Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Flood of Pauper immigration
to Our Shores.
The City Preparing to Entertain the
G. A. r. in Great Style.
From our Regular Correspondent
lFrom our Regular Correspondent

there is rapidly growing and stern
opposition to the bringing over of the
scum of Europe and incorporating il
into our civilization. The experiment
of unassimilative immigration has been
tried with woful results. The charac-
ter of the immigrants has greatly
changed in the past few decades. For
merly the new blood was the best in
the respective countries from which it
came. They were nearly always peo-
pie of substance as well as character
and intelligence. They came with
their families and such wealth as they
had, and they made the wilderness
blossom as the rose. But these and
their successors for time were entirely
unlike the contract laborers and pau
pers who took their places on the immi-
grant ships at later day. Now that
5l9, ,32O persons come in one year-an
increase of 63, ,824-composed of the old
populations from which the Republic
has drawn so much of its life, but also
of less desirable classes, it is the part of
wisdom to consider new ways and
means to stay the flood. The imposi-
ton of penalties on steamship compa-
nies, especially the present law requir-
ing the persons coming who are de-
barred by law to be taken back whence
they embarked by the companies bring
ing them, is the best mode yet devised
for the exclusion of undesirable immi-
grants. But time itself must develop
other means to affect the purpose. Any
legislation that can be constitutionally
enacted and is capable of enforcement
is justifiable if it promises reform of
the evil and to work no injury to the
public.
No more pleasing display will greet
the Grand Army veterans who are mus
tered for the encampment next month
than the emblematic floral designs
which have been arranged in the
grounds of the Pension Office. The
work was begun last May. There is a
mammoth reproduction of the badge of
the Grand, Army of the Republic.
Every symbol of the regulation badge
except the figures of the soldier and
sailor in the center of the star is pro-
duced with exactness in many colored
leaves. The g. A. r. badge is flanked
on either side by a likeness of the badge
of the Loyal Legion and of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Above the trio of
badges is semi circle of letters yard
tall forming the words, Welcome,
Grand Army of the Republic" In an
other similar bed the center piece is a
a badge of the Union Veterans Union
and the side pieces display the en-
blem of the national organization of
Union Sailors and of the Sons of Vet
Grams. A very conspicuous feature of
the decorations is reproduction of the
badges of the Army Corps. All of the
familiar old emblems, the clover leaf
of the Second Corps, the triangle of
the Fourth, the arrow, the diamond,
the Greek cross and other corps SYM
bols are prominent in clear cut lines.
There has been great deal of puz-
zling over the visit of Chairman Carter
to Washington at this time when nearly
everyone is out of town. He refuses to
state the objects of his visit, but the
general understanding is that his chief
object was to consult with Mr.. Niche
ner on Indiana affairs and to attend to
certain matters connected with the
work that is being done in Alabama
and Tennessee. After consulting with
Mr.. Michener, he went to the office of
the Secretary of War, but Mr.. Elkins
was absent Mr.. Carter reported things
in very good shape in New York. The
National committee is counting on a
sure majority of from 10000 to 10000
for Harrison. There is no ground for
uneasiness about Mr.. Platt's attitude,
Mr.. Carter informed his friends here, as
he is going to do the fright thing"
thongh he is not to do any committee
work. He will probably go on the
stump and work earnestly for the ticket.
The question raised as to the consti-
tionality of the appointment of Sena-
tors and Members of the House on the
commission to attend the monetary
conference has already been practically
decided by the Supreme Court. The
positions are similar to those occupied
by the Bering Sea commission of arbi-
tration, to which Justice Harlan and
Senator Morgan were appointed. Be-
fore accepting the position Justice Har-
Ian submitted the question of the con-
stitutionality of his holding the position
of arbitration commissioner to his col
leagues on the Supreme Bench, and
they agreed unanimously that it was
constitutional and proper for him to
undertake the duties of the commission
and that there was no hindrance in the
case of Senator Morgan.
The policy of employing Indians as
far as possible in the service needed by
the Government at the various agencies
and Indian schools is one that is being
carried out by Indian Commissioner
Morgan. When Indians are found to
&c competent for any position the pref
erences are given to them in the ap-