Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25
THE GERMAN VOTE IN LAFAYETTE
COUNTY.

LII VV4o 4N 0o40AA&
COUNTY.
Our contemporary says:-''Ihe Ger
mans of Lafayette county cannot be de-
cslved by being patted on the back by
the men who have no respect for them
whatever; and besides. none OF them
have left the republican party and never
will"
Maybe not, but the general impres.
sion 10 the other way, and it 10 very
certain that IN this city = number of
prominent Germans this year voted the
democratic ticket, such men az Aessrs.
Hainkel. Ludwigs, Gimbel. former re-
publiosns, Hoffman. Kaufman, and
othsrs whom We could name.
We do not know who the men are
who have NO respect for the Germans.
They are certainly not democrats. be-
cause It was the democratic party who
fought their battle In 1866 Z. even to
giving life in their defense against the
Know Nothings; and Gen. Shelby says
it you will show him . republican voter
Of 1858, now IS then living in Lafayette
county. that he will show you . Know.
Nothing. who. If bic efforts had been
crowned with success against the gal
liant fight of the democrats, would have
caused the German to live 81 years in
this country before he could vote.
Slavery snd secession separated the
Germans from the democratic party.
because. whether rightfully or wrongly,
they regarded it - the party Of slavery
and secession; but slavery and secession
have been dead seventeen years. and
new questions have arisen In which the
Germans generally throughout the
union are beginning to think the demo.
cratic party more liberal than the repub-
l,crn party. They are. In consequence,
abandoning the republican party. The
result 10. that just now 1t 10 republican
politicians and newspapers that have
little respect for the Germans. On the
contrary the democratic heart, long
alienated from the Germans by their
determined hostility. 10 once more
warming to its old allies, which Is but
natural.
The Concordia Germans in the recent
election III exception to this rule.
We have said they acted like Bourbons
in being 90, but we appreciate the caus-
% and have no hard words Tor them re-
gsrdingthe matter. They we're falsely told
that one OF the prominent candidates on
the democratic county ticket had insult.
cd their nationality BY asserting that no
German was able to fulfill the duties of
= county Office. This vas . very absurd
campaign lie, and should not have been
credited BY anyone, but 90 mauy foolish
things are said In the heat OF . canvas
that 1t WAS believed BY many. and, nata.
rally was resented. Another thing
they were told that the democrats Of the
county had always refused to put Ger.
mans on their tickets, and had espec.
tally failed to do % this year. The arst
statement was untrue, Al In recent years
Messrs.F rits and Krause have both been
elected TO Office BY the democrats. In
the last election no German was uomi-
mated. primarily because no German
was Q candidate. and, secondly, because
the drift of opinion In the county was in
favor OF returning the present officers, In
order that they might complete the oom.
position of the county and township
debts. which the people generally bsliev.
cd they had SO far handled intelligently
and honestly, With great benefit to the
taxpayers. THE wss particularly en-
phasized by the re-election OF Judge
Harrison by An increased majority, In
spite OF the fact that more Germans
voted for'Mr. Thfsman. on the national
fight that was made for him, than had
done so at the previous election.
The democratic party hss always
treated the Germ .ns with consideration
when they have acted With 1t, and there
10 NO sort of doubt that they will do 20
In lafayette county, and we. feel very
we'll satisfied that the good people OF
Concordis and vicinity will never again
get 80 badly left in al election as they
were November 7, Tut that in future
they will largely vote with the demo.
cratic party. the party OF llberality and
progress.