The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-29
RadicaIiSm and Foreigners.

RadiCaliSm and Foreigners.
If there had ever been doubt that the
Radical party is opposed TO a naturalized
foreigner exercising the right of suffrage, that
doubt was removed by the infamous conduct
Of that party at the October election In the
city of Philadelphia. A large number of
foreigners, principally Germans, and Irish
men, were naturalized during the month of
September before Judge Sharswood, one of
the Judges of the Supreme Court. This was
done in the same manner and upon the same
evidence that other Judges of that Court had
performed the same duty for years past. The
Radical leaders discovered that about three
fourths of these paturaiized citizens intended
voting the Democratic ticket, and in order
to deprive them Of their votes they induced
John M. Read, one Of the Judges of the
Court, who is either a knave or fool, OF
perhaps both. to write letter stating it as
his opinion that Judge Sharswood's proceed
ipgs were illegal, although this same Judge
John IL. Read, had done the very same thing
in the same Court one year ago. This letter
Of Reads was intended. and was so regard
ed by the Radical election officers in the city,
as an instruction to them, by Judge Of the
Supreme Court, to reject all naturalization
certificates dated in September, and that if
they should be prosecuted for so doing the
Court would sustain them in their action.
In pursuance of this conspiracy no certi6-
cot af
last were received at any election poll in
Philadelphia aUhere the Radicals had ma
jority Of the election oficers. 1t is believed
that at least three thousand naturalized citi-
zens were thus cheated cut of their legal
right to vote. No election officer in this
State has the shadow of right to go behind,
or reject, a certificate of naturalization to
which the seal Of Court is affixed. If he
does so. he commits perjury, and openly vio-
lates the Act of Assembly of July I'd, 1899.
which provides as follows:
"That having been an alien, he has been
naturalized conformably to the laws of the
United States; and as the ONLY evidence
thereof he shall produce a certificate thereof,
under the seal of the Court where such natu-
ralZatlOn LOOK place."
1t has also been charged that John "
Geary, who disgraces the Executive chair of
this State, visited Philadelphia before the
election and promised in advance to pardon
all the election officers who might be indicted
and convicted for violation of the law
above referred to. Geary ought to know all
about the law in reference to certificates of
naturalization, for it is well known here that
when he resided in this county, in 1e45, he
was indicted in the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, of this county for the offence of forging
one of them.
The Radical leaders thus reject the votes
of naturalized Germans and Irishmen and
at the same time support and endorse Con
gress that has conferred the right of suffrage,
in open violation of the Constitution, on
SeUen hundred thousand ignorant negroes in
ten States. They exclude the votes of citi
zens Of German and Irish descent and claim
the suffrage for the negro, as a natural and
sacred right, and practically give him supre-
macy over the white man in large portion
of the Republic. If, after this, naturalized
citizen can vote for party that proscribes
him, unless he votes in certain way, he is
a slave and is unworthy to exercise the high
privilege which the government has confer
red upon him.