The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-13

in 1880 when our population WAS under
3. 100000 | maintain that it would be very
populous coultry, and better one, wi'h'i
than we have to-day.
Between 1850 and 1880 the volume OF lmm,-
grafton was relatively small yet tue rate vi
increase was rs great us il has hcen Since nov
withstamdn. the deluac of foreigners. II Is
the opinion of al expert statistlclan, whose
name is National, that Immigration, so iat |
from adding to our real growth, has propahlE
,isalaccd its own bu TX of increase IN the native
element In OF her words there Is great reason
TO suppose that our country would nave con-
tinued 10 grow in much the same ratio that III
had been growing. ,
! wish his article in the Juno atlantic could
be read by every person who will not shut ms
eyes to the National peril incident 10 the tS-
cessive and motley immigr, ion OF the last 81,
and especially The last 20. years had not
read it when / wrote my other letter.
O. yes. it is irne enough that foreigners and
their descendants have "made the United
States what they are today; bnt if MIR. Me
Kenna looks at the picture compiacehtiy.
certainly do not. For more thar two centuries
the population of his own State WAS practically
homogeneous Was il worse off then III
sociologc view than it is now. with ITS I'M
mense foreign element. compounded OF lt'sh.
French, Canadians, Portuguese, RussiahS,
Moors, etc? DO these elements fuse III ahy
appreciabe degree?
Let him stand at noon in any OF MS large
factory cities and note the stream o! dc2faheu
humanity which will issue from the cotton an"
wooden mills Let him then inquire OF all
older friend into the personnel OF the oper-
atives during the early 40s. when factory girls
nearly all American were not Distinguishing
in public from those in the hest society. aud
when the Lowell operatives supported NC
rary magazine Let him finally ask himself II
such progress (?) is really advance. morse
will assimilate good deal OF hay, but II yoh
offer him half ton every day most OF the nay
will remain hay.
Am "away off" when ] assert that the ma
/ iority Of our population is foreign born or OF
foreign parentage? My written copy had the
| word white" before population. Inc
| printer left it out and Mr.. Mckenna leaves ont
/ the phrase, "of foreign psrentage NOW, iet
us see. In 1890 the two classes named above
| mum ered 80 925 593 against 81, $685. natives.
| But from the utter must be deducted the col
! ored clement, leaving the native whites III AN
absolute minority. The English born were
909.O92 Let my friend get out his peIcif ana
see if this English contingent falls greatly short
! of heing two per cent. of our white population.
! The two was intended as a round number.
| Half of our white people are mainly OF pre-
/. Revolutionary ancestry. They have aeqhireh
! a type peculiar TO the soil. This tyre is Amer
| lean. and nothing else. After comparatively
| short residence in "A strange land. its occupants
take on a new National character, which diner
| e,tiates them from even their new kinsmcn.
1t matters not where their pfogen1tors nave
| lived.
To deny that posterty can ever draw line
! is to run the thing into the ground. He may
as well deny that "A person with white ska
can ever he truly called an American. as LOT
Lincoln, Grant, and Lee, call their ancestry
! Americans 1t ceases 10 be such at certain
point, Just as Victorias ancestry ceases at GER
| tain po:nt To be English.
Did any of the foreign born take sides with
the South2 Certainly. Let him read history
more closely. There were few foreigners IN the
South to take part Oh either side.
Yes / might move from West Virginia, out
only To another State, and that IL very diHer
ent thing from going outside OF Oncie oam
farm. do not blame others for seeking 10
move. But because A proposes 10 owen III
Elsewhere il does not follow that it Is an I'M
re7ativc duty on the part of the citizens OF
Eisew here to let him in.
NV friend quotes Scripture; / do the same
{" II any provide not for his own, and especially
those of his own house. he hath denied the
faith, and is worse han an unbeiiever
The South invites INN grafton. but is not al
all unit the expediency OF inviting a pro
rniscuons foreign horde Countless voices are
raised in opposition while her fellow country
men from the North and West are welcome.
| would not have my position misunderstood
| There are immigrants and Immigrants. some
make noble citizens, and in that reJolce
others remain alien TO the end. would wei
come more of the former, especially If they
would supplant the I" Euromaniacs who infes
orr seaboard cities and disgrace our name
abroad.
With no donbt prophetic eye, Rittenhons
ansi other Revolutionary patriots viewed Will
alarm the subject of European immigration ant
European Influences.
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VISIT TO MARY ANN.
"Yos iyin' in de face O. de Lawd, deed yt
is Miss Daisy and Miss Oila!"
Thus spoke jim. the jani.or. and. havin
spoken. rolled his eyes, expressive OF his aston
isiment at our audacity.
For. be it known, we had, Daisy and /, mad
I'D our minds to visit Mary Ann. the fortune
teller, and, disrcgarding Jim's CALCULATIONS, "
set ont.
Now she is not fair, but she is fat an
forty" She keersna candy shop. and all 20
l. have to do is, buy some candy aud then g
J. into little room back Of the shop, where you
future is revealed.
!. But when Daisy aud went, there were tw
girls waiting, and that meant Mary Ann WI
engaged; they informed u.s. sotto voce. tina
:. there WAS "a young man back there"
Aha so ii is not only giddy girls who goi
:, haze the vail that screens the future lifted!
4 Mary Ann, hearing our entrance. came bu
IA Ting out. We bought our candy, and then si
hustled back again. 1t was not long until
T. young man came through the shop, his fat
- banning in satisfied way. Evidently Mar
d Ann had told him the right thing.
{. Then the two girls went in, and Daisy an
] sat down to wait Observation-Disclosures OIL
candy. Before long the screen door opene
- and ia flied five girls. They gazed at US al,
VIC gszed at them, aud smiles of sympathy al
mutual understanding wreathcd our faces.
Mary Aun. hearing the connection, mac
rs her appearance, and beamed upon the ne'
=" corners ia goodnalured way, while they,
:; turn, bought candy.
10 Now, girls" said Mary Ann, off any gel
tlemcn come in just thump with your III
brelIas Sometimes they only want cigars"
40 And she disappeared. We could hear the j
y, distinct murmur OF her voice, and now al
OF then there little squeal of delight.
n something pleasing TO the girl whose forru
he WAS being told revealed. We watii
nd ones listened aud muuched candy and wo
dered what Mary Ann would tell US.
be Then. as we waited, across the street came
or very fat man, accompanied by very thin lad
"Oh, girls. he's coming herc!" gasped o
'or of our number and, sure enough, he was
ST. When he pushed back the screen door
lia stopped and placing hand on each side OF t
Ter door, gave vent TO yerys iOrclble and Inc
TO CANT exclamation.
C. Gee whiz!" was all he could say for anna:
FOR mcnt: but he finally CAME in. followed by t
thin lady, leaned up against the candy ca
u.s. and mopped his heated face with hi, har
he kerchief, while he looked at US quizzcally.
Everybody forgot to thump hut Mary A
NJ Had nd nuf fly u