The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1891-06-10

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Then is the time I'd view clearly
the question, whether we are to con
tinue 10 receive, with outstretchedl
arms, the refuse and filth Of Euro
|pean powers Past neglect has fas
tened i stigma Of excessive crime
upon the United States which is not
ours of right, nor ehargeable to our
institutions, but which is due to the
imposition put upon usS by foreign
nations, which have made this free
UcnnptrY . average for their moral
and physical scum
n le iinhna1 Il til LII p1lx
otic spirit eheFacterissir ef al t1nel
4ktnef leans, Ne sl8aid ase - all0y
aharchism land socialism, uprooted
from their native lands, to imbed
themselves8in American soil. We
should refuse to let our country be
made the anmping.ground for the
criminals, idiots, paupers, and dis.
|eased of other lands. Among "a
tional citizens Of this nation, who
have an appreeiatiye loyalty for
American institutions, for American
society, for Christianity, which is
the perfection of civilization, their
can be but one opinion as to the
necessity and justice Of excluding
from ourlshores such immigration
as would only prove burden and
curse; MORGAN there be any question;
as to the propriety of preventing the
Importation of labor under contract
from Europe to America. for the
mining regions are filing up with q
class of labor, the effect of those
Immigration is, to take. bread from
American labor and crowd out /
English speaking toilers with aliens
who neither under stand our Ian
guage nor appreciate our free insti-
tutions; but are simply the slaves
of coal barons. = r. t~ x
VI Politicians talk about the protec
ton of American labor from the
productsiof the pauper labor of Eu-
rope, by increasing the ia riff on for
eign products; but the party that
will take the same interest in the re-
duction Of the surplus populati on as
is takenIin reducing the surplus in
the national treasury, will do more
for the laboring man than tariff pro-
lection can ever do,
4 This selni- barbarous class of i'm
migrants, which degrades society
and lowers the American standard
Of labor, is used by political sthem
ers, as ! voting instrument which
neutralizes the best efforts Of patri-
otto men. Every year thousands,
who can neither write their names
nor speak the language in which
constitution and laws are writ
ten become voters. The American
school boy at twelve years. of age is
far better qualified to vote than
these aliens can ever become. We
endow these aliens with almost inn
mediate power to neutralize the votes
of the native born, who must live four
times as long under their own flag
before5they can exercise the fran.
-chise Of electors. /. ..t
With poverty staring the work
man ID the face, with immigration
pouring its unlettered hordes upon
our coast, it is but fair to presume
thatrignoranee will increase, in spite
of our best efforts. Where ignor.
ance dominates slavery is the result:
where ignorance exists, race hatreds,
preiudices and distinctions will
create strife and internal warfare;
where ignorance prevails, citizenship
is a farce, and the ballot in the
hands of those who know not how
to use it becomes an alarming power
in a republic. How great will be
the peril of the republic, if those
who DO not appreciate it ever reach
a majority! E#4s51 ~ s}:
" we know not what the future may
bring, but we do know that the past
has brought "a vast. amount Of lun-
American spirit to this eountry--a
spirit which not only has no love for
the flag of our country, but which
hate and despises it and
all that it represents. These
mischief-makers hold their public
meetings at their own pleasure and
denounce our, laws and institutions
in the most defiant manner. They
boldly and openly threaten a revoluAI
ton which shall oyerturn the repub
lie.
We have an indisputable right to-
protect ourselves against q foreign
invasion, and if We do not demand
laws preventing this accumulation
Of infiammable material in our midst,
we shall have no right to be shocked
or surprised, when the inevitable
confiagration shall occur The day
of welcome for the oppressed OF
every land has gone BY, and we must
open our eyes to realities and face
the danger which confronts us.
With the tragedy Of New Orleans
and the riots Of Pennsylvania be-
fore us, it is evident that legis-
lation prohibiting all undesirable
foreigners from landing on our
shores must be demanded by the
American people. If we wish to pre-
serve our free institutions and hold
the first position among the nations
Of the earth.
Then, in the light of history, does
America desire the acquisition from
other lands Of bondsmen, weighed
down bY the shaekles of ignorance