New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29
TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
REASONS WHY THEY SHOULD BE REPCB
LICANS.
AN APPEAL BY THE GERMAN.AMERiCAN REPuB
LICAY UNION OF ILLINOIs-CoNrHAsllNG
THE PARTIES AND POINTING OUT THE
REAL ISSUES OF THE FIGHT.

REAL ISSUES OF THE FIGHT.
Chicago, Aug. os-The German-Amehcan Repubh-
can Union of Illinois has issued address to the
German. American voters OF Illinois which VIII De
circulated in pamphlet form throughout tho s'a'e'
1t Is signed by large number of well-known Ger
msn-American citizens, including George Schneider
William NOckc Hermann Schroeder, Charles BURNERS
ter, Jacob Gross. Hermann Felsentha Franz Ambers'
q. Hermann Pautz, William Loeb, Henry e. Bar'cH'
Henry {. Senne and others. 1t IS in part rs lOlo"s
ON the OF the National election the un,ilSign
Republ cans OF German birth deem II their duty as GU
zers t. enter public protest against the attempts o.,
the Democratic party 10 capture the German vote III
this State by the Misrepresentation Of tn facts
1t is evident that the DEMOCRATS are making strong
ancc involving IN, most vital interests Of the country
by trying TO raise the school law, which boih Pirea
whelming political importance.
In this address cannot undertake t. enter upon
the subsequent struggles for It's repeal We shall take
occasion hereafter TO treat this subject more fuzzy nla
will confne ourselves the brief statement that
both parties stand pledged through t%r platforms
to secure repeal of the law, and THAT among the ke-
first who advocated the repeal II, lnthe face of se
facts the German Americans are called upon to oppose
the Republican party on account of the school a~;
the Democratic party to divert the attention Oh 'he
BY declaring In favor Of Free Trade the Democracy
has placed itself Nckessy in opposition 70 6co. o s
attitude f Of open hostility to tho industries of the
Not less dangerous Is the attitude of the Democratic
party with reference to the hnencal questions OF I'd.
present campaign The Democratic party has not not
free silver coinage swndle, tnt has also in rs Ma
tional platform declared Itself In favor on aboismnr
in blind disregard Of the best interests Of all classes Of
people, without distinction OF party. proposes 70
which before the reform OF the currency Instituted by
the Republicans over thirty years aS0 were s. o@ ac
is that more than thirty years L has been ne
destiny Of the Democratic Pay to place me T 90
.pIrit Of The nSe demanded and which the Republican
party has accomplished In the Interest of the south
recsI MOVEMENT and the bensccht homestead laws
il denounced as unconstitutional the Introduction OF
orr National credit: il hurled it, anathemas against
our protective tariff system and stigma'izcd 1t as
History shows that the Democratic party, unable ,se
in ne march OF pos' to sScP snr"S as W Jealous
| and hohbiing camp follower.
This became evident. also. when the matter OF the
Worlds Fair appropriation was before Congress hu,
| f,r the Republican Representatives., who supported
e measure to man not a dollar Nnpn %I"d undertans
would have become an object OF ndlcuc 10 the "hoe
We We look upon our history during the last thirty
wears and do not IND IN the Democratic party single
patriotic or heart refreshing feature. It's conduct In
The present It's recent declaration against i'roccoh
and n sound financial policy; proves anew thaa nhs
the sourbons Of France IT has ao' rhsr S %
look upon the Republican party and is history we
find I'm II the history or our country lof
| erntlon. All the noble achievements NJ or peope
sprung from the progressive spirit with "mch ha'
| party IS imbued. a., d.
ii has been the Republican pay.y and 10 Is the re
publican party TODAY which In the fr place proVlpes
Tor America looks after welfare ana ne wei
fare OF children ana In the next place II inquiries
after the nations OF Europe.
The achievements Of the Republican party are
eulogized at length The foreign policy Of the PRES
eht Administration IS reviewed and the address then
says:
But the greatest triumphs Of the present Republican
| Administration have been achieved In economic 70
poets Under Harrison France. Germany. Au.t1n
lialy spain and other countries have removed thrir
nrobIbory measures against the importation OF Amer
can pork: toll, upon cereals reduced IN FrTince
aud f;ermany and with other Powers reciprocity
treaties were entered into whereby our commerce and
Ind,,a,s have y impetus and from which
aIl classes Will gnher fch benefits. Every patriotic
citizen will therefore unite with In tho hearty wsh
Let well enough alone"
our cou,iry has grand future before IT. " Is
to-day the mghiiest nation on earth. To- maintain
this position free scope must be gwen 10 Us further
DEVELOPMENT and knowing. as we do, that thc Demo.
cratic party has at all times clogged the wheel Of
nrogress-hstOry bears Out-and believing. as We
do that true It's Innate nature viii act In the
future Ms IL did In the past will not follow IFS
| aluremcnts but remain true 20 the party OF the
Union. the party OF progress and National honor.