The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18
A Cosmopolitan People - National
Flower.

Flower.
Editor Morning News: You say in an
editorial of Oct. u, in speaking of a ma
tional flower: I'VE are a cosmopolitan peo-
Pile We are Observation-Disclosures
Scotch-Hebrew-Scap dinavian- Dago- Turk
people To combine all the floral en-
blems of these several nationalitles in one,
and take that as the American national
mblem would seem to be one way to please
all interested" The goat idea, 1 do not
fancy, though he is very significant en-
blem of symbol of mans nature. Your sug-
gestions are certainly original and pleas
ant-reading, but desire to be serious and
sober on great national question, the
National Flower of our government.
We have a national flag which is orig
inal and truly American, and If we should
ever have a national flower it should be
American all over and all through; Amer
lean in conception in fact, and in reality;
not borrowed, not composite in nationali-
ties, and nothing whatsoever foreign in it's
| suggestions.
1t should stand out in bold relief, inde-
pendent of evrything, purely American.
We are not a cosmopolitan people, save
only as the American demagogue upon the
stump would make us such. Appealing
to- the nationality of the naturalized citi-
zen, making of him an alien for the time
being to win his vote. There are no
Irish, German, Scandinavian or foreign
citizens after the oath of allegiance has
been taken. He has sworn to become
fully an American in sentiment and feel
ing, and to know nothing but America or
the United States government. What oath
does the alien take when being made
citizen of the United States? Here it is:
Il, Patrick Wantostraoff, do solemly
swear that do hereby absolutely, entirely
and forever renounce and abjure all alle-
| glance and fidelity to every foreign prince,
| potentate, state or sovereignty whatever
and particularly to the potentate whose
subject l was before; and that l will sup
port the constitution of the United States
So help me- God"
That is the oath, and nothing can he
made stronger. That man. almost liter
| ally speaking, has been born again, been
| born in another country. The womb of
| the United States, to use a pointed meta
phor, has given birth to new man. He
is no longer Irish, German, English or
anything else; he is an American, and IL
is his duty, oath and obligation to under
| stand the constitution which he has sworn
to support To adjust himself readily ana
truly to the laws of the county; to speak
| the language and teach to his children
also; he has buried his foreign nationality
birth, the flag of his country his kith
and kin, is associations and customs and
sought a new home and citizenship by
voluntary emigration to the United States
But the American, or, rather the United
| States demagogue, instead of impressing
upon the new-made citizen the Importance
| or mis- oath, talks to him as if he was
| still interested in the land he has sworn
| to abture. Tickling his fancy and maxi
| ing him believe he was of wonderful I'M
portance in running the United States gov
| eminent. To be truthful, the American
| demagogue has made fool of the natu-
| rallied citizen; he has given him undue
Importance, because he has a vote an,
pealing too often to his religious feelings
| and foreign ideas.
/ When Gen. Scott was running for the
| presidency, he, in some of his short
speeches, spoke of how he admired the
| rich Irish brogue and sweet German ac-
| cent" and soon we will be hearing of the
| soft italian and classical Greek, etc
During the Prussian-F'rench war the
| Germans called meetings in the west and
put questions to those running for con-
! gress If they were for Germany or France.
as if that was a question germane in a
congressional election. Every cowardly
demagogue said he was for Germany be-
| cause OF the German vote in the west
l would not be understood for a moment
| that am making war on the naturalized
| cltlZen. L am discussing a great princi-
| pie and one that is growing. France was
| our friend in 1T6 and the bones of her
| sons who fell in our defense lie in our
| SOIL had supreme contempt for those
| who said they were for Germany.
There is one class of naturalized citizens
| the demagogue touches lightly and very
| seldom. L refer to the Jewish element
| The Jews, as a people, are peculiar so
much so that they are not political food
for the American demagogue to fatter. ca
| 1ole and feed with barney 1t is a com
| pllment to tho Jews intelligence his
| business instincts and keen perceptions
| The Jew is emphaticaly a business man
| and Is ready to talk money with you from
a Rothschild, Belmont down to the hum
blest peddler who carries his fortune in
a pack on his back.
| To go back, If we are to have a national
flower, let 1t be American in the strictest
sense or the word. Had the southern CON
federacy been success, the cotton bloom
would nave been our national flower. Rut
our country is so great, so diversified in
soil, climate and productions. It is hard
to center upon one single flower. We
could have two Of a monogranic blend
Ing or three. The cotton bloom to renre-
sent the south, the wheat Of the west
and New England any flower that rigbt
be selected from that section r. M O.
DeLeon, Tex.-Messrs. Lippman Rros
Savannah, Ga: Gents-I have used nearly
four bottles of p. Z. p. was aflicteS
from the crown OF my head to the soles