St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
GERMAN ADDRESS.


The editor of a leading Blaine paper in
Ohio makes the declaration that the Ger
mans in that state will vote the Republican
ticket this year. The German voters of
Ohio left the Republican party two years ago.
and 1t is merely blind idiocy to claim, as
this Blaine editor does, that they will turn
right about and vote the Republican ticket
this fail, ignoring the liquor question:" so
as to put the Republicans back in power, and
undo all they have gained in two years Of
persecution and costly sacrifice.
The German people are done forever with
the Republican party, which is now simply
an organization bent on depressing them
and other citizens of foreign extraction.
Mayor Claussen, of Davenport, Iowa, and
large number of other German
Republicans of that city, all of
whom voted for Garfield four years ago have
united In an address to the German Repub-
leans in Ohio, in which they severely de-
nounce the policy pursued by the Republican
party generally, and in plain, vigorous terms
point out exactly what Blaineism means.
In the course of this address to their Ohio
friends Mayor Claussen and his associates
say:
You win recollect that at Cincinnati in 1876, at
Chicago in 1880, and again at Chicago in 1884
the Iowa delegates were all for Blaine, and the
Blaine faction rules this state. We ask YOU
then, to consider what Blaineism has done for
the people of Iowa, and what IL will do for the
people of Ohio and the nation il it can win at
this election: That party has not only enacted
absolute prohibition mere, but has accompanied
1t with the most cruel and oppressive
cOnfscation Of the property of our citizens.
1t had twenty-five years in Iowa been lawful to
manufacture and sell lager beer and wine from
native grapes. Under the protection of this law
thousands Of people, mostly Germans, have in
vested their means in vintages and in brewing
houses. 1t is estimated that the aggregate value
OF the property thus invested exceeds the sum OF
S5.09O,e01. With one stroke OF the pen the use
OF ali this vast property is made criminal and
hence the property itself In fact confscated No
provision whatever is made for compensation
and thus hundreds Of worthy and industrious
citizens are robSed without mercy. Many have
been driven from the state. ''In all our cities
scores OF business houses are made vacant -
Hundreds of men and women are being arrested
iined and imprisoned for the offence of having
in their possession or giving away single glass
Of native wine or beer. The court dOckete are
Sling up with prosecutions, crowds of sneaking
informers will soon appear. court costs will
reign Of bitterness, injustice, greed and oppres-
sion il i impossible 10 adequately describe. and
il has but just begun. What is TO be the out
come no man can foresee.
.
In Maine, after many years of foolish and IN
efTectual attempts ~ enforce neni. the Blaine
men. associates aud eo-workers Of the same class
in Kansas and Iowa, have Just forced prohibit
ton into their State constitution, lest the people
may some day escape their party clutches and re-
peal the law. Blaine Is their champion and rep
reseutaiive, and heartily favored this prohibition
amendment. he represents many bad elements
and tendencies in oGr politics, bat none worse
than this.
No man can refute the charges made by
these Iowa Republicans, and there will not
be found ten per cent Of the German Re
publican vote in either Iowa, Illinois or Ohio
that viii be given TO Blaine, who represents
all the bad and dangerous elements and ten
denotes in American politics
In addition to the foregoing expression OF
sentiment NAV be added the following from
the Eigin, Illinois, coarssr. Republican
paper:
We do not pretend 10 know the stains OF the
German vote Of the country at large this year.
Bat ~ kao~ what see And We see TIA