The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-15
GERMANS FOR CLEVEL AND
They Have Left the Republican
Party Both in Wisconsin
and Illinois.
In the Former State They Are
Against Spooner and for
Gov. Peck.
Congressman Bynnm Says That Cleveland
VIII Garry Indiana by 10000 Over
the Hoosier Candidate.

| MILWAUKEE. Wis. Oct. 14.--The repub-
lican managers are not so pleased as they
were over their recent experiment in 'prac--
teal politics." The rapidity with which 1t
was changed from boom to boomerang
was too discouraging. They are now trying
TO buoy themselves up with belief that il
| will come out all right in time. This is be-
cause they do not know of the food of re-
monstrsnces that are pouring into tho Ger
| mania office. Mr.. Brunder may have
thought that the Bennett law issue was
dead, as the Germania said, but he has dis
| covered that it's spirit lives and is making
| active demonstrations.
| 1t appears to be settled policy Of the
campaign on the part of the republicans to
| try TO alienate all the Lutheran papers. II
ia understood here that the republican man
ayers in Illinois offered the Rundachau
$25, 600 to support Fifer and the republican
| ticket in that state. The offer was indip-
nantly spurned.
How little effect the defense of Col
spooner even by score of papers would
have is shown in the following burning
words from prominent Lutheran in reply
to the Garmania's assertion that Col,
spocner has renounoed his allegiance to
| the underlying principles Of the Bennett
law.
| This gentleman says, after reviewing the
Germania editorial:
What shall we believe? Shall we be-
lieve that Mr.. Spooner has renounced the
underlying principles of the Bennett law as
we have done? Or shall we believe that
Mr.. Spooner has put himself strong and
firm upon the Bennett-law plank of the re-
publican party as our opponent? Or is Mr.
Spooner not reliable in his expressions, but
in his oratorcal efforts rntruthful and du-
bious? We cannot help but believe the
latter. In this case the declaration of the
republican candidate for governor that the
unfortunate Bennett matter has been
permanently settled with the adoption OF
the new law does not amount to much
and the school plank in the republican
platform cannot be accepted al entirely
satisfactory.
HAS it come to this, that anything will
do for the Germans and especially for the
Lutherans?
"lt is unnecessary to give assurances of
the high esteem i'll which j. Koch is held
For his sake We would much prefer to keep
SILENT But this is impossble; to his case
the motto cited by the Germania: Friend
bhiP w VIC man. cHniby 70 buS CauS6I but
never mind! For the sake of the cause we
do not know anyone, for it is the cause we
alone uphold. We therefore are bound to
freely say what We are bound to say,
whether it pleases not. We are indeed
sorry to find the name Of John Koch next
to that of Mr.. Spooner on the republican
ticket. The republican party, according to
the comments made by the Germania, has
nominated j. Koch as candidate for the
Office of lieutenant governor to meet our
well-grounded objections to the nomina-
tlon of Mr.. Spooner AS the candidate for
governor and so win back the votes of the
Germans by means of an honored name.
What do they think of us? Do they
consider us incapable Of Judging for our
selves? Do they think that they could offer
us an honorable name as a bait? Or is
there belief that there would be no Luth-
eran with courage enough to raise his voice
against the speeches and the writings of the
republican leaders because the name of MIR,
Koch is on the ticket? But in this they are
badly mistaken abeut the Lutherans. We
have full confidence IN our German fellow
citizens and brethren that they will not be-
come the tools of party or men and that
they will resist all attemps to bring them in
line for the service of man. We will care
fully read and hear what Is said and written
for or against opposing parties and then
carefully consider what we should do In
fulfillment of our duties as citizens.
Honesty is the best policy. The right
eous are aided by God. Right must remain
right and all pious hearts wall stand by it,"