The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-17

citizens who are born in foreign coun-
tries, whether their names he Unlikely
O'Flinnn or CLANS Hanswurst,n con-
troll municipal, county and state cleo
tions, and even dictate the national
policy, and it is not difficult to prove
this beyond doubt.
Name us one single German name
represented in the national admins
tration at Washington. There are
about Z, 1000, 600 of German born inhab-
itants in the United States. In pro-
portion to that number, there should
be about one-seventh of all the Repre-
sentatives in Congress of German
birth. How many are there? In the
Senate not one, and of $50 Represent
atives in Congress, there are two who
were born in Germany.
Is this not the truth, thou infamous
inciter Of prejudice and ill-feeling
against peaceable citizens?
Let us turn to our own state of
Texas. Where are the "Hans Hans
wurstes," as that Iconoclast pleases
to denote the citizens born in Ger
many? In our state administration
from the governor down to the super
intendent of public schools. There is
not one. And now let us turn our
eyes upon the district and county of
Ulcers OF Travis county. Not single
one, from the senator down to the last
deputy constable, not one man holds
an Office who was not born in Amer
lea. The Legislators, district and
county judge, the clerks, sheriff, at
! torneys, assessor, collector, the Just
ices OF the peace and constable, all,
without any exception, are native
born citizens.
There are about 1900 voters in Travis
county who were born in Germany,
about one-tifth of all the votes cast in
this county, and not one single officer
who was born in Germany. And,
Notwithstanding such glarinG facts,
you dare to proclaim that the foreigner
becomes insolent and attempts to rule
over you?
Let US now consider the city gov
eminent of Austin. All the executive
offices: Mayor, recorder, attorney,
clerk, assessor, collector, marshal and
the whole police force are filled by
men, who were born in this country.
In the city council there are three
aldermen of twenty-five who were
| WI IL Ill ttLlN OIlC VI UllClll,
our highly esteemed fellow-citizen,
Joseph Schuber, has lived many years
longer in America than the author of
the Iconoclast article. By hard and
| honest labor he has attained an en-
viable reputation as an excellent citi-
zen, and during his forty years of
residence in Austin has paid many
thousands of dollars in the form of
taxes for the support Of the municipal
| government.
What amount of taxes has this
Iconoclast ever contributed towards
the support of the city government?
We presume not cent. The Ameri-
can citizens of Austin, who were born
in Germany, pay about one-fourth of
all the city taxes, and consequently
might be entitled to five aldermen, in
stead of three. And how is it about
our school trustees? OF eight trustees
| there is one who was born in
Germany, Mr.. Walter Tips, who came
to America in his boyhood years, and
has resided great manyyears longer
in this country than the author of the
Iconoclast. By his own energy, in
dustry and honesty he has reached a
most honorable position in life, and is
considered by every one as
a most noble, liberal and en-
terprising citizen of this state.
and such men, who cheerfully sacri-
flee their time and labor for the bene-
fit of the community, such the miser-
able IconOclast dares to designate as
"Hans Hanswurst.n Shame upon
such meters Of evil, such pertidious
falsifiers.
We have passed through the sad
ordeal of Knownothing times in this
country nearly forty years ago, but
we cannot recollect to have seen such
shameful and untrue assertions in
those days as the above quoted article
in the IcOnoclast. Notwithstanding
the political differences that existed
in those times, this country was in
habited in large majority by chival-
rous Southern men, and no tramps,
knownothings, havenothings and do
nothings dared to attack honorable
citizens in such outrageous manner,
although they were born in foreign
country.
Our readers will kindly pardon us
for this very plain reply but we are
indignant, provoked and angry.
| those uODle, nOHeSU ClUlLellS Oh NeF-
man birth, who within the last fifty
years have changed a former desert
of West and Southwest Texas into
blooming fields and gardens, who
have never dreamed of an attempt to
rule over their native born fellow citi-
zens, have been attacked in a most
wicked, insolent, malicious manner,
and the Texas Vorwarts considers it
a sacred duty to resent such an insult.
JULIUS SCHUTZE.
GEnRGETnWM C11MpSES