The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
A NEW PARTY PROPOSED.
Principles On which the Ballet Reform
Party Would Appeal 70 the Country.

Party Would Appeal 70 the Country.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE suN-Sir: Your
instructive editorial OF Aug. 81, giving a his
tory Of the naturalization laws. and Of the
rise, progress and disintegration OF the Ma
tive American party In the middle of the last
century, have read with great interest;
as have also read the letters you have pub
lished OH the subject Of the naturalization
o! ignorant immigrants and Its danger TO
the country.
The closing paragraph of your article
wherein you state that AT the next Presi-
dental election both parties will seek the
foreign vote" is a confirmation Of the argu-
ment OF the opponents of indiscriminate
naturalization evidence OF its corrupting
influence and evidence Of the power now
possessed by the votes so created. That
statement alone should be enough to place
before the country In demanding the repeal
OF the naturalization laws.
Two of your correspondents dwell upon
alleged disturbance OF the labor OF the coun-
try by the immense immigration. and pro-
pose prohibitive law. to be effective for
period OF fifteen or twenty years. As tho
labor with the shovel. the nod and the pick.
and in the mines is now chiefly If not wholly.
performed by the immi grants. the increase
Will AFFECT adversely only themselves. for the
time has gone by when the sons OF our farmers
or mechanics perform that kind Of labor.
to any thoughtful man or woman you meet
and without exception you Will find hearts
grisved over this peril to our national life"
sition that immigrants do not need the power
Of the ballot that it's attainment was not
the object Of their coming here; that our
their persons and their property. which they
have the same rights and opportunities TO
obtain "a the native citizens. should like to
You speak Of a new party. ungenerously. as
on a repeal Of Che naturalization laws can
nay HSsS yss9. sS s.d se
Inent assumes the proportions of q party.
fight its battles in the open labor solely
should be held and demonstrate the degrade
ton OF the ballot by Its indiscriminate be-
stoWal upon the seni-barbarous Immigrant
peal to religious prejudices. as did the Ma
tive American party. and 1t would be useless
Il it did for the reason. as has been lucidly
for years past, that reli yious prejudices.
religious convictions, have lost their energy,
their virulence, and have been superseded
by fatal apathy.
1t Ia probable that the most natural and
Ctr ns. on On
the active workers and therefore ofiioe-ssek-
subject has been brought to the attention
OF several Democrats who are not office
seekers but are conscientious and patriotic
pressed their approval Of 1t. and their pleas
ure TO know that movement is being made
to put stop to indiscriminate naturalization.
10 put severe test to those individual
DEMOCRATS It was asked them II they knew
that all Immigrants from mOnarchical ooun-
tries understood that they were coming to a
a monarchical. and that. as matter OF course.
they must be Democrats here. and equally
as matter Of course. affiliate with the party
they believed that that was the case. but
that they did not desire the triumph Of their
po.ss for 1e.esa
the ballot from further degradation will
probably be as warmly welcomed and sup
ported by the conscientious and patriotic
members OF the Democratic party as by
Many manifestly needed reforms are not
inauguratcd because the evils to be reformed
tabished interests Of great potentiality.
that to assail them seems a hopeless under
taking; therefore they continue to live. The
im grants is Clearly i'A seem by On intsllIeent
people; yet it ia go intrenched. as making
political raw material, and so sustained by
oit ca psstjes thnt i has seemed hopeless
intrenched solely in the apathy Of the people
in their lack OF proper appreciation of the
true character of the ballot, the fundamental
1t may safely Be predicted that the con-
ferring OF citizenship on profound ignorance
s the introduction Of a oorruptin9 and dis
inteErating element that will. sooner or later.
people TO the consideration Of that prediction
should be tho aim Of the new party. 1t would
crafty the friends Of the movement II here
after. In case you have occasion to refer to it.
you will not speak derisively Of it az the
new Know-Nothing" party. but by the name
Y chooses to go to the country on-the Suf-
fraRe or Ballot Reform Party.
NEW YORK, Sept. Q. ALBERT GRANGER.