The morning call., 1893-06-18
PATRIOTISM AND PlCNICS.
Because of That Day on Bunker HILL

greatest city. In our own San Francisco
we have permitted Buckley and Kelly and
Crlmmins and men of such llk TO spend
our taxes and control oar city. we talk,
we listen to the denunciation of these men
and their methods by the honest press. but
we say to ourselves and our peighbors
that nothing can he done-that one must
expect such things in politics. 1t remains
tor clIizens such as l see before me to re-
call the acts of the men of long ago, to
take part in our party politics. to go To our
primaries and to teach the esh0ulder-strlker,
the political heeler and the groggery-keeper
that honesty is honesty, whether in private
life or In politics.
But the greatest evil that is upon us is
unrestricted immigration. In the early
days of the republic, and in fact. until
twenty years ago. il was difficult to come
to America. Transportation was high.
ana the u nited States was far away from
the Old World. AS a result we secured the
immigration that we needed. The best of
the Old World came TO our shores. became
Americans. and joined bands with our
people In making this good land.
but we have now the Tlff-raff OF the
world. They gather themselves into COM
munlties; our venal politicians organize
the German vote, the Italian vote, the
Irish vote. AS result. we never hear OF
the American vote. The American voter
is not in it! What is the result? Our
municipal government is failure. Our
great cities are the worst governed In the
world.
But this class of immigrants do more
than control politics. They have made
the American laborer, formerly the back
bone Of our land, q satisfied with his lot
they have lowered his wages, driven him
out OF his chosen trades, and. in gen.
eral, utterly demUralized him. These for
eign immigrants have organized their
trade unions, have made strikes and boy
colts and bloodshed possible between EN-
ployer and employed. Not only that, but
they have lowered the American mechanic
from being the finest in the world to their
own level. And in addition, they have
forbidden to the American boy the right to
learn trade and to follow the bent of his
desires.
I'VE must call halt upon this mmi-
grafton. We must treat these as we do
the Chinese. No pretense Of a law such
as we have now will do. We must insist
on stringent regulation and restriction of
immigration. We must remember that
our forefathers fought for. built up and
transmitted 10 us a goodly land, and in
the same spirit we must protect and
guard the land for our children and our
chidren's children.
II am no pessimist 1 believe in our
country and her future. We have done
great things in the past We have been
the beacon-light of liberty and freedom TO
all humanity. We must guard our pre-
cious heritage and roo: out the evils that
Cypress and lnjure US and make America
what 1t should be and keep it hat it is
the greatest nation of the world"
The applause which greeted Mr. Beatty's
Grafton was prolonged and enthusiastic.
" hen it had subsided Alfred Wlkie sang
'My Native Land" in his usual finished
style. The next feature of the programme
was patriotic "reminiscences, by Y. r.
Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson's interesting speech was
enhanced by the fact that he is the son of
an officer who fought for five years in the
Revolutionary war, and who took an ect-
i've part in forcing General Bourgoyne to
surrender at Saratoga. Y. r. Robins on
delighted the spectators by showing them
his fathers commission, signed by John
Hancock.
The remainder of the programme con-
sisted of song. Red, White and Blue"
rendered by Mrs. Petit, THE Pardon
Game Too Late" by Frank Sharp, and
America" was sung enthusiastically by
the entire audience.
After the entertainment there was dane
ing and races, 10 the various winners of
which number of prizes were distr buted.
These Rmusements filled in the time very
enJoyablv till the moment of departure.