Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-07
PATRIOTIC PIxLEY.
The Argonaut Editor De
livers Himself.
A TRADE AGAINST FOREIGNERS
A Man Whom No Country Claims
Puts Himself Out to Uphold
America.

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America.
Special to the Herald bu the Associated Press
San FRANCISCO, July 6.--Frauk M.
Pixley's GRAFTON yesterday at the Fourth
! of July celebration is one Of the chief
topics of conversation on the streets to-
| day. It is pronounced one Of the ablest
and most thoroughly patriotic speeches
ever made and favorable comments are
heard of 1t on all sides. 1t admirably
Contrasts the political methods Of the
born American with those Of the natur-
allied one, and strongly maintains the
exclusion Of the latter from the ballot
box. He says: ITO the men who are
native born on American soil no word Of
apology will be necessary, for they are
the patriots of the land. and | shall
breathe none other than patriotic
thoughts this day. To those citizens by
adoption who have honestly and in
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all foreign powers, and especially to the
prince and potentate under whom they
were born, and in good faith
are observing our laws, no apol-
ogy will be required. for the cour-
teous expressions Of opinions that
the native born American has a right to
enjoy, and on the anniversary Of Ameri-
can Independence has right TO express.
To those aliens who, by fraud, have be-
come citizens. who are here tor selfish
purposes, who have not left their politi-
cal animosities behind them, who make
this soil the skirmish ground of conflicts
to be fought out in foreign lands, with
whose governments we are at peace and
with whose people we are in friendly re-
lations; those who come for beggary,
for criminal conspiracies against our
laws, for thecommissiono ofagrarian crimes,
for the stirring Of social insurrections,
and for the acquisition of property by
theft; who will not work themselves
nor permit other men to work zap.
plause); who interfere ia matters that do
not concern them; who provoke con-
troversies between labor and capital, to
tho injury of capital and the ruin Of
labor; who provoke riots and labor
strikes. that they may loot in the
conhagrations they have started, and
plumber in the confusion they have
created; who Interfere and through
fraud and class prejudice control the
party politics Of our country, In order
that they may revel in expenditure
Of taxes which they do not contribute to
pay; in the making and execution Of
laws which they will not obey, and in
the enjoyment Of offices secured by con-
spiracies with criminal eonfederates,
under the leadership of bosses, with
| whom they divide; who boycott their
neighbors and through labor unions
deny to American boys participation
| ia those trades that are thrown open to
every foreign tramp and vagrant, every
escaped convict or exiled mendicsnt, to
sDjoy; who spend their leisure hours in
idieness, their money in gin, their old
age in dependent poverty; to these
and to all kindred classes, and to all
who sympathize with them and all who
have for them excuse or kind expression,
we have no favors to ask or apologies to
make. lCheers II they are listening
to this oration it is no place for them;
lucy w not ooiuuk III = A8h thdt iOt ouo
day ct least is devoted to the eulogium
Of the spirit of American liberty.
"If there is nybody IN this audience,
native or foreign born, who would inter-
fere with our non-sectarian system OF
free common schools, or acknowledge
an allegiance to any power, foreign, CIV
il or ecclesiasticai, that is higher than
that due to the republican government
of the United States of America. its
Constitution aud laws and the magis-
trates and judges rightfully elected to
! interpres and execute them, we beg
them to leave, lest in the exuberance
of our patriotic emotion we may give
utterance to sentiments that may offend
them. [Applause.]
Referring to the naturalized vote be
says: in politics we hear Of the
| German vote, the Irish vote, the
italian vote, the Jewish VOTE the
'colored VOTE and are compelled in
making nominations to place an Irish.
man, German or other foreigners on the
ticket in order to make it available as a
whole, and 70 commend it to the popular
support. The American vote cuts but q
small figure in American politics, and
the exigency but seldom arises when
lit becomes necessary to give an
American nomination in order to
secure the American vote. Lanehter.)
Is it not about time that we should
marshal the American vote for the pur-
pose Of exercising the American influ-
ence in American affairs? Is it not time
that we set about the publication Of the
ballet box by excluding foreigners from
the enjoyment of the privilege of the
elective franchise, And has not the
time come when we may begin to con.
slider whether we may not SO amend our
immigration laws that we may exclude
criminals, mendicants, social disturbers,
lsgarian aeitators ndpoliticaladventurers
from seeking thieves paradise under
the protection Of our lawsy (Applause J
Is II not about time for native born
Americans to begin to assert themselves
in the political affairs of their native
land? There is but one mode known in
our form Of government whereby the
Legislation of a country can be moulded
in q direction to correct the evils Of
which we complain-evils which are ad.
mitted to have attained development
which threatens the demolition
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the perpetuity of our Republican Gov.
ernment--and that is by the organization
Of an American party (applanse) and in
phrasing this name American party"
have Intentionally avoided the use Of
| the word native" l am not in favor
Of native American party, Of an or
ganization that would exclude from its
lines men who have been born abroad,
who have come voluntarily to this
country. and who, since they have be.
come citizens, have not obtruded them.
selves into our political affairs, have not
been meddlesome or aggressive In inter
fering with those matters that are better
left to the SONS Of the soil, that have not
themselves sought Office, but have been
content to enjoy the. benefits Of residence
and citizenship and ell the protection
Of laws without mpertinently thrusting
themselves into the management Of
party politics. (Applause.l
In conclusion he says: There should
be but one flag in use upon the Ameri'
can continent (applause), and that the
grand old banner of the stars and stripes
Its stars of glory and stripes Of honorj
that flag should float alone upon the an
niversary Of the nations birth and free
dom; alone upon every patriotic occa-
sion. whenever and wherever any bunt.
ing Is to be displayed upon this CONT.
nent, as its equal upon our soil no other
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