The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-07
ALSO REPEATING UNTRUTHs
FOR II PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING
VOTERS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.
Revfvfng the Exploded Sake" that
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the State at large outside or Chicago an
equal number. These figures are the ac-
cepted estimate of the leaders of both great
political parties and may be accepted as
accurate. Eight years ago 70 per cent.
of the German-American vote of Illinois
was cast for Grover Cleveland; four years
ago at least 20 per cent. of the German
American vote went for Mckinley.
Al this time the very best informed men
in the State privately confess they do not
know what the German-Americans intend
TO do. Up to the time Bryan made his de-
mand for a specific declaration for free
silver at Kansas City the trend of Ger
man-American sentiment was unques.ion-
ably against the administration. Since that
time the COMMUNICATIONS nave been
wavering. What they will finally do is a
matter of pure speculation. Anybody who
pretends to know what they will do is
either trying to deceive, or he is a fool. No
living man can honestly say that he knows.
Out of SAG German newspapers printed in
the United States not more than 10 per cent.
are out for Mckinley. Four years ago the
German press was practically unanimous
for the national ticket on the money issue.
If the changed tone of the German press
reflects German-American sentiment. then
1t will be folly for the Republican leaders
to blind their eyes to the fact that they are
in danger on account of the detection of
that vote.
81 have interviewed a great number of
Germans in this city during the past week,
including the editors of the three leading
German newspapers published in Chicago.
MIR. Michaelis, of the Freie Presse, a radical
free silver organ, insists there is a ground
swell among the COMMUNICATIONS for
Bryan. and for the Democratic state ticket,
headed by Samuel Alschuler. and that
Illinois will go against the administration
and elect a Democratic Governor. The
arguments Mr.. Michaelis advances are, in
the main. those which have been sounded
by Democratic newspapers and speakers
for months. According to his notion, the
German-Americans are moved nightly by
the anti-imperialism preachings. He is also
satisfied it will be impossible for the Re-
publicans TO make free silver a leading
issue, as the Democrats will not permit
themselves to be drawn into argument on
that point. He says that it will be the pol
icy of the Democratic press and Democratic
speakers TO ignore that question entirely,
and to refuse to explain or defend charges
AoH1 ~ NhC vi ZIG was
also satisfied that the Catholic vote would
be cast almost unanimously against Nc
Kinley. i asked him on what he based this
statement, and his reply was that the Cath
olics were against the Republican party be-
cause it had been reported that United
States soldiers had looted Catholic churches
in the Philippines. and had sold holy water
taken therefrom I'm saloons. This charge,
of course, is false, but the Democrats are
making use of 1t. Mr.. Michaens went so
far as to repeat a statement made by a
friend of his, that Mckinley would not get
1,O0 Catholic votes in the United States.
The Mr.. Michaelis who gave utterance TO
these statements. / might remark, is not
Richard Michaelis, the veteran editor of the
Freie Presse, but his son.
A CONSERVATIVE EDITOR.
Mr.. Fritz Glogauer, editor Of the Abend
Post, talked very -conservatively on the
German-American proposition. He is the
directing spirit of one of the greatest news
papers printed in the German language
in the United States. 1t is independent
in politics and has a circulation of about
10000. Mr.. Glogauer started out with the
blunt statement that there was no German
American vote. but that the Germans liv-
ing in Chicago were divided in their po-
litical opinions just the same as native
born citizens and that nobody had a right
TO distinguish them from other citizens
or to group them as a class. He was frank
enough TO say that he had not been able to
the other among his newspaper constitu-
ency. He thought Il was too early TO have
an intelligent opinion as to the Ger
mans were going TO do. 1t was clear to
him that a great many of them were not
in harmony with the foreign policy in
augurated by the administration. but did
not want TO go on record as saying that
they were correct in this. He thought the
4rr not
TO the theory that the administration was
in favor of imperialism and admitted that
its recent course in China went far to re-
move the popular impression in that re-
gard. Much would depend, he thought,
on whether the Germans could be salts
fled In their minds a there would be
no danger TO the gold standard I'm vot-
ing for Bryan. The great mass of erman
are for sound money and for financial sta
bility. Just at the present time, how
ever, IL is an open question with them
which is the lesser of the two evils-the
threat or and free silver coin
age. or the phantom of imperialism. They
are aware of the Importance of their de-
cision and will not be hasty in arriving at
one. Although representing in his own
person the German newspaper of greatest
circulation and greatest influence in Chi
cago. Mr.. Glogauer modestly declared he
had no influence over the masses of voters.
He said he thought a newspaper is full
filling Its destiny IL IL prints the news and
does not attempt to sway the minds of its
readers. As for the Abend Post, it would
take the position that its readers were
sufficiently intelligent to make up their
own minds, without any suggestions OF
advice from him.. Republican leaders in
Chicago class Mr.. Glogauer as a Demo
crat: Democratic leaders wish this were
true, but do not dare 10 bank too heavily
on support in that quarter.
Mr.. Joseph Brucker, editor OF the Stats
Zeitung. is an expansionist and a Repub-
lican. He glories I'm the DEVELOPMENT Of
the Republic and wants to see the Amer
lean flag floating all over the world. He
said the German spirit, as we'll as Amer
lean spirit, has always stood for expansion
i'm its broadcast sense. He did not see WHY
what America was doing to extend her
territory and reach out for greater power
and influence among the nations OF the
world. 1t Is the destiny of the United
States TO se the leading nation of the world
and he is not IN sympathy with the small
spirit that fears or opposes large devel-
opment. At the same time, there was a
| prejudice among a large percentage OF Ger.
man-Amcricans against too rapid national
growth. They are a property owning class
and from training and instinct are con
servatfve as individuals. They are sus.
ceptible TO against militarism
and dangerous concentration OF authority
but he thought IL would be possible tc
convince the majority OF the German
Americans that Imperialism was a mere
boogaboo and tina the money issue was the
live one In this campaign. He understood
the Republican national campaign man.