, 1880-07-12
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

Tho 1FestlteAe Post numtts tlnnl1y TINT the
United 8tatea Census man cannVt al0nb make
Ut. Louis Ereater city th4n 1t tcallyis, ind u.s.
sgns other more poteht rcasons for the SLOW
growth OF tho city ut tho other cl,d Of tito
bridgo, Tho fost says, edlturlaIly: "Tho Uts'-
lfcho Put has during the lust few mouths Ut
lluetent oocnsluts called Intention TO tho f1rt
huw and why the City Ut st. Louis rett,aIucd bo-
hind other grcAt cities IN tho uitEan, and
Inns nsagpcd !ts ronsonB therefor. Tho fnd!t
lies not with tho Consus Supervisor, nor
with tho eunnlerntnra. It, mist, be at-
trlbuted to tho entirely .. wrong :, policy
purstlod by our ..bua!aleas- naon. We haro
moro thRn ONCE called attcntsan to tho fact that
,npthtug can 10 more detrimental! ahu moro Ill
furious " tho aoulal pnitIeal. mud business liz
tercsts OF Bt, Louis than tu retard tho frre de-
yclopuient ot tl1 South, All auch setnrttfpg IT.
iluo9ces Will produce: gradual l1hpoyetlsiulrnt,
aud as st. Louis Ia ehIolly dependent upon IT.
commercial relations With thu South Il mt
urally follows that we oa1,nut expoct b prosper~
etls buaIne1s 9Fctu that section OF our COUNTRY
VI long III nothing ~ u bs had there. Aud tho
reason why we oantlot expect any business from
tho South to grcnt extent II, because tho wsung
and policy oe shs Democratic party Gf
ths South does not protect tho taturer Ia
biz rights; because. iratrai Of depending IN
1taei1, that sa1no policy epuns on tho assistance
of the State; because 1t tlotrrs Immigration; 10"
. 9Hu68 khlfHHAtS HARMFUL tAINA&A
OF ,lts corrupt rings, aud hecaAso II !onvGs
property Wtthout any ptpteetann. And thls
wrpny Democratic rallcy tho business Eaen OF
st. Louis tit30rsn and support gy seMdlnx Dem.
Gurate tO Gbnyroaa. thus fnerraslnY tho power of
the UpMacrallo purity to duut1c the drst!ntos at
tho South by lts wrong AID INJURIOUS policy and
uGtl0n. Ihls aAlno D1utpcE1tlu policy win 1ta
LlatouyHgInY effects. lntindntca and frightana
hwny tpllus9rui0u to cur city. IT, Lou!a 10
hec1a}!iix Mlora Democratic oxery your, and thus
1t doVA 9at,t draw now yttalIty from without,
but discharges anil drives nH gradually
that which 1t poasesst.s fruna within. III thiB tho
cet,s,ss gives Ns reFy good lesao1. II pruyGs
cpt,oluslyuly how wolt founded aud absolutely
correct our nulnontt1ona and 1dvtc0 Weru Ut Tue
tItuv. Tho Gerlssts demonstrates that IN tho
North. Whtsp Denoctaey docs not prtlp!nsHase,
the inorCusu In wealth und population IL bur1ts-
!nY IN tho fabulous. whlle In the South ovury-
thlnE rbtaatno&t stationary. How II liuaton Es'S-
lnxt how has EAltnxl 1verApped ust what
prosperous ri3o 4nd dovc0pllGMt did uot take
pinc1 IN kAr,su4, Nebraska, an4 AllleaotA!'
Tho fan francisco Gull Dttnokrus has lts en-.
FAINT terrtble," md hts name ID Oorhan. Tito llo-
publican party Of tho Eastern Stops seams to hafo
had enough Ut hiHs, and tho NcpubI!cnns Oh tho
Pactac arc In ths same ttx. Tho Dsmatrat says;
"N tho Republican party ahoa!d 1nsiat, soa,c-
how, to dispose Ut Its teufunt Terrible 0eorxa
U. Gortaln, 1t must 0ifer pTico for h!a uppro"
| hc,4s!ot., aud huux hln without delay after hla
capture. II yon throw George out Ut ths front
door, hs will bs sure to try It again by tho baox