The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-09-02


been accomplished for this Government of ours still
it is full of internal enemies. We must meet our re-
sponsibility like men. All that the Cinnamon ask is
an equality OF protection with the laboring classes
lie desires to labor, receive his wages and live TT
would seem that in America this limited privilege
would be denied to none; but strange as it may
there u.s. if possible, more bitter hostility to the hum
BILE aborer from China than there was to the AZ
r1can Even in the great State Of California the ac-
knoWledged parent or guardian of Idaho it is stated
that one of the highest officials recently declared to
the people OF that State, in public address in the
CITY OF San francisco, that sit is the duty of every
class OF men to prevent the introduction of these
Chlnese. 1t they come in contact only with the COM
mon laborers to-day, tomorrow they will be in COM
petition with the mason the brickayer the carpenter
and the machinist for they are the most fa1oI in
0aSroNS amt ingenious people on the face Of the EARTH
LOOK at the splendid granite building occupied by
Wells, Fargo IL Co., the stone of which was cut in
CHINA and was built by Cinnamon. Men who can do
such work for less than half the price paid white me-
chanics were an injury to the State, and he would
unite with any party that would use energetic means
TO Keep them out of the country If this admission
is true 1t Is strange admission to be made by those
hostile to the Chinesekeep them out of the country
because 'they the most frugal, industrious and
ingenious people the face of the earth; .sNIen
who can do such work for less than half the price
paid white mechanics What an argument for a
high official in this enlightened age it is the same
Old togy argument formerly used to prevent the con-
stfucton OF railroads, threshing machines reapers
and moving machines, and the time is near at hand
when 1t will be as fatal to the author of such hostility
TO the Chinese as it has been those who opposed
our vast improvements i'll other things which have
added so much to the capital of. onr country
1t Is not creditable to Government to apparent
~ use every possible effort it has for long series
OF years to cultivate friendly relations with the lar
est weathest and most powerful nation earth and
sun permit its subjects to Cypress, insult and abuse
the emgrants from the immense kingdom.
Such expressions ah such exactions and IMPOSE
tons are to be found in the laws of Idaho may pos
sloiy some day give this Government trouble.
We can hardly expect to continue such treatment
always and retain the friendship of il power whose
dominion IS over 400 900 square miles containing
population OF over 4OOO6O,O0O Of people, more than
eleven times greater than the entire population of
inns Government. CHINA has more large cities than
any other nation. Every third man upon the globe
Is Chlnaman. This great nation raises an annual
revenue OF over $500 100000 with a standing army
OF over SO0OUO nation that annually imports over
>22oOOOO 900 and annually exporting $40, 900 600.
such Is the nation and the power we are by these
laws making such unreasonable eXactions upon. Can
we safely expect that such insults viii pass unnoticcd
Always; can TINS Government afford 10 continue
such wrongs to crafty the low prejudice Of narrow
minded, llllhera sclfconcetcd dcmagogucs who may
nave succeeded III con incing Themselves that upon
IN equal race they will stand 70 chance even with
CAIuanAu, pccnnlarlly or otherwise.
have considered the claims Of the plaintiffs in this
case thus fully hoping thereby TO direct attention to
these laws which may speedily result correction
u The evil by the proper power
Next follows some legal citations, directed
mainly to the question whether the case was
properly brought in his Court, and not upon It's
merits. He says:
h" Constitution and laws uf the United States III
hat is so then while he has properly named the
-'Hrt the form 81 his proceeding would be correct
.rI Tie soiNlce properly m4u: The address should
ttc cse Is one arising finder tn Constitution and
."a 81 tile United State.