Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-23
N4TIONILTTTES.

A vicious element IN our American So
cial, religious and political life is being
infused into the body polite by the main
tanning of distinct lines of the different ma
tionalities of the old world. The invita-
ton to all the peoples, of all the
nations under heaven to come freely to
our shores to establish themselves in
homes, and to enjoy with US the citizen
ship of the country, with all its rights and
immunities, did not contemplate the
bringing with them of governmental
ideas and practices, and the maintained
nationalities of the countries whence they
and usages was rightly and justly ex-
pected; and disregard of our nationality,
and our institutions, and a substitution of
others is an abuse of the welcome extend
ed, and really fraud upon our civil
and social modes.
Yet those nationalities are encouraged
by political demagogues to keep up these
foreign distinctions. Some time ago a
demagogue, in a public speech,
gushed, and invited all the
nationalities of the world to send their
emigrants by the million, to ''this land of
the free and home of the brave,' adding:
Uncle Sam is rich enough to give
them all a farm" Of course this tickled
the element" and the demagogue was
popular.
In every political campaign this PERM
cious spirit of caste is fostered and in
voked. The demagogues and public plum
derers in Minnesota are especially gush-
ing and attentive to this foreign element.
Just now this is most especially true in
the Fifth congressional district. Great
reliance is splaced upon the Scandina-
VANS, and the spirit of clan
ship is encouraged and stimulated among
them. Nelson appeals to that spirit of
nationality, and hopes to swoop up the en-
tire Scandinavian vote, on the side of ma
tionality, regardless of his infdelity and
other unworthiness.
1t is believed that the spirit of clanship
will largely secure the Scandinavian vote
for Nelson.
1t is claimed that so per cent. of the
whole vote in some of the counties, in
Y.
is Scandinavian, and it is
further claimed that so per cent. of the en-
tire Scandinavian vote will be certain for
Nelson.
Still further to strengthen the national
ity vote, it is proposed to nominate in the
Fifth district Scandinavian candidate s
for the state legislature, thus combini ng
the legislative and congressional vote.
This is the feast to which American
citizens and electors are invited. foreign
element, not an American element. is in
vited to rule and reign in our domestic
affairs.
If these things are done in the green
tree, what will be done in the dry? How
long before the true genius of our native
institutions will be supplanted?
What passionate cry was raised by the
''Know-Nothing" proscription] of foreign
born citizens! And what is this but the
same spirit of proscriptive Known othing-
ism, aimed to override American born
electors?
None but demagogue, no true patriot
will foster an appeal to this feeling of
caste. No American-born citizen, unless
he be an arrant dema-
gogue, reckless of future con-
sequences, will aim to keep mp this cohe-
sive line of nationality, for mere personal
or partisan advantage. Such course is
unjust unwise, unpatriotic, and destructive
alike of the best interests of American
and foreign born citizens, and a menace
to the perpetuity of our Republican in
stitutions.