The Delawarean., 1900-08-22
THE GERMAN VOTE.


drift of the German vote of this coun-
try. To offset tbe rapid conversion of
German sentiment towards the Demo-
cratic parry, platform and principles,
the Republican campaign managers
are BJoding the middle west with
l.i-ra,ure, much of it printed in Eng
land, the text of which is an endeavor
TO prove to the Germans of America
that their breahren of the Transyaal
will be really benefited by having a
British protectorate placed over
them; that magnanimous England
proposes to restore ITO them their gov
ernment under better and more last
ing conditions, and that in every way
the war and especially the British
vicsory end of 1T, will prove a blessing
The Germans OF America, however,
will likely be very slow to accept this
argument Living under a Republican
form of government themselves, and
thoroughly acquainted as many of
them are with che systems which sur
round a monarchy, they will probably
be very slow i'm agreeing that The OBJ
Iteration Of the German South Ameri-
can Republics will bring peace, pros
perity and happiness to the people of
the Transyaal.
The Republican managers have also
instructed iheir campaign orators to
give particular attention to this sub
ject, and the latter are already at
work. But these orators. have a diff
cult task before them. When they en-
deavor to convince a German-Ameri-
can audience that the present admin
istration has always been friendly to
the Boers and opposed 10 the in
satiable greed of England, and that
she Democratic party and its standard
bearer are The foes of the Beers and
friends OF Great Britain, that audience
will probably put ON thinking cap.
1t will only need Ito recall THE visit OF
the Boer ENJOYS TO this country in
June last The envoys were met at
THE White House by Mr.. Mckinley who
plainly told them that the good offices
of this nauion could lin no way be ex-
tended in their behalf and they left
Washington convinced that as far as
this administration was concerned
they could not even look for sympathy
here.
Before returning to their country,
however, they visited Mr.. Bryan. In
AN address to them ON that occasion
among oeler things he SAID:
this nauion Is wlthouL influence. We
are to-day the greatest nation ON the
earth. We have grown from three
millions TO more uhan seventy five
millions, and according ito statisulcians
We produce and consume uhree times
as much as any equal population in
the world. Our voice lis potent in the
formation of that pubGc opinion
which controls the politics of nations.
Let it be known that the American
people deny the justice of this war;
let it be known that the American
people bid God speed Ito the Beers and
England will be deprived of the en-
couragement whcih she would find in
the approval or even in the silence of
our people.
Some have pointed to England's IS
friendship toward us during the Span
ism War as "a reason why we should
befriend her now. l deny that any
nation can confer upon us a favor suf-
ficiently great to compensate for a
surrender of our ideas of government.
During the early years of our history,
when we were few i'm numb bers and
/ feeble in strength, we were able to live
without England's aid or sympathy
To-day we are strong, wiheIbher in
peace or war; and need not rely for
support upon amy outside power"
There's a true, honest American
ring about the sentiment here express
sed which is likely to be fully ap-
preciated by our German American
friends, and they will probably closely
compare THE attitude of MIR. Bryan
and Mr.. Mckinley on this Important
question between now and election
day.
Caleb Powers, ex-Secretary of State
| of KentuckV has heen dac1ared o-,i1tv