Washington sentinel., 1899-10-21
A Know Nothing attack.

Know Nothing Attack
Recently the Ohio Republican
State Convention declared IN favor
OF stopping immigration and en-
dorsed Mckinley and his Philip
pine policy. Other Mckinley
leaders have joined in this crusade
against the adopted citizen. In
the Episcopalian Congress, in st.
Paul. last week, Rev. DIR. Rufus
N. Clarke, Of Detroit, as spokes-
man Of the Mckinley AdminIstra-
ton, voiced its sentiments and
spoke in its defense IN reply to
Bishop Porter's criticism Of imper-
ialism then made. DR.. Clarke, as
the apologist OF the Administration.
rested his defense of its policy
particularly on the elevation oi the
European immigrant by "benevo-
lent assimilation" and claimed that
what It had done for the Germans,
Irish and other foreign born citi-
zens, indicated what it would do
for the Filipinos. He said that we
could adapt the Filipinos just as
we'll as the European immigrant
to our American standard OF "civ
ilization, placing the Malays upon
the same foo ing with the Irish and
Germans and other foreign born
citizens.
Our opinion being asked. we
sent TO the Cincinnati Enquirer the
following despatch:
To tAs Editor 81 The Enquirer
Iconsider it far from being compli-
menf 90 the French creoles of the
Mississippi, the Hibernisns, Teutons,
Poles and all Caucasians to be compared
with the Malays Ofthe Philippine Islands.
The descendants Of the f1rmer do not
differ from the descendants of the Anglo
SaxOns in race, intelligence, proper
fitness for American citizenship and
patriotism as the Malays do. The latter
will always be an inferior and trouble
some element for generations. We want
to have no more race troubles, for we
have enough OF them already, The
interior races will always be an obstacle
to our progress and peace, as the eau.
casian will not place them on equaI
footing. For this reason our own Indians.
who are nearer to us than any ether
race, have nearly been exterminated.
The Caucasian OF the Anglo Saxon
nationality will not mix with other races.
The Filipinos, more capable of self
government than any of these races,
know this sentiment fully, and for that
reason, especially, they fight against
coming under the control Of the Amer.
cans. They know that there will be no
real equality for them with the Ameri.
cans--and does the reverend doctor dare
to say, If he wants to tell the truth, that
this is not soI The Filipinos will always
be a sort OF pariah under the rule OF a
foreign nation that does not even speak
their language and wall not socially
assimilate with them 10 an extent as even
the Spsnlards have done. who frequently
mixed on equal footing. Hence. and
you can hardly blame them, they take
no stock in McKiuleY's promises OF self
government, "assimilating civilization"
just as little as the Beers now take in
- sgn, fv.sw p
serve how the Americans now treat the
mixed races Of Cuba, and that the latter
will never receive any native self gov
eminent. in spite of all promises
and assurances of Mr.. McKInleY's
hypocrisy and benevolent assimilation"
humbuR. They want to be left alone.
To compare the Filipinos with the
European immigrants under such cir
cumstances is an absurdity and an insult,
and the reverend octor Will hard be
able TO make any votes thereby for Mr.
McKinleY's imperialism He should
study history, ethnologY, and especially
the teachings of Christ. He should mol
support McKinley's imperialism, and
sanction as a Christian minister a war o.
destruction OF an alien race fighting fol
Its liberty and independence, upon th'
sole andsingle ground that we have paid
twenty millions Of collars for ten million:
Of human beings which the Spaniard'
never possessed and could not deliver
Ii is a sign of depravity OF our religious
bodies that they can advocate the crue
determination OF millions Of men, womer
and children, because they want "a b.
free, and not American slaves. Ther'
Is no Christianity in that. Those minis
ters are not advocating the religion o
love thy neighboT. but OF murder anC
bloodshed under McKinley's dictates
May the Lord have mercy on them an'
Mckinley. LOUIS ScHADR.
Editor WigShsngkoH Sentinel
We hope that not German
American or Irish-American citi
zen will be found supporting the
cursed Know Nothing Republican
ticket, Of which Mckinley is tn,
head. Those that do so are merely
traitors to liberty and should b.
ostracized by all foreign born eiti
Eens as such.