There is a man in New York, Mr. Hewitt—he happens
to be Mayor—who seems to think that New York ought to be an American city. It is exceedingly impudent of him, but he does think so as much as Mayor Hall ever did. He has been asked to rcvi .w the parade of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, and has made the following reply :—" I may be a candidate for the office of Mayor next fall, or for that of President, and I may want all the democratic votes you can get. Every one knows that the Irish vote is strong enough to elect any candidate in this city for which it is cast. But for the purpose of getting this vote I shall not get down to the level of consenting to review any parade, be it Irish, Dutch, or any other nationality. I shall review no parades except those I am officially required as Mayor to review." Mr. Hewitt, like most Americans, calls the Germans "Dutch," as they call themselves ; and it is worth while to remember the proportions of the two nationalities. According to Mr. Giffen's Report on Emigration, published this week, 370 per cent, of all persons in the United States are Irish-born, and 3.92 per cent. are German. After deducting the Negroes, we believe that more than 80 per cent, are born white Americans, and of these an immense majority are of British descent.
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