Year: 1870

The war between our native land and the
Emperor OF France having furnished a theme
upon which demagogues have seized for the
purpose Of unjustly influencing the German
vote OF this city. and meetings having been
called and resolutions declared to be adopted
pledging the German vote to the Taz Payers
ticket at the ensuing municipal election, we,
the Germans Of San Francisco, do hereby de-
clare: r.. f..r r..-......


First-That we are unalterably attached to
the freedom Of speech and opinion; and that
as we are gratefully devoted to the land that
gave US birth, and are determined to yield to
her III her present struggle all Of our sympa-
thies, and to do for her all in our power, we
still recognize the right of all other men to
the indulgence Of their own opinions on the
same subject .s..I-s -s. ..a.......


Second-We believe that the present war
between the Emperor Of France and Prussia
was precipitated on our country without any
Just cause. That on the part of the French
Emperor the act declaring the war was mer-
ciless and cruel, and We earnestly desire that
all men should with an entire impartiulity
read aud consider the alleged causes OF the
war, to the end that it may be seen that on
the part Of Prussia il is a War of defense, and
that FOR that reason our native land may have
the heartfelt sympathies Of all good men of
every nationality.


Third-That while we regret TO see any
manifestations OF approval OF the unjust at
tack made 10y the Emperor of France upon our
native country by men of our own party, and
while wo earnestly protest against any class Of
our own party uniting against us or our native
land and while we deem such a course more
unjust than II Is unwlse, We distinctly avow
that even that njustice shall not make US un-
just to ourselves or untrue to our principles.


Fourth-The professed sympathy of the
Radical ommittees and conventions paraded
M algs, ls.E 4
support of the Radical Tax Payers ticket il
entitled TO and shall receive at our hands the
contempt 1t deserves. We are freemen, pos
sessed Of enough intelligence TO know the
motive of those who would allure us to their
support, and We spurn their hypocritical pre-
tensions RS base and unreal


Ffth-We owe to the Democratic party the
liberal naturalization laws under which We
have become citizens of free republic. We
owe to that party the repeal Of the odious
Sunday laws, by which we were trammelled
under Radical authority. We owe 10 that
party that our Cosmopolitan school has be-
come a State Institution. Our countrymen
throughout the Western States owe to liberal
pre-emption laws, passed by the Democratic
party, their easily acquired farms and homes
We owe to the Radical party the present odi-
Gus system Of Internal Revenue continued by
the votes of that party after its necessity was
past. We owe to that party the present un-
just and odious high tariff that is eating out
our substance; and we owe TOT the oppressive
taxes which We are compelled to pay to sup
port an army Of Federal Assessors and Col
leciOTs. And more than ALL We owe to that
party tho Odious Fifteenth Amendment which
destroys the sovereignty of the States, and
fills our cities with the pagan slaves from
China.


.SINth-LCOking then to the records Of the
past, and consulting our own and the rspub-
he's safety and happiness for the future, we
declare our intentions to support nj the cleo
tion on the 7th of September. 1870, the Dem
ocra.c ticket for municipal officers, and there.
by 10 prove to the world that we are true to
ourselves, TO our party and our principles,
and that we can not be made the dupes which
our adyersaries and opponents sought to make
us. MANY GERMAN CITIZENS