Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-21
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A goyerRmenS that docs the beat for the
people onghl TO survive. Why does Pat
leave the Emerald I.ie and John, the Flow.
cry kingdom and wsnd his way TO the Uni
ted States Of America9 Why moi 70 10
England OF Russial The answer 10 this
qncsiiOn docs moi puzzle anybody. Our
country has become the Eldorado Of the
world. We hold out both hands and in.
viie the rich and poor Of MI lands 10 come
and taste the sweets Of liberiy--coms and
dig our soil and get rich ont Of ont mines
and build up homes under our propitious
skies that would be the envy Of the Monte
Sumas. But in n twinkling the tables TO
all this aIighr he turned. Let Congress
make our country despolic-pass laws That
grind the face Of the poor and see how
soon the tide Of emigration would turn.
And since we have been walking for nnny
years on freedoms soil we have learned to
Sny, lie, dtspo,s die, and nll despotisms 20
along and die together with the gaqping ty.
rants. There is a bill before Congress TO
limit the number Of Chinamcn or to shut
out the Heather Chinee. The object is to
protect our workmen. II In said we can.
not rival John in cheap labor. Pat has
tried his hand with John and John comes
out ahead each time. 1t is even said that
John beats the Yankee, and that is saying
good deal for John. For almost every.
body admits that the Yankee beats His
Royal HighneES, the Devil. II ia claimed
however that John is not fair. lie wearr
cheap blouse which costs nll told next
door TO nothing at all, ornamented behind
with long pig tail, and to cap the climax
Of all social and political economy John
eats rats GracicuSl We feed our irSmr'
on mince pie and doughnuts sprinkled over
with crushed sugar and give him ten OF
twenty cent Spanish cigar and lucifcr Ia
light IL by II he will only leave our door
yard and go on his way rejoicing. Only
hear him smack his lips and say as lie
tramps along: Wonderful country this
wonderful country! by gingoen!" and he
puffs away at his cigar like young Anei.
lean locomotive Now what would be the
consequence II the Celestial Empire should
pour in upon us say somewhat less than
four hundred millions OF rat eaters? Why
evidently some OF the rats would be enter
up. Pat and Bridget must work for lea
pay-give up tobacco aud whisky and per
haps wear cheap blouse minus the pig
tail. And the evcrlasting Yankee-why-
wouldn't he be obliged TO pcddIe wooder
hams and nut megs? No sir lie coult
out.wind amy live man-henihen chinet
not excepted-only give time. Chase nnc
Sherman have solved for us the most diff
cult financial problems. An America,
dollar is dollar now in spite OF Wal
street bulls and bears the world over Fol
earih'H as we'll MS heavens sake don't let VI
go back on the first principle of liberty anC
build = cursed Chinese wall across thu
American Continent. Let the Heather
Chinee come aud eat up all our rats anC
teach some of our swells and bastinadoe
how to live cheap. And in turn ii we can
teach the pig-tails something let us gC
on a foreign mission build n college il
Tartary aud leach the nations to cast thei
idols to the moles and to the batS and wor
ship a God who commands all people
kindred and tongues to give up barbarism
Nor