers whom
YOU seek to iEcitC 10 faction and hatred
DO YOU expect to get US tranucally IL
love with such language by such
course?
ISthis your notion of the true free
dom and llberslity which are bound t.
rule IN this country
Do YOU think you will help the Ger
man language in the schools and en-
cOLra.e us TO associate and deal witt
German citizens, by thus speaking of u
in the German language and press?
You say, all this KIND of talk by yo
is educ to the Germans whom you repre-
sent
Now, sir, please give us the names Q
the Germans in this city who back yo
in this Wholesale SANDER, and who pro
pose; to join you in your marking an
kicking business.
Who sre they that have banded to
gether as Germans to speak TO no man
vote Tor no man, buy from no man, sci
to no man, and injure every man VIII
d4res refuse TO grant anything whic
any alien or adventurer msy demand?
You and those who adopt your pos
tlon have made wanton and shameless
attack, and | AIN willing tina. the line
shalt be drawn, snd the issue mad
whether the eleven heroes" did right q
wrong, and whether they are the "enC
mics OF Germany" as YOU call US, or tn
friends OF America.
To say that you are defending tn
interests OF Germans Is a sad mlstsk
and etirontery.
You are the wors! enemy they hsv
in this city. You have invited them 1
"mark' and kick" every citizen VIII
does not favor your view of German il
the schools, and You have invited ever.
such citizen to marx and kick You an
all Germans who back you.
It's thus you are forcing close tigh
in which YOU seek to array the German
as class against other citizens OF tn
city, and you are thus seeking I
build up "know nothing" party, Will
at the same time You, in ignorance o
malice are charging q like purpose i
others.
l am told that the rsllying cry OF tn