Smyrna times., 1895-09-18
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SMYRNA, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. Is, 1895
America for Americans.

The American Party movement is
rapidly gaining strength in every State
in the Union, and there is no longer a
shadow of doubt that it will cut a most
important figure in the coming presi-
dental campaign. Whether it will put
up presidential ticket or not has not
been decided; but if it does not its vote
will be cast solidly for the candidates
who are in sympathy with its principles.
There are good reasons why its prin-
ciples should receive the hearty in
dorsement of every honest American
citizen. Europe is dumping her paupers
and criminals upon our shores at the
rate of over 100000 year, and some
thing must be done to check this evil,
and speedily, too Carefully compiled
statistics show that of the 10000, ,OGO of
voters in the United States, One-twelfth
of them are of foreign birth, and that
this twelfth virtually holds the balance
of political power, dictates our laws,
frames our foreign policy, and in other
ways controls the affairs of our govern
ment. The time has come when this
power should be stripped from these
galvanized aliens, and it must be if we
hope to maintain our republican form
of government intact. That this can
he done, there is 40 question. All that
is required is that the native-born citi-
zen shall prove true to himself and his
country at the polls and vote for no
man for Office who does not first openly
and solemnly pledge himself, if elected,
to do all in his power to secure the re-
peal of the immigration laws and to
have the naturalization laws wiped of
the statute books, or so modified that
citizenship shall only be granted tc
aliens who can produce certificate of
good moral character before landing,
aud who have resided continuously in
this country for twenty-one years; who
can speak, read and write the English
language, have record clear of crime,
and have a thorough knowledge of our
Constitution and laws. These safe
guards enacted into a national law
would prove a partial dixie, at least,
against this deluge that is sure to fin
ally overflow and obliterate from the
catalogue of sOvereignties the Ameri-
can nation, unless speedily stopped
And there are other vital reasons why
the American-born citizen should at
once assert his full rights. Twenty
nine aliens now own 25,OO0,OOO acres of
the finest and best land in the United
States-an area much larger than that
of Ireland aud laws are needed to
compel these foreigners to at once be.
come citizens or surrender their hold
ings to people who are. The census
report of 1890 shows that fifteen per
cent. of our population are foreign
born; and further, that forty five per
cent. of the inmates of our insane asy-
ums are of foreign birth; that of the
60, 900 prisoners confined in our peni-
tentiaries and other penal institutions,
thirty per cent. were born in foreign
lands, and that of the 10000 paupers
confined in our almshOuses, 10000
'came from over the sea-" Thus it
will be seen how great is the burden
imposed upon the American people in
the care and support of foreign born
criminals and paupers, aud the great
necessity of legislation which will make
1t possible for this government to return
these criminals, insane and paupers to
the land from whence they came; and
this can only be done by the united
efforts of the native.born voters, 1t is
not probable that an American party
ticket will be put in the field in 1896,
but the movement will have sufficient
strength to make certain the election
of the nominees of the party that
pledges itself to secure to Americans
the control of this government and to
carry out it's proposed reforms, as well
as to elect majority Of the members
Of Congress.-Sdn Francisco City Argus