The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-01-16

A SORT of craze for military tinsel s |
responsible for the organization of an or
der known as Sons of Revolutionary Sires. |
1t is manifestation In men of the boyish |
enthusiasm which finds expression in |
playing soldier. But it is amusing to
notice the comments upon the half-fool-
ish and wholly harmless organization.
Some papers of the state, among them
The Jlnesville Recorder, preceiye in this
effervescent organization blow aimed at
the Germans. The German cannot join
the Sons of Revolutionary Sires, it CON-
complains, and hence no such thing
should be tolerated. There Is no Ger
man lying awake nights because of the
inestimable privilege denied him. The
good hard sense of the German saves him
from the allurements of any such boyish
proceedings. The American craze for
| pseudo military societies does not effect
/ people who were reared In country ID
which military service is the duty of every
citizen. No one hears any complaint
| from the Germans themselves that they
are denied the right of playing soldier
They are amply able to make their own
protests when their rights are abridged
and have no need of super-seryiceable
friends who credit them with burning
desire to become members of a very r.
diculous organization.
1t is strange how some Americans mis-
understand foreigners. The GAINESVILLE
Recorder evidently believes that the way
to win their support is to heap gross fat
terry upon them and appear ostentatious-
ly as their champion in matters of nc
more concern to them than is pinch OF
snuff. The Germans are a self-rellant
people and have all the dislike common
to strsng people of being patronized
They respect man who speaks his hon
est convictions and hate sneak who sim.
ulates friendship. Over half the popula
ton of Man1towoc county is German, ano
yet the officers, who are elected
are always men who do not hest
tate to speak their opinions freely and
never indulge in fattery of any national
ity. The German knows demagogue
instinctively, and always suspects mar
who is loud in his protestations of regard
The Germans don't care snap of the
; finger whether they can join the "Sons o.
Revolutionary Sires" or not, and they
would be as foolish as the organization
if they did. 1t is safe to say that those
who are tearing their hair because SO
ciety is formed to which foreigners are
ineligible would drive every foreigner out
of the country if they could. Such In
tense concern for the German, Irish anC
Scandinavian beyond what these
nationalities feel for themselves-mus
be hypocritical. None of them want t.
join it, and they don't want to be put IL
the ridiculous position of seeming tx
want to. What a subject for laughte
the foreigner would be stalking around
, could not be a Son of Revolutionar,
Slrei What a source of amusement i
would be to those who raised the tenn
, pest. Good Heavens, what a friend thu
foreigner has IN The GAINESVILLE Recorde
which will bring him into court as sup
plant for what conld n ot be forced upol
him! All, there is friendship for you, tn,
. genuine stuff without particle of alloy
: Let all foreigners, and we sons of for
eigners, send some testimonial to Thu
valiant sheet which springs into the aren;
, as our champion and insists that we re
fuse to be comforted because we cannot
be Sons of Revolutionary Sires."