The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-20
IMPENDING
GERMAN REVOLT
1t Is Now Worrying the Admin
istratiOn i'm Wisconsin.
FIRM STAND HAS BEEN TAKEN.
by Their Leaders and the Rank and file
Are Leaving Republican Party-Presi-
dent Must Declare His Position
on His Coming Welt.

Especial correspondence 10 tne Ell
quirer)
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 14.-This is the
week of the great festival at Chicago
and with the president of the United
States as the central figure in the cele-
bration, one would expect to find in this
city, only S5 miles distant, some evil
dence of the earnestness of the chief
executive of the nation. The people,
however, seem to know almost nothing
about the presence of the president and
his cabinet in their sister city. True,
the common council went over to
Chicago to pay its respects, but the
travel on the regular trains between
the two cities have been but little lar
ger than usual. The fact is Milwaukee
is not such a Mckinley town. Like
most cities having a large German
population, the people arenot in har-
mony with the foreign policy of the ad-
ninistration and their opposition to i'm
perialism, militarism and forei 5n en-
tanglement is so pronounced that a
continuation of the policy as laid down
by the president in his public utterances
will certainly lead to wholesale politi-
cal exodus on the part Of the German
Republicans.
WARNING TO M'KINLEY.
few days ago the Germania, the
leading German Republican newspaper
in the northwest, issued warning to
the administration to the effect that a
continuation of the imperialistic and
military policy already so far advanced
would result in the alienation of the
body of German Republican voters in
Wisconsin.
A member of the Germania staff says
that efforts will be made on october 16,
the date of President McKinley's visit
to this city, to get statement either
from the chief executive or some one
close to him in authority, explaining to
the Germans to what extent the ad-
ministration proposes to go in this mat
ter. 1t is learned ON the same excellent
authority that Editor George Brunder
has received large number of letters
from Germans in this state protesting
against further support of an admin
istration which esposes the hated
schemes of military rule and large
standing army. The tone of the article
in the Germania indicates plainly the
future course of the paper, unless the
administration should make a decided
change in it's policy. In fact the paper
is so far committed to it's opposition
to the foreign policy of the administra-
ton as it is generally understood that il
cannot afford to support this admins
tration in 1900, unless complete turn
about is made in the national conven'
ton. The Germania article is a subjec
of common conversation, and is favor
ably commented upon by all the lead
ing Germans. l met few Of them wh(
expressed themselves with reserve, anC
did not hesitate to speak for publication
WHAT GERMANS SAY.
WilliamRohlfing, sr., wholesale ant
retail dealer in pianos and musical mer
chandise, said:
II am and have been q Republican
and voted for Mckinley three year!
ago, but l am against the adoption O.
any military or imperialistic policy b!
the government. II Dewey had left thu
Philippines after his victory it would
have been much better for us all. d,
not think there are any Germans il
Wisconsin who will favor anything
military in our government There will
next year."
John Best, wholesale liquor dealer
with an extensive business all through
Wisconsin, said:
II voted for Mckinley in 1896, but
cannot support the military power O.
his administration. l am opposed to {
large standing army, and the great ma
jority of German voters feel the sam,
way They don't want the Philippines
and cannot see TIE wis iom of the UP
hill fight so many thousand miles away
L believe they Will stand for an anti
imperialistic ticket in 1900, regardless
of former affiliations or outside issues.
IMPERIALISTIC MILITARIS.M.
Ex-senator Eugene +. Yahr says:
II have been Democrat all my life
In 1896, however, did not feel that
could support free silver, and so VoteC
for Palmer and Buckner. am unalter
ably opposed to expansion and to the
imperialistic policy of the present ad
ministration.j According to my obser,
walton the great mass of German citi
zens stand against such an invocation
and will so stand next year. Many OF
them come to this country to get away
from the obnoxious effects of a military
rule, and they are determined in theil
stand against any such prostitution
in what they believe to be an essential.
ly Republican government. / regard
the war as move to benefit the upper
lamity that could befall the rank and
file. 1t will cost the Republicans theii
German vote in Michigan, Illinois and
wisconsin"
@. H. Koch. the most prominent archi-
tect in this city, said
although of German descent, ! was
born in this country, and served
throughout the civil war. l am against
militarism and expansion, ut do rot
see how we can get out of our present
difficulty without large standing army
but ii should only be maintained while
there Is absolute need of ii to protect
our rights. / think the Germans are
opposed to such policy, and will mani
fest their opposition at the polls"
NOT PARTY QUESTIONS.
Judge ]. c. Ludwig, OF the superior
court who occupies a prominent posi-
tion among Wisconsin Germans, said:
imperialism and militarism are not
regarded by Germans as party ques-
tions in any sense. They oppose the one
l.