Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-25
The Democratic Party and the German
Element in Illinois.

The Westliche Post, German re-
publican organ, in an article on the
political attitude of the German in H.
linois, states that the German element
forms about one-fifth of the population
of the State. Of 259,547 votes cast at
the last presidential election, in Chica-
go, 1905 were of persons born in Ter
many, while the whole Teutonic vote
represents about one-fifth of the total
suffrage in Illinois. The German Amer
leans of Illinois are politically, perhaps,
the most active of their nationally in
| the United States. but says Herr G..
Seeger, the Chicago correspondent of
| the Post, ''they are below par as far as
the republican party is concerned. 1t
seems as though the republican leaders
| had lost all touch with the German ele
ment Hence their numerous political
blunders by which the party has es-
tranged these people,"
At recent meeting of the republican
editors of Illinois in Peoria not single
German paper was represented. Dur
ing their discussions, lasting several
days and concerning the furtherance
of republican party interests, neither
the German press nor the large German
population of the State was mentioned
In Chicago there exists no longer a
single German republican paper The
only republican daily in the German
language published in Illinois is the
Bellville Post, and the number of Ger
man republican weeklies is visibly
vanishing. Of the republican State
central committee, consisting of TWEEN
ty two members, not one is German
American, while several Irishmen anG
two negroes belong to it. In the Legis
lature there are only five Germans
among fifty one Senators, and of one
hundred and fifty three members of the
House only eleven are of German de
scent. In the larger centres of popula
| ton the German element decides the
elections; but it is just there that the
democratic party during the last foul
years has increased at the expense o.
the republicans.
| A RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.-Mr. James
G. Butler received painful injuries
Sunday evening by being thrown FROM
a buggy opposite the Disciples Church
He was returning from q drive an(
when near the corner of 4th and Church
St., his horse became frightened anC
dashed down 4th st. In attempting to
turn up Main ST., the buggy upset
throwing Mr. Butler out in the street
The horse ran into the fence back o
Company Row and was caught by Mr.
Butler. Mr.. Butler was bruised abou
the face and body and sprained his left
arm. The buggy was injured to the
extent of $40 to $15.-Clifton Forge Val
ley Virginian, April 10Th.
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LOUISIANA SINKING INTO THE SEA
Recently the PicGyune printed {
rather startling statement from Mr.. E
! L. Corthell, the distinguished civi
engineer, to the effect that the Louis
lana coast and lowlands are slowl,
sinking into the sea. This sinking i
said to be at the rate of foot in fort,
, years.
The statement is not nearly so fright
full as it at first seems, for, although
much of Louisiana is only a few fee
) above sea level, a period of severa
centuries will be required before actua
submergence can take place, and S
the inhabitants will have plenty Q
time to move out before the deluge ca
result from the sinking process.-Ne1
e Orleans Picaylt7le