rmany. Vice-chancellor Franz von Papen was a non-Nazi selected to keep Hitler's power in check.(Wait Pg. 11) In fact, Vice chancellor Papen stated, "Within two months we will have pushed Hitler so far in the corner that he'll squeak." Many of the non-Nazi leaders thought having Hitler as a leader would be an advantage for them. They realized he had a great speech giving ability and they wanted to use it to convey their views. Hopefully, they thought, he would ruin the democracy and then they could elect a new leader. They wanted to go back to the old days of the Kaiser. But one person saw this event as an extremely bad thing. It was one of Hitler's old comrades, General Erich Ludendorff. This was the telegram he sent to President Hindenburg after appointing Hitler chancellor:
             "By appointing Hitler Chancellor of the Reich you have handed over our sacred German Fatherland to one of the greatest demagogues of all time.
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