The Germans For An Honest Dollar

Ainong the German-American citizeue oL New York none is botter known or more thoroughly reepeeted than Mr. Jacob H. Schirt'. Poryearshe has been prominent in all good works, liberal tu all good causes, and willing to devote time and attention to civie duties. In politics Mr. Scbiö' bas been independent, and it was because of all these things that the influence of his name was Bought liy Messers. Schurz, ütteudorfer, Yillard and others in aid of the American Cleveland and Free Trade movement they are trying to get under wa}'. In reply to their invitation, Mr. Schiff has written a letter which ought to be read not ouly by every German-Americau n the country, but by every sound business man of whatever national origin. It is for business reasons that Mr. Schiff refuses to join the SchurzOttendorfer- Villard movement. As a man interested especially in sound linance, he writes to those gentlemen : You, with every intelligent voter, know that the paramount question of the day is the sil ver question. You well know that the tariff is for the present settled by legislation, and that no matter how unjust some may considorexisting laws, an attempt at this time to unsettle, throuiih new legislation on the tariff, the basis to which business alïairs have only just begun to adjust themselves, would be f olio wed by the graves t eonsequences to our commercial prosperity. The struggle of necessity upon us is upon the silver question, and during the next four years, no doubt, it is to be finally decided whether our curreucv sliall retain the qualities which are recognized by practically the entire civilized worid, or whether our dollar is to be degraded to the standard of Mexico and India, and ourcommerce andpeople to be in cousequence subjected to all the depression and misery uow prevailing in those countries. Every one, says Mr. Schiff, knows just where the republican caudidates and the republican party stand ou this question ; but the democratie Congress is a "frauduleut free coinage "Congress, and the democratie Vice-Presidential candidate a greenbacker and an advocate of wildcat banks and fiat moiiey. These are facts that must be taken into account. Mr. Schift' tells his mugwump friends : Kar be it from me to detract from tlie high character of Mr. Cleveland. But you have made this one man your idol, and if by any fatality he should become incapacitated for liis oflice the candidate who is the nominee of the democratie party for Yice-President is one over whose qualifications you have evidently fouud it wise to pass in silence. Kor have you much to say in your appeal, except in ;üi apologetic way, in favor of the party as whose banner bearer Grover Cleveland has again been chosen. AVell do I understand your silence in this respect. Ketter than many of those to whom your appeal is directed, do you understand that tlie adininistration in the hands of the democratie party, with its present Vice-Presidential candidate called by accident to the presidency, would be a standing mciiace to the country. His conclusión is tlïat as the GermanAmerican yoter is accustomed to reflect, and as he is in favor of honest currency and sound finance, he must inevitably come to the conclusión that the welfare of his adopted country demand that he cast bis vote for Benjamin Harrison and Whitlaw Eeid, the nomineo of the Republican party. There are thousands of conservative American vofers who have heretofore uiten voted the democratie ticket, and who eupported Cleveland fouryears ur eiglit years ayo, who will come to the saine conclusión as Mr. Schift'.