The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-31

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Among all the various kinds of dema-
goguery, there is none more deleterious
10 its eject upon the tone Of public feel
ing and sentiment, than that of appealing
10 the prejudices of for .ign- born citizens,
and making use Of any little envious or
jealous feeling which may exist or which
it may be possible to stir up among them
towards our native population, in order to
control their votes. 1t is detrimental and
deplorable, be ause it creates and keeps
alive a continual suspicion and jealousy
which is liable on exciting occasions to
break out into open hostility ii impresses
upon their minds the idea that there i. a
conflict Of interest between themselves
and the people among whom they have
come to dwell ; that they have separate
interests. requiring distinct organization
and effort among themselves to secure and
project; that the American people are
their enemies, seeking 10 prevent the en-
Joymcnt of their liberties, and to domi
ncer andiyrannize over them; tina, they
are still foreigners, upon an alien soil
who yet have their rights to achieve and
establish ; that they must oppose the pre-
yallny sentiments and organic atoms OF
native Americans, not because they are
wrong, but because they arc american
This is the tendency - natural, inevitable
deplorable. II is this species of dema.
goguery which laid the foundation for sc
many bloody riots aud intestine fends II
New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans
s.. Louis, and many other OF cur large
cities within these fifteen wears past
This it was which, right or wrong, bu
naturally and necessarily, created organ
zaions such as the Native American
party, etc, with q view TO counterfeit Cd
posite organizations and influences Blu
for this, no such organization as an espe.
cial American party would have existed
Tor the American people are not Sc
jealous and illibera as ever to have fur
nsshed material for such an organization
unless Their feelings had been goaded "
TO the point Of suspicion aud retaliation
by such demsgogue arts. The parlizar
who engages in or encourages such el
forts, is demagogue Of the most danger.
Gus class, and whether his station to higl
or low, whether lie prowl for bis pre-,
around the purlleus of grog shops ant
gambling saloons, or ply his arts in some
higher station,-he deserves the seve1es,
rerrobaiion Of every true Republican
Such arts are, perhaps, not SO exten,
sively, at least not SO successfully, EN-
Pioyed, at this present time, as they have
been heretofore, for the indignation oil
The people has been to a great extent
aroused and their watchfulness provoke ed
by The extent to which they have been
practiced. Sull, there will al ali times be
found men unpatrotie, selfish, base
enough to ioment such feelings aud en-
gage IN such censurable employment
Such men are sill endeavoring to compass
their ends by these means, reckless alike
OF the public welfare and the public safe
~. The extent to which they carry theil
efforts is almost as incredible as il i.
shameless and disgusting Witness the
following frcm contemporary print:
lime has also shown that. Will,
many .dmerican born citizens have proven
traitors TO their country, no. one of 70 eicr
birth has, since the revolutions fraternizI
to foreign influence.
When demagoguery reaches SO law
depln as this,-when, in the eager scram
bic for foreign influence and foreign vote
II tells the foreign-born citizens that the
are better, more patriotic, more Anne ricar
than those born upon our soil and nurture
nnder our insti;uions,-it would realI
seem that their purpose was too apparel
and their sincerity too questionable TO d.
Jude the foreigner himself, while The con
pline0t 10 American institutions, Amer
cen character and American loyalty d,
serves TIE csnsurs and contempt oil ii
raiivs. We make no impeachment Of Il