The Placer herald., 1867-07-20
Duty Of White Laborers.

The people during the present political
canvass should see to it that the politicians
do not dodge The Coolie or Chinese labor
question. 1t is one Of the most important
questions involved 10 the canvass. The two
State Conventions, representing the two po.
litical parties in California, have assembled
promuIg Igated their respective platforms Of
principles and adjourned. Each platform
emdodies a resolution which speaks for the
party upon this most important question.
The republican, or so-called Union party,
dodged the real issue. They declare in their
platfoim that they are opposed TO the "im.
por,ation" Of Chinese or Coole laborers into
this State. The Democratic Convention goes
further, and opposes not simply the "impor-
tation," but the further immigration Of this
class Of laborers into the Pacific States and
Territories. The Republican party leaders,
SO far from being opposed to Chinese immi-
g,ation into our State, arc almost to a man
heartily in favor Ct it. They are for "cb cap
labor" The e: s:gument which they use for
they have even had meetings in San Francis
co, and boldly advocated the policy Of en-.
couraging 10y every available means, the i'm
migration Of Chinese laborers tn this coas: J
is that the cheaper labor can be had. the
better for the general prosperity Of The State
that we have not supply Of white labor
ers among us-that, owing TO the scarcity
of white laborers among u.s. the price, or in
other words, the value of labor is SO high,
that capital cannot be proflab,y invested in
such works and improvements as are neces-
sary TO develop the resources Of the country
that, by introducing Chinese laborers to
come to our shores the value and price Of
white labor will thus be reduced by reason
OF the competition which must ensue-that,
while the price of manual labor will thus be
reduced, it will be to the ultimate advantage
of the white laborers themselves, as the pro-
gress and advancement. which our State mus t
make under this cheap or Chinese labor sys-
TEN will tend to open and develop new fields
of Industry and adventure for the more en-
terprising white laborers to 60 into and oc
cupy.
This argument is utterly fal|acious. Surely
our white laboriug population cannot be de-
ceived by such specious but false logic AS
this. Let the Chinese continue to pour in
upon us, and every one must see what the
result will be. The time is not remote, un'
less this horde Of cheap laborers which Chi
ma is pouring upon us, is checked, when the
last vi our present wni'o i"Uu'o'e via n"'o
to depart this cheap labor country; aud
what I'VE desire to impress upon this class OF
our citizens is, that. unless they meet the
question and the danger now, they had as
well abandon the contest for all future time /;
fer, with an unchecked immigration from
Asa during the next four years, they will be
utterly unable to remedy the evil or to pro-
tect themselves, as there will lie but CON
lemptibIe number Of white laborers left upon
this coast by the time another election comes
on for Governor
Let tli class Of citizens bear in mind the
so.called Union party is not committed to
oppose the immigration OF Chinese laborers.
Let them remember that Geo. Q. Go,ham,
the candidate of this party for Governor, is
upop the record as in favor Of the universal
equality of all mankind, politically and So
callv. and that he has declared himself as
em mpha,icaIly opposed to all measures tend
inc TO yrotect white labor against competi.
tion with Asiatic labor. lfwth such re-
cord. our laboring classes can support him,
or the party which nominated him, then they
viii! be cour,ing their own ruin, and will
richly merit their fate.