The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-05

and that they should not be deprived of
I this right here in a free country. We
welcome all honest Immigrants who come
| to us for the purpose of securing the
benefits which our form of government
| give. We are willing to receive from
them any Improvement upon our system
of government or social life which they
may suggest, providing they tend to the
elevation and improvement of our people;
but unless their habits and customs are
better than ours, we submit that they
4 should adopt our customs rather than to
attempt to force the customs and habits
/ of Europe upon us. $.S ~ fl
"As we love our institutions, then, we
must stand against the open saloon on
! Sunday. Every church organization in
this land, Catholic and Protestant alike,
stand unalterably opposed to the Sunday
saloon, and vast majority of all our
i people without regard to religion or sect
, Sunday a day of rest, and are equally
, with the church people opposed to the
| open saloon on Sunday" Miller.
| The Demand of Hone Rule" Comes
| From Semi Criminals. citi-
zens of this metropolis ought to thank
God that the commonwealth is larger
than the city, and that the laws are en-
| acted by the majority of representatives
| from all parts of the State. We must re-
member that the demand for home rule
| in this city comes largely from that class
which, if permitted to have their way,
will ruin homes by the repeal of just laws,
and by the enactment of other laws IN
the interests of a personal liberty. when
with them is synonym Tor unoridied
! license.
LET Christian citizens in this munich
pality, by speech and by vote so act in the
| interest of the enforcement of law, for
the protection of the American Sunday.
and for the perpetuation of liberties
created by Christian civilization, that
they will secure the approval OF their
own moral natures and the favor OF
God. Concealment compromise, and
cowardice never win any permanent
victories for truth and righteousness. =
! James NJ. King, DID,, pastor of Union
Methodist Episcopal church, New York.
f, Neither Puritan nor Lawless, But
| Liberal Puritanical observance of
| Sunday, in the Judaistic ceremonial
spirit, is with us thing of the past.
| The whole question, therefore, must be
| viewed from larger standpoint.
"The generic principle of Sunday, how
ever, must remain, wherever there Is
reverence for the word of God and con-
Germ for the welfare of society. This Is,
| that SUNDAY Is " NC SCI "PAA' ''S - 49,
| of rest and worship.
Whatever is inconsistent with either
| of these should be forbidden; whatever
condnces to them should be permitted.
| Ordinary business should certainly be
SUSPENDED. Unnecessary work should
not he allowed. The taskmaster should
not dare to ply his goad ON the DAY or
peace, Rest should be guaranteed TO the
! toiler. What also is necessary TO anor1
opportunity for innocent recreation should
be permitted
"As to the Sunday opening of saloons
that is another matter. Had we publc
gardens, such as those in Berlin, with
music and light refreshment, attenoeu
by families and pastors, where all Is quiel
| and decorous, and not faint OF evh IN,
uence in theft atmosphere, the case "oulu
he altogether different. But the Amerl-
can saloon, as at present conducted,
seems so clearly not an innocent, harm-
| less resort, and so conducive TO that
noise. revelry and lawlessness, destruc-
tive of the quiet, reverent spirit OF the
day, that the call for opening II LOOKS
altogether unjustifable.
I'VE do not believe that Sunday open
ing of saloons is a logical outcome OF
larger view of that Sabbath which was
made for mana view which, whne IL
=
day, makes it also conduce TO the vel
fare of the masses as a season OF lnno-
cent, restful and joyous relaxation: AS
to the plea for the Poor MaE'e Club, II
he must have one on Sunday, 1t would
he better that he finds it amid the Gull
tiyating influences of the library, or
museum of art, than amid the demoraliz-
ing influences of the saloon. al. b. Re-
mensnyder. DID,, pastor ST. James
Lutheran church, New York.
Decrease in Immigration-The report
of the commissioner general of lmmlgr
ton for the year ending June 81, 1880
shows that there has been consldera
bic decrease in the number OF lmmi-
grants entering the United States. Inc
total number of newcomers IS 29S,3So-
the smallest number since 1879. Two
thousand seven hundred and nineteen I'M
migrants were debarred under our laws,
and this is regarded as a small proper
t;on The Philadelphia Telegraph says:
at is simply unthinkable that all the rest
of these quarter of million and more
people were persons of an acceptable
kind. 1t may be assumed that they were
qualified to enter the country as the law
at present defines those qualifications;
but the point is still, as il always has
been. that the standards established by
| the law are altogether too slow. L ne
matter has been debated in every posi-
Bile aspect, and it seems to be agreed
on all sides that we need fewer immi-
grants. at any rate of the kind which we
are now getting. 1t is contended, of
course. that every American is foreign
er. and that those who came early have
no rights over and above those who are
coming late. This is an argument which
does not appeal very strongly to many
people. 1t is Il mere instinct of self
preservation, impellins those who are
already established on the continent 10
exclude the dangerous elements which
undertake 10 settle here from other con-
tinents. 1t is the right of those who ar
rived first and who have built up the
American civilization to maintain it, and
they are going to do so. They have full
right TO shut out others if they wish
when there are just grounds for il, and
there is no question that such grounds
are at hand when persons who land here
are not Self-suppOrting, when they have
vicious habits. or when they in any way
promise 10 be an encumbrance or q peril
TO the country. 1t is true that these facts
are difficult 10 establish in ali cases, but
something can be done if the task is ap-
preached in the right spirit
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