National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-31
Hatred OF Foreigners.


October 90, 1879.
TO The Editor of The National Republican;
SIR: Readers of the Post the city organ of
the Simon-pure Democracy, have now and
then served up for their dclcctation little odi-
torial squibs anont the predominancc of the
foreign" element nominated for municipal
office by the Democratic party in New York
City, and doubtless these malevolont shafts con-
ceived in tho proscriptive, intolerant nature of
the Know-Nothing editor find kindly SYM
pathy in the sentiments entertained by the
majority of the readers of the Post, who are
largely made up Of the pro-Southern element,
ever noted for their hostility to tho for
eigner" and their unwillingness to welcome
him to settle upon their waste and unproduc-
tive millions of acres of idle land. 1t is true
that some of the Southern cities afforded in the
past field for the employment of the hardy
and strong but unskiled labor Of the willing,
industrious and toiling Irishman; but this was
ALL rs the advent of the intelligent Irishman
or German professional or business man has
always been looked upon with aversion by
TIE true-bluc Southern man. Many adopted
citizens still iiviSg in this city can recall the
days of the plug.uglies in pU,s:::..,"re and in
Washington and the fierce hostility enter
tanned toward the foreigner by the New Or
leans CdaHdIie, but while remembering this,
however, we do not forget that noble men like
Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, were not wanting
in our hour of trial to curb aud keep in check
the fiery Southern mans hostility toward the
foreigner, whose lot was cast in the land OF
Dixie. To the iutolerant spirit now latent the
editor of the Post panders in its reiterated false
statement of the exclusion of the native ele-
ment from the John Kelly or Tammany
ticket. StilsOn like many others of his ilk,
will insist upon calling men Irish if they
happen to bear an Irish name, even though
their ancestry in this country runs back to be-
yond the Revolutionary days--and there are
many Irish names which can boast OF such
ancestry, rs we Irish are by no means stran-
gers in this land of liberty. We came at the
beginning and will continue to come to the
end. Now it happens that John Kelly and a
majority of the other nominees of Tammany,
clas5ed by the Post as Irishmeu, are really ma
tives OF New York city aud have never been
known i'll connection with matters of q purely
Irish project.
John Kelly is admitted by his enemies to be
pure and honorable man. Can Stilson's
friends say rs much of him and speak the truth?
John Kelly is now continuing the good work
of reformation initiated by the overthrow of
Boss Tweed, and it is to be hoped that next
election day in New York State will show that
Kelly has settled Tilden as etiectually as
Tweed was done for.
The Post has many Irish readers and they
have noticed for long time back its unfriendly
bearing toward them and Irish questions,
as well as its very pro-English attitude on all
occasions; but that, l presume, cannot be
helped, as it is the nature of the animal. 1t
may, however, be well for the Irish citizens OF
Washington to bear in mind these little squibs
from Stilson's own pen. / would suggest
Irish Democrat as l am-that "a few thousand
copies of the Hutchings virus relative to John
kcllys ticket" in the Post OF October 80 be
printed for distribution among the nsturalized
citizens of New York city anu Brooklyn, as it
might be productive of some good.
KERRY.