New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-08
AN APPEAL FROM GERMANS.
ASKING THEIR FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR
HARRISON.
THEIR REASONS SET FORTH IN A CLEAR AND
CONVINCING STATEMENT

the following letter to al voters OF German descent;
Recognizing the great commercial and industrial.
to adopted fathefland and being fully convinceI
that the Republican party not only represents tue
best interests OF the Nauoa bat IL ever most acovey
German descent have constituted themselves com
nitee To work Tor the election OF the sandarh,aFeS
politics. but as citizens onG business men WHO rsiz'
commercial 'l pocy Of te Republican party. VIZ con.
slider ii duty TO give energetic expression 10 or
convictions, ana TO oppose thr vagic theories Of he
Free Traders which have sabstania basis III fact
The Republican party has. true 20 It's traditions,
r honest rte o n, ' he Hec or party ma &C.
carcd itscf for unlimited Free Trade, and tx
IN times past Gficc.cd OH commerce 81 disaSroasy.
1t was t;e smal business man. the worknan' VINO
men who Will bc injured II fl is rcintrcduecd. ~
Both Free TrNde and Protection have been sum
clenty tested. The direct consequence OF the Free
Trace legislation oil lo11 Was Inc markfd decline III
our on, National proSpe He SginnaT Srot IN ino
took the place Of the tani for revenue only The
country recovered, commerce and Industry trove W
in lSi6 the tariff again reduced and the terrible
panic of 1857 the result. Again the people Oh
the United States declared for Protection me
consequence development Of all our National
resources. beyond the wide, expectations ana sen
sral prosperity, sucl as the world had never seen
when Grover Cleveland. true to the reactonary,
principles OF the Democratic party declared himself
ior Free Trade in his message Of December g. 1857,
the people, mindful of the bad experiences which 1t
Democratic party ana again ntruscd the Govern;
mcnt OF the NaIl,n to the Republican party.
Never was the balance Of trade 80 laVorabie 70 US
now. never the prosperity O. the whole coun,
Try general. were the wage earners SO Well
the savings banks proves. Foreign capitalists have
come TO us, have built factories and are paying INC
American nottingham three 10 fJur times as Hluch
as they had to pay their worapeope i'll Europe;
The Inquiries OF The Finance C0nhtlet o. u% h'cd d
States senate demonstrated that wages have risen ana
the necesSarios OF life become cheaper under tic
Mckinley bill The Democratic chief Of the Labor
Bureau Of the state OF New York auests that wages
In our state have risen over SIX millions whe the
value OF products have increased thirty millions.
the very first year after the Mckinney Tariff became
sibe man will BE- In favor of the ntroduciion u
u policy of Free Trade, which would bring about
revolution In business cause general cessation 81
work and enterprise. and such TERRIBLE depreciation
IN the value OF property that tn consequences cannot
openly declare that their party WILL in no case carry
out the platform adopted by the Democratic National
ticn Is the most important issue Of the present cam
p,ign. which can have no other purpose Than TO ms
lend voters II after all only an empty promise bat
nevertheless one more reason for u 10 suppcrt me iie
publican party, which in startling contrast TO the
tlon and stands by the principles which 1t has laid
down in It's party programme -, oo,,,no.. ~, cha
shameful lnaction and uncertainty OF the Liza 'oli
grcs sufficiently illustrated the difference between IN"
Tried 10y The people both have served iu lfcSdentih
term. their administrations belong to history.
Every given in the year ISIS ion the election
of Harrison ], valid today only in higher deerge
Through his firm stand on the silver question he saved
W.danIng g1nndl0qucnt promises ard prefcring to
gain the respect Of hi, fcOwcitlzen> by tlameess
ADMINISTRATION President Harrison has iearlessly de
Tended the honor md dignity Of the Nation ana mas
once more forced from foreign nations that respect for
the stars and Stripes which had almost been ch'rcN
lost under Cleveland. Under President Harrison CNll
Service Reform has been reality. while his appoint
menfs 20 the most prominent offices admitted. even
able mo '"''' '''''' ~ ,,.....,.. -, - u,,.o-
Cleveland find that In spite Of bOm6ac pg nGycr
since the days OF Jackson raised teif heads so Dod
rs when Grover Cleveland. through hdIa T.. Stev%m
son dcposcd 44oOO po,tmasers who mad honestly ana
faithfully administered their Offices 10 make room Tor
the Democratic place hunters who were to help Nm M
70 a second term of the Presidency Not only has Mr
as matter Of fact he has ever yielded to The wort
elements of his party whenever his personal n'ere
were at stake and in this very campaign we find him
ad IN The Sss P% Ssed way %6 gia a Of
his promises to reform the Civil Service; retained
Garland in e na was the mc Ep
against second term. handed over NE cnnre
machinery of the Government TO the spoilsmeh' IN
order to secure his own denomination
Finally let us consider the two candidates Tor 'he
In whiteaw Reid we, have the tried patriot; the
experienced diplomat. who. through his own ability
the people. 10 the highest places Of trust
The candidate of The Democratic party; on the
pthcr hand was ont spoken enemy o. the mon
tbn most reckless financial system ever known and
finally rs the trusted hcnchman Of Cleveland, pres
tuied public Office for party purpose ,, mon may
succeed TO the Presidency should b" erave!y con
sdered.
With these facts before us. and being convinced
Snat the Introduction Of Free Trade Oo which the
Democratic party according TO IT, Chicago platform
+ pledged would give an element 81 uncertainty 20
all business enterprise which would necessarily hring
commerce and industry 10 StandStill and be
calamity whose extent cannot 1c estimated we call
on all our fellow ctzcns who share our sentiments 10
join ne In our energetic efforts TO help the Republican
party to victory.
The letter is SIGNED by the following well-kn0vn
ritiz"ns OF NewIOrk: DR.. William Bllscr. G. F.
Balzcr. Julius Bicp. julius Ben. jr. :. Eachman.
Emil BcrnlZheimer. Bnmcnthal Bros & CO.. pr. j. \.
T.. Boetzkcs. julius Brlnn, Gustav Blum Bros.
Henry Brcnnich. Herman Cantor. George Dencrleln.
Leopold Deutchberger Alfred Dodge Frederick Fa"cnS.
j. Gocpcl. William F. Grel. T. W. Rolls. Charles Horn.
C. A. G. Intemann, Max Jaegerhuler Gustave L.
Jaecr. Gustavc II. Jaeger. SIT. Carl Kapf pr. Her
mann, Kudlich. AdoIph Kutrod, William II.
taner Joseph 10th & Co.. Charles Maurcr.
PAM II. Mchlicn. Henry Mcrz. Carl MeH Dr. y. W.
Mailer. G. W Neglinr. George Rau William Reichmqn
dorf. Charles stahl. Moritz Secka Ralph Trau manu.
Edward vorster William Vigelius. DR.. II. J. Wackcr
harth. william Wckc. Wurzburger, GOdschmidt & CO..
Henry Zimmerer: from Newark. DR.. Edward j. H.
Fred Kuhn. j. L. Kufc", Herman Lehlbach. Carl
Ients Paul ROder Carl F. seitz Julius stapH. r. G.
Sahsrnon and from Brooklyn Louis Dessert. Herman
'''rnnnn. Charles Naeher John Ruescr and IL. C.
Roehr.