, 1880-10-03

| need further attention except as they EN-
| phasize the opinion already expressed tina
Germany is the foremost military nation IL
! the world, and is rapidly making herself In
| vineible against any attack from without
! THE NATURAL ZED VOTE OF COOK COUNTY
| Reports from Southern and Central Illinois
] indicate that the Republicans have mad'
more progr ess In those sections this yea
than at any time during The past eight years
Competent observers who have travelled ovel
the ground maintain that if Cook Count,
and the northern districts Of this State poi
the full Republican vote Garfield and thf
State ticket will have majority in Illinois
ranging from 81, COO to 10000. 1t Is not nee
essary to the purpose OF the present article
to recount in detail the circumstances and
conditions that have led to such conclusion.
It Is sufficient to say that the fact Is attested
by the meetings, the turnouts, the organlza-
ton, and personal canvass Of the southern
and middle districts to the entire satisfaction
Of those who are most directly interested.
II the reports from other portions Of Hi
nois be correct, then the result Of the Illinois
election will simply ''paralyze" The Trum-
bull party,-to use colloQuial butexpressive
frase-for there is no reason to doubt that
Cook County provided, of course, the County
Convention Tuesday shall nominate ticket
that shall command confidence) will give a
Republican majority of 5000 or 10000. There
is every reason to believe that adjoining coun-
ties in the northern part of the State viii 60
Republican in the same proportion.
The confidence which may be placed in the
prospect OF Republican majority in this
county, unless some great error shall be
made in the selection of local ticket, Is
justified by. the manifest inclination of the
foreign voters, and particularly the German
American citizens. It is safe to estimate
that as large proportion of the German
voters will support the Republican ticket
this year as ever voted with the Republicans;
that more of the Irish will vote the Repnb
lican Presidential ticket than at any time
since they first voted for Grant; and that the
other naturalfzed elements, notably the
Scandinavians, will give Garfield the bulk OF
their vote. What is true of Cook County
may be regarded as equally true Of the
other northern counties. ....
The reasons why the Germans will so gen.
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year in such vast numbers may be easily de-
fined. The Germans of the Northwest, and
indeed all citizens Of foreign birth in this
part Of the country except the Irish, are
naturally Republicans. Their sympathies
were always with the National Union, for
which they foughtso valiantly, and their ideas
of government and finance are in harmony
with the Republican policy Of honest money
and economy. There was a serious defec-
ton among this class OF citizens four years
ago, and 1t was entirely owing to such defec-
tion that Tilden was able to car ~ this coun-
ty, and nearly the State. The willingness of
the Germans to vote for "Tilden and Re
form' was due principally to three ctrcnm-
stance-viz.: ~ Dissatisfaction with the
(2) hard times; and
(3) Tllden's persistent defense Of the
Germans against John Kelly and the
Tammany Celtic clans In New York.
No class Of citizens resented more than the
Germans the scandals and abuses that we're
developed under the preceding Administra-
ton. In their zeal they were disposed to
hold the Republican party responsible there
for. Tilden's effusiye promises Of reform
to their own desires, and they ac-
cepted them in good faith. The long period
Of commercial depression had also borne
down heavily upon them, and they were
eager to welcome change which might
bring relief. Finally they recognized in Til
den champion of the full recognition of the
Germans in the political arena of New York,
and his candidacy naturally aroused a senti-
nent of pride and gratitude that gave him |
thousands of German Republican votes all |
through the country.
Four years have changed all these coudi- |
lions. They have demonstrated that the Re |
publican party possessed the vitality and de- |
sire necessary to proper reform Of official !
abuses, and to such reform as would insure |!
! clean Administration. President Hayes |
md his associates and his advisers have
,iyen the country. prudent, conservative, |
md prosperous Government, and no class of |
Americans appreciate such condition more |
ully than those of German antecedents. The |
from the hard times has been
not only without the assistance of
he Democrats, but in spite Of their opposi-
lon to the policy and measures whereby the
enewed prosperity has been reached. The
of'the country is now sound and Of /
/ character which the mass OF the Germans
Eere edu Gated to trust. A dollar is worth
90 cents, whe ther It be- gold, silver. green
ack, or bank-note. There is an abund ance |
I this good money. Business is active, and
here is ample employment for all grades Of
sorkingmen at fair wages. The very same
motive which prompted so many of the Ger
nan citizens to desire change four years
go now prompts them to let well enough
Lone" and to oppose a change that might
asily be for the. worse.
So far rs Mr.. Iilden Influenced the Ger
,ans four years ago land his influence was
Importantly, his personal relations to the pres
Mt campaign call out resentment OF the Ger
lars to the Democratic party. Tilden was
lot merely dropped by the Cincinnati Con-
ention, but the Democratic machine in New
'ork is now run by the very men whom I'll
len antagonized for 50 many years in behalf
+ the Germans, So much of a compromise
$ has been patched up between the Tam
lany and Irving Hall wings OF the De-
locracy in New York has been at
1e sacrifice OF the Germans and to
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