The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, February 28, 1882, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextSfBsagpeaeFf5!3W8: .upssns SfsS!gpvs , , r?j Efts; S3ai3& JVstoviass- ASTOniA- OliEHOU' TUESDAY. FEB. 23, 18b2 j. r. HAIAOIIAV. IMiiur. Shall Foreigners Yoto? . , , , . Foeeioxism is to-day openlv at j war with Americanism, and "the policy of the government must be j radically changed towards this conflict, and "these elements must i be checked by -proper legal safe guards. Many of the Germans arc infidels of the most pronounced type, at war with all legislation which looks toward the control of private habits, or which protects the sanctity of the church and the Sabbath. Polaris, 11th. The oracle of Portland is some what pessimistic in its utterances on this question. The following, from the Californian, is so admir ably to the point that wc quote at length: It has come to be an axiom in American politics, that a man must represent an idea. By persistent advocacy of the tenets of a po litical party, Mr. Jones procures himself to be nominated and chosen collector of taxes, with the duties of which office the tenets of politi cal parties have nothing to do. Through the judicious denuncia tion of a railroad company or a water corporation, Mr.Smith comes to represent the idea of anti-monopoly, and is elected to Congress; although the remedy for the abuse which he has denounced falls with in the purview of the domestic and not the federal government. As every citizen is a possible col lector of taxes or member of Con gress, it may be admitted that this system, inconsequent though it be, may work for the general good, by keeping every one on the alert to relieve the public from some un suspected burden, and to do a good turn for himself at. one and the same time. Not only is the value of an idea known to our "statesment," but journalists, as well, comprehend and appreciate it. Said the pro prietor of a struggling paper, not long since, to the writer: "If I could only get hold of a first-class tssue, my fortune would be made." It follows naturally, from this state of things, that anything in the nature of an issue is eagerly sought and tenderly nourished. Not a day passes, but, somewhere in this broad country, patriotism gets the better of a statesman or a journal, that forthwith breaks the silence, up to that point main tained, and .speaks right out of some great wrong suffered by the people, or of some plan for the "betterment of man's estate." Once in a while, the issue "takes;"' the statesman is sent trr Congress, and tho paper doubles its circula tion. Issues have their fashions, too. They come in and go out. We debate fiercely the same questions that our grandfathers debated, but about which oar athers never troubled their-lieads. One of the most superficial and easily aroused of the prejudices of mankind i that of race against race, and we find it therefore rising, generation after generation, in a tiresome but untiring series of issues. It has been a political bonanza in the United States. On the question of immigration we have gone suc cessively from one extreme to an other. At one stage, our political shibboleth is, "America, the home for the oppressed of all nations;" at the next stage we are Know Nothings, and "Americans must rule America." Just of late, the issue factories are turning out mottoes to fit the latter sentiment. Several journals have raised the hue and cry, and are denouncing foreigners with variety and originality of expletive. A few timid gentlemen, here and there, have formed themselves into secret organizations, and style themselves Patriotic Sons of this and that. The great mass of the population, to be sure, is jinpas sive; but Burke's sentence about the grasshbppers is nevertheless applicable. Now if these journals and those patriotic 'isqns" are correct in their prognostications, it is certainly de sirable that we should know it. The pessimist has, somehow, an affectation of more acumen than the optimist. The man who tells I us wc are going to the bad manages ; to 'impress us more than be ho woaKiy ininss we aic in a pros- . . ', ! conuition. A nation whose bonds are above par; whose v.a- tional debt is behiir uaid with regularity and rapidity; whose' manufacturers are taking prece dence in the markets of the world; and whose wealth, more evenly distnbuted than elsewfiere, has in creased for a century at a rate un paralleled in history appears to the superficial observer to be free from constitutional taint. But here the patriotic offspring say that wc have progressed, not on ac count of, but in despite of, our elective system. The question, whether foreign ers shall be allowed to form a part of our body politic, and to parti -i-patc in the privileges of American citizenship, is a broad one. Sur face facts will not solve the prob lem. No proper judgment can be formed as to the desirability or undesirability of admitting for eigners to our common family, which does not take into considera tion all the consquences which fal low from such admission. The vote of the foreigner is simply mio expression of his new citizership the outward token of his influence upon our social and political life. But the proposition now pre sented is negative, not affirmative. Foreigners have heen admitted to the privileges of American citi zenship. For a hundred years they have been one with us. The question now "pressed is that of exclusion and restriction, not of admission. It is broader than in its original form. It forces the consideration, not only of all that was first involved, but also of all that has been learned in a century of experience. It is, briefly stated, this: 'What has been the effect upon the republican experiment in America of the free absorption of foreigners? And is it desirable that the same should be interdicted or restricted? It may bo as well, at the outset, to admit some ot the objections which are urjjed against foreign ers. There can be no doubt that many of them are illiterate, al though it has been the experience of the writer to meet mere Ameri cans than foreigners who could not read and write. There is no ques tion that they are given to agita tions more than Americans; that they predominated upon the sand lot; that a larger proportion fills ouv prisons than among the native born. When we think of the sys tems from which they came, and remember that for thousands of years the' and their ancestors have been subject to those sys tems, the only cause for wonder is, that the law of heredity has left its malign impress upon them so lightly. Alairy of the objections, therefore, which are urged against foreigners must, in candor, be ad mitted. It is not a fair presenta tion oT the case to overlook these, any more than to magnify them, and to suppiess facts in their fa vor. Starting from this point, one is first struck by the remarkable fa cility with which all foreigners, except the Chinese (who appear to be obstinately -non-assimilating), becomo Americanized. They are almost immediately interested in our institutions. They take an active part in our politics. They read our newspapers with .avidity. Thev adopt our mode of life and our style of dress as soon as -they can command the necessary means. As a class, they vote with a regu larity that, surprising as it may seem is held up as a reproach. They are apparently more inter ested in the country, and in the exercise of all the rights of citi- zenship which it confers, than the native-born citizen. Vicious Journalism. Tbeije is a feeling of clannishuess manifested among the newspaper people which leads them to say nothing about the errors of one an other, while tfiey pounce eagerly upon ono who is not a member of "the third house.'' For the credit of the ifcss it it is to be hoped .' that this growing spirit will not be come the rule. The professional ' aim of journalism i to advance the cause of the people. This advo"- ; eacy becomes :i sham if journalists l decline to criticise one auothe:.-' vicious acts. Our own state hits tiuaa latislv hhoclfed by s.eyc.uil u professional ami unseemly articled ', such as breed the worst sort of so cial discomfort. Another instance occurred recently in Washington, which ended somewhat disastrous ly; a gentleman who felt himself aggrieved by articles published in the paper having sought a retract" ion, and in an interview with one ot" the editors was killed, and the editor seriously wounded. At this distance one cannot judge of the merits of the -case, but it seems evident that the. newspaper in question is conducted on the mis taken idea of journalism, that a newspaper has the right to attack any man tfhose position or acts are opposed to its policy or inter ests, aud'which considers a request for retraction as an insult to be re sented by forced. A newspaper has the right to attack a public man whose acts are corrupt, or who is unfit for his position; but it has no right to take advantage of its power to persecute a private individual for personal or inter ested reasons; nor has it tho right to attack a man for mere wanton ness, or to create a sensation. Oh! The Truth of It! Last Saturday's Tribune says: Guiteau has made a Supreme Judjre as well as a President. There is not a human being in the country so ignorant as to believe that Roscqo Conkling would have been awarded tho highest judicial office in the gift of the President il the cold-blooded assassin had not first murdered" the President whom the people elected. . For that horrible murder no man living1 is thought by the people of the United Stares, more -responsible than Conkling himself. The Presi dent gave him five-sixths of the important patronage of his State, and lib demanded it all. On the nomination of tr single'uian whom he disliked, he declared war upon the administration. He fought it in the Senate till he found' the struggle hopeless, and then ho betrayed his party and threw the Senate into the hands of the op. position by lesigning, and tl en besought the State .of New York to return him with letters of marque as a licensed privateer to wage war upon his own people. Conkling was beaten in his own State. In the ccntest he invited he. was overwhelmingly, hopelessly and disgracefully beaten. A legis lature of his .own creatures dared not to re-elect him. The people of tho State were a hundred to one against him. "When he returned defeated from Albany he. could not have been elected road super visor or justice of the peace in the'strongest Republican county of tho State. Then Guiteau stole up behind Garfield and fired his shot, and now the man. whom Guiteau made President makes Roscoe Conkling Judge of the Su premo Court of the United States. It would seem that even now, after the dread sentence of tho law has been passed upon the con ceited assassin of an American President, the hinges of the man's cell are sufficiently oiled to yield easily to the pressure of any va grant correspondent who desires to earn.a penny-a-line fee. This is wrong. Tlfo ghastly farce has been played out, and henceforth, until the hour of execution, Charles Jules Guiteau should be dead to that world" and that community which he has disgraced and out raged. There is.no longer any ex cuse for leniency, for endurance has been already strained too much, and when the last act in the ' dismal tragedy closes with the hanging of the wretch, it should bo tacitly understood, if possible, that, his name be nevaf mentioned, nor published -more, , NEW TO-DAY, JQR. C. C. GLASS, rJIYSICIA" "ANJ SUKGLW. OlHce over A. V. Allen' Store. ASToniA. - oiirnos. $JL2fcIL9. (M.'CC'KS.-rf'S: in fl.l A. vlLKN.) Vi.iiU?!e and ivthii tiivilcr in Provisions, Glass and" Plated Ware, t'liOl'ICAL AJI IKl.MKSTIO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together mtli The largest and most complctu slock cf goods In their line to be found in the city. Corner of Cass and Squcriiocque Street, ASTORIA. OltnGON. 3 IRISH FLAX THREADS Salmon Net Twine. Cotton Seine Twine, Cork and Lead Lines,' Cotton Netting, aii sizes. Seines Made to Order, Flax and Cotton Twine, Fishing Tackle, etc. BARBOUR BROTHERS 51 1 Market Street, Sail Pnnirlim HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Managers. B. B. FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, Comer Cass and Squemoqlie Streets, ASTORIA, ..-- OREGON DEALER IN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES AND UNDERTAKERS GOODS. Leinenweber & Co., C. UUN EX WEBER. ESTABLISHED 1SS3. II. ur.ovrN ASTORIA, OREGON, TAfflEBS All CDMISES Manufacturers and Importers ot ILL KINDS OF AND FINDINGS "Wholosalo Dealers in OIL AND TALLOW. en-nighest cash price paM for Hide1) and Tallow. ) 1VTOTXCE 13 HEREBY GIVEN THAT tlie L.1 undersigned-Committee on Ways and Means oi the Common Council of the City of Astoria Oregon, will receive sealed propo als at tho ofllco of the Auditor and Clerk of said city, until 12 o'clock noon, ot Tuesday, the 28th day of February, 1S82, for city bonds, not exceeding sixty in num ber, .of the denomination of fifty dollars each and bearlnc Interest not exceeding eight per cent, per annum, as provided for in ordinance yo. 443 of said city. Proposals must state the number of bonds bid for. the amount they represent, and the Interest to be paid. No bonds will be sold under par. The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved. FKANK J. TAYLOR, A. G. SPEXAKTH. I. W. CASE. Committee on Ways and Mean3. Astoria. Feb. 17, 18S2. d-td - Seining Scow for Sale. NEARLY NEW, HAS ONLY BEEN used Dart of one season. Size. 41x20 feet. 4 foothold. Good accommodations for,twenty men. w paracusis apm ", tf - - " . Bagi9ua,w,'t, nsSCWBB MISCELLANEOUS. TIT Wholesale" and Retail GR(J0Eim Provisions, Lumber,: ETC.. ETC.. FishermensEand Cannery S.tJPJPLflES A SPECIALTY. AGENT FOR THE San Josa Fruit Packing Company. AND THE San Francisco Chemical ASTOKIA - - - OREGON. MABT1N FO.VItU. J. J. STOKIS, E0ABD & STOKES, Wholesale and retail dealers in Wood and Willow-ware, G R 0 C E-R 1 E S, Tobacco, Cigars, Wines and Liquors FOREKJN AND DOMESTIC Fruits and Vegetables, K-KQ.SJ'E, FEES, AN"1 COUNTRY PE01TUCE. AND General Commission Merchants AKTOKiA. oeib:;ox. Next to On-jion Railway & Nav. ;o Doclr div. HILL'S YARIMIES. GEO. HILL, - - - rilOFlULTOR WALTEK PACKS. - STACK 3IAXAOEB Open nil the Year, Performance Cviry 3itsUt. Entire Cliansc or Pro- craunue Once a tVeeli. Comprising all the latest SONCS, DANCES AND ACTS. Tho theatre la crowded niphtly, and all who nave mtnesscu me entertainment pro nounce It to be equal to any given elsewhere. Jlr. Hill as a caterer for the public's amusement can not be excelled. Anybody wishing to spend a pleasant evening and see sparkling wit and beauty w ithout vul garlty, should Improve the opportunity and come. Tho company comprises the following well known Artists: SIiss Tannic Walton. Miss Louisk Cook. Hiss 3IoiAir. Christy, Sill. CrtARLKS KOHLER. Mc. Tuos. CnniSTV, Mn. ,IonN Cook, Jlit. Milto.v Jonsaox, 3lK. JOSEI-II 1'ETTV, Mb. AValter Fabks. All of which will appear nightly In their dif ferent specialties. Open air concert every evening ; perform ance commencing ai ; entrance 10 ineaire on Benton street ; private boxes on unena mus street. WAR IS DECLARED WITHOUT FCKTJIRIl XOT1CE jiAj , Ana no terms ot peaco untu l'S& overs" man in Astoria haianow CT-3 suit of clothes MADE BY MEAXW Look at the Tr!ce : Pants to order from - - S3 00 Pants, Genuine Ftcnch Cassimere - 12 CO Suits ftom - -- -- -2500 The finest lino of samples on tho coast to select from. P. J. MEANY, Main street, opposito Parker House, Astoria, W 22. 335 E2 USES Ear's. 5? ASTOIUA. OUF.fi ON t DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Toilet and Fancy Articles, PATENT 3SEDICINES, ETC. -Prescriptions carefully compounded all hours. C-Homeopathie Tinctures and Pellets, Hume 0) slk:-ia$ 5K ana iuiapuruy u putw iuw .pi. . TWTHTTT iy"T" ""!' ' 'r7' - iMyw bmse : i. ., .I M ..... .j.... ! n .a. - i - - Mil mill II 1 TflfVRNTA flivw Dsaier ''sjiJlln 4Q H &SS ETC. ' i Hld Sf0 Lacking room to store our imniense stock wc shall dispose of all BEMISTANTS ON HAJSTD. Worsted Dress Goods, at 20 cts. per Yard, comprising Plaids, Brocades, etc., etc., ranging from 5 to 15 yards. Nonpareil Dress Goods, at 10 cts. per Yard. FLANNELS, CLOAKINGS, SERGES, etc,, etc., of all shades and quality. Being impossible to classify from the fact that our stock is - sr m. Beyond in quantity and quality anything ever seen in Astoria. . We have a large amount of remnants in LA.CES and EMBROIDERY. 5000 Pair of Ladies' White and Colored Hose, slightly damaged, 10 cts. per pair, usual price 35 cts. Remember our stock of Gents' ware is unsurpassedin quantity, quality and Price in this or any other market. "Be sure and call on the old Reliables. Postoffice Corner, fp Q ttiiia TWO DOOKS EAST OF OCCIDENT, IS "ES TEST E 1 j-4. w miirTiN. THE ASTORIAJF STEAM PEINTIFG HOUSE HAS THE FASTEST AJVJ) BEST PRESSES, ' A&2 TYPE OF TJTE LATEST STYLES. ear Wc purchase Paper, Cards. Ink. and other inflterl.ils of tho manufacturer And can therefore afford to use. as wc always do. the hest articles, while Margins Astoria, " Oregon. fee and Tea Pot MAY BE HAD OF S.B.HA.WBS SOLE AGENT. Also, Agent for the celebrated Buck's Patent Cook Store, MEDALLION -RANGE, STEA3I F1TTLXGS A SPECIALTY. Xone but the best workmen employed. All work guaranteed or no charge. ASTOKIA, OREGON XI il f. i&fcf. V ('uii.