Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1884 — THE GERMANS SOLID. [ARTICLE]

THE GERMANS SOLID.

■tant Action of the Connecticut Fort- ■ schritts Bund. ■ [Hew York special.] ■gates representing the various ■es of the Connecticut Fortschritts ■>r German Progressive union in the ■let in convention at New Haven, on ■fc, The meeting was a special one ■for the purpose of discussing the ■ntial tickets in the field and decid■ch of them should receive the sup- ■ the organization. About 100 dele■ttended the day’s convention. Presi■Yilliam Griesinger, of Bridgeport, ■he address of welcome. He said: ■not assemble for any mercenary moll tools of a political machine, but as ■mtatives of German citizens of Const, who only have in view the honor ■ifare of their country. The proceed■sulted in the drawing up of a state■f the voters, and especially the Ger■ters of the State, which was unani- ■ adopted. The address, by way of ■ction, institutes a comparison beBthe principles and tendencies of the ■at parties, which is practically an ar■ent of the Republican organization, ■ng to Blafne, the address declares ■is the personification of all that is ■t in the Republican party. His whole I as a public man is tainted with ■ and associated with measures hos■he general good of the country. As ■ Democratic party, the address states ■rile it does not come up io the high■al of the Fortschritts Bund, it stands ■form of abuses in the public service, ■gress, for the largest individual lib■nd for regard for the welfare of the ■gmen. Therefore, all voters are ■o cast their ballots and exert their ■to elect Cleveland and Hendricks, ■ddress will be submitted to each lof the organization throughout the ■or approval.