The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-13
A Remarkable Political Revolution


From the baltimore Day.
One of the most significant signs of the
times is the political revolution among our
adopted citizens of German birth. 1t extends
over the entire country. One German paper
after another, Republican as well as Demo
cratic, neutral as well as independent, hoists
the Cleveland flag lnthc Northern. Eastern,
Middle and Southern States the Republicans
at no time received much support from our
German adopted citizens. but in the Western
States, from the Alleganies to the Latin
quarter of Illinois, from the Ohio to the
lakes, in the great valley of the Mississippi, in
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska. Kansas, ETC.,
the Republicans heretofore found their
strongest supporters among our German
adopted citizens. The revolution has been
coming slowly but surely. The movement
of the Liberal Republicans was but the
forerunner of the great stampede which we
witness at the present time. Men like Schurz,
Elk Governor Koerner, of Illinois; Judge
Stallo, of Ohio; Ex-Governor Mueller, of
Ohio; Raster and Rapp, Of Chicago; the
''Turnerbund" and many others have openly
declared against Blaine, and in IL letter, pub
lished few weeks ago, the we'll known divine,
Father Sclfwinninger, the originator of the
German Roman Catholic Central Verein''
of the United States, spoke warm words for
Governor Cleveland and recommended his
election for the presidency.
1t is not the question of ''lager beer as
some Republican sheets insinuate, which
causes this revolution. The official corrup-
tons of the last decades the ugly record OF
Blaine and the proscriptive tendencies which
crop out everywhere among the present
leaders of the Republican party have great
deal more to do with the revolution among
our German American citizens than the pro-
hibitory measures with which Blaine and his
followers have identified themselves in every
State of the Union. personal liberty" as
the same is understood by our adopted citi-
zens, is of political as well as religious and
social character. Once successful in one di-
rection it will soon extend to others and
eventually take away our charters, abolish
Tor corrupt our most valuable laws and alter
fundamentallythe powers ofour government. ~
OF the numerous German papers in Illinois
some gave their number at seventy-but
three tone in La Sale, one in Peoria and one
in BeleviIle) remain with the Republicans.
The paper in Bellevllle was established but a
few weeks ago, after the leading paper of Hi
nois, the Anzeiger, heretofore Republican,
had declared for Cleveland. In Minnesota
but one small German Republican sheet re-
mains in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska none.
Of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, ETC., can be
said the same /; in fact, as the Illinois Stats
zeitung, published in Chicago, declares, but
two German papers of any prominence in the
United States defend to-day the candidacy of
Mr.. Blaine-the Westliche Post, in St. Louis,
and the Valksblatt, in Cincinnati. But neither
of the two is particularly enthusiastic. The
WestlichePost was bitterly opposed to Blaine S
nomination, and Mr. L, Hassaurek, the able
chief editor of the Yalksblatt and formerly
charge 4 afIaifes in South America, finds it
preferable TO travel in Europe instead of com.
ing to the rescue of the ''plnmed knight.
The vote of the Western States will astonish
the people. The German Americans have
had enough of modern Republican rule, and
Elkins' theory that Finances will decide the
election" will not affect the vote on the 4th
of November as far as the German Americans
are concerned. They know that it is the
curse of every evil deed-that propagating
still it brings forth evil. ltrequired the nom
nation of Blaine to verify this.