Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-15
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 W. :. Parkerson, of New Orleans, who acquired international fame hy being one of the originators of the law and order movement which cul- minated in the killing of several members of the Mafa some months ago. was by invitation the orator of the day al a great mass meeting held at Bloomington, Illinois, July ith. He was heartily received and his patriotic address was listened to with great attention, and repeatedly punctuated with applause. IL had been supposed that he would make some reference to the Italian ques- ton but in this the audience wen' mistaken. Amongst other things he said:
 II yield in the love of my country to no man within the borders of 1t. My pride in this grand government is not overtopped by any. In its greatness glory, m its unity l re ioice. And | hesitate not to assert, that the most intensely American spirit and pride which l have ever seen. can be found in the lowiands of Louisiana. behind the leyees ot the Mississippi. The stars and stripes have no more faithful loyers than the men of the new south, no more earn asf and determined defenders of the beloved flag can be found within the four corners of the nation. None will resent more quickly an insult to if. This the president would have learned had he seen tit to visit our citv; and this that other man than whom think no greater lives to-day can feel. if he will only come to ns. We will show him how We appreciate his genius and admire his American ism. I scarcely need say l mean the great secretary of state, James G. Blaine.
 Teach the negro. teach the white man-both native and naturalized- that what is being done is Tn the hope of benefitting the community and not in the expectation of getting an office. Teach them that there are higher purposes than personal aggrandizement. Show them the dignity of private citizenship, and lesson will have been taught and a name and fame will have been won. which will be more enduring than any monument of brass. The ex ample will become contagious emu lation will take the place of apathy; and efficiency and honesty will reign and please where ignorance and dis honesty now dominate and insult. Restriction of immigration, raising the limitation of time for naturaliza- ton and the strict enforcement of the law requiring him who would become a citizen absolutely to for swear ail allegiance to any other power on earth. To impress upon the immigrant how solemn Is his undertaking when the oath is ad ministered. To enforce upon hun the great value of the privileges which he is acquiring. To show him that by the fact of naturalization he has DtfNu tdA~tNi HUH d N[IA AV ~ the peer of any man on earth. These are matters essential. their import ance cannot be denied by any one who desires to preserve the institu- tions of the republic.
 To me the solution of the diff cultv which confronts the south Is in what | have already said. Teach the negro, bv example, that office holding is not the end and aim of life. Show him how to become an honorable, patriotic citizen. aud the problem is solved. Like you to whom | speak. we are Angio-Saxons; and there never has yet been difficulty which that race did not overcome. There has never been found a people superior to the white. l dare say you. upon whom look, are not in search of one. 1 am not, nor will l for one moment acknowledge that any other can rule America; yet you may go to New Orleans and ask the negro if he has any better friend. am not afraid of the answer.
 Are we in sympathyi Can l carry back to my people the assurance that we have at last come together; and that upon all that concerns the wei fare of our land we are in accordf l have endeavored more to suggest than to discuss; to show, if possible, that we are a nation with national character with common purposes; to tell you that in the hearts of the southern people there is a longing to forget past differences and to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in the protection of our country and the preservation of its institutions. If, in scattering this seed by the way side have thrown any upon good ground, shall feel that l have ac- complished something in my day and generation, if it shall spring up into life so strong as to remain with you and yours forever"