Amador ledger., 1908-10-09
A SIander Refuted.
(Communioation)

cord, Sutter Creek, Cal
lt was with the utmost astonIsh
ment that | read in your issue of the
1st inst that anything derogatory had
ever been said in public. or privately
expressed, of the unworthiness of the
European laborers; when, as a matter
of fact. your ancestors we're of that
breed of dogs called by our aud your
President of this Republic "an un-
desirable class. lie tthe presidept) }
being of the Dutch Knickerbock
stock, aud you menial of Puritanic
persecution; afterwards becoming
aiders and abettors of the horrible
atrocty of the burning of witches at
Salem, Massachusetts,, in the name of
religion and civil rights.
For your own sake, Mr. Day, it is
to be regretted that you we're ever led
to Jump blindfolded into the seething
cauldron of un-American race hatred.
On the face of matters 1t seems that
you, man of fine feeling, keen of
the sense of delicacy and pTopriety,
should have at least the perception,
or conception, of investigation before
engaging in billingsgate. 1t is not
the SIavonian race alone that you
assail in your TRADE, but the basic
foundation of our constitutional
While it is true your
statements may be misleading. they
nevertheless lead needless persons
into error and lend an atom to the
of the idea that this
country should be governed by the
hands of the few-the rich mot the
sinew and bone. In this land the
home of the free and the brave-it
does not become any man to become
so egotistical as to proclaim himself
a tryant, when it is taken into con-
sideration that ancestors of the author
of the same we're exiles and only
came to this country to escape what
he now would inflict upon others.
structive, not destructive, and il
given tair opportunity prove them
selves the equal of the Dutch or the
proyerbial jew in accumulation of
homes and worldly goods. And even
when, by early environments. they
were deprived of an education, their
a. - -. - IL,
children in the language of their
adopted country.
The term ''dog eaters" belongs to
the class of the Presidents Ananias
Club aud its appellation does not
concern us, as we come from a
country of less dogs and more intelli-
gence. In che same category might
be termed the word 'Dago," as
applied to Italians. Instead of being
term of reproach, my friend, Mr..
Day, it is badge of honor, coming
down as it does for ages, from the
Doges of Venice and Genoa, the latter
city the home of Columbus the dis
coverer of America.
You may think, Mr.. Day, that we
are an ilIiterate class OF people, but
we beg leave to suggest that the
annals of history will show that
Austria has produced some of the
most illustrious men and women that
have ever appeared upon the world IS
stage. Among which may be men
toned the ill-fated Marie Antoinette
and Charlotte. the latter the wife Of
the misguided Macmillan, not 20
speak OF the second wife of Napoleon
the First. In the meantime do not
forget Kossuth, the patriot, who
came to this country shortly after the
Civil War and by his eloquence and
patriotism aided the cause of liberty
in his country to the extent of over
$500, 000 Any student OF history in
the diplomatic line will remem ber
the tilts between the two greatest
diplomats of their time-Talleyrand
for France and Metternich for
aids was worsted in more
than one bout in regard to changing
the map of Europe. But why ex-
patiate upon which everybody knows;
but while on this subject it might be
we'll to merely mention the fact that
when you are,In a city of pretentions,
your restaurant meals are invariably
ensconsed with Hungarian music.
For wealth and touch OF scenery,
artistic taste, art, literature, states
manship and general worthiness. as
class, the Austrian race stands
amongst the fore. Justice.