Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-25

institutions and whose .uuire a .0nEsr residence
presence among us Is "a .lu this country before
menace 10 peace and citizenship shall De
good order. granted, aRd strlcicr
Investigation into the
Iausrcedeuts Or the APP
plcaut.
Here are the expressions Of the two
political parties upon the subject OF
immigration, placed side By side for
comparison. The one, with a spirit Of
hospitality, welcomes "the.worthy and
industrious OF all lands to home and
citizenship among us" while the other
declares for the prohibition, for an indef-
mite period, OF all labor immigration,
which means practically absolute prohi-
btion Of ell desirable foreign immigra-
ton. OF course there are some foreign
immigrants who do not como here to
work. The anarchists and labor agita-
tors, the foreign princes, counts and
barous who come in search Of heiresses
aud fortunes, cannot be classed as
labor Immigration" aud are not OPP
posed 0y the Republicans, who for the
pitful price of $500 per head would
open the gates and welcome
every anarchist of Europe. But
for the honest, industrious
foreigners who seek home and citizen
ship among US they can find no place.
For that class of foreign born citizens
who form 50 large, so prosperous and so
respected an element of Wheeing's
population the Republican party has no
use. They did not come to this country
as idlers, anarchists or paupsrs. They
came as laboring men, came TO labor
honestly and 10 live by the fruits OF
their toll They succeeded. They have
Drospered aud become prominent. They
have been and are now q bless
ing 20 our city. They have
invested their money aud
given employment TO Epny men. They
are among our best and most respected
citizens, and neither the M,cIjiJajcer
nor any speaSer Of the Republican
party will dare assert that Wheeling or
the United States would be better of
without them. And yet this is the
class of men the Republicans would
seek TO keep from coming 10. Not one
word is said in Jha Republican plat
form about the anarchists which
Europe is exerting every effort
90 dump upon Us. For patry
$500 they would let them in-pro-
v.dsd they could show that they had no
Intention or desire to work. IL is ouly
70 the industrious man who. following
10 the footsteps Of those who have pre-
ceded him. gives prom SO OF becoming
useful CITIZEN AID taxpayer, that they
deny the right of eutry. He is not
wanted.
Compare this platform with that
adopted by the Democrats. Such men
as those who have helped 70 build our
city, have added 90 It's prosperity ana
its wealth and helped TO give employ.
ment TO the Idle hands are wei
coined 20 home aud citizenship among
us. We want more Of these men.
They are a blessing TO any community
and the Democracy invites them in.
But for those who "have no a9precIa-
zion for our institutions, and whose
presence among us is menace 10 peace
and good order Democracy has no
word OF welcome Not even the muni-
fceut SUN Of $500 head eau tempt the
Democrats TO welcome anarchists
among Us. The revenues Of the govern
ment are not so small that they should
be increased by the sale OF citizen
ship TO those who can have 90 sppre-
citation Of our institutions 81 $500 or al
SO, 900 a head.
The very class Of foreign citizens who
have done the most good for the eoun-
try are those the Republicans favor
keeping OUT while those who want but