The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-04

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the White. House today per-
functorily discussing the
Burnett immigration bill, and the
Pope had Tumulty right there on the
job to see what Woody said and to
check up what each one of the con-
ferees said
Cardinal Gibbons had sent w. w.
a message in which among other
things Card. Jim said the reading
test ''Would bar the ingress of great
numbers of desirable prospective
citizens who, though unable to read
or write our language, may be fairly
well educated in their own" The
test would do nothing of the kind
The test in the Burnett bill says moth
ing whatsoever about writing, merely
requiring the adult alien to be able
TO read his own language or some
other language. 1t does not require
the alien to read our language. Any
alien able to read any language would
be admitted in so far as the reading
test is concerned. Even if His Emf
nence" did say it and is looked upon
as 'Infallible" as the Pope, it is not
so. His exposure of ignorance is
lamentable, and he ought to be
classed as an ASININE KNOW
NOTHING, and letters from such
lgnorGmuses ought to be consigned
TO the waste paper basket instead of
handed by Tumulty to WOODY on a
silver platter, while the hundreds of
thousands of letters from Americans
and the friends of the measure are
sidetracked.
That Tumulty is a typical Jesuit
believing in the end justifying any
means, is shown by his conduct on
this occasion. Last Thursday, Con-
gresham Burnett, the Chairman of
the House Committee on Immigra-
tion and author Of the bill, went to
the White House to see the President
about it. Joe Patrick would not let
and did not let him see Wilson, but
talked the matter over himself, say
ing that he had been converted to
the test and the bill by John Sharpe
Williams and other speeches, includ-
ing the Congressmans. Within an
hour afterwards he saw a Democrat
whom he thought could be changed
on the question and told him the
Presidents veto Of the immigration
bill must be sustained. He had Bur-
postOffices and the like, tell old
General Sherwood OF Toledo, who
went to see Burleson about getting
his secretary Parish, appointed post
master at Toledo, that the appoint
ment would be made, but that the
General must vote to sustain Will
sons veto of the Burnett Immigra-
ton bill. Congressman AshbroOk, of
Ohio, went to see about getting
friend Of his appointed postmaster
at Mansfield, Ohio, which place will
be in his new district. 1t is in the
district that used to be represented
by Sharpe who resigned to become
Ambassador at Paris. The practice is
to allow Democratic Cong ressmen to
name pOstmasters in their districts,
unless they kick over the traces and
are not good Democrats. The Immi-
grafton bill is not partisan ques-
ton, it is American. Ashbrook said
he had made his mark, knew the
wishes Of his constituents, believed
in representing the wishes and will
Of his constituents, and could not
stultify his convictions, their conf
dence and trust, and would have to
fOrego the post Office. Ashbro0k's
man was not named for the post
office.
These are sample facts Tumulty,
and Burleson at his direction, are
using patronage to try to buy votes
against the BILL They seek with
the use Of public Offices to induce