The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
WE NEED NO ALIENS
Ex-Gov. Larrabee's Decided
Views on immigration.
nowLANps ARE FRiTTeRED AWAY
On ya&lonal Politics He Acknowledges
McKinley's Growing Popularity,
but II for Allison.

II would be q tribe dificult to under
stand In any other republic that man
elected to a public ONCE should make
name and widespread fame by simply en-
forcing the observance Of the laws. and YET
that is Just what ex-Gov. LArrabee. OF
Iowa, did. and on the ground. too. that
laws were laws. whether he. the execu-
tive officer of the state. was personally in
their favor or not.
This interesting public character came
90 the Rainier-Grand yesterday, on a
pleasure trip. accompanied by Mrs Lar
rabee- He is short. stoutly set man,
with large head and face in repose Of
great intellectual force. But he is. it
might almost be said. on the contrary, a
man OF genial temperament. and Mrs.
Larrabee is cultured woman ola spright-
ly wit and thorough grasp Of public af-
fairs.
Chatting of their trip last night, the ex-
governor said: Il am here for the first
time. and cannot help thinking how our
British cousins got the upper hand Of US
in 1854 by their more able diplomacy. That
was the year. you know. when the cam
paign cry was 81, 10 or fight and a good
cry il was. But a Democratic president
was elected, and unfortunately this was
too far away to be made slave territory,
and so We lost a part OF this magnificent
empire. and did not get the treaty We
TO have a great dairy country here some
time. Where the grass grows all the year
round as IL does here you cannot fail to
have a great future"
Yes. but we need population, governor.
How shall we encourage it," was asked.
why do you want population" was the
reply. You have a beautiful climate and
think that your children and grandchil-
dren and those after them, will inherit
this beautiful country of yours. You must
not think that this country you have is
merely for your time. 1t will be here after
you are gone. Let 1t be your children's.
Il hold rather radical views on immigra-
ton, and i say to You, leave your country
just as 1t Is. Your population will increase
without assisted immigration. We have
frittered away the best lands in the United
States by forced emigration from the old
countries. In Iowa We assisted immiera-
tion ana We got too many immigrants of
the kind we did not want. When a steam
ship company furnishes a passage across
the ocean for s. 1t opens up to those Eu-
ropean countries a cheap means of get
ting rid OF their paupers and criminals
ana they nave systematized a method of
unloading these characters upon us. Don't
have anything to do with assisted immI-
grafton Those who come here of their
own notion. and pay their way here. are.
however. a class that is always a good
to any community"
Mr.. and Mrs. Larrabee left home six
weeks ago and went to Austin. Tex. from
there to Southern California, where ,hey
met so many Iowa friends that they
heightened their stay to three weeks. and
then they came by easy stages to Seattle
Asked in regard to the political situation.
the ex-governor said: when / left home
felt that Allison had an excellent chance
but ind that in California and Oregon
the Mckinley sentiment is very strong
HOW Is that? / cannot account for II. %
There is newspaper talk, governor that
Allison and Cullom are friendly and might
combine?'
Well. 1 do not see how Cullom cou,d
combine with any of the candidates He
has said that Allison has no backbone
that MCKINLEY is using money, that Nor.
ton Is too old and so on. Morton and
Allison have been mentioned, but l think
Allison and Morton would be about right
ana balance up better. as the head would
De westward. Allison relies upon a great
many promises for second choice. ana IL
mckinley. who has shown greater Strength
than We expected, should fail of nominal
ton until the fourth or fifth ballot. then
Allison would get it,