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IOWA needs a few more editor llko
Stun M. Clark. To IiIm fetirli'SH ntund
Bdinn nuiiitlm n'o, tuoru tlmti to any
Other ono thlnjf, uan bo traood tho re
hu 1 1 of liiMt M ontlu v 'm cloctlon I n Kook uk.
t'ltANK UitroN tut s not tttroni; tliened
IiIh bold on tho ufTiHitionu of tho puojdo
by tho nii)iiilnlincnt of Klllliin, of
ColumbiiH, im deputy oil lnnptrtor. Ho
In vm rt'HwcU'd limn any ltoninn In
('olumluiH,
TUB tdct'tloti nt Houth Oiiialm ro
Hulled In another black eye for Koiiinn
lm IhhI Tiii Hilay. For 6no year tnoro
that oily wllllto governed by a l'rdt
uittant mayor. The wshooln will bo
under tho control of AnierlcanH, mid
tho council Nhotild lie prodded over by
ft loyal citizen. Well dono, lH)yn.
TliK report In net afloat that Jack
Wallow will content the tilootlon of
Walker a mayor of tho MhkIo City, on
th ground of fraud. Wo hopo ho will.
We understand there wat cotiHldorablo
llletfal voting tlone lunt Tuesday, and
tho guilty ithoutd tulTer, whether
they tipHii'tt.'d Walter or Walker.
Aniotlcana have no nympathy for cor
ruption. Let the content be piiHhed,
and "damned be he who flnttcrlos hold,
enough!''
A DiHl'ATCH from Lafayette, Ind,,
April 5, aaya: "Tho Jury In the oatio
of Ilitrtholonifw J. Murphy, ehitrged
with connplmey to kill ex-l'rleHt Goo.
I', ICudolph while dollverlng a lecture
January 20, in tho ocra Iiouho here, on
"Why I Loft tho Catholic Church,"
returned a verdict thin morning finding
Murphy guilty and Kcntcnolng him to
two yearn In the penitentiary and to tt
lino of 11,1(00. The trial of tho remain
ing defendant)! will be begun immed
iately. Tub JVVu Frtk IW, of Vienna,
March .'10, 1803, tatc that hint year
the Iriwh bltdiopo, In the prenonco of
tholr American colleague!, linked the
pojte frankly why ho did riot renounce
the temporal power and give up the
friction of hi captivity, and Leo re
plied evasively: "It would not Iks
aeemly for me to do o." The A'eue
ttit J'rtKiw. proleMtn ngainnt the pojMi
expecting tho Catholici of the world to
take up arm agalntit Italy when not a
lngle Italian cardinal believe the
rentiratlon of tho U;inporal power
iKtHnlble,
Dkatu the grim reajMr haa de
prived Ia Hdlo, France, of ono whomi
name every Frenchman ought to re
vere JuIch Ferry ono of, if not tho
greatent of French politician of tho
prenent century. The greatot and
botact of hi life wa when he ex
pelled the Jonulta from France in 1880.
Our government at Washington could
with great benefit to thin country, take
a letiMon from what ho did. How long
will it be before they realize that much
a step Ih alwolutely Decennary for the
prenorvution of the welfare and in
tegrity of thin grand and gloriou re
public of America. OF. P. F.
Among tho various tradition handed
down from one generation to another
and Ktlll exinting among the people of
Italy i one to the effect that when the
several niche renerved in the wall of
St, Peter1 at Ifome for tho ntatue of
the different popes are filled, then will
Iloman Cutholiclnm ceanc to have a
pope in Rome. At present there is one
such niche vacant and when Leo XIII
join the big majority and hi statue
fills tho present existing vacancy, all
will Iks filled.
Judging from past history, these
old country traditions have almost in-
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(ollitw iiti; In n-fft-tnN' lo tint tiit'thinl
of Hie llmunn fat hoi le church:
The Honmn falhitllo pt lentlium! In
Hunt.'Hty aii making a vlk;inni ll'ht
sniilnt.1 the prt'tt tl Instlttillonof iiiiii
pulnoty eh II linn t Inie, inn) ntv titnk ing
Hf lal effort to enlist the tettwtnt wo
men, whiwe llilluelliit Is Very JSitelil
tipoli Hie biillttt Ihix iijxm tlielr side.
The eontiHiiitleiit of a lniiloii )wtiei'
ays: "The married teaniuit women
nrtt In iiig lolil by the clerical agitators,
who are vlnlting tho villages In all
parts of the kingdom, that, after the
introduction of civil man luges, tho
church ceremony by which they were
married to their husbands will bo In
validated; and they will accordingly
have to renew the contract Itcforo the
civil authorities; and that their hus
bands will then 1st at liberty to refuse
to renew tho marriage tie with them,
and will doubtless avail themselves of
tho opportunity of choosing younger
and prettier partner in plaoo of their
old wivcH,who will, of course, Ihj turned
out of doors. These stories are, of
course, miserable fabrlcatlons,but they
work none the loss effectively on tho
Ignorant but Impressionable female
population of the rural districts. In
deed, it is reported that among the
women In not a few lonely hamlets and
villages, which are never reached by
tho newspapers refuting the falsehoods,
these baseless tales have produced
terror arid consternation."
Mexkxi overburdened with debt,
it finances in tin abject statu of bank
ruptcy; its people groaning under the
burden of excessive taxation, awaken
ing to the fact that the Koman Catho
lic church was absorbing tho entire
wealth and revenue of tho country
realizing the danger that stared them
in tho face did tho best thing they
could under tho circumstances con
fiscated tho entire property of tho Hu
man Cathollo church In that country
passed a law prohibiting any religious
denomination from owning property.
Italy today hit to all intent and pur
pose tho very same crisis staring her
in tho faco. Her country i practically
bankrupt, her tioople are taxed beyond
the limits of endurance. Much being tho
case King Humbert, in justice to the
people over whom he reigns, should at
ouoo, without further ado, proceed to
con lino te the vast amount of wealth
hoarded in the vaults of tho Vatican
and rodoom his country from it pres
ent state of bankruptcy and relieve his
jH-oplo from tho excessive taxation to
which they are now subjected. Mexico
fully reull.ed tho necessity of such a
step, Italy should do likewise,
C F. P. F.
The JVwfi mid Went speak very
plainly:
"Tho pope ha Itcen struggling for
forty yeur to have an apostolic dele
gate established as his M'isoual and
supremo representative In this country.
Ho hits now succeeded. Archbishop
Ireland 1 said to have negotiated tho
matter as a consideration for tho papal
support on the scluml fpicstlon. Hatolll
will seek lo establish a diplomatic posi
tion nt Washington by gradual aj
proachos. Ho will hopo to miik a a
ItVinian prince. We want no repre
sentative of the Vatican in our political
life. Mark that down."
If the North ami Wort wishes to have
it understood that It does not want a
representative of the Vatican at Wash
ington let it make a bold stand, among
the leading church patters, against the
Kjlitlc in the Iloman Catholic church
and against her system of religion. If
the paper are all asleep in reference
to thl question the poo will realize
hi desire. If the North and Went
wishes u to mark down that it Is purely
"American" and decidedly ant I-pupal
it should tie awake to the demands of
the times. Mark that down.
We are glad to oe favorable change
in Mexico. Tho Mid-Continent, of St.
Louis has the following:
"Affair in Mexico are in a very
different condition from what they
were a few year ago. The govern
ment is no longer subject to the Vati
can, nor ruled tyranlcally by the black
pope. Parochial school are prohibit
ed and public schools are fitstcrcd.
Missionaries represent 8 societies and
occupy 209 gtations. There are I'M)
foreign missionaries," 50 ordained, 80
lay workers; 223 churches and 12,203
communicants, 7,080 Habbath-school
scholar: 1 hiirh school with 180 mini la.
148 day school with 0,083 pupils. Lust
year tiio native christians contributed
2O,80O."
AN attack was made last week on the
American student en route to Chicago
In La Paz, Bolivia. The Herald cor
respondent at that place telegraphs
that the student were attending in
procession tho funeral of a Chilian who
was being burled according to Masonic
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In (J llfM Itf ll"' It. Im infttlntl bste few
rltarm fur llt fitilimnt t.f the n
Whl H Ittlea of tit Conrorf
r.i'imN Ami hh am - Ik r Mr: 1
lime tt ad tntf atllele after rending
I lev, Williams',
Itt reading WlHIsiti' it all lint way
through H'l-nia til sjteak tint kehimliiig
of the pupil rather than the learning
of a man and a M'tmlnr. It seeitts lo lie
thai of a trallitr lo (ttnl. Immunity and
America, feudal, nrlslmMacyatiil Ihe
worst of lluit-a mllsheil denm, a
trained bully it (ori'nr hrrd.
ll seems tit mi', if his name )s senks
hi in luln, he slander hi ancestry, he
curse their country ami praises their
enemies,' just lo hear himself talk.
It seems to say religion Is a trade,
antl every tradesman should make tho
liest living ho can out of his trade.
It seem lo combat the Idea, "In the
Image of God created ho man," as he
seems to deny lo man his (iod-glveii
birthright of inUiliijiucea prueftVuf
intdliijcm't', to enable him to make his
way In tho world, or to think and act
for himself, tho aim and object of tho
American public schools.
lie seems, however, to be much more
of a gentleman than a scholar an Irish
gentleman, who slanders his beat
friend. M'Atfc was the color of the at
traction of gravitation, yi ihw or oramjc
tho color of tho revolution, unci green or
black the color of electricity, and these
from time immemorial.
It seems to say Americans have no
rights in their own country, that for
eiqncrs or foroignlsni, is bound to
respect. That when lied about and
traduced they have no right to reply,
ttputs me in mind of slavery in it
most brutal day, it was a crime then to
tench a nlare. Its a crime now to educate
a white child; its a crime to read the
llittle in the jiublic school.
I nm pleased you were ho courteous
in your able reply to him, though you
treat him a a man when ho treat you
a a thimj. Allow me to compliment
you for your possession of ut leant one
of the graces charity the charity that
commence at home. Tho Kov, Mr,
Williams' charity commences abroad.
N. A. LiHT.
The A. P. A. Song.
Tune MurcliltiK Tliro' Guerilla, '
Tli A. P, A, 'a are cornliiR,
Hear them march along-,
They're flijhtlnh- for the public schools
Aitnliiat Hut Hoiiian throtiK,
They're hIiikIiik as they march along
Th KiMid old freedom souk,
Hurrah! for the lit tin old red school housO,
(Honrs:
Hurrah I hurrah! the A, P, A.'s will win,
Hurrah! Iiiirrulit In Npltc of HoiiiInIi sin.
With tho pone and priests and all the nuns
thrown In,
Tho A. I', A, will yet come out victorious.
I' licit) Hum low sons eiKjiiitli
To protect tun public school,
And they will face I he battle,
They won't hear to Itomlnh ruin,
They will tell Pope Lite hi) had better stay at
homo,
Per Undo Ham can tnuniiKii all hlsowti af
fairs, alone.
Ciloaus:
Popn Ifoluid belter take Hatolll home today,
Wo WttiitiiolhltiH hem hut. thi) loyal A.P, A.
And then hurrah for victory on fair Colutn
hla'n shorn,
The stars and stripes shall float o'er the,
school houNt) evermorn,
Composed by
Hi, ASCIIS II AaTM A Iff,
F.MTKiiraisK. West Liberty, Iowa.
Orangeism and Romanism.
Many year njjo patriotic citizen of
Ireland realized, materially, that Homo
wa a corrupt, ambitious and cruel In
stitution, and In order to protect them
selves and tho cause of Protestantism
formed an organization with as noblo
and lofty principles and aim a any
before or slnco tho Orangemen. At
the outset of tho career of Orangeism
in that country only a few sturdy Irish
men wore to bo found within Its rank,
but a tho month and year slipped by,
the Intelligent, thinking Irish people
tlocked to tho standard, and through
long years have nobly upheld tho prin
ciples of tho order timid ponioeutlon
and war. It wa Ireland' salvation.
Without Orangeism Ireland would be
unk deeper in tho depth of supersti
tion and bigotry than sho is today, and
the order has been the means ol raising
from the black pit of Ignorance and Ho
mlsh bondage many who are today
1 literal thinker and men of great
mind. Slnco tho establishment of tho
order Homo ha by every mean in her
jtower endeavored to cause the destruc
tion and total annihilation of this body
of determined and intelligent men, but
to no avail. Through awful persecu
tion and trial it ha triumphantly
borne it color aloft, and today i the
institution most feared by the Jtomlsh
hierarchy. Long live Orangeism and
Orangemen, and may the bravo men
who have so staunchly defended it
principle live to see tho accomplish
mcnt of the downfall of Homo. Ex.
One beautiful Carona Panel given
with every dozen Cabinets at Hughe
Siindberg's studio, 205 North 16th
street tf
I'Altri n IMMIGRATION
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Our tii!cl IhU vietilng Is ''Imtnb
gtatlnti; hhttul.l II U. It.-allict. .1" l
Is fitting thai Itt the U ginning of a til,
c itsaitin of a siiltjeet itf thl i haim t r
that II should 1st niuli rt.!'nd Dial Ihe
siibjiaj't Is eonatiletisl from a rhrUtlan
standpoint. We bsik at this ptiihlem,
then, a christian jsHtple, fur chrl'
tlnnlty has In It principle which, If
ptiiierly npplled, will give us Ihoeor
rocl sol ut Ion for every problem however
dlftleull. We sjn ak of problem which
Mrlatn to the life of Individuals, to
the lift) of organization, to tho life of
nations,
lit tho harbor of New York there
stands a monument, a gift to this coun
try from the greatest republic in Fur
os, Franco. Tho monument is that of
Ltltvrty holding a torch. The thought
cxpiVHsed In the monument Is that this
mil ion, with its )oxltion among the
nation of tho earth Is to bo looked
to for light. Tho statue of tho ( todilesi
of Liberty stand there with out
stretched arm and it is a lsautlful
sentiment to think that this GHldess,
typical of our people, of our nation,
stands there with open arm welcoming
men and women of every nation to our
citizenship. Hut a great many beauti
ful sentiments aro faulty if wo can only
find tho weak spot and I think that
figure has been used to teach that
which is not absolutely true, for I do
not think Hint such is expressive or
should be expressive of our position as
a people. We should apply tho truth
of tho Gospel of Christ to this problem
as to other problems, and If wo apply
thl truth wo will discover that wo owe
something to ourselves, that we owe
something to our country, It Is pos
sible that in welcoming tho horde of
all lands, we may admit within our
gates the wooden horse which may
contain the destroyer of our land.
The old ship when wrecked In a storm
throws out its life la lilts, but It is a very
foolish thing in time of storiiif when
the old ship Is going down beneath tho
waves, to overload tho llfo-lxiatH, To
overload them mean death to all. Ho
that where all cannot be benefitted wo
must choose between tho alternative of
benefitting none or of oeneflttlng a
part. With the ship that has not suffi
cient life-boats, there come a tlmo to
choose between tho loss of all the live
and the salvation of those which the
life-bouts can safely carry to shore.
America is, indeed, Liberty en
lightening the world; America is, in
deed, tho model among tho nation,
and her spires resplondoritln tho noon
day sun are reaching heavenward, and
the nation of tho earth are looking to
u for light, and a tho spire rise
higher and higher, hopo rises higher
and higher. Many of the old ship of
state In tho old world have sprung a
leak; many of them aro In tho storm
which will prove tholr shipwreck, We
must not overload the llfo-boat. In
other words, wo must not allow our
selves to receive more of these op
pressed people than wo can care for,
than we can ass pil Into. If wo kill the
goose that laid the golden egg, wo can
not hopo to have any more golden eggs,
If we allow tho vessel to bo swerved
from it course, it light to become
dim, wo aro destroying that which i
our very life; that which ha given u
this influence mid that which today I
tho hopo of tho world. The nation of
tho earth are looking to America, and
are basing their hopes on America, and
we owe it to ourselves and to those
people who aro looking to us, to guard,
protect and make permanent tho Insti
tutions which have made us such a
people,
Henry Ward Heecher in speaking of
tho Immigration problem, said: "We
need not become alarmed. If a lion
eats an ox, tho Hon does not become an
ox on that account," Hut tho figure
ha in it a weak point. If you taken
lion and open hi mouth and cram down
his throat diseased ox without respect,
to quality, without respect to quantity,
without respect to time, and leavo the
lion to digest the diseased ox, wo find
that it I possible to make a lion sick
by feeding him diseased ox. Ho it Is
possible to corrupt the principles and
tho life-blood of a nation by feed
ing It more diseased food than it I able
to properly nssimtluto and digest.
Wo stand today receiving this great
supply of scum of foreign nations, and
along with this scum wo rccelvo many
capable men and women whom wo need
here; but wo receive these thousands
every year and wo must digest them as
a nation, or a a nation we must die,
As an individual, that which goes Into
tho stomach must bo digested, in a
measure at least, and in tho projiortion
that the food is digested, in that pro
portion is (;ood blood and goisl vigorous
life produced. So if wo are receiving
more than we can adapt to our life, we
aro receiving into our national stomach
that which is Injurious to our national
life.
Looking at this problem then, from
a christian standpoint, we have many
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In 1 1 1 ut i. tup tftptt ilnw n, Um lt ItttjHi of
I lie human r far a five Ml gov
einnient ! erniei'ined, la ptne. The
world lKnklng to u 'n an only In
our ettei Inn ntl tii a jt I. If we
am sitciv, oilier nation will adopt
our principle, and ih lllnrlie anil
prlnelplfs which w In thl highly
favored land enjoy w ill Ih adoptm! In
other laud ami the bleawlnga we have
will go o them. From a christian
tamttlnt, then, we have a rlghl and
we are justified la prolm-llng ourselves.
"Hut if any provide nut for his ow n and
spi-cliiHf for those of hi own limine, ho
hath denied tho faith and I worse than
an Infidel." Paul would have Timothy
Instruct those christian men that they
owe a duly lo themselves and lo those
dependent upon them.
Now, something in regard to the
history of Immigration. Tho coloniza
tion period extended, a you all know,
from tho discovery of America to the
close of tho war of independence in
1783. From 1783 to 1820 thero wore
two hundred and fifty thousand came
to this country from other land, Since
1820 there have come sixteen and one
half millions to thl country. In the
lust twenty years one-third of all who
have como slnco 1820 have landed hero,
Almost six millions from other lands
came to America in tho last ten years,
and in 1802 thero were almost six hun
dred thousand, an increase of sixty
three thousand over tho prcvloiw year,
and tho superintendent of immigration,
tho lion, Mr, Owen, who by tho way is
a preacher of to Christian church,
and who ought to know what he is
talking about, says that that Increase
of sixty-throe thousand wa almost en
tlroly Husslnn Jews. And in giving
u soiiio information in regard to the
character of these immigrants ho tells
us that they cumo from England, Ire
land, Scotland, Germany, Franco,
Italy, Poland and Scandinavia. lie
tells tm that the largest number come
from Ireland, England, Germany, Po
land, Italy and Hctindlnavla. Ho tells
us nlso that tho typical Immigrant I a
pennant with narrow idea, and yet in
hi report he toll us that in this mini
her there are thousands of deslrablo
people, persons for whom we havo a
need and who ought to come, We aro
glad they do come; but the great bulk
of these people come a unskilled la
borer, They come without money,
They como in largo numbers from Cath
ollo lands. They como from the dis
contented classes. Ho says the char
acter of tho Immigration of today Is
different from tho immigration before
tho war; that in those days the char
acter of the people who came wa dif
ferent; that men came here because
they loved tho institution of our land;
that now thero are numbers of them
coming who do not love our Institu
tions, who are anarchists, socialists
and criminals in their own land. In
speaking of tho pauper in our county
houses and state institutions, ho gives
us this fact: "Sixty-two mv cent, of
all tho paupers for whom wo are caring
are of foreign birth," He also makes
thl statement: "Hoventy-two per cent,
of all thecrlmlnal In our penitentiaries
are of foreign birth." He loll us that
If we compare tho numbers of children
born of parents of foreign birth with
those of parents of native birth that
ninety-two per cent, of tho convict aro
of foreign birth. That I really an
alarming state of thing, Wo are told
also that sovonty-flvo per cent, of thoso
who aro convicted In Ireland for crime
como to this country. I am not guess
ing at thl. These are the statistic.
Three out of every four convicted of
crime in Ireland como to thl country
and within six month after that, in
omo of our states, they can vote a you
can vote,
A I said before, wo have hero tho
scum from some of tho nations of tho
old world, In getting many of tho
good, wo got more of tho evil, Now
thero are some reason for this Immi
gration. People do not pack up their
good and start out on such a pilgrim
age as this if thero Is no reason for it.
Ono reason 1 they aro made to believe
that if they como to America they can
booomo owners of land. I(o you know
that over In England, a country so
small that an American 1 afraid to
move about on it for fear ho will step
off, thero 1 one man who own land
enough that he can slurt and travel
ono hundred mile In n straight direc
tion and not got off hi own land? Up
in Scotland they tell u there I a man
who owns a county; own it all himself
In Scotland one-third of all the fami
lies live in houses with just ono room,
and another third live in houses with
two rooms. Now these people imagine
that by leaving a country whero only a
few can become land owner they can
como over to America and get home
for themselves. And that Is a worthy
ambition. They read about what wo
have to eat over hero and that makes
them want to come. The American
people havo more to eat than any other
people on the face of the globe, and in
thr !) tl.kt lt l -(' ni?
) a it hi ettu r latt ia n,l tltey at "J
! l.i fii I'ter tin tt," lor all to i'e
i like ttt liatr i ttrtin'lt tit at.
I And t j ri a'til tt't !-inl tlj;lil
I mid fiie- at hiaiia mil lt.t,, A !S! t'
Hint lit t!,iMrv will hate an
14U11I rlfc ltt. He am that It tn i; t I'
lii ntiU,. ,a him In glvn hi !? n l
,-trlti art tlttetiitn and he vitiiflhe
land W 1st fetupml tittttaaiv gnaiaatti'tl
to all. He ri 'l of a land lu iv hi
laijannd (lii can havo an tHliieaUon
tiUml t, any In I ho land ami he loii-
for hl children" sake to give them Ihe
sthnfitnge which lll rotne from a
realtleneti In that land. And then
every foreigner who wmihhi ami sue
ivd become an advertiser, A United
Hlali consul say that Very many of
the Immigrant come laeanm they aro
solicited by their friends who art al
ready In this country. A man come
from another land ami ll I so much
bettor than It WMover liter It I lo
him a paradise. They are llko the
Irishman who came to thl country and
got a job carrying brick tip lo tho fifth
story of a building and ho thought he
had found an easy job. Ho wrote back
to his brother and said, "Pat, come
over to America. It I the greatest
country on earth. All I havo to do Is
to carry brick up to the fifth story and
there's men up there to do the work.'
The Inmaii Steamship Co. ha thirty
fivo hundred men in tho town and
cities of Europe soliciting men and
women to come to America, and these
agents, who are paid a percentage on
tho ticket they soil, may not lie a
conscientious a they should bo in
representing the advantages of till
country for it is true that many of tho
immigrants who land upon our shores
aro disappointed. Thoy aro made to
believe that unskilled luborors can get
four, five or six dollars fiday, and they
come ever in largo number and are
surprised that that condition of things
docs not exist.
And then thero i the condition of
things in tho old world, tho social and
political aspects. Many of the people
of tho countries of Europe believe they
aro living on a volcano which is apt to
lioeotrio active at any moment, they do
not know when for there is constantly
coming to their ears rumor of wars
and they are anxious to get awuy from
such a country as that. Germany,
Italy, France and Spain takes tho best
part of't every man's life and demands
that they shall spend it in military
service. The tlmo when a young man
ought to be fitting himself for his life's
work, ho is compelled to spend in mili
tary service, Homo of thoso countries
demand fifteen years in tho very prime
of man's life, so the people want to gt
away from them. '
And then the facilities for travelling
have Improved. In 1820, woiiro told,.
ItcostJflOO to cross the sea. At tho
present tlmo the rates aro thirty-three
to thirty-six dollars, and steerage pas
sago bus boon as low a seven dollars,
A man could come from Europe to
America and have hi board on the
way for seven dollars. Such induce
ments are thrown out and tho people
over there 'believe that in coming over
bore they can get money in largo sums.
They 'think it I a land flowing with
money, Tho people aro mado to be
lieve that by coming over hero all these
thing cun be their.
Labor saving machinery 1 becoming
resMinsible for much of the immigra
tion, America has become a land of
inventions of labor saving machines.
We invent a machine and put it to work
here and in other land and sometimes
one machine will do as much work as
ono hundred men, and thin one hundred
men want to come over here iindbolp
us in our work.
Now tho moral influence of thl im
migration aro very bad indeed. The
Immigrant who comes loaves his
restraint behind him. This 1 true of a
great many people A great many
people aro pious because thoy live with
plou peoplo, Many young men and old
men too are plou because they live with
thoso who are a moral support to them.
Homo people who live In the east Im
agine that the Gospel or tho ten com
mandments are not binding west of tho
Mississippi river, They act as though
thoy did not believe God saw them out
hero. The very fact of migration him
a tendency to demoralize a people, I
heard of a man, he was a preacher,
who went with 11 to New York last
year to the Christian Endeavor conven
tion, and it wa said, and It wa true, I
guosH, ho thought it would bo a good
time to go to tho theatres, and ho siiont
alsmt every evening at a theatre.
Now tho political aspect of thl.
When a political party has a nominat
ing convention they begin to plan.
They pi ut put on this ticket an Amor-
lean, an Irishman, a Gorman, a Swede,
if that particular nationality shall hove
any Influence on the voto. Ho that we
ha ve got to such a stago In our national
life, and the Influence of tho foreign
Immigrant is so great that the political
leaders are catering to them and aro
talking about tho Gorman voto and tho
Irlnh voto and In making up their
slates they aro controlled by this in
fluence. The Chineno do not voto and
so both parties aro down on the Ch Ineso,
If there wan a Chinese voto, you would
find they would havo a John on the
ticket. Hut so long as the Chinaman
does not vote, so long will lie be a
cipher in the politics of this country.
