Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-11
The RepubHrap.
Our Foreign Population.

a writer IN the CINCINNATI POtES-
frcund has been exploring the census
reports for interesting results touching
the distribution of the most important
national elements of the American pop
ulation among employments. One
conspicuous he fluids to be that the
Anglo American shuns rough and
hard work, and as far as p ssible turns
to his own advantage The labor OF the
others. The German prefers work
with his hands. but work which makes
some demand upon the brains, such as
manufa ctures and the mechanical arts
afford. Irlshmen 90 the heavy work,
showing preference for the pick and
spade, and yet very many Irish, quite
as. many of them, indeed, as OF the Ger
mans, become dealers aud an astonlsh-
ing number Of Them 6nd employment
in the working of the railroads. The
strength Of the German element, I'M
migrants aud their children, is estlmat-
ed at somewhat more than ~, 000,U
that of the Irish element at somewhat
less, and that Of the native American,
negroes included. at nearly II 900. 600
Of 100000 of farmers (using round
numbers) nearly $50 900 are Germans
and 10000 are Irish. From CON-
parison of these numbers it appears
that Immigrants of both nationalltes
betake themselves m)re generally to
the cities and towns than is commonly
supposed as in proportion to the rela-
tive numbers Of the population there
ought to be at least 100000 of Ger
man and Irish farmers. 1t is also we'll
known that Germans are more partial
than Irish to farm life. In Wisconsin
the state which has The largest German
prpulationhey form the largest majority
of the 20 0OU farmers. There are l 1,
900 Irish farmers in The State. In
Ohio there are are 10000 farmers Of
whom %, 900 are immigrant Germans,
and only $500 Irish are given.
How little taste Americans have for
What is called service is fact uuiver-
sally Known, while the Irish in their
natural state are known to be partial to
the employment They also possess in
their original state excellent qualifica-
lions for it. But, alas in republican
America they are apt to lose both the
taste aud the aptitudes. According to
our authority. of million Of servants
in the United States II 600 are Ger
mans and 10000 Sarc Irish. 1t is
guessed that the negroes, not separate
ly specified, make up three-fourths of
the rest. In trade and the transmission
of goods $4,000 persons are employed !,
of whom 10000 are Germans and
ITO, 900 are Irish.
In the ecclesiastical state it seems
that neither Germans or Irish MAKE
much show relatively, as of $4,000
clereymen only 2,746 are Germans and
about LOO are Irishmen. OF the g.,
2S5 journalists, 3l4 are Germans and
ia Irish by birth. Our German
contemporary feels at liberty to exult in
the fact that the entire country there
are only 81 German :'showmen and
showwomen' "a fact which seems to
prove that Germans hold slightly by
humbug. Our l2O, 900 teachers, only
5000 are Germans and 1000 Irish
while of the $500 musicians, 2,4OO
are Germans and 800 Irish.
[ is often made a reproach to Ger
mans that they like the business of
keeping saloons. It appears, however,
from the census that of the 81 900
drinking. house keepers only IL 600
are Germans, and only 1000 are Irish.
Of the l4,UU0 barkeepers $500 are
German and 1859 arc Irish
Of the million or more day laborers
$4,000 are Irish and $4,000 are
Germans, and of the $4,000 railroad
laborers 1000 are Irish and 1900
are Germans. The contrast is signif-
cant, as it shows that the Germans,
thanks to their schooling, are less gen.
orally than the other nationality CON-
PEELED to engage in work utterly rude
and unskilled.
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