Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-22
ASrhIMMIaRA1ION.
A Farm Laborer's View OF the Opera
Hons z the Immigrant Commits
arOnera.

tfonH the Immigraut Commits
siOners.
Editor Gazette q, Journal; One of the mos
singular, at the same time one Of the
most impudent, documents ever presented
to Legislature, WAS the report Of the i'm,
migration commissioners, appointed by
the governor OF the State. As am q
farm hand, and have no education 10
speak Of, would like some information.
l know good deal about horses, COWS,
sheep, pigs, poultry, 60; still /
ind 1t very hard 10 get work
In the winter and still harder
to get wages enough to feed and oloths
myself and family. But that blasted
immigration Commission has been send
ing over to England and Germany for
help to come over and take the jnbs out
OF our hands and besides wants the LeRis-
lature to give them money to help them
In their scheme, and me and every other
workman in the State TO be taxed to help
pay their passage over and then they
take our Job out Of our hands. Amt
that smArt trick for them to dor l
wonder II they call that Civil Service
reformf
They tell us they have spent over
$4,000 Of our money, some OF 1t for print.
ing. Mr.. Editor, did you get any OF thst
money to print documents 10 blind these
greenhorns and TO tell them that the
White Clay creek runs ibto the Chris
tiana; that this is the land OF milk and
honey, where they grow peaches, and
beets to make sugarH Also, that they
have sgepts on the other side Of the
water who invite them to their houses,
give them tea, 60 ard one OF these
printed documents abOut such q fine
country, plenty Of grapes and peers,
peaches and brandy. OF course the agent
gets e5, and likely the commissioner &5
more, although they do not like TO
acknowledge 1t, for every one shipped
after they have swelled his head.
But the greenhorn, after he or she
comes over, is not 30 green, for as soon as
put to living on com cake down here
they jump the State, and as the age Of
owning people has passed by, the oon.
missioners want law made to put every
man In jail that hGrbors al, Of these
greephores or glvss them wcrk VI feeds
them with piece OF good home made
white bread, iarteGd OF corn cake. They
want to tell us the fArmer owns them
because they have paid their passage
money what 8 pity they osu't.
thought I'D Abe Lincoln put an end to
that kind Of property. Now, ss they say
the farmers have paid the money, what do
the commissioners wart 20 mucn mUr. for
read in the Philadelphia Pspers about
Knights Of Labor" to protect themselves |
aud drangerB doing tue same. Now II ali |
he farm servants in the State will |
rTAnse aud Gail taemselves "DsyB Of
Hlbor" to protect themselves against the |
immigration commission, will head the
at with Gilt don't get to chew but one
Jug Of tObscoo in year. Now, fellow
forkmsn, this piece Of business ia nothing
short Of an outrage on us poor farm |
Iaborers, askirg the Legislature to tax us
to help to bring to this country people to
lake away our own living; and the ones
who come are not bsttersd in condition
but come here under false pretenses and
then of course must have their living of |
u us. FARM SERVANT.