Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1884 — FIGHTING THE COMMON ENEMY. [ARTICLE]

FIGHTING THE COMMON ENEMY.

Platform of the Bolting: German Republicans of Illinois. [From the Chicago Daily News.] Sixty-five leading Germans of Illinois were In consultation at the Palmer House, Saturday, to organize in the interest of the Democratic national and State tickets. Gen. Lieb called the meeting to order, and ex-Gov. Koemer, of Belleville, was chosen to preside. His speech was delivered in the English language. He arraigned the Republican party for its prohibition tendencies. This, he declared, was a particular reason why the Germans should take a stand against that party. Upon the snggestion of Francis A. Hoffman, Jr., the remainder of the proceedings were conducted in German. The first business was the reception of reports from the Congressional districts. • All but two or three were represented, those having large German populations sending several delegates. All of them reported large Democratic gains from Republican Germans, and, judging from the statements made, it would appear that the Teutons are all heading toward Democracy. After these reports had been made, a long series of resolutions was adopted. It gave a history of German opposition to the Knownothing movement, which had brought unity of action among them, and had resulted in their going in a body against slavery. This led them into the Republican party, but, now that prohibition and rehglous fanaticism had sprung up, they would join in fighting a common enemy. The resolutions further declared that, as ninetenths of the Prohibitionists vote the Republican ticket, it becomes a question of vital importance for German-American citizens to defeat that ticket and vote with the Democrats, in whose principles they have the best guaranty for personal liberty and individual rights. Call Off Your Dogs. An “Impatient Democrat" writes from Washington to the New York Herald: Messrs. Blaine and Logan have, very imprudently, suffered their managers to open a campaign of dirt against Gov. Cleveland, which, unless they “call off their dogs,” will presently bear very unpleasant results for the Republican candidate, and for not a few other prominent Blaine men. Democrats here have become impatient of the impudent Blaine dirt-flinging, and are taking measures to prepare some biographical sketches of Blaine and of Blaine men which will enlighten the publio concerning not only the early but the later lives of a number of men who are now

engaged in the infamous and in them extremely hypocritical work of flinging dirt at Gov. Cleveland. “It is a dirty business,” said a Kentucky Democrat to me “and Mr. Blaine ought to call off his dogs. He ought to call off his dogs, because he has a family whom he ought to consider; he ought to call off his dogs because among his zealous supporters are men who have families who onght to be considered. The Blaine leaders and managers—not to speak of Blaine himself—have, in too many cases, records which they oertainly do net desire to have published. They onght to call off their dogs; and. in my judgment, they ought to be quick about it. The grand old party has had Vice Presidents, it has had foreigu Ministers, it has had Senators and Representatives, Speakers and Cabinet officers whose lives, if they were exposed, would make a very disgusting record. They onght to call off their .dogs, for if the private lives of public men are to be scrutinized, the leaders of the party which has ruled in Washington sinoe 1861, and many of whose leaders, past and present, have had hot blood, will be nnsparingly shown up.” Mr. Blaine had better call off his infamous dogs.