The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Representatives Of Big Busl-
ness Mlsrepressnt Him.
WHAT he WROTE IN HISTORY
" Did Not Say rhat Az Those Coming
From Poland, Italy and Hungary
Wers Undssirab.e-Ais VA on sps.
eial Privilege Caused the Attaeka

Representative 60o ATteuuo VI ~
called big buslness~ enjoying special
privileges and some friends Of other
candidates for the Democratic nomi.
nation for president have wrongfully
and unjustly but diligently circulated
reports charging Governor Woodrow
Wilson with having said In bis IBIS.
tory Of the American People" that
the immigrants 10 this country from
Poland. Italy and Hungary were M
desirable additions 10 u population
and were, a. citi1ens, Inferior to the
immigrants to this country from China.
The reports and charges 20 made
and circulated are doing an injustice
to Governor Wilson. He DID not Say
that all the people who emigrated
from Poland. Italy and Hungary to
this country wese undesirable add
lions to our population not did be say
that ChinAmeo would make a. good
Of better citizens than immigrants
from those countries
Wiat M. Wilson vvreAA
Governor Wilson nays, Throughout
the century (meaning the hundred
years prior b 1880 men Of sturdy
stocks Of the north Of Europe had
made up the main strains Of foreign
blood which was every year added 10
the vital working force Of the country
or else men Of the Latin-Gaelic stocks
Of France and northern Italy"
When Governor Wilson speaks Of the
sturdy stocks" coming to u shores
from the north OF Europe" and
northern Italy which added TO vi
vital working force" he certainly In
cluded in the quoted description Of
such immigrants the hundreds of thou
sands of people who came here from
Poland prior to 1880 and those who
came from Italy and became a part Of
us and contributed much toward the
upbuiiding Of this country. Poland is
a part OF nortbern Europe. and her peo-
pie who emigrated to this country prior
to 1880 to become a part Of us are GER
tainly included in the complimentary
description of Governor Wilson when
speaking of the Immigrants who came
to this country prior to that time.
Change In Immigrants.
Governor Wilson speaks thus of some
of the immigrants who came here from
1880 to 1890: "lmmigrapts poured
steadily 10 as before. but with an al
teration OF stock which students of af.
fairs marked with uneasiness." He
speaks OF the multitudes OF men Of the
lowest class from the south Of Italy
and from Hungary and Poland, "men
out of the ranks where there was net
Their skill nor energy DOR any tnitia-
tive Of quick intelligence. men whose
standards Of life aud work we're such
as American workmeu have never
dreamed Of hitherto"
Importing Contract Labor.
The evil Of importing contract labor
into this country became 80 extensive
that congress found It necessary to en-
act stringent laws making It a crimt
nal onense, and there can be no ques-
t1ou that the Immigrants brought here
By hundreds Of thousands under con-
tract were the ones referred to By
Governor Wilson IN Ids history. In
speaking Of that class he does not re-
fer to all immigrants who came here
during the period from 1850 to 1900
from the countries mentioned, but to
that certain stock that came here dur.
ting that period which made Students
OF affairs feel uneasy.
The main opposition to Governor
Wilson's nomination comes nom these
same protected monopofies and from
the combines and trusts who imported
the cheap pauper labor from Europe
under contract to compete with and
take the p@aces Of the native labosers
and those who came here from all
parts Of Europe. including Italy, Hun.
gary and Poland, because they wanted
to come. whose ambition. energy and
desire to better their condition caused
them to leave their homes. relativee,
friends and country.
.Wro~ss Done BY Monopoly.
Governor Wilson more than any 9TH
er candidate for president exposes
with matchless ability the wrong done
by monopoly and special privilege and
with the same ability suggests sane
and safe remedies for the wrongs to
Legitimate business and to our people.
Because Of this all the books, articles
and letters be Y wrote are searched
to 6nd some words or lines that he
has written about men or about ma.
tionalities or religion that may posi-.
bly, with grca$ ingenuity be construed
to his injury. The representatives of
mouopolies and trusts know that by
stirring up prejudice they can use q
large body Of good men, men who SUI.
fer most from monopoly and trusts, to
defeat the man who fights their bat.
ties to wrench the government from
the special privileged classes and re.
store representative government to our
people
WIN The trust representatives suc.
eeoaS