Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-28

GERMANS SPEAK
RscsgniziDg the zFeat conzEereiai and In
tustrial iEa aortsEce Of tAs Approaching presi-
dental sIectioa % oar adopted f4tnsFlaEd. AID
being fully csauaeed that the Republican
party ret cay represents TIE best Interests q
lie EA.ioa. eat Is ever NEST actively engaged
q further them, tGs undersigned ciflzens u
German eescezt have constituted themselves
= COMMITTEES % work for the eleesion ~ tAs
standard bearers Of that party We have 90
active soRneclsDs with politics. but a. citizens
aaa 01slnass nlea no realize that I1s pros
Eeritg OF this ccuntry = dls 70 TIE wise con-
Elsrcial policy Of IKE Republican party. 80
consider if cur day ~ give energetic expres-
sion u our convictlons. ant % oppose the Yasus
tkeoriss OF the free traders. which have 10
substantial basis II fact.
The Republican party has. true % ia tradi-
tioas. declared itsslf for tie protection .. eur
industries 4ad Tor h0usst money. The Demo-
cratic party has declared itself for unlimited
free trade and for a return 10 that dangerous
system Of state 5anks which Ia times past al
fected our commerce 30 disssIroaaly. Il vas
the small onslaezs lnaa and the workman Who
were chiefly injured 81 that system. and Il IS
these men y h0 Viii be injured 4 II Is reintrO-
duced
Both free trade and protection have been
safrcis1tly tested. The direct consequence Of
the free trade legislation oi lSS was the mark
A
cHlmioaled ia the great Numerical crisis u
lsG. Protection took the place OF the tariff
for revenue onlys the country recovered. cola
merce and industry thrived. till ia $50 the
tariff wss again reduced and the terrible panic
OF ls57 was the result Again the people OF the
United States declared for protection Tho
consequence vas = development OF all our
national resources beyond the widest expec-
tatiGa and a geaeFal prosperity such as tho
world had never seen before.
When Grover Cleveland, true 20 the reae-
tiOnary principles OF the Democratic party. de-
elared himself for tree trade in his message Of
Dec. q. lsss. tho people. mindful OF the bad eX-
periences which il lad made ia the past with
free trade, rejected the Democratic party and
again intrusted the government OF the nation
10 the Republican party.
Never Was the balance OF trade so favorable
10 Us as now; never was tho prosperity OF the
whole country SO general: never were the wage
earners 80 well Of.
The legislative activity OF the Fifty-lrst con-
gress and the shameful inactivity and uncer-
tsinty OF the tisty-second congress sufficiently
illustrated the difference between Abe parties.
Both the presidential candidates have been
trisd b. the people; both have served a full
preside q term: their ad administrations belong
10 history.
Every reason given in the year 1883 for the
election OF Harrison Is valid today, only In a
silver question be saved the country from a
great financial crisis
Disdalning grandiloquent promises and pre-
ferrinE To gain the respect Of his fellow citi-
zens by blamsIess administration, Presidents
Harrison has fearessly defended the honor
and dignity Of tho nation. and has once more
forced from foreign nations that respect for
the stars and stripes which had been almost
entirely lost under Cleveland Under Presi-
dent Harrison civil service reform has been a
reality. while his appoi ntmeDts to the most
prominent ofAces are admitted even by bis
most bitter political enemies TO be unsssailable.
II we compare with this the administration
Of Grover Cleveland. We find that in spite OF
bombastic promises Of reform In the civil
service. the spoilsmen never since tho days OF
Jackson raised their heads SO boldly as when
Grover Cleveland, through Adlai e Steven
son. dcposed A.0OO postmasters who had
honestly and faithfully administered their
Offices to make room for the Democratic place
hunters who were to help him TO q second
term Of tho presidency. Not only has Mr..
Cleveland been untrue TO all his pledges OF re-
form. but As q matter OF fact he has ever
yielded TO the worst elements of his party
whenever his personal interests were at stake,
and In this very campaign VIC find him allied
in the closest possible way with Tammany
Hall
The letter is signed by DR.. William
Balser. e. F. Balzer, Julius Bien, Julius
Bien. Jr., 8. Bschman. Emil Berolzhei.
mer, Blumenthal Bros. & Co.. DR.. p. A.
E. Boetzkes. Julius Brunn, Gustav Blum
81 Bros, Henry Brennich. Herman Can.
tor. George Dennerlein. Leopold Deutch
berger, Alfred Dodge, Frederick FLAG.
Gus, p. Goepel. William F. Grell, f. W
Hollis, Charles Horn, G. A. q. Int
mann. Max Jaegerhuber, Gustave L..
jaeger, Gustave Fl. Jaeger, Sit. Carl
Kapf, DIR. Hermann Kudlich. Adolph
Kuttroff, William II. Klencke. S. j.
Lesem. Lucius n. Littauer. Joseph
10th IL Co.. Charles Maurer,
Paul Fl. Mehlien, Henry Merz. Carl
Merz. DR.. n. w. Muller. {. W. Neuling,
George Rau. William Reichman, Henry
W. +. Schulz. Nicholas Schultz, Charles
Splitdorf, Charles Stahl. Moritz Seckal
Ralph Traufmann, Edward Norster, Will
liam Vigelius. DIR. FL. J. Wackerbarth.
William Wicke, Wurzburger, Gold
schmidt & Co.. Henry Zimmerer; from
Newark, DIR. Edward j. III, Fred Kuhn,
J. l.. Kufer, Herman Lehilbach, Carl
Lentz. Paul Roder. Carl +. Seitz, julius
Stapff. X. Il. solomon, and from Brook
lyn. Louis Bossert, Herman Liebmann.
Charles Naeher, John Rueger and II. e..
aoehr.