Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-03
The Germans in New York.

A grand mass meeting OF Germans
WAS held in TIE Academy of Music,
New York city, Monday evening,
and the enthusiasm which prevailed
indicates that our Teutonic friends
are anything bat luhewarm in the
present national contest. General
Franz Seisel presided, and the Vice
Presidents were rerrcse utative men
of the large assamblase present and
the German population of the State.
He said, in his opening remarks,
We want to join the ranks of the
party which lroke up the Tweed
ring and now oppose the same kind;
we want not only change in the
highest offices of the Administration
but thorough wedding out Of all
corrupt Office holders. May the
victorious Democratic party, with its
glorious allies, act from this stand
point"
/ Oswald Ottendorfer, editor of the
Stats Z3tung, Wa. chosen President
of the meeting. In his speech,
every allusion to Clevs land and
Hendricks was received with cheers.
He closet by saying of the former
gentleman:
"You have man as plain as he is I'M
pretending; a man who hesitateS not a
moment to show to the door the friends
OF corruption and deniagogues, as soon as
they dare approach him; a man who can
not be induced, by personal or political
| consl t.efa;ions, to leave the path which
sound common sense has shown him to
be the right one; and Tor these reasons
he repealed the worst elements Of his
party, while Blaine has Attracted them; a
man perfectly unmoved 10y the hue and
crv raised by Butler and Grady and the
rabble. and who would undoubtedly de-
| cline the Presidency " ere it to be CHAINED
at the price of concessions tOthose persons
in return for their friendship. Hence it
was that the declaration of a delegate in
| the Chicago Conventio i-Gencral Bragg
OF WiscOnsin-was applauded to the echo
throughout the country, and that every
where the remark could be heard when
he said: I'VE love Cleveland most on
account of the enemies which he has
made it should be added: And we
oppose Blaine most strenuous,y on account
OF the friends he has made"
Elk Governor Solomon, of Wiscon-
sin, reviewed the Mulligan letters,
and said be believed Blaine to be a
thoroughly corrupt man; a man I'M
worthy of the votes or confidence OF
the people Of this country
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New
York World, in the course of his
speech, said: The history of tie
State of Maine. is ample proof Of
what Blaine represents. Why, il
the laws passed in Maine, with the
full aid and consent of James G..
Blaine, were still in force to day, no
foreign born citizen would have a
vote TO cast for him."
a telegram was read from Gov.
ernor Cleveland regte,ting his ina
bili:y to be present.
Before the meeting adjourned
Carl Schurz appeared on the plat
form. His appearance was the sig
nal for the most enthusiastic ant
prolonged outburst OF applause that
has been heard in that city during
this campaign. The audience sim
ply went half wild, and shouted ant
cheered for over three minutes. A
length Schulz, after having beer
called to the footlights, was per
mi'ted to say lie was weary, after hi
extended tip through the West
and that everywhere he found grea
enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket
An overflow meeting was likewise
held in Irving Hall.
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