Evening journal., 1891-04-18

JOHN C. WiCKLIFFE.
voter out of each one of you. II doesn't
take twenty-one seconds to make voter
out Of a foreigner, but the intention Of
citizenship is not enough for him TO prove
He ought to prove real affection for bis
adopted country and his claims to good
moral character. If he can't do that, ship
him back. We have no room for him
here.
A True BIN OF Moral Cleanliness.
"Iet no man step foot upon this soil Of
Columbia who cannot bring true bill Of
moral cleanliness. 1t has been objected TO
by some that this would increase the num-
ber Of consular offices, but that would be
far cheaper than supporting the paupers
and criminals OF other countries. l am
as some of you know, a states right Dem
ocrat, but / believe the power to make
American citizens ought TO be taken from
the state courts and given to the general
government. The United States district
attorney should be present at every argn-
ment for citizenship, and when he has de
feated one Of these applications he ought
to be paid a good round bonus.
The Men He Helped Execute.
Perhaps you do not realize the need Of
all this, but in looking up the nationality
of those criminals whom the citizens Of
New Orleans executed not long since, we
found that the naturalization papers Of
these, his certificate Of good moral charac-
ter was certified by two Of his fellow crimi-
mails. believe that the scenes which we
have witnessed during the last few weeks
ought to be impossible. The raising o. the
glorious Stars and Stripes under that Of a
foreign flag, as was done in my own state,
and the riddling Of our flag by bullets, as
in Pennsylvania, very clearly indicates the
need Of a change Of policy as regards oul
immigration.
The Resolutions.
The majority report of the committee on
resolutions favor the adoption by congress
of law authorizing free, unlimited coin
age of silver, and the issuance of a sufii
cient amount Of legal tender notes to d,
redeemable In both gold and silver, TO re
store the equilibrium between money and
all other products; declares the congress &c
be unalterably opposed to the protective
tariff principle; favors a tariff for revenue
only and urges congress TO enact laws K
place the tariff upon purely revenu,
basis at as early date as practicable; de
clares that the interstate commerce Of the
country should be controlled by the gen
eral government and that the interstat,
commerce commission should be strength
ened by appropriate legislation.
To Improve Western Waterways.
The report further favors the improve
ment Of the Mississippi river and its af
| fuents; indorses the action OF congress
in making an appropriation for the con
struction of the Hennepin canal; com
mends the proposed canal connecting tn
Tennessee and Mississippi rivers; indorse
| the action of congress in making appro
| priations for deep water harbor at Gal
weston; favors the construction of a shil
canal connecting the northern lakes will
the Atlantic ocean; favors the establish
ment of a navy yard at some eligible poin
on the Mississippi river near its mouth
declares it 10 be the judgment of this con
gress that the Mississippi can be AM
should be navigable for ocean steamers 0
such class as now enter the port of Ney
| Orleans and for considerable distanc
J above that port, and recommends the earl