The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-18
A RATTLING Talk
Made by WickIilfe, one Of the
New Orleans Mob Leaders on
THE EVILS OF IMMIGRATION,
AT the Western States Congress Yes
terd"y...A Frank States Right
Observation-Disclosures rseso.
lutions Adopted.

tinued, the subject being "Transporta.
ton and Improvement OF Water Ways,
Lakes, Cults and Pacific Ports"
Mr.. 3. A. Thompson, Secretary OF The
Commercial Club, of Duluth, advocated
the improvement OF water ways "a
atlording the cheapest transportation.
Colonel T. @. OatchipRs, of Mississippi,
argued that an increase in water traffic,
however great, would not decrease rail.
road business, but would rather in-
crease it.
This afternoon Col. A. O. Fisk, of Den.
yer, delivered an address upon "IrrIga-
ion."
NEW ORLEANS MAN TALKS.
Probably the liYeltest speech Of the
session was delivered by Mr.. wicklife,
Of Louisiana, who spoke on "Immigra-
tion." Mr.. wicklifFe said he would treat
his subject from the text "America for
Americana" "We have been told," he
said, "that this land is broad enough for
all, bnt submit that the countries of
the Old World have made It the dump
ing ground for their paupers and GRIM
inal CLASSES, and believe that speak
for the whole American people when
say that the time has come when they
must stop. There is enough room for
all who want 10 come here 70 be one Of
us, but not foot OF ground for one of
those paupers and criminals Of the Old
World. l may feel deeply upon the
subject, but have lately come fresh
from most terrible object lessor, which
nj
change in our immigration laws.
~ believe that this Congress ought to
declare that the National Congress
should prohibit the landing OF immi-
grants who are not willing to become
good citizens. l think this law ought
to be put into such shape that no man
who has not within a given time fled
his intention for citizenship, which iB
not altogether too short, and who has
not within another given time taken out
what is known as his second papers,
ought to be shipped back TO the country
from which he had come.
AsENsIBLE STATES RIGHTS DRMoCRAT.
"Let no man set foot upon the soil of
Columbia who cannot bring true bill
Of moral cleanness. l am, as some Of
you know, ., a,states' Rights Democrat,
but believe the power to make Amer.
ican citizens ought to be taken from the
State Courts aud given to tho general
government.
Perhaps you do not realize the need
Of all this, but in lookingup the nation.
ality OF those crimina!s whom the citi.
zens OF New Orleans executed not long
since, We found that the naturalization
pSpers Of one OF these, his certificate of
good moral character, was certified TO by
two oil his fellow criminals. believe
that the scenes which we have witnessed
during the Last few weeks ought to be
impossible. The raising OF the glorious
Stars aud Stripes under that OF a foreign
tlag, as was done in my own State, and
the riddlinE OF our flag with bullets, as
in Pennsylvania, very clearly indicates
that the need Of change Of policy as re.
CARDS our immigration laws Is impera-
tive"
The majority report Of the Committee
on Resolutions, among other things, fa-
vors the adoption by Congress OF a law
authorizing free unlimited coinage ofsil-
yer; a tariff for revenue only; Congress
to enact laws to place the tariff upon
purely revenue basis; the suppression
OF trusts and combines, and an amend-
ment OF the immigration law.
During talk on the tariff, Mr.. Smalley
claimed the convention had been packed
in the interests OF the Democratic party,
and that the Congress was really being
held for the purpOse OF Weldin0 the Dam.