Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-27
Chicago'e Toadzism.

Chicago's Toadyism.
The extent to which our cities are
turned over to foreign influence was
well illustrated in Chicago not long
since when the city council instructed
the mayor to declare holiday on the
birthday of the Emperor William, the
German despot. Before this it had
declared holiday on st, Patrick's
day out of Difference to the Irish, and
to appease German jealousy it evened
matters up by an observance of the
birthday Of the most absolute ruler in
the world except the Gar. We sup
pose that if Chicago had a hundred
thousand Russian residents that the
Cars birthday would come next.
The mayor was compelled TO comply
with the order In part, but expressed
the hope that when the city council
has appointed holidays in honor Of
all the dead saints and heroes of all
foreign nations as we'll as the births
of all monarchs, the few remaining
days, If there be any, should be re-.
served to commemorate the birth Of
some American hero. The whole
thing is contemplate. - ChriSttan
Evangelist.
'Let all the people say amen" to
the above comments, especially to the
last sentence.
What part or lot has our America
with any despotism?
When it becomes necessary for one
of our greatest cities to defer to the
wishes of foreigners to the extent OF
making holiday Of the birthday of
their monarch, it looks as though 1t
would be just as we'll for us to at
tempt to get along without them. The
whole thing is not only contemplate,
as the EUGngeList remarks, but it IL
one Of the most glaring examples OF
toadyism that it has ever been the
misfortune Of our people to be guilty
Of. Think Of 1t. Not one Of the
Germans who have come to this
country to make homes and have to-
ken upon themselves the inestimable
boon of American citizenship, has the
least bit of respect for the tyrant over
yonder who has done everything that
lays in his power to lay upon his sub
iects the heaviest kind Of burdens
even going so far at one time as tC
tell his soldiers that If he commanded
them to shoot down their own fest
and blood that it would be their duty
to do so.
He has done all that it was possible
for him to do to break the spirit o.
his people by burdening them with
colossal standing armies, and de-
prived them'of the comforts Of nome
and home associates by compelling
them to serve the best part of thell
lives in his armies in order that hi
throne might be fenced in by tht
bodies OF his subjects. Let any one
talk with the representative German
American, us the writer Of this has
and he will soon find out how much
of q demand there is for anything o.
this kind. Aud even If there was /
demand for such practices does it not
come with poor grace for the authori
ties of the second greatest municipal
lty of this government, which was
founded in opposition to kingcraft tc
at this late day, in effect take off its
hat and cry Long live the kingp
The time has come for freemen tc
reconsecrate themselves to the princi
pals of liberty to all mankind as op.
| posed to the oppression of monarchs
When man comes from foreign
shore, it has always been the rule tc
give him a welcome to our shores
He has had no restrictions laid on
him except that he take upon himself
a solemn oath to support the constitu-
tion aud laws Of this country and
give up all allegiance to the power Of
which he had been subject This
simple process has placed him on an
equality, in the eyes Of the law, with
tue native born citizen, 1t has en-