Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-12
Letters Received by Representative
Loudenslager.
GERMANS TO Vote FOR MKINLEY
The Stability of Money the I'm
mediate Question.
IN THE MINING REGION

Representative LOudenS ager, In charge
of the eastern headquarters Of the republic
can congressional committee, continues to
receive answers to the inquiries recently
sent out to ascertain the political situation
in some congressional districts.
Ohio responded promptly to the queries
and many letters have been received from
persons in different lines of avocation show
ing the feeling existing among all classes
A lawyer, writing from of the Ohio
districts. says:
IT am thrown considerably with the Ger
mans. a great many of my clients being
German democrats. From my intercourse
with them ] think that the reverse of the
claim made by the democratic leaders as to
the German democrats will be true. In a
number of instances the German demo-
Gratis who are my Clients have drifted the
conversation to politics and to my surprise
have expressed the intention Of voting for
Mckinley
This is purely and solely upon the money
issue They say to me that they do not
approve of the policy of the government
with relation to what they call Imperialism
but they regard the stability of the money
of the country the immediate question:
expressing themselves feeling that the
other question can be taken care of after
ward.
'These men are all representative and
influential men in their communities, and /
take it that their expressions indicate the
trend locally at least In our immediate 10
cality, where the democrats predominant
heavily. they of the war democrat
class. and we have had three or four dem
ocratS who had sons with the army in
Cuba the Philippines, who resented lam
guage derogatory to President Mckinley by
blows. The cry of imperialism in Ohio Is
not acceptable to the body of the people.
1t savors too much of the unpatriotic."
No German Detection.
Another Ohio man writes from district
in the eastern part of the state as follows:
From interviews with the Germans
among the few who live in this vicinity it
appears to me that far as this locality
is concerned general claim of German
desertion from the party is not well found
ed. The German Jews especially, who came
over to us in 1896 on account of the money
issue. will, believe, all support the repub-
Ecan presidential ticket again this fall.
Judging from conversations with some
Of them since the receipt of your letter,
they seem to feel a more vigorous interest
in the matter than others of the party. not
because they feel there is immediate danger
to our financial system in democratic vic
tory, but because they fear the action OF
the man and the party who are willing to
offer the money issue even as a subservient
one.
of the paramount interest, be the para
mount issue. Its effect upon the republican
vote in this vicinity will not be disastrous.
The republicans of this district will accept
Imperialism the issue paramount, even
under the distasteful soubriquet of i'm
perialism,' which the democrats have
skillfully put i'm print and in voice We
are more than willing to meet the charge
that our partys action in the east, the
West Indies at home tends in any way
to show aught in the mind or intention of
those in power than an endeaVor to give
the best government in the best possible
form for the governed"
An interesting letter was received from
man in one of the Ohio districts which has
been represented by a democrat for several
terms. This district contains large Ger
man population. The correspondent says:
Il think that more Germans will vote the
republican ticket than usual, although not
so many as four years ago. possibly. The
Germans in this locality generally dem
ocratic. but of late years have been voting
more and more the republican ticket.
Bryan is thoroughly unpopular with the
Germans hereabouts. Those of them who
vote for Bryan will do under protest and
only to be in line with their party.
In my opinion, the democrats will be
thoroughly tired of their paramount issue
before 1t Is month older that it will be
laid up for repairs. There will be no loss
to the republicans on account of the issue
or imperialism, but rather a gain.
In the Mining Region.
A correspondent In the mining region of
Ohio writes:
There is no founda ton for the assertion
that the Germans will leave the republican
party and vote for Bryan or the democratic
ticket. Ninety per cent Of the Germans of
this section are. democrats, and unless some
special work is done by the democrats to
counterfeit the effect of the good times they
will lose heavily.
THE mass of our people nothing
whatever for imperialism and it will have
no effect whatever upon the republican
vote. Our people are farmers and miners.
and much more interested in good wages
and market for their products than what
becomes of the Philippines what kind of
a government is established there. Impe-
rialism will not change one vote in this dis
trict. in my judgment. but If the present
good times in the district continue until
after the election there will no doubt be
large increase in the republican vote
THE only trouble in this district is from
disappointed Office seekers. Our representa-
tive has not been able to give everybody in
the district Office who desired one and
has, therefore, some antagonism In his own
marty hnf nj n sufficient To no oil