The herald., 1896-09-12
GERMANS FOR SILVER
Where the Rank and File Stand in This Ma
tional Campaign

tional Campaign
Editor Herald: The saying has gone
forth, industriously circulated by an in
terested gold press, that the German
element in this country would in its
great majority, vote for gold standard.
Now, whilst it is a fact that the major
ity Of the big German papers back east
are for gold lit Is not my desire to dis
sect at this time the reasons for their
position in this matter, which would not
at all be complimentary to those papers)
l dare say that the masses of the people
of German extraction back east are in
favor of a double standard as advocated
by the Chicago platform. This opinion
l have arrived at after Sitting all the in
formation received daily through the
courtesy of the Sud California Post,
which has placed it's hundreds of ex-
changes at my disposal. So much for the
east, but how about the west and more
so, how about our own home? AS to the
west, the German papers favoring the
double (Chicago) standard are as two
10 one against the gold standard. In
California there are but few papers, and
not leading or influential ones at that,
for gold. Outside of San Francisco
there is but one paper for gold mono-
metallism, If you please, and that paper
Is the Germania of Los Angeles. Its
editor, August Boecklin, by name, is a
recent Importation from Chicago, where
he has done service as police reporter
for the Illinois Stats Zeitung. / am
glad to say, however that the vaporings
of this gentleman's paper (Which is run
by the way by company with banker
at the back of it) are doing great deal
towards solidifying the German vote
against Republican regime. Whilst
this much Is said about the organ of the
LII ,,;n kr
of Los Angeles a word on their political
CLUB may be in order too I want it dis
tinctly understood that do not cast any
slurs upon anybody but speak of actual
personal knoWledge,So so that many erron-
erous ideas about the position of the
Germans here in Los Angeles especially
may be dispelled. The club referred to
is called the German-American McKin-
ley club. It's first meetings were held
back of beer saloon. The members of
the club were drummed up indiscrimi-
nately by man. who was to get two bits
head for every one brought in by him.
Thus meagre club list was gotten UP
of men who never signed their own
names upon the membership rolls of the
club which was published in the Ger
mania, but. had to be discontinued be-
cause number of business men of
Democratic persuasion kicked like
Texas steers to have their names para
ded in such company, Gas they would
never on their life join Mckinley club.)
/ am giving facts and have the proof
ready any time, but refrain from pub
fishing the unwilling gentlemen's
names. 1t was distinctly case of Bar
kus not being willing. After two months
laborious trying the German American
Mckinley club claimed membership of
129. ON. B. Ten of whom were put on
the lists in spite of them and tweleve
more not voters at all) A fine showing
1at 1od ha Nv,
of German citizens! AS to the further
makeup of this club it need only be
said that the few leaders, towit, ex-
Judge j. Gottschalk, Editor j. Boeck-
lin, DR.. r. Wernigk, John B. Haas, Dr.
Scott and others are all out for what
there is in it. To offset such an element
and to show American fellow citizens
that the Germans cannot be bamboozled
1t became necessary to start an opposi-
tion club, and thanks to the Chicago
platform, 1t was an easy task. The Ger
man Bryan silver. club enrolled inside
of three weeks $50 substantial German
voters and has today a membership Of
315 actual voters. The executive COM
mittee of said club is composed of the
following members: Joseph Maier
VIM. Morlock, DR.. J. Horsch, George
zobelein. Dr. Joseph Kurtz, o. W.
Krause, Theo Friese, Joseph Mesmer
Isidore B. Dockweiler, r. Mage, Chris
Reimann. c. f. Heinzeman, Prof. A.
Willhartitz, Kurt Won taufen. The Ger
man Bryan silver club is solidifyng the
German vote of Los Angeles day by day
and will help to roll up an overwhelm-
ing majority against Republican dema-
gogry. The club has meeting
this evening, September 18th. in Turn
verein hall, where German and English
speeches will be had. Hon. Henry T.
Hazard, e. st. Julien Cox, Esq, and
others will address the meeting to which
everybody in sympathy with silver is
invited. And thus it is seen that the
Germans are not doing the kotow act to
Wall street or any other golden calf es-
tablishment or clique.
KURT Won STAUFEN.
Secretary German BRYAN Silver Club