The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-17

country 400 ys.rt there are hundreds OF Thousands
Of Eans.ns who can ther lineage back that far
We are proud grand and truly American state or
Kansas"
We ore happy to know that the people OF
Kansas are proud Of their State. 1t Is a
broad, beautiful. fertile busy. and lively
young State. We are aware that nearly oil
its early settlers we're native Americans;
ard there Is not doubt that the majority
OF its Inhabitants are, as the majority OF
the inhabitants of every other State In the
Union are, Americans by birth. The popu-
lation OF the State OF Kansas is like that ot
oil its sister States In this respect. So far,
Kansas has not any reason for Boosting OF
its superiority.
As to the allegation OF the Kansas State
journal that" there are more native Ameri-
cans in Kansas than in New York, Brook
lyn, Jersey City, and Boston combined 1t
Is not true. A pdst n,Uoriiy Of the frhdo-
itants of the city Of Ne,p York are Of Ameri-
can natiriy. And we are DESTROYS that this
fact, which does not seem to be known to
many people who live far from the city.
should be brought within the knowledge
Of our fellow citizens living west OF the
Missouri River as we'll as In other far-oH
parts OF the country.
Where did the Kansas State Journal get
its information about the population OF this
city p Not from the census that was taken
under the superintendency OF Mr.. ROBERT
P. PORTER. Not from any trustworthy
statistics that have ever 1t any time been
put in print.
Let US leave out from this place the
cities OF Boston and Jersey City. which
in nfh Qfot nnpNpa at-
tention to the one metropolis which consists
OF the two parts, New York and Brooklyn.
There were. at the time Of the last Federal
census. more people OF American nativity In
that metropolis, or even about 10000 more
OF them. than there were In the whole Of the
State OF Kansas. Let us quote the figures
as printed by Mr.. PORTER: The total ma
tive population Of Kansas was 1.27e.25s;
that Of the counties OF New York
and Kings was 1.44l,01o. And We be-
lieve that. IL the Federal census had
rendered justice to the metropolis.
the number OF its people OF American ma
tivity would have been nigh unto 100000
more than the number given in that unjust
census. The American born inhabitants Of
the metropolis that lies on both sides Of the
East River. as enumerated by PORTER, out
numbered the foreign-born by $4,000. In
the Manhattan section OF the metropolis
the people OF American birth outnumbered
those Of foreign birth by nearly q quarter
OF million.
So far. then. as native Americanism Is
concerned. New York stands very high.
In what other region Of the country can we
find very nearly one million and a half
American-born people on an area notlarger
than that covered by the two parts Of our
one placer
Truly. indeed. 1t Is q cosmopolitan city.
We have hero Italians. Poles. Irish. Czechs.
Germans. Jews. Greeks. and what not. By
these. as we'll as by others. our strength Is
increased. our industries are promoted. our
wealth Is enlarged. and our society
is broadened and liberalized. We value
our people Of all the races which
contribute to tho general welfare; and it
gives US pleasure to say that the great
majority Of our foreign-born fellow citizens
Of every race are worthy OF their American
citizenship.
We have full as good right to be proud
Of our truly American city as the Kansas
people have to be proud Of their peculiar
American State.