Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-23
GERMANS TAFFY GROVER.

A Big Dose of Sweetness Dealt Out to the
Democratic Candidate for President
Carl schurz and Others Pleading for
Votes for Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22-The Geilan-
American Cleveland Union has issued an
address signed by Carl Schurz, Oswald
Ottendorfer Steinway, Henry Willard,
Louis Windmuller and Gustav H. Schwab,
which, after praising Grover Cleveland and
giving its reasons, urges all German-Ameri-
cans to cast their ballots fer the Democratic
candidate. Translated, the address read as
follows:
To Our German American Fellow Citizens:
Impressed with the unusual importance
of the coming Presidential election, We re-
gard it as our duty to give you our reasons
for believing that the welfare of our adopted
country requires the election of Grover
Cleveland, and that he deserves the votes OF
the naturalized Germans.
Above all, we wish 60 state that he is a
thoroughly honest man, which fact even his
most bitter enemies do not dare to dispute.
No one ever attempted to create the slight
est suspicion in this respect. When he re-
turned TO private life, alter having held the
highest position in this country, his name
was as unsull'ed as that Of Washington.
Among his most marked characteristics are
his undaunted courage and his adherence to
his convictions. In his career as Governor
of New York and as Presidents of the United
States he demonstrated in the most impress
sive manner that in this respect he is sec'
ond to no other historical character in this
country.
A Solver of Important Questions.
As bearer of the executive power, he in
variably subordinated party interest to the
common welfare. He never hesitated to
solve the most important questions accord
ing to his own unbiased conviction, resist
ing all pressure from members of his own
party. On several occasions, seeing his
party in danger of being misled, he success
fully and unfiinchingly withstood their pres
sure, without considering the opposition of
party leaders. We need only refer to the
1irmness with which, Notwithstanding the
strong tendency of the party in the South
coinage OF silver, he unhesitatingly warned
them of the dangers liable to arise from
such policy. His innate sense of duty can
not be better proven than by the fact that
during his Presidential administration, as
well as during his second candidacy, he
never was favorite with machine poll
tfcians, whose aim was their own welfare.
Grover Cleveland also distinguished him.
self by a more than ordinary measure of
political saga city and statesmanlike fore
sight. lis not only by his determined stand
on the silver question that he has shown
himself to be an admirable exponent OF
these qualities, but by his highly creditable
treatment of the tariff question he forever
secured for himself one of the most conspic-
nous places in the history OF our republic.
lie keenly recognized in the protective
tariff system fostered by the Republicans for
many years with the tendency of levying
still more oppressive duties. steady grow
ing evil that required immediate and strong
remedies, and he fearlessly expressed his
views in his celebrated message to Con-
gress. 1t was owing to his intelligence and
courage that tariff reform was inscribed on
the banner under which his whole party was
united and led to glorious victory.
Another Victory Predicted.
There is no doubt that by following the
same banner it will win another victory at
the end of the present campaign. Therefore
we earnestly beseech our fellow-citizens to
aid US in securing the election of Grover
Cleveland, the independent, far-sighted
courageous man. We expect a hearty CO.
operation on the part of the German-Ameri-
cans the more so as we are convinced they
particularly should favor his candidacy as
true and immediate expression of the will
of tie people, which at Chicago triumph.
antly prevailed over all party usage, not
withstanding the opposition from the dele
gates from his own State as well as the poll
ticians i'll general.
We do not hesitate to make this appeal to
our countrynen, because the platform of
the Democratic party is entirely satisfactory
in regard to the main question. 1t calls for
civil service reform, it advocates that gold,
silver and paper money be placed on an
absolutely equal basis, and that the OBJ
noXious so-caIleu Sherman law be repealed.
1t aims ut the reiorInati ton of the existing
protective system that only tends to enrich
the owners of industrial establishments and
to impoVerlSh the masses OF the people. and
strives to re-establish tine good old princi-
pie OF limiting the amount OF duties levied
to the actual requirements of the Govern
ment.
NEW YORK, Aug. o.