Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-04-24
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS.

its blast for America:
The one dominating issue OF the
next campaign, as tokens are dis
closed, will be that concerning
immigration and naturalization.
California was first to teach the
lesson to the older States, in the
matter of the Chinese, that there
is race which should be excluded
and that was untitled for citizen
ship. From the throes of civil
war the negroes have emerged to
the quality of citizens. 1t was
contended, therefore, that the
Mongolians should be admitted
and invested with the sacred fran
chise, and this contention was
made by eminent statesmen and
and leaders in public life, and by
the press. without distinction OF
party, in Congress, and in every
State except California. But at
length the appeal of California
prevailed. Congress legislated to
exclude the Monaghan from citiz-
enshiD, and since then has eXclud-
ed the race from immigration.
1t is not the appeal or protestation
of California alone which new
pervades. Long-suffering and
painful experience have constrain-
ed the American people to undo, or
more distinctively regulate. the
conditions of that act Of the ven
Grated fathers of the republic by
which the gates of every port were
opened to the incoming of the emf
grants from every quarter Of the
globe. 1T is clear, in the light of
the debates in the convention
which framed the constitution,
that there was no contemplation
ofthe condition Of things which
has come and is upon us. The
thirteen States were sparsely
populated, and Wholesome immi-
grafton was desired. The natural
ization laws made by the early
Congress. at successive sessions,
are confinement that the founda-
ton, thought, and dominating care
were that none Of the Objectionable |
classes, from which the country
now suffers, would ever come |
to incumber the land Few ships |
crossed the Atlantic from Europe: |
none were ever dreamed Of from |
Asia. Passage was expensive;
paupeTs could not come; criminals
We're confined at home; and of |
reyOlutionists and insurrectionar i
les of the European types OF this
period, none had existence. The
immigration was mainly from
Great Britain and Ireland. of
English-speaking people, and from
the HUguenot families Of France.
Later came the exiIed and fugitive
Poles, the Germans, and the
Scandinayi ans. Not until the last
twenty five years have the OBJ
jectionable and disturbing races
and classes poured upon the
countrY-Italians and others from /
the Mediterranean coast, Portu-
guses, German communists, Polish
insurrectionaries Russian nihilists,
Austrian outcasts, yagabonds,
and criminals deported
from every nation Of the Old
World. They do not come for
love r,f 1sE,o- I,,.4 Py,r FDc,, ~ a -, IL,
in their native land and the hope
Of life in this. They were bad at
home and become worse here. |
Eager and vile politicians lead
them to complainant courts. and
the mockery of naturalization is
performed. They are admitted to
and are voted in gangs
as hogs are sold IN the Chicago
stock-yards. Their votes count
equally with those OF intelligent
and conscientious citizens The
law Of Congr ess is
the authorization But besides
this genaral law is tile authority
# each State to declare the fran
chise of citizenship and admit to
-he voting privilege persons who
can not be citizens Of the United
States, and are not. The constitu-
ton ordains that the Congress
shall have the power to establish
q uniform rule Of naturalization.
&c also ordains that the citizens Of
each State shall be entitled to all
and immunitie5 II
citizens in the several States. One ]
Of alien birth. to be admitted a
citizens of the United States,
must have declared his intention !
TO that effect and made residence !
IN the country for five consecutive