The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-03
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Sm:-The question Of restricting for
eign immigration is fast gaining ground
as necessity. A series Of menacing
uprisings and threatenlngs during the
last four years have done much toward
grounding this opinion in the minds Of
citizens Of every occupation. Theorehc-
ally, unrestricted immigration is right;
practically, IL Is unjust. 1t may be Re-
publican liberty, but it is a dangerous
liberality.
Generosity and benevolence are laud-
able characteristics; but self-preserva-
ton describes limit to even benevo-
lence. Justice demanded freedom for
the cOlored race; but henevnlence gave
enfranchisement to the three million
black men. Theoretically, suffrage to
them was just; practically, it was pre-
mature, personal eifront, and gave rise
to the most hideous and barbarous clan
OF modern times, Benevolence opens
our ports and admits all freely and on
equal terms; Justice would make restrlc-
tions. Whether We can with safety ad-
nit the great throng crowding this way
every month is a grave question, and the
ACCESSIBILITY OF it at least doubtful. Toa
certain extent amalgamation is true
principle in the strengtheningo OF nations.
The mixtureof Teutonic and Anglo blood
gave mighty race. But that the varied
multitude that crowds to our land from
every part OF the whole earth will as
simulate and make giant OF strength
and stature is visionary and dangerous.
The theory Of general assimilation is ex.
ploded by Chinatown in San Francisco,
the French OF New Orleans, the German
wards OF Cincinnati, the Polish quarters
of Chicago, and the various settlements
OF the West and Northwest where the
habits, customs, languages and thoughts
OF the native land are firmly adhered to,
Those emigrants who come here with
the idea OF home and seek the rural
districts OF the great West and North
west are good citizens and We want and
have room for thousands OF more who
come here for enlarged opportunities
and Contentment and q competence:
They are n source OF strengh-bole and
sinew and good citizenship. But the
class OF disC0ntents who also come are a
constant menace to us. Their dreams OF
free America haye o disturbed shape. A
caste superior by birth have held them
down. They have seen prosperity and
wealth only in connection with this
caste whose heels have been on their
necks. So hatred to one has come to
mean hatred to both. They have be-
come SO ranked that they are ready to
believe with the Tartar. "As il Just so
much he enjoyed as In another is de-
strOyed."
Antagonism to society and wealth be-
come dominant idea. Liberty to them
means an absence OF restraint.
Inalienable rights they are wont to
consider the power to cast loose the
degraded vent OF their minds. Free
speech is TO be able to give free vent to
their pent up wrath against the atiiuence
and power that has ground Them to the
wall. Maturity having been reached
under these foreign environments Their
minds have become SO poisoned that
American freedom and Republican in
stitutions have a perverted significance
TO them. This class has no sympathy
with our Republican institutions, and
the result Of their elevation here is seen
in Pittsburgh riots, boycotts, pncalled
for strikes, and Haymarket massacFes'
The restriction of this class may be an
Utopian dream, but, nevertheless, they
should be denied admittance and re-
stricted from forcing their unwelcome
presence upon lis.
Sabbath dissertation, iiiiteFsey. the
floating vote, mobocracy, the proprietor,
ship OF vile doggeries, the boycott, and
the majority Of vicious and revolving
crimes cannot be charged to American
born citizens. The American people
are above these crimes and disgraces.
Then there is q way to cure these
evils and to purify our general moral
atmosphere, to abolish the boycott, to
close the low doggeries, to purify the
ballot and made the holy Sabbath day
OF rest. =.
Knownothingism is not even implied
in the desire to accomplish this end.
WILLIAM X, CHASE.