The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-03
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Tho Regia.r is not we'll informed
about the Republican county conven-
ton. its resolution and its failure to
nominate Mr.. II. T. Bedrooms. Hero is
what it says:
In laundering Initiation Of tho Republican
League convention at Fairmont, tho Ohio county
convention passed % Antl.iOrClgner resolution
and on tou Of this II ctiOu II deliberately turned
down u gentleman, MI American oil foreign e&'
truutOn, who had p rcviOusly been plead with
by the wiser heads Il allow the use Of MS name
hut the wiser heads were turned down nnl
rIOss insult nut upul tho iOrcignbOrn citizens
Of Ohio county, and hose OF foreign extraction
who arc large, publ P"pirlted and Influential
class Of citizens. who we entitled 10 representa-
ton by ono OF their nu lnber.
That was mistake MOI !, grnve one, nilu one
the Republicans will ie, slsOTcly when the people
rcndor their verdictup pn these latcy assumed
Know.nothing airs OIL &c Republican party.
What was the "anti.foreigner" rosolu-
ton adopted by theS Republican league
convention at Fairnlont and endorsed
by the Ohio county Republican convcn-
ton? There wero two resolutions COW
ering this general p ant, as follows:
As necessary to comp 'hto policy OF protection
VIC laNOf heartily hllVu fCSlllNlluAN VI
lion rs shall relieve our lRbOr ui the unfntr com:
petition Of the cheap lal9 DOR OF other lands ana
protect the country from the Increasing pressure
Of n dead weight Of igno mice too oitcll accom-
panied with helpless dGl cndeucc and vice. We
favor sUh legislation us wall impose for term
III ypnrs llpoll every imMi grant head tax OF not
less than 500: also for Il nm OF years prOEth'
ton OF all labor immlgn Fl9n, We oppose the
ulien ownership of larHc h-sltc4pt lnnu,
We favor such umendm elt to the natWraiza.
tIOu laws as shall rCQuireIn longer residence In
this country before citizens nip shall bc granted
and stSlCter Investigation in 10 the RnlGccdcnls oil
the applicant.
There is not ioreig u-born citizen OF
this country having his interest hero
and believing in fair play who does not
appreciate tho need OF legislation re-
stricting immigration. There wcre
many foreign mon in this Fairmont con-
yention, aud thOy gave these resolutions
their cordial endorselne Mt. A delegate
from Ohio county, an LinGlishman by
birth and by adoption n'sterling Amer
;cau, made most elective speech in
behalf Of the resolutions aud in support
OF tho principle Incorporated in them.
Migratory Huns and Italians who are
hero to-day and COMO Tomorrow, and
who take tho bread out OF tho mouths
OF our own people will" find as much
fault with these resolutions as their
champion, tho Register, does, but tho
sober sense OF real cltiz@ns is on tho
side of'the liz. ..lr o. Abe ccunt'
whether native or adopted
This country belongs to those Of us
who are here. We havo n right to OK.
clude oil VIC do not come up to our
standard, all we do not desire to let in,
nil We do not need here. II this BIO
Know.Nothingism tho Register is vel.
come to mako tho most OF it.
1t happens that tho writer OF these
"apti.foreigner" resolutions was largely
instrumental in inducing MIR. Behrcns
TO allow his name to 20 before :he couu-
ty convention. This is enough to an
swer the silly charge that tho resolu-
tons arc Know.NothinG in spirit. The
failure to place Mr.. Behrons on the
ticket was not "a goOss insult
nut upon tho foreign!born citi-
IONS Of Ohio county" aud the Regis.
ter reDd not think thpy arc so ignorant
MS to believe any such stuff. Nor need
tho Register think it can "work" tho
Germuu-born citizens Of Ohio county
with any such twNddle. Fortunately
they have more sense aud more dCccucy
than the Ecyister has.
1t is not an insult to anybody not to
nominate him, but it is an insult to him
and his friends to suppose. rs tho Regis
teT does, that man OF the grade OF Mr..
Behrens can be complimGntcd by tho
jackussical stuff the Register is pouring
out over tho matter.
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COLORADO is paying dearly for its
freak Of governor, who has Tor some