The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
GERMAN VIEWS ON THE CAMPAIGN.
The VOssiche Zeitung RIdicuIes the
Talk About Civil War.
Copyright, 1896. by the United Associated


Copyright, 1885, by the United Associated
Presses.
Berlin, Oct. 25.-The progress of the
presidential election campaign in the
United States is watched here with
Keen interest, though more from finan-
cial point of view than with any idea of
contrasting the socialist positions occu-
pied by the candidates. It is difficult
however, to get as yet, even from the
leading newspapers which devote col
umns of space to the subject, an intelll-
gent appreciation of the situation. Vo-
luminous letters are received here by mail
conveying to Germans the DEVELOPMENTS
OF the struggle in which so many mil
mons Oh their countrymen are interested,
but few of the newspapers here follow an
intelligent line of argument in discussing
the questions which the campaign COM
prehends
The Vossiche Zeitung publishes an arti-
Gle, noticeable from among the others,
Whloh embodies the general German no
tlon OF the situation. In the course of
the editorial, the paper says it is a rare
thing in the political history of the
United states that the democrats of the
old school stand solidly together, shoul-
oer TO shoulder, with their old repubH-
can opponents to fight against the So
called candidate of the democratic party,
Mr. Bryan, and it is still more surprising
10 old observers of political campaigns
10 see the democrats of the eastern states
standing up for Mckinley, despite the
fact that he is the apostle of the doctrine
OF a high protective tariff, which they
nave consistently combatted for years
The Vossiche Zeitung, quoting from the
New York Hanrelszeitung, in regard to
the platform upon which Mr.. Bryan is
making his campaign, proceeds to argue
that neither the principle of the currency
nor that of the tariff especially inspires
Mr.. Bryan and his followers who, rhe
paper says, simply strive to carry them
selves along the old lines of belief that
the spoiis belong to the victors. The ar
tlcle concludes by saying that neither the
victory of Mckinley nor the success of
Bryan can ultimately affect the economic
movement in the United States, which
depends upon causes far beyond the strug-
gle Whlch Is now taking place between
the great political parties of Americi.
rms may be true, but the Vossiche CEN
lures nothing in saying so.
The paper also ridicules the rumors
which have been current in the columns
of the English newspapers, furnished by
their biased American correspondents,
and which have been reproduced here,
that the situation in the United States is
such at the present time that a very mar
row issue could involve civil war, and
says that the Germans, comprising a con-
siderable part of the American populace,
would at all events accept the result of
the election without the slightest dream
of revolt against the voice of the majority
| as expressed by the suffrages of the peo-
| pie.
The Kreuz Zeitung is rather inclined to
| support Bryan against the sound money
men, and denies that his speeches can be
| construed as menace of rebellion, as
his opponents have alleged. The paper,
however, condemns the Bryanite sugges-
tions favoring repeal of the civil service
reform enactments of congress, and con-
| cludes by saying that the German electors
in the United States seem to be again de-
! sirous to distinguish themselves as "the
| friends of their enemies, for that is what
they do when they hold the stirrup for
| the republicans to mount"