Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-08
Wednesday, February s, 1888.
ENGLIsHMEN IN AMERICA.

ENGLIsHMEN IN AMERICA.
The English in America are just be-
ginning to awake to a realization oi
their folly 10 not becoming natural
lied as American citizens. II IL quite
time that they should consider this
question aud act as their interest and
duty dictate. 1t is estimated that 10
the United States there are five hun.
dred thousand adult Englishmen en-
titled, under our national laws, to en-
rollment as citizens, who have neg
lected to become such. There 10 u
strong and una1swerable argument
that might be used TO influence Eug
lishmen to this step. entirely indepen.
dent of their duty 10 the institutions,
government, and people Of this couu.
try-s patriotic argument addressed to
them as subjects of their queen; u sci
fish one a. presented to themselves in-
d~ividuslIy. Recent events have dem
onstrated the necessity OF a new DE-
parture upon the part Of Englishmen
resident with their families, aud car
rying ca business In the United Sta.es
We appeal to this class as one Of high
intelligence, not accustomed to shirk
its responsibilities whenever they pre-
sent themselves rs duti =. We have
among us a body Of citizens, numerous
and wealthy, engaging in all the avo-
cations of business AS bankers, insur-
apce men, merchants, ship owners,
manufacturers, mine operators, land
owners and professional men; men Of
high intelligence, holding honorable
positions. educating their children al
our schools, their families on terms OF
social intercourse with ours, growing
rich and prosperous 10 eirayocatIons.
vet performing none OF the duties Incl
dent TO citizenship. Their legal diff.
fereuces are adjuiicated in our courts,
yet they perform no jury duty; society
il endangered, but the Englishman
may not be summoned a. posse com
mltatus 10 preserve the peace; IL the
country he threatened by war. OF in
vaded by an enemy, they clasp their
grip SACKS, aud depart with they
money bags till the danger has passed.
Our courts are invoked to settle their
estate and distribute to their heirs the
accUmulstions Of their liver; yet during
their long residence they take no more
interest in our political affairs than do
the Chinese. who are not permitted to
enjoy the privilege Of citizenship. The
Euglishman who comes to the United
States with the purpose Of continued
residence and with the object Of en-
gazing in business avocstions, and
who deliberately determines that he
will not take upon himself the respon.
sibilities aud duties incident TO resi-.
dence and citizenship, ought not to be
permitted to engage in any money
making %avocation, nor to send his
children 10 our free schools, nor to re.
main as a resident In the country; he
ought not TO be permitted to acquire
landed property, and in event Of his
death every dollar acquired by him 10
any industrial or commercial pursuit
should be escheated to the state. His
body should be cremated, and as an
act Of international courtesy his ashes
should be held, subject TO return at
the call and expense Of his mourning
relatives. This kind Of EDglishman
IL q worse citizen, and less patiently to
be endured. than the most ignorant
and riptns Of the political, ballot-box
stuffing, Democratic, Pope's Irish.
There may be hope that in time the
Irishman will cease to be Celt, aud by
intermarriage his children may be-
come Saxon or Teutonic; that In time
be may cease 10 be a Roman Catholic.
or II he be such, emancipate himself
from allowing his priest or bis relig.
ion TO influence him In politics; he
may in time give up rum and politics
a. a profession. aud give himself more
devotedly to the minding Of his own
business. In time the Irishmsn's de.
scendants may become merged in the
great American people. The English.
man holds himself aloof from citizen
ship In America, because Of an offens-
I've pride that makes him assume the
greater dignity OF being n British sub
Ject. The time has gone by Ia this
worlds history when an American
IL expected patiently TO endure
the assumption Of airs by Eng.
Iishmen. Their country 10 older than
che United States Of America; we
once owed political allegiance to Eng
land; we have inherited her ciyiliza-
ton, her laws, and her language
when this II said IL IL all that can be
said. Our national history has for an
hundred years suffered nothing In d..
plomscy, statesmanship, Or on the
battle field, In comparison with the
Empire Of Great Britain. We can to.
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