The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-06-04

shall Forfeit and pay into the public treasury
81, but IT the ballots are legally cast that
pays the tax
After what have said on the subject of
guarding well the admission of objection
able persons into the family of American
citizens. some thoughts on the general sub
1ect Of immigration may be interesting and
Instructive. Nothing is ever lost In dis
ctt>sfng an important subject hy going to
the bottom of it or by looking at it from all
sides.
Migration. iegitimately carried on through
legitimate agencies, and originating i'll the
natural impulses Of the human mind, is ii
powerful and efficient means of human
progress. The more intelligent and enter
rri~ing under normal conditions. the
men who migrate. The pioneers are fol-
lowed by men of like impulses. new
state country is settled by "A picked pop
uiatton. Again from this select community
another emigration occurs. The next state
Is Il selection of individuals from the former
settlement Of picked men. And 81 on in the
direction of the setting sun. Men have
migrated from eastern and central Asia to
Europe. to western Europe. to America.
then to the Mississippi valley, to the Rocky
mount aims. and to the Pacific coast west If
IT,: mountains. In all these stages of mi
grafton. extending over many thousands of
years, thtr" hats been progress. II has been
slow, at times scarcely perceptihe. Yet
the man OF the west has always been the
man o1 tht greater enterprise ana breadth
OF thought. To measure the improve
nlent of peoples and races through migra-
tion and connecting agencies, we have but
to compare the average Californian with
the average Chinanian. One has shaken
the dust from his feet and travelled around
the globe. His mind is broad and free and
his body is healthy. He is capable Of any
enterprise in the world of science, litera-
turr. art. war or craftsmanship. Nothing
on land or SEA, on the earth or in the
heavens, is too great for him to attempt or
to accomplish. He conQuers the very ele-
nients and makes them serve him. Steam
whistles him across the continents OF land
or the oceans of the world as Il boy tosses a
ball across the lawn, and the very lchtnings
OF heaven, SO long monopoiized by the
Roman Jupiter in casting his thunderbolts
has becoiuc the object servant and errand
boy of the migrating man. who now stands
at the Golden Gate, auXiouSly looking across
the wide Pacific for worlds to conquer
and for new forests to fell and fields to
pillow.
The 'hinantan has remained in his
primcval home. rotting and fostering in his
OWN mental and hysiral stupidity and filth
Having never shaken the dust from his feet,
II" has never don" anything else worth re-
cnfdinT. The same tyranny, the same
prize ~f"faH and the same mental. spiritual
and physical slavery >till bind him to the
stocks and stones which he wor>hipprd i'll
should enjoy equal freedom and equal OPP
p"rtunitics for education. action. thought
and progress has never entered his dark and
Suprr-titi0us mind.
They are but hint, in outline Of the two
humanities facing each other ON the
two shores of the Pacific ocean. One is the
child of migration: the other of Stagna'ion.
Bnt migration TO be beneficial mus, be
normal. 1t must arise from natural con-
ditinns and impulses. There must he con-
nrrtcd with it neither deception or coercion
These evil influences are now actively at
work compelling or impclling an unnatural
exodus from Europe to America Ships
carry carEoes Of products from America to
Europe. Ships caun"t return empty with
profit. The American tariff furbide 4 return
load of European goods. But there is no
tariff on men. Hence. agents are every
where seeking cargocs of men for ships re
turning To America The very Sluus Of
Of European cities are swept To find un-
taxed cargoeS for American bound ships.
Deception and coercion are USED. Men are
induced to bundle the rags and filth for a
trip across the ocean to Il country they
never heard of before. Cities, municipali-
ties and governments furnish the money for
the nominal rates Of transportation. Men,
Nomrf. and children thus leave their several
countries ''for their countries good" re
gardle>s Of the ba!cfui effects 1t may have
on the deceived and coerced immigrants. or
on the country to which they may migrate.
This unnatural migration now reaches half
:. million souls per annum: and. III order to
keep the SEAPORT cities comparatively clear
Tor the landing Of the inpouring cargoes,
American railroads. working III the interest
Of European >hip-owners. have for years
been carrying immigrants from New York
to Chicago at 81 per head, or about one
tenth of Il cent per mile: while native
born American citizens were charged on the
same roads eighteen times much for the
same distance. Tarpcia opened the gates
of Rome to the enemy. She was
the first to perish by her own treason.
| The great money power of London
and Wall street, owning and managing
the ships and railroads Of two continents,
| are introducing the Gnths and vandals Of
Europe, which the monarchieS can no longer
| feed or govern into the holy OF holies Of
| our American temple OF freedom. 1t is
migration perverted. 1t is 4 blessing
| changed to II curse. Instead of Il friendly
| visit of brothers trying TO better their con-
| di,ion in life by intelligent, natural impul
>"s. il is a violation or invasion of locusts,
| blown by the east wind Of monopoly into
| the fair fields of our land of promise. This
| game must be stopped. Stopped in mercy
to the deceived and cocrced Immigrants.
stopped in mercy to our own lahOring poor.
who 50 thickly crowd every avenue OF en-
plnyincnt for the mcagereSt means of life
Stopped in mercy to the holy cause of
| American liberty. which may be over
| slaughed and beaten by either the ballots
orthc bombs and bullets of the incoming mill
| lions of untutorcd want and suffering. One
| Of our famous statesmen has boastingly
| said; 'Thc gates OF Castle Garden swing
| inward So did the gates of Rome by the
| hand of the traitorous maiden. Rome fell
| and slaughter rcigncd. True statesmen
| will close the gates of Castle Garden to all
| except friendly, volunteer arrivals Of men
and women moved by intellectual and
normal impulses, bringing with them ma
| tional strength, instead Of mental, moral
| and physical disease, weakness and death.
| We cannot guard the portals of our great
| and holy temple of liberty too closely
John Darts. NJ c., in Journal Of the Knights of
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