Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22
Eplroa Herald:

Will YOU kindly insert the attached
communication Of ni..e in your valuable
paper. 80 that the people may see where
the wrong is perpe,ratei
The inconsistency OF Car. echurz. 8
German American orator who recently
spoke in the language Of his nativity TO
an assemblage Of his countrynlen in
Chicago. shows TOO plain that the intelli-
ccnce ii the more enli-htened German
American citizen cannot ard will not
tolerate such 10: Of measurements
and lies he there stated. Wien he said
tile money ci our country must lie only
gold because this IS the only solution for
the pros .eii;y of al Germans in this
country shows very plain that he is q
hireling for Max Hanna in the interest
OF the gold-hug. 10 deceive the unwarv.
trying 10 pull the WOOL over their eyes.
Has lie forgotten altogether that the
frs. duty Of Germans coming to this
countr: is Loyalty ana respect to the flag,
obedience 10 the laws Of our American
country, and in identifying them selves
with the interests OF the nation? They
are no. Cinnamon. neither traitors. but
are working only 10 maintain themselves
in making an honest living and a. the
same time iook OUT ior the creates. good
ior the greatest number.
This cry Of gold cannot and vii. never
do Us any good. because this is merely a
fight ci few classes against the masses
hence our foresight. teaches Us that since
gold is Disappearing we must provide
honorable means 10 substitute another
metal in lis place. With i,ee coinage Of
silver tie products Of our country will
bring happiness and prosperity, the mis-.
cries which We have endured for the last
six years will disappear and confidence
be restored. With William Jennings
Bryan As presiden. We can trust in his
manly character as a friend Of the work.
ing people. whose only ambition is 10
elevate their positions in honorable and
moral WAYS and not 10 be slaves 10 the
gold. bugs who worship a golden calf in
stead OF the supreme Ruler OF the uni.
verse. We are free people and endorse
the true principles OF the constitution OF
the United states. which Bryan 50 nobly
champions for the right OF free coinage Of
silver, which Is proper and lawful accord.
ingly
Mr. >churtz must remember we are
fighting the cause Of Justice. Equality
and Honor ior the white slaves; the war
for freeing the colored slaves was won
only by the assistance Of war Democrats
and not gold-bugs. Mr.. Schurtz must re-
member that liberty is dear 10 all human
beings. Why is it that lie now breaches
something that is so unnatural 10 him
advocating Mr.. Mckinley. who IS an
enemy 70 the laborers? Does Mr.. >churtz
forget when, in 1913 in Germany. lie was
cry for liberty, leading the masses against
them Why did he fee to this country.
seekin. an asylum ior liberty. when the
nluskets and cannon of Crown Prince
William Of Prussia, who commanded the
soldiers. forced him 10 abandon a good
and patriotic cause in conjunction with
>igei. Berker, and thousands OF others
Why ill >churtz take up the cause Of
freeing the colored people in the late war
by serving in the United States army
the same as the writer Of this and now
shores because the people in United
States are fighting 10 free the white
slaves Does Mr. Schurtz think we are
fools and idiots, who will believe his
one-sidel stories and dam'able false.
hoods?
Many Of Is have been in American
schools in boyhood, learned progressive
ideas and seen how the United States re.
public Is governed by the people. We
lett Europe TO better our condition in this
glorious and free country, because we
were oppressed by the money power and
aristocracy; hence We will not be the
tools for creating sioddy and Goldfish
aris,ocracy in this country We ignore
>churtz and others Of his kind when thew
seek 10 control Us. ier our motto is
Bryan and Free Coinage Of Silver"
for which every patriotic German.Ameri-
can will vote.
Very respectfully,
GERMAN-AMERICAS
And ex-member United states army in
the late war,