The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-15
SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.
THIRD AVENUE THEArER.-"Just
Before Dawn"
The "6erman" Vote.

The speculation INDUCED In largely by
the Democratic press as to the probable
trend of the German vote In this cam
paien serves principally to exhibit Dem
ocratIc ignorance OF that portion of our
citizens TO whom they refer. There Is
no such thing in this country as Ger
man vote" There are many Germans.
more or less recently arrived in the
United States. but they have no votes
because they are not yet naturalized.
There are many persons of German ex-
traction. sometimes called by reason OF
that fact German Americans" who are
voters. But they are not Germans, but
Americans, Is tn. allegiance which they
have sworn TO our government indi-
Gates. II In a siur upon these people
20 speak Of their ballots as German
votes. 1t is also slur upon their char
acter 10 suppose that there 10 anything
that would induce them to support the
Democratic party as at present consti-
tuted.
The German-American as we may
call him for want of any other descrip-
tive term. In at all times an advocate
Of honest money. He Is believer In
square dealing. II II his principle and
practice to pay one hundred cents on
the dollar. He believes that this gov
eminent should pay no less He is an
industrious ana thrifty man. No ele-
snent OF our population contributes more
largely 60 the earnings and savings OF
the country. He wants what he earns
paid 20 him In fun He has no mind to
see the value Of his savings cut In two
by LEGISLATION establishing the silver
standard; legislation which Mr.. Bryan
has. said publicly he would recommend
10 congress n he were elected president.
Demanding honesty for himself. the
German-Amsrican grants the same
freely to Others No f,fty-th ree-cent
dollars have attractions for him. SO he
has stood like rock against repudia-
ton and tampsring with money values.
That ss where he stands today: IN a
campaign where the financial question.
by the action OF the Kansas city con-
vcnsion. has been put ia the place OF
first Importance.
Two efforts that have been made 20
divert his attention ~ fictitious issues
viii not deceive or AFFECT him, because
he IL. on the whole. an exceptionally in-
teiligent man. one Is the Democratic
nlm-f,Am about the Roer war. He
knows that no government worthy OF
the name could do more or other than
we have done 80 the trouble In South
Africa, II 10 not his fsht. as IL Ia not
ours. Ho Il the last man 90 believe il
che duty OF the United states TO engage
IN war sith Great britain In behalf OF
the Bees republics That was the only
assistance that wv could render; and
abs soiid German A merican vote would
ste cast agatHs, any such terrlae sacrs-
nee Of our own interests In q quarrel
where We had no share
The spsetss % 'saip~Fiallsn,~ wiz also
sail 60 shake his nerves RE Is not q
hys,erieal or eScsaele person. bu, a
man with an extraordinarily level bead
In nany Instances he Is opposed to the
military system Of Germany. believing
q 10 be hardship on the individual
end q burden on the taxpayer. No
doubt ~ he saw any reason 20 believe
ar even - suspect that anything similar
% German conscr.ption aaa military ox-
renditure was contemplated tn this
country, he would be untueualy 10 q.
But he Is the last man 10 be deceived
BY the elamer O, politicians and the ali
sardlties az platform makers. lie SEES
that the army Of the United states
numbers less than enc man for every
sheasAnd OF population. even on an
snsrgsnoy basis. He knows that every