▁a ▁journalist . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁Social ▁Dem ocrat ▁party , ▁but ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁small ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁numerous ▁post - Arm ist ice ▁parties ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Austria , ▁it ▁quickly ▁failed . ▁ ▁Having ▁met ▁Anton ▁Dre x ler ▁through ▁his ▁work , ▁he ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁men ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁D AP : ▁Dre x ler , ▁Gott fried ▁Feder ▁and ▁Diet rich ▁E ck art . ▁Es ser ▁joined ▁the ▁party , ▁holding ▁membership ▁card ▁No . ▁ 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁met ▁Hitler ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁press ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Reichs wehr ▁( Ar my ▁of ▁the ▁We imar ▁Republic ), ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁editor ▁of ▁V öl k ischer ▁Be ob ach ter ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁public ▁appearances ▁in ▁Pass au . ▁ ▁Es ser ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁speaker ▁to ▁r ouse ▁his ▁audience , ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁political ▁meet ings ▁of ▁groups ▁and ▁parties ▁that ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁f rown ed ▁upon . ▁Es ser ' s ▁speech es ▁were ▁described ▁by ▁Louis ▁S ny der ▁as ▁" c ru de , ▁un c ult ured , ▁of ▁low ▁moral ▁character ", ▁featuring ▁the ▁kernel ▁of ▁future ▁Naz i ▁policies : ▁extreme ▁national ism ▁and ▁anti - S emit ism . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁