The Worthington advance., 1902-06-20

barns and warehouses and plenty OF
things to eat and wear after next
fall.
St. Louis Globe Democrat: Mr..
Bryan's refusal to accept the fusion
candidacy for governor of Nebraska
will be a disappointment to many
persons. but it is doubtless wise
policy for his side. His election as
governor would, of course. increase
his prestige and give him a chance
to get the presidential candidacy in
1904. His defeat for the governor
ship, on the other hand, would be
bad blow to his popularity. and
would injure his influence with his
party. The re-organizers would be
glad to see him accept the governor
ship candidacy because they be-
lieve he would be defeated at the
polls, and would thus be elimaniat-
ed as political force. The repub-
licans, too, believe he would be de-
feated, and probably he himself does.
The chances are that Nebraska is
back in the republican line for good.
Bryan's acceptance of the governor
ship nomination, however, would
give that states canvass a national
interest.
Should the tide of immigration
continue to flow for the remainder
of the year as has begun, all former
rcords will be broken. The arrivals
at Ellis Island are now beyond all
precedent, and the absorbing cap
abilities of the country are being
tried to the utmost. It is possible
that before the end of the year is
reached the population of the United
States will have been increased by
about 10000, 900 through the acces-
sions from European and other east
ern countries, although this number
would be more than four times that
of some recent previous years. In
1897, for example, the total number
of new arrivals was but 142, 400.
There has been steady increase
since that year, however. In 1898
the number had risen to 200, ,962; in
1889 it reached 278,S46; in 1900 it
went to 367, ,440 and last year it
amounted to 408,226
During the month of April this
year there arrived at New York 49,
667 wouldbe new American citizens.
This broke any previous monthly
record, and on May 36,213 more
arrived, which was the largest
number for any day on record.
The monthly record made in April
was more than 1000 ahead of any
previous month. The heaviest
month previous to April this year
was the correspond ng one in 1892,
when 50, 900 immigrants were ad-
mitted, but May this year promised
to throw April completely into the
shade.
The most striking features Of the
present tide of immigration is the
radical change it has undergone in
character. Irish, Germans and
Scandin avians no longer constitute
the major portion of it. Indeed,
the source of the flood is no longer
confined to Europe. Asia is begin
min to discharge it's hordes upon
us, and the Assyrian, Armenian and
Asiatic Turk are beginning to be
most conspicuous in the crowds
clam oring for admission. With
these Poles, Slovaks, Italians, and
Greeks outnumber Irish, German
and Scandina Wan many times over.
The serious as pect of the whole is
that the present arrivals belong to
the non-argicutural class. They are
not coming to occupy the still I'M
settled regions of the country and
develop their resouces. Their am
bition is merely to augu ment the
already overnumerous army of the
unskilled who crowd the slums of
our great cities and exc out miser-
able existence by their day labor or
as best they may. They are attract
ed by the wave of prosperity. But
if lean years should me!-Chicago
Evening Post,
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