New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
GERMANS FOR SOUND MONEY
4 NoN-PARTIsAN ORGANIZATION FORMED WITH
WILLIAM sTEINwAY AS PRESIDENTIAL

4
WILLIAM sTEINwAY AS PRESIDENTIAL
LETTER FROM Mr. scHURz
Many Germans Of New-York declared for sound
money and a gold standard last night when pur-
suant TO a call signed by a number Of prominent
Germans OF the city. they met in large numbers IN
the Grand Central Palace Forty -fourth-st ana Lex
ington-ave.. 10 give expression to theiT views anu
form a permanent organization. Wiiian Steih""S
was chosen for temporary president. and IN taxing
his seat told OF the pleasure 1t gave him 10 De pres
emit I'VE are assembled here this evening" he
added because OF business troubles and the nara
times from which we all suffering. and which
has devastated commerce, has laid waste our
factories and has carried poverty ara distress INTO
tho midst OF the people OF this country. lie theh
read the following letter which had beer received
from Carl Schurz:
NV Dear Mr.. steinway: have just received your
,nvitation 10 a conference TO be held tomorrow
afternoon by the Gernan-American, citizens In be.
half OF the sound-money cause. regret 10 Say
that shall not be able to be with you tomorrow
afternoon or evening NEED hardy od II ths y0u
Ing following 1t 10 servo has my heartiest sym
patty. II has always been my CONVICTION thg ma
prerequisite OF general and lasting prosperity X
that conviction had needed any srensthennlhg. IL
would have found II in the business paralysis from
which this country has OF late been suffering what
ever remedies for this distemper may be thought 9
nnd himself at last forced 10 the conclusion that
none OF them viii be astinsy eIec'Iye AS ong , a,
Tho American dollar II not In ess"nc" ana reputation
~" ,nnst dollar md does not at home v.il az IN
an ho orce ~ The world stand az firm IN value as
Fnglish pound sterling or the German marx NJ
we need above all things IS that ABOUT '"'S ''e''
sn8ub ne an active spirit Of enterprise there can
he no prosperity. There can be no active SUN
without confidence; There can he no h,,si,oss
~ the danger Of deterioration ~ IN.
money standard. which would throw a. to"' nSv
values into the most disastrous CONFUSION -,
min our credit and turn all business .o'
), .
horizon whoever has the welfare and IN" ( ~,
name OF the American people al h'at et'' ,,a,n no
- ,ba politicians with regard 20 this question am
force parties and candidates openly 70 snow ,"''
81 a. NOT believe that a separately organized enort
is needed to propagate SOUND prlhcpys a. - Ger
man blood for they possess those ptincI..s "a a.
ready There may be exceptions Dut In'y "' ~.
lam; ~ Anertcans have always faithfully adherc
TO those principles. In former years oa ~, ~ Tor
c,iv,tv / have had frequent occasions 70 Woth -.
the use Of honest money In different p1rts OF t 1
country. and il has always been ,, ny ,hcre heinz
Ine Ned for special admonition. stood IN mass
serniy against every movement c r2T I"q scHTz
,,,,ea ~ three was then appointed to
.a,,,,na,. officers and to effect permanent or
ar,zaton While they were out, Mt "'e'n""'
car-i on Heinrich Mnden for a SNORT "''i '',
Edward Crosse then presen,eh ~, 10 German
wa n,zyations in all parts OF the couh,iy, on
pounds questions to them as n no received Will
ha read nj a subsequent meeting. .or.od IN.
The nominating committee men pP2esidents 0s-
Io ', ~, .ndorfer Carl SchurZ: president
einway presidents R iseab - schn George
1om W1star secretary. Edward Crosse treasur"ri
Louis wndmuer ExeG%tge fbp Hissnecr Dr.
John Frederick Henry iieide AdoiPh william
Jacob Mack, John T. Pann ss;,scb.r de- Sieghardt
Edward c. schaefer. Gustav r. ScH"H Webrt,.n
Iinger c. Bauer. Jean Wen, Char'e' -
Ausust Zinsser and John Stemme ,,. ,,o,.
These were unanimously elected by Iisihe Vo on
Al address was also made by I)r freucI,Jh, a., ar.
AZ NJ Steinway adjourned the meeting with these
words Remember that are here Tor no par 40
nurnose not as partisans OF Germans PUT 70 10
pu.pI u,orL for The lasting benefit OF the DeoVeu
land Of our adoption In the langT n strong
American brothers Let us give ong pull rcbt
pTT6 e am meeting then adjourned There will be hor
,aa,ino NJ the Executive Committee In tne CidIHpci
~ commerce on Monday afternoon next at p. H.