With great persistency the republican pr...

With great persistency the republican press of the country has circulated the He that President Cleveland no longer possesses the support of the southern democracy, having alienated that section by his position upon various issues now before the people. The desire on their part for such a condition of things, however, seems to be the father of the assertion. That the south has not deserted the president is shown pretty conclusively by the action of the recent state conventions in that section, especially that of Alabama, and by the closing words of a recent speech on the tariff by Senator Walsh, of Georgia. He said: "Mr. President, the Democratie party bas confidence in the administration of President Cleveland. The people of the south admire him for ais integrityand his ability. ïhey differ from him on the questiou of free coinage of silver, but they respect the honesty of his convictioHS in this and hls courageous devotion to cluty in all things. They honor him for that exexalted patriotism which, in the discharge of the responsible duties of his great office, rises above the prejudices of section and the clamors of party, which seeks the welfare of the people and the best interests of the whole country." In this tribute there is expressed, undoubtedly, the sentiment of the party as a whole. There are newspipers and individuals who, on account of matters more or less personal to themselves are "agin" the president, but there is no question as to the loyalty of the party. Now that the great coal strike is about over, the time is not inoDportune for considering some of the j lessons the country should learn j from the great industrial disturbance. By recurring to the reports of the strike it will be recalled that those who were most violent in speech and act, those who were responsible for the murderous assaults and the destruction of property were nearly or quite all foreigners, mostly Huns, Italians and Poles, the lowest grade of all the immigrants who have been brought to our shores. They are not here with the view of becoming genuine American citizens, but in most cases were brought here to take the place of higher priced American labor, and to satisfy the insatiable desire for gain of the wealthy coal monopolists. These people do not speak our language, have no knowledge of our institutions or appreciation of American citizenship. They come from the strata of European population that have made no progress in centuries and possess no ambition or hope of rising in the scale of existence. They miss the restraints of their home governments and being opposed to all authority, soon learn enough of American freedom to make them dangerous to the peace and property of the country. The lesson to be drawn from all this is that our laws should discriminate more sharply in regard to the immigrants that are allowed to enter this country. In fact most, if not all, of the classes mentioned are not and probably never will be fitted for American citizenship and they should not be allowed to enter this country at all. It is time this nation went out of the "asylum" business and gave some attention to the first law ot existence, self preservation. There are certain classes of foreigners who seek the opportunities and advantages here offered with the view of becoming real Americans. Our doors should and always will be wide open to such immigrants. They are a blessing and an advantage to the nation. They are welcomed. But of the other classes we have a sufficiency.