The daily sentinel., 1907-05-22

I DR.. Coyle began by saying that the
term which the president had applied
/ to the accused miners in Boise
would likely prove historical, but
that 1t was not his purpose to speak
of them, but of others whom he con
ceiyed to be undesirable citizens. He
said:
The men who stand in the fore
ranks of civilization and progress
who have borne the brunt OF battle
and achieved the greatest things for
humanity. have nearly always been
regarded as undesirable citizens by
both the rulers of the church and
state. They have been branded as
makers Of trouble-dangero men,
unfit for citizenship in any commun-
. ity.
Jesus was considered an undesir-
able citizen; Peter and Paul were ac-
cused Of turning the world upside
down, were accused. seized, mobbed
and punished. Savonarola. the priest
! of Florence, who flung down the
gauntlet to the pope. who tried to
cleanse Florence of its vice, and who
braved the anger of Lorenzo the Mas
niticent. was considered an undesir-
able citizen. He was tried tortured
History is tragic with instances
of this kind. The greatest men the
world has ever known have been
branded as undesirable. Later monu-
ments have been constructed to their
memory. Men accused tortured and
put to death In one generation have
been revered, honored and glorified
in the next.
But coming down to modern
times. There are undesirable cit
izens on every side of us. one thou
and foreigners are pouring into this
country every day of the year They
are not all OF them bad: some are
lmbued with those characteristics
that will improve the conditions OF
our society. but the majority are un-
desirable, ignorant, inflammable.
anarchistic, antagonistic. and not In
sympathy with our institutions.
There are consumers idlers, who
are to society what barnacles are to
Ia ship. These are chiefly among the
upper class. who live on the products
OF others labor. There are gamblers,
procurers, drunkards and these are
no credit to the flag.
THE negro OF the South Is another
undesirable citizen. There are TO-
| 900. 900 negroes in the country who
are allowed to vote and enjoy all the
rights Of white men. Nine million
I of these are not fit for citizenship. It
was a great blqnder in craftsmanship
when the negro was enfranchised
I The nation will some day regret that
the black man is allowed to be n cit
izen. There are n few Intelligent ne
groes. such as Booker Il. Washington,
who are better citizens than some
white men. and do not refer to that
class, but I mean the average black
man of the South.
"The man In an executive position,
whose duty It is to enforce the law
and who refuses to do this because
of political or personal reasons is an
anarchist. He does more to break
the law than the crook or criminal
and still he is allowed to continue
this practice.
"Idlers by choice. rich or poor. are
in another class and are among the
undesirable citizens.
There are many other classes of
undesirable citizens and some of
these are men who scott and mock
Jesus Christ-gamblers, law-break-
ers and drunkards.
Men have existed who were
thought to be undesirable citizens.
and who were later found to be the
greatest statesmen and most desir-
able citizens. Even Jesus Christ was
condemned to death because He was
thought to be an undesirable cit
izen. as were many OF His followers,
and 1t took ages for the world to
learn of their value. Pioneers before
us have been thought to be undesir-
able citizens and were later held In
high esteem by their countrymen.
The people have seen their mistake
and erected monuments to their
memory.
"The Russian patriots. who have
been lecturing in Denver the past
week, are regarded by the govern
ment of Russia to be undesirable cit
liens and would be condemned to-
death II they should return to that
country. but in the next age their
memories will be blessed.
This has been true of some great
men. but of the others OF whom Il
have spoken It cannot be true and
something should be done to rid the
country of these people"
THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES.