Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-22
EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION

Gov. PrlnCe, III Inc RoCheSler NN. I. }
Democrat, is reported as saying that the
immigration to New Mexico does not
come from the ignorant people OF Europe,
who settle IN other parts OF the country.
New MEXICAN, Oct. II.
TO the Editor of the New Mexican.
1t is almost incredible that any gentle
man holding position under q Republi-
can administration could use such Ian
guage as the above, and I hope Gov.
Prince will repudiate it promptly. When
we consider that the American people,
one and all Outside of the colored races
are descended from "the ignorant people
of Europe" it must be admitted that they
have succeeded in building up very fair
form of government, and that in view OF
the prosperity which we now enjoy they
have not been lacking in intelligence and
industry. -Four hundred years ago this
continent was discovered by scion OF
these Ignorant people" and since then
the Don to the Shannon, has sent hithei
bold, hardy enterprising men to whom
America owes all she is and all she viii
be as the great premier republic of the
world. Were it not for them this new
hemisphere would yet be the hunting
ground Of the savage Indian tribes, un.
known to the civilized nations of Europe
But the governor in the language attrlb-
ued to him could not have alluded to
the primitive pioneers, as their descend
ants are now the American people, and
must have meant the immigrants of re-
cent years. The greatest exodus of these
ignorant people" 10 our shores has I'M
douhtedly been since 1910, aud think it
will not be disputed that within that
period America has attained the highest
altitude of prosperity known to the his
tory OF the world. In I940 the pop
ulation OF the United States and
territories amounted to 1909, 453
now it is at least 6O,OOO,O00. From 1855
to 1920 it is estimated that $50, 900 immi-
grants landed in the United States from
1920 to 1889, the number OF arrivals was
about 676 900, and from 1910 to 1887 it
rose to the astonishing amount of 13,O00,-
900 souls. OF these 100000 were OF
"the ignorant peoples of Europe" In
1889 2,SU2 miles OF railroads were in opera
ton in 1887 14S,OS7 miles had been COM
peted, about half OF all the railroad mile
aye OF the world. AS no returns OF manu-.
tactunes approXimating completeness were
made in any census prior to 1850, give
these Statistics from that years census,
when the annual product. of our manu-
iactures amounted to LOIS, Toe, 6l6, but
thp lAQ | Sl,nuS tLa -
aggregate OF -, 369,579 l0l, and these
figures, bewlIderlng us they are, will fall
far below those OF the census of 1920.
The amount OF pig iron produced in 1862
was 3,U7O,S75 pounds, and that OF 1856
vas + 1865 ,3-9 pounds. The wool product
OF 1862 was lO6 900, 900 pounds. and that
Of 1885 reached BOP 200, 200 pounds. But
what We are probably more interested in
than anything else is agriculture, and we
find that since 1850 the annual value of
farm products has risen from $l30, O46, 0l2
to$7U3, O22 1872 III 1887. This enormous in
crease OF national wealth and consequent
prosk Gritty las been produced by the fol-
lowing forces, to Wit The indomnable
pluck, energy and intelligence of the
native Americans; the benign influence
VI t'e PioteNtlNo talAu, anu TIE
untring physical and mental skill
and industry Of the immigrants
rom "the ignorant peoples of Europe"
Had the Know Nothings Of the forties sue
ceeded III barring out the immigration of
these ignorant peoples" the mighty west,
OF which we are SO justly proud, would
hardly yet have emerged from the gloomy
shadows of "the forest primeval," and
those cleaning bands OF steel " hich unite
the Pacific and AtiaLtiC seas would still
Oe lying unmined i'll the bosom OF the
earth. If we look at this question as Re-
publicans we will find that the part of the
union Whele these ignorant peoples"
have gone in feWest numbers cast one
solid vote against Harrison and Morton,
While the other parts where these same
peoples have settled by the million, rolled
up the magnificent majorties which elect
ed our ticket, defeated the schemes of the
Tree trade Democracy and secured to all
our people continuance of American
protection for American manufaCturesand
American hoDIes. AS you truly say, ave
want in New Mexico people like those
" no make tie great northwest what it 49,"
Let us yet our share of such people even
If they are from "the ignorant peoples OF
Europe" and our deserts will soon bear
golden haryests and our rich bottom lands
will bloom like the rose OF Sharon, and
The water which runs idly to the oceans
viii h bound our coasts will be utilized in
turning busy wheels, amid whose joyous
music tens Of thousands of happy people
will find remuneralive employment, build
Up happy homes in peace and content
nent and make the star of New Mexico
me OF the brightest gems in the Amer
can constellation. God hasten that hap.
~ day. A. L. MoRRlsoN.