Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-26

among tne TOIly -hlBhtOio WIZ W.
Sehurz. Friedrich Hecker, Franz Sic.
gel. Oswald Ottendorfer, Friedrich
Kapp. George Schneider, Louis Prang
wilhelm Rapp, Lorenzo Brentano, Gus
Etav Won struve, and Edward +. Uhl.
The Forty.Eighters we're a picked
body Of patriots-the Washington'
and Franklins Of a revolution that hss-
been beaten down. when they fed to
this country they had little intention
Of remaining. Their purpose was to
wait for a second chance and try
again. In 1851 the poet Gottfried
Kinkel toured the United States and
created immense enthusiasm by the de-
mand that America should finance the
German revolution. "Turner" socie.
ties were organized among the Forty.
Fighters. their original purpose being
10 20 back to Germany some fine day
with a drilled army Of a hundred thou.
sand men and "chase away all kings.
priests and money.bags"
Fortunately for this country, the
Forty Fighters did not go back. After
dozen years Of youthful efferves
ccnce. they settled down and became
the best sort Of American citizens The
reasons we're two.fold. First, they
soon became prosperous and comforta.
bic in their now homes; and second.
they were swept into the vortex Of the
Civil war, from which they emerged
thoroughly Americanized and intensely
loyal 20 the Union which they had
fought to preserve.
what they did to keep the United
states united will never be forgotten
by their fellow Americans. There were
a hundred and eighty thousand Ger.
mans 10 the Federal armies. and AZ the
rnd Of The war Eve thousand Of them
were officers In the pivotal states of
Iowa. Wisconsin, Michigan, nlipois
and Ohio 30 was The German vote that
swung thc maiorties for Lincoln; aud
when lbo guns began 20 rattle 10 was
ihr quick action Of the Germans that
saved Missouri and Kentucky from The
srHrss.0Hista
ono German of Civil war times who
deserves at least this little paragraph
Hf b.s own was Thomas Mast, our arst
great rartoonist flo fought for tho.
Union with bic pens and when The last
hostile gun had been sIlsncei, be con
iiHusi for more than thirty years col
hwl bis cartoon tbunderbolis against
ihs enemies of tho Republican party
sHaiisriBg ihc throne oG Boss Tweed
H New York,
BEFORE tbc Civil war. many Germans
had dreams u making Wisconsin a
purely German state. They bad the
slannish sentiment that comes from
dwelling Ia "a land Of strangers But
lhe stream of German immigrants grew
90 rapidly that in iss2 more than a
quarter of a million arrived. Most Of
the earlier Germans found themselves
surrounded by cousins and uneles aud
aunts. 20 that their ideal OF possessing
a separate state faded away, and they
learned thai a Teuion could dnd
friends and feel at home 90 any state
iu che uuion,
The other Americans 90 America
have learned that wherever the Ger,
mans settle, prosperity and high,
grade civilization are pretty sure 90
follow. "what the Germans do, they
do well, has become a common saying
among their neighbors II We judge
them by nothing else than what they
have accomplished iu the United
States, they are a Titanic race. Their
work Is massive and we'll planned.
Makeshifts and disorder they abhor
Even iu their art and music there Is
always something colossal Stability,
produetiyeness, dissipline-these are
aTe the qualities mp which the
German character Is based.
The United States has given % its
twelve million Germans the right 20
shape tho course OF their own lives. 10
speak their minds, and own their
homes In peace. ln return, the Ger
mans have become an iuseparable part
'f this country, adding more than any
pen can tell % iis strength and pros
'eTiiy. In fact, what Charles sumner
'aid forty years ago is doubly true to-
lay
"We cannot forget the Fatherlaud. 'I
le said, "whieh out Of It's abundance
ias given 10 our republic 50 many
good heads, so many strong arms. With
10 much -of virtue and intelligence, re.
aieing in freedom and calling no man !
MASTER