The effects of this union has been t >
!drive the Germans from the party. Thus
in Columbus, fifty Germans who never vo
ted the Republican ticket are out for
Chase. In Cleveland, four hundred have
pledged themselves to oppose hereafter the
Democratic organization. In Cincinnati
over a thousand have taken the same
course. An !so it goes all over the state.
Tiie Columbus Germans make the follow
ing plucky pledge:
“We, the undersigned, naturalized citi
zens of Columbus, have heretofore cheer
ful!.// supported the democratic ticket , from
the fact that we were innocent enough to
suppose that the party was liberal in its
views, and opposed to know-nothingism ;
but fiom recent developments, wo are sat
isfied the party only wishes to use us mere
ly as ‘hewers of wood’ and ‘drawers of wa
ter,’ treating us kindly before election and
kicking us afterward. We have therefore
pledged ourselves to abstain from support
ing the democratic ticket at the coining
election, for the following reasons:
“Ist. A majority of the officers holding
office under our democratic President, are
know-nothings.
“2d. Several individuals on our state
ticket, belong to the order.
“3d. A majority of our city officers, e
leeted as democrats belong to the order.
“We have heretofore, by our votes, built
up the democratic party, and in return for
our sufrages, we have received nothing but
contumely and insult.
