San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-15

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Tbis is M, n nav Continuously. a has
hsan 5,scnSSeG IN "Sbnrt Stons,; ynilv
bnt stndionSIv avoided NV the other
nawsnonars IN iris citv ard state Tha
comnon cns,om If voting Meyican aliens
has become a Cannon crime thai Ali mar
several attenpts nave peen made 10
Orlng tne quest,on Vi .ne rIgnt Oh mehlcah
Aliens hos "a , .he wnIee OF CauGasian rae,
te U have aiwsvs been After AN cleo.
tion q nd invoIvaS in contasts and vera
The case now before Jndge Mayev
sbonId be decided nnon the Main noint II
race GnaIifcatIon. IN hain9 the 9eading
noint
man in tb ep communitv n he nndarstooS
the biStorv and Character NJ onr Govern.
ment ss well as does Gov McKiniev he
wonId he ineIipibIe IN natnraIization nm
dor onr natnra1ization 10 ws
The man before the court is not an
educated man, he neither reads or
writes, perhaps is dull as to knowledge Of
our institutions, but has been resident
here for several years, is hard working
man, and has been steady voter at cleo
tions; he may be said to be above the
ications as to citizenship.
His disqualification. to-wit: That he
belongs to the North American tribes. is
one universal In its application TO the
alien MeXicans who have sWarmed- over
the Rio Grande into Texas.
Mexico is as much a foreign state as
England or italy Yet becanse of its
proximity. IL has become cnstom for
the peopIe of Hoth Countries tn mass and
repass the boundary UNDECIDED. So much
so. that the laws pertaining tn natnraII.
zation, to pauper labor, Enumeration. and
the elective franchise, are practically
dead letters.
The alien Mexican, II left to himself.
would never dream of becoming a citizen
of the United States. or applvino To he a
citizen. but he is used at election ii me to
debauch our ballot box. To enable him to
per"--of which our county, Bexar, records
will show some IL, 900 such papers issued
l.
taken out his final papers. This shows
loose, criminal condition OF the enforce
ment to the laws OF naturalization, land
a menacing danger to the safety of our
At one election, in our county, solid
train loads OF Mexicans were, brought
iittIo cara Sor The cnnsoo nancaS % =, haS
hecono ono ~ The timoi bonorod onStnms
N the Pic Grarde border 'u''o"'
u 'No NV "No oO"o
I'M, .,
Inc question OF naturallZatio on is one
apart from the rlgnt 70 vote, as each
Tor voters. In some states, Tor instance,
women vote; 10 others, llllterates are ex-
cluded; IN others, a tax receipt Is re-
qulred. But the law OF naturalization is
uniform, whether wise or not. Our gov
eminent has liked the class OF aliens who
can be made citizens OF the United States.
civil war Rnt The Chinese Japanese
and the North American Indian has naver
been pIaced nnon the iist.
Our own lhuiah Is yet OUT recoghl-
'ion' =
rL Eu l., .I,
Laws soma considare he StreSs nnon iIIitar''
acv and cbaractar II is sort Of an inti-
m ton that JnTaa MsTev con finS q Gov
hole tocrswi ont ~ IL ba wants ~
The Eynress has not had the conraaa ~
diScnsS tbjS MsYicon n1astion W
llllteracy, lack OF knowledge OF the
EngIlsn language, want OF lnIormatlon
for natnrSii2atiSn. Int thew are dis.
qualifications pertaining to indi-
vldual Instances and likely to &C.
cur TO, class generally intelli-
gent and versed In government and polit-