The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-04
Pitiful Appeals


A more patry species Of demogo2uery
than is often exhibited hereabouts now a
days, we have never witnessed. The
systematic appeals TO the bigo,riee and
prejudices Of particular classes, are push
ed 10 their utmost limits. We wish the
people generally could fully unders AMI
the nature and extent OF the arts employ
ed, for we feel sure that foreign born
citizens would be indignant at the credu,
lity which is presumed upon their part, TO
mako them the ,pes Of such articles.
and the citizens of native birth would be
no less indignant at the imputations upon
their own loyalty and character, and the
seditous feeling which is stirred up by
such appeals. It is no eleotioneering
trick, it IS matter Of fact, susceptible Of
proof, that at these dark lantern meet
lungs foreign born citizens are urged and
entreated TO vote against the American
born TO make issue with them as Ameri-
oaas, to put down the American people
by concentrating their own vote upon
public questions, and establishing their
own peculiar notions in place Of prevail
ing ones Let natives ponder this fact,
and. whatever may be their party pre-
objections, decide how well they can rel
ish this appeal to foreign immigrants to
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homes. Let them reflect whether thew
have the spirit to submit to any such ap
peals for their sabugation Let the for
eign-born voter refecs how much for his
advantage or disa Iva tag il may prove
TO toment dscoId between different
classes of our people. ms cad Of labaring 10
make them all as fast AMI Us lar possible
one people ia feeling, aim and hope. -
Whatever may be the country Of their birth
they wish 10 Be Americans too. for the
only hope OF them and their children, is
the Great Republic. Every attempt to
perpetuate tue distinctions OF birth. 10
renier such distinctions broader, clearer
and more inetfaceable, tends so far to-
wards hindering the American cation and
homogenousness Of ali our people, 7, II
ders II so much the more difficult fol
them TO wipe out the distinctions, to place
themselves on the same footing, and ic
feel, fully and entirely. that they TOO ars
Americans, and Americans only.
1t Is mistake, it il worse than d
mistake, 1t is wicked, almost fiendish, -
this systematic and earnest effort 10 ARA,
foreign born citizens against the natives
by trying to persuade them that they hav
separate Interests; that they must pa
dopn the Americans; that there is res
hostility Of principle, feeling, and ntere>
between them. They Will find that h
native population 1DA not be put down; thu
they have lost sight OF their own interest
IN the effort TO overcome the people VII
have furnished them homes, food and
land OF liberty; and that the only person
who have been in any WY benefited, ar
those demagogu@s who have sought I
delude them and betray their Interests
with a reckless disregard'of principle al
the public welfare, solely to add little
their influence and Importance, and hel
them divide few paltry Offices and sma
salaries among themselves For Gu
part. we wish all the people who ha,
'neir homes IN this country could feel an
act like Americans, IN hear, and spifi
and only like Americans bu, we can
help feeling that native born citizen
Just as good as any other, if he conduct
himself as well, notwithstanding the ga
try politicians who are trying to max
capital By denying it. Let ali such sea
tious mischief makers be marked; i
their Vaccinations be scattered to Il
winds, and their candidates crushed by II
righteous Indignation which their base al
peals should call forth let every ma
Interested in fixing the stamp Of infsm
upon them. and in depriving them of the
dangerous occupation. exhibit his spir
tie balio. box on Monday next.
hAiLsoap IssrALMrars.-We are r,
quested by VIM. C. Graham, ESQ,
siae that he will call on the slockholdel