The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-02
TO GERMAN REPUBLICANS.
Higismund Kaufman Warns them Against
Engaging In the Grant Movement.
Nav York SUM-

An address to tho German Republicans is
put forth by Sigiamund Kaufman. calling
upon them to refuse to take any part In the
movement to make Gen. Grant a candidate
for O third presidential term. IL says that d
new era In German immigration began ID
184s, when the enigrant from the Fatherland
came to this country to realize his political
Idea OF government denied him Mt home. and
that high ideal of a republican form Of
government has made the German, even of
the strlctest party faith practically useless
as a political tool 'Ihe agitation OF the
third term says the address, "i Is test of
your adherence 10 republican principles.
The great General Of the war was as faith
fully supported in tho field by you rs by the
native American, and atterward Mt the polls
Gen. Grant reaped the reward OF his hard
earned victories. You cast your ballot as one
man for him, aud again when the gratitude
Of the people paid him equal honor with
Washington you voted hin q second term.
Precedent stops here, and II is not pretended
that the qualities of Gen. Grant, either az n
citizen or d soldier, 70 far excel those OF the
Father OF his Couatry as to require third
term to ancentuate them.
at IL urged that we need strong man and
q strong government In the face OF the con-
elusive answer given by the result of the
civil war-that the government as II then ex-
listed was strong enough TO defeat oombina-
hUn which, from political causes, can never
obtain again. The abolition of slavery sever
ed forever the bond which could hold together
Southern confederscy. The proclamation
of Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves was
the greatest victory FIR the Federal cause OF
the war; 1t shed no drop Of blood, It cost no
treasure. Where graves are the monuments
Uf Grants victories, millions OF freemen are
the trophies Lincoln won.
s'It may he that thepolttical machinists will,
with the aid of Southern delegates. represent
Ing no constituents, renominats Gen. Grant I;
but hts chief claim to that honor should prove
fatal To Its being accorded to him. We will
but repeat the history of the decline and fall
uf republics when the American citizen shall
confess himself incapable of guarding the
liberties oil his country and no longer jealous
Df his private rights. by calling for Il strong
man to be appointed guardian of his person
and estate, and voluntarily prolong his poit-
ical infancy through manhood to second
childhood. Such confession will not be
made without It's Inevitable sequence, and we
shall have king Ii fact long before we have
one In name. Under any and every form,
not moved by any pretext however apeclous,
let us reject this violation of the fundamental
principle of republican government; let the
rulers continue to he the people. II we must
have strong man and n strong government,
let us return to Bismarck aud his iron rule
There will be neither hypocrisy nor seif-de-
ception there. We shall kiss the iron rod that
Emites us, knowing that 1t IL an Iron rod
Let us be true to our principles and we shall
have none but noble regrets.