The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-07-26
The Germans for Cleveland.
why the President of the National REV
crs' Associations will Not Vote
for Blaine.
From the Neg YORK World.

From the Ne,o York World.
Herman b. Scharmann, President of the
National Brewers Association, and very
influential Republican brewer in the Twenty
| first Ward of Brooklyn, has come out fatty
for Cleveland and Hendricks When asked
why he had taken this stand he said:
Because, in my opinion, his candidacy has
to do with the question of the personal liberty
and freedom of large number of our best
citizens. The Republicans of several States
of the Union, notably those of Kansas and
Iowa, have attacked the great boon of person
al liberty through prohibitory laws. These
laws are such as declare that minority must
| sacrifice their personal freedom. | hold that
no body of men has right to say. by vote,
that must or must not drink anything which
contains alcohol. Some of my Republican
friends say to me 'Scharmann, this question
of prohibition is one with which the States
alone have to deal. The President has moth
ing to do with it. Ny answer is that the last
Congress, through the efforts of Neal Dow.
the father of prohibition, and Mr.. Blair, of
New Hampshire. appointed a commission
which is to report to the coming Congress
whether, in their opinion, it would be advis-
able for the Government to see that a law is
passed prohibiting the sale and manufacture
of alcoholic beverages
''How do You connect Mr. Blaine with this
matter p
''You will bear in mind that at the Repub.
lican National Convention Mr.. Blaine received
the support Of every delegate from the States
of Maine, Kansas and Iowa, prohibitory States.
| Y ou will doubtless recall the fact that Neal
Dow, when asked by the Prohibitionists to
stand as a candidate for the Presidency, said:
NO; | shall vote for Mr.. Blaine He is q
good enough temperance man for me- "
''What proportion of German voters agree
with your views?''
81 have the best of reasons for believing
| that my views are the same as those of a large
majority of the intelligent German voters of
the United States, irrespective of parties.
| There are other reasons for my opposition to
Mr.. Blaine. He has nothing to speak for
him beyond the fact that he is the ssmartest
politician mind you politician, that the Re-
publican party can show up. During the
twenty or more years that he has been in Con-
gress he has not produced law benefting
the people at large Wherever he could
benefit Mr.. Blaine himself, he has not forgot
ten his best friend. To my mind, he has the
same rank in national politics as smart
Republican as Mr.. Daggett has as smart
Republican in the city of Brooklyn
''In what States will the opposition of Ger
man voters to Blaine show its principal
strength
''In the States of New York, Ohio, Illinois
and Indiana. And the opposition in these
States | believe will prove fatal to his candi-
dacy."
''Then the brewery interest of the country
will be against Blaine?''
81 believe that it will be. | am not au-
thorized as President of the United States
Brewers Association to say that the brewers
are all against him, but | think that the ma
jority of them will be- My belief is founded
upon the expressions of opinion which / have
had from the gentlemen in the same business
as myself"
''What do you think will be the probable
result in this State?'
81 believe positively that it will be carried
by Mr.. Cleveland. | know numbers of my
Republican friends who will vote for the Dem
ocratic nominee. My. first vote was cast for
Abraham Lincoln. When my vote is cast for
Mr.. Cleveland it will be the first vote that
have ever given to Democratic candidate
for President. | am Republican, however,
and have not joined the Democratic party.
| resigned from the Republican General Com
mittee so that | might be free to act without
violating any obligations which rest upon a
member. :"
"Are you free-trader?''
81 believe in the principles set forth in the
Democratic platform in so far as they deal
with the tariff question:"
"What do you think of Blaine's letter of
acceptance"'
swell, there is a great deal of Blaine in it,
great deal of that old, familiar love for the
workingman and the dear people, bnt it con-
tains nothing calculated to alter the decision
| arrived at when Mr.. Blaine was nominated"