The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-02
SAVED THE COUNTRY.
Mckinley Elected by the Foreign
Born Vote.
ONLY NATIVES WERE FOB BRYAN.

American Anarchists Prevented From Ru.
lining the Nation--Il Il,itcrates Rallied to
the Support OF Gold-Noble Uprising OF
Imported Citizens.
The country is indebted to that dis.
tinguished Anglo-American Z. L. God
kin Of the New York Evening Post, foI
the discovery that this country was
saved from tho anarchists in November
last by the aid of the foreign born vote
The highly educated additions made to
our population i'll recent years by the
importation of paupers and criminals
from Italy, Austria Hungary and other
European countries could not bear the
thought Of having the creditors Of the
United StGtcs or Of its corporations OF
citizens paid III anything but gold coin
Mr., Godkin demonstrated to his OWL
satisfaction that il tho prisons and
pcsihougcs of Europe had not vomited
upon our shores large proportion Of
their inmates the United States woulG
have gone to tho "demnition bow
vows" American dishonesty was crush
cd out Ly this noblo uprising Of the
honest men imported in the steerages OF
steamships at $l5 per head. He proved
this 10 be tue ly showing that McKin
Icy carried tho states which are inhabit.
ed Dy these more recent contributions tT
our population.
The natural and steady flow of gen.
uine voluntary immigration has brought
TO our country, as rule, q desirable
class Of citizens, mainly from the Brit
ish islands and the countries ON the
North sea. But the human cattle whose
coming hither has been tho result partly
of cxpolling forces in their own coun-
tries and partly Of the united cupidity
of these who wanted their labor at
starvation wages and the transportation
companies which made profit ON their
passage are simply disease III our body
polite. In view Of the liberal prices at
which votes are quoted in tho last cam
paign, we think Mr.. Godllin is entirely
correct i'll the assumption that this class
of newly fiedgcd citizens, or bogus citi-
zens, voted for Mckinley and "sound
money" We are willing to concede his
claim that their votes were controlling.
There 10 another class of citizens who
voted for Mckinley, although their
votes arc not sufficiently numerous to
control electoral votes in any state. We
refer to the negro vote in the south,
which constitutes the main body of tho
Republican party i'll that section of the
country. Through perfectly natural
causes the fact is recognized that their
vote is mainly illiteratc. In estimating
tho plurality Of votes in the United
States for Major Mckinley these color
ed illiterates, Of course, cut very large
figure. Major McKinley's plurality over
Bryan WAS COO, 600. II from his vote
should be deducted that of the native
black illiterates and the undesirable sort
Of white voters we have herein describ-
cd, 1t cannot be doubted that the plural
ity would be largely in Bryan's favor.
This would be true after deducting all
the white illiterates from the vote given
for Mr.. Bryan.
What satisfaction the "sound money"
writer's can find in arraying such facts
as these is beyond our comprehension.
In Godkin's case it was evidently to
crafty his hatred Of the American peo-
pie. But tho sooner Americans cease
dwelling on the ugly facts above stated
the better it win bo for tho good name
of our people.