The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-02
CITIZENS OF FOREIGN BIRTH.


From the NelV York PoIt.
Most OF the nnturaliZed citfIens yota
win the Democratic party. They now
IorHi IN all the northern States, II very
large part of its strength; and IL is9
common'clhim OF the Democrats that
Iney represent the peculiar interests OF
citizens OF foreign birth, and protect
them against oppression.
rms claim had some plausibility
many years ago. Then Millard Fill
more, James and Erastus Brooks. |
FRANK T. Blair, Fernando Wood, John
S \; Jacobs, Edward o. Perrin, ELI =.
Norton, anu many more OF those now
loudly supporting Mr.. Seymour, were
advocating severe restrictions nnon
naturalization. The Democratic partv
was wise enough TO see that in a ma
, non whose hopes of growth depend
largeiy on ITS attraciiveness for the adj
Vehturons and industrious men of En-.
rope, such restrictions will never be
tolerated. They earned the pratitnJa
OF all citizens of foreign BIRTH by de.
ieaIing and destroying the movement,
1ne present democratic party inher-
1t has no right to them. There ia no !
longer any question in this nation OF !
the welcome 1t extends TO all men. of
whatever birth, who seek a home here :
ihe Democrats are no more sincere I'm
th1S welcome than the Republicans. I
n
desiring honest men OF every EurOpean y
country to come and join us in deyeI.
ing and enjoying the riches of This
continent, and are unanimous also I'm
cneerluliy according to all who come
the rights OF citizenship. The oues
tion OF prescribing men tor.birth is set L
tied forever. n
On every really living question In g.
which the men OF European birth s.
among us are interested, the Democra- e
I IIc party Is against their interests. 3
1 Iney are beginning TO understand this 81
no effort to make 1t more and more l.
pam ana prominent. The number of h
supporters of Grant and GriswoId
!monG the naturalIzed citizens is airea. tt
~ large, and rapidly increasing. So b,
oon as the character and tendencies of W
ne Democratic party are fully under Ia
lood by them there will be IL very large hf
,roportion OF them on the Republicsn tr
lue' and the party of plumber, violence DC
nd fraud will be finally broken down. tn
Every man who comes to this countrv Sc
ependent on his own labor has n 10
lrect interest in the honorable position tn
labor. His natural foe is the man CO
mo despises toll; the man who believes ab
nat capital should own labor: the th
IAN who sneers at honest workmen as va
The party which sustained slavery ler
IuId not have kept "the foreign vo,eT, mr.,
year, but for the skilful management thC
us uemanogues of the passions ex-
ted BY The prescription which Fill +
ore, Blair and Brooks were advocat-
Y. tnsSe passions are now ont of rrc
ate, and have little force, The ONLY tt
II means the democrats had of keen "a "a
thht vote this year WAS by dpclRr. n ii
= IoF the rights, honor and dignity Of I;'
poF everywhere. They have declared ho,
alnst them, and shall they succeed R;,
nnIHlF fFN.
hlcn III no proper sense belongs 10 IT
The Irish or German Iaborer oupbt ino
oe Tree 10 go into any state in this ral
mon. and work with his hands. He Gu
mot do so. Over nearly half or the mes
untry labor is reckoned 6isLonorahjn LoE
cry white man not born on the soii wa'
as a "cnrpet- bapper,'- OF
IN which in the Alabama Dialect ia
IRE bitter reproach than "horse. .tbIefi' 7
murderer" Six hundred thousand Clio
lare miles OF land, capable OF repay- $50,
Intelligent culture more richly than Gle
other equal tract in The world, lie cha
ploughed and implanted. because tory
for emigrant laborers is not made
erabie there. Tho policy which ex-
ues lnem Is the policy of the demo
tic party. That which would omen
3 land to all laboring men IL the
icy OF the Republicans. IT
'ur citizens OF foreign birth ara In tor
ested in stable and firm govern peo
nj; III Freedom OF speech; in the staI
led order of society; in lhs snraoJ thu
Intelligence; in the education OF their The
ldren. They are interested in the rail
lOr OF the republic; In the preservn- ing
! OF its good faith; in the elevation was
IL credit. They generally come here MOI
hout accupu ulHted capital; although Eve
leave behind them, in other lands. trou
amounts OF mony seeking employ III
ut. They are interested in making vigC
country the Iavorite place for Ibe proc
CstLnent of tho surplus capital for day
whole world; for every dollar OF il aug
night here will add TO the rewards of tuIh
Or in America three times us much Til
must pay in interest to the foreign ana
Ter. lish
Or these reasons, the marty NJ tho avoG
zen OF foreign birth ought IN ha tho Tues
y of peace, OF honesty, OF freedoms; mad
party which maintains the dignity and
Ibor every where; the party which outri
olds the credit OF the republic and
republican government against
y form of repudiation. Towards
party this whole class of citizens
irawn by every motive which ought Th
hnence their political Views. They leans
find among Republicans every Is for
70 II hearty aud brOtherly welcome. killel
porte