Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-13
Pointed Out in Letters to the Con-
gressional Committee.
NEWS FRoMPENNSYLVAMAAN AND iowa
Germans in Both States viii Vote
for Mckinley.
NO ECTION NOTED

has received some reports from two states
very far apart, but in which the political
conditions seem to be very similar. Iowa
and Pennsylvania have come forward with
answers to the inquiries recently sent out
by Mr.. LOudenslager
Every letter makes reference to the fact
that the main source of danger to the re-
publicans is apathy, due In most cases to
disinclination of the voters to believe that
the party can be menaced, in the face of
such widespread prosperity. In other cases
the correspondents say the people are SO
busy they hardly have time to become
interested in politics.
Reference is made to the fact that the con-
dition is entirely different from that which
existed four years ago, when every corner
was political hustings, attended by idle
men of the neighborhood, who exploited
their grievances and discussed proposed
remedies
in awakening the interest Of the voters
Best results are found in this direction 1t
Is said, after the democrats have started
the ball rolling with the issue Of imperial
ism, which usually has the effect of rous-
ing out the republicans and "gettin their
dander up, as one man put 1t.
Germans I'm Pennsylvania.
The committee has been making some
very careful inquiries I'm Pennsylvania TO
ascertain the feeling which exists among
the foreign voters, especially those of Ger
man descent. While the qaestian of Penn
sylvanias loyalty to the national ticket in
the shape of a magnificent majority for
Mckinley, is not questfoneS it IL of inter-
est to the party managers to krlow how the
congressional vote may be- affected.
AS stated in The Star hefet ofpre the re-
a6-
ditional congressional districts In Pennsyl-
vania this fall. There are a number which
are considered as rfghtful republican terri
tory, but which were lost two years ago
from causes mainly local The German
vote would cut large figure in these con-
gresslOnal calculations, for 1t happens that
the German vote is heavy In ali the dis
tr1ctS in question. -'
The replies to the cofnmftte@s Inquiries
have been uniformly of q favorable tenor.
Their general purport is Indicated by the
following letter from a well-posted poll
tfcian in one of the close congressional dis
tricts:
Il do not believe that Bryan viii Win any
GERMAN republicans, and am sure that
many German democrats will vote with is
this fan, and wherever they do they will
carry their friends and ncighbors with
them Our German population is made up
OF self-respeeting, Industrious people. They
own their homes, their business Is thrifty
their jobs well taken care Of and their
services valued.
These Germans are honest and believe
III an honest dollar. The most intelligent
among them repudiate Bryan and his an
afchiStlc teachings, and they are not goiug
to lower the value of their homes or TN. iT
earnings by voting for free silver They
u" not want TO see our money system dis
turped They know that all who want to
work can get a job, and that four wears
ago many of them did not have a iab and
could not get it anywhere at any price, or
any kind Of labor
Dangerous to Change.
They know that times are better under
republican administration and realize that
IL would be dangerous TO change. You NAV
be sure that all this talk about the German
vote being in danger on account of the fool
cry of imperialism and rnilirarsm is moth
ing but words words: there is no logic in 1t
ana ana me Germans know IT.. The Germans
rove TO think and act for themselves, and
SO iaf as am able TO get the drift of SEN
tlment the feeling for Mckinney increases
as me campaign progresses. The German
voters are leaning more toward republican,
ism than they did four years ago The
Germans do not change their opinions read
lily, but the trend of sentiment is undoubt-
edly in favor of the republicans
Il have spent the best years of my life
among inns class of people, and 1 am in
touch with two generations of them. / am
sincere in saying and believing that the
conditions are as | represent them to be-
A correspondent in a district which is at
the opposite end of the state of Pennsyl-
Vanfa from the district above referred to
writes as follows:
There is no defe ction among the Germans
here In this district there are great bus
mess interests. and the population includes
large numbers of intelligent workingmen
who dO not want TO go back to democratic
days and times
Feeling I'm Iowa.
From one of the. Iowa congressional dis
tricts the following report was received:
Mark Iowa down for eleven republican
representatives in Congress and 1900 for
the national ticket. We feel out here that
this campaign will either destroy Organism
or prosperity Consequently, every repub
itcan i'll this district will be found at his
post. lighting for prosperity and his prop
erty.
II don't think you can find any Germans
VINO voted with us in 1896 who are thinking
OF leaving us this year. Bryan's populistic
democracy cannot throw dirt In the people 8
eyes on imperialism and blind them to the
real issues of free silver and free trade.
we class Bryan and his hewl of dislOy
atty as we ciassed Vallandingham at the
close of the war of the rebellion"
In another congressional district of Iowa
the condition is stated to be as follows:
democrats are doing all In their power
to make Imperialism the paramount issue
but we propose to meet them suuarely on
that issue, and show that Imperialism is
but cloak to hide the mare paramount
issue of free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at the ratio OF f6 TO 1. When understood
do not believe the effect will be disastrous
to the republican party"
A correspondent in another Iowa district
says:
There are Germans in this neighborhood
VINO voted Tor Bryan in 1895 who going
10 vote Tor mckinley this year. Imperial
ism and mlitarism are looked upon by them
as Sh2mS.