The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-18
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
sArURDAr. DECEH1ER rs, IssS.
he cAin. ous.,ien.


The Chinameni shall we have more of them
or lcssl Shall we encourage them to come or
enco1raee them to leave? The California
Legislature says ''gor' Senator Stewart OF this
State says, comet The Legislature backed
by the people of the State, and the Senator
Endorsed probably BY Congress, are the active
Representatives, Of tEo irrepressible, antago-
nistic ideas. They arc the opponents o. sys-
TENS of labor radically q. variance ard deeply
affecting the social and industrial interests of
every man nndWoInan on the coast The Cali
fornia Legislature represents the popular senti-
ment Of the entire Pacific community-of Ne
vada as wei IS Oregon, IDAHO and Montana.
Its opinion Is, that we hare had enough of
this Asiatic Lord., and if there is any possible
way Of relieving society OF their ruirous pres
enee, it ought 30 be sdopsei.- The popular
opinion on this subject is unmis.akable 1t
has been manifested for two or three years in
the shape OF sn irregular, diminishing fight,
terminating in the complete -rvas of every
body and everything that opposed that senti-
ment. The question OF that Legislature now
is, how. to DO it: A number of bills are
pending on the subject, Rhjch.> OF codrsE
meet with the usual censure of the Chinese
advocates. Men WAC can ind nothing to COM
denim In the actions of Congress, one-half Of
whose legislation for years has been m fragrant
contempt of the Constitution, suddenly be-
come very strict cons.ructionists when any
bill is introduced affecting the Chinese. But
there is q remedy for some of these evils. and
it will be found In the language of Gov.
Haight ''the Legislature will leave no legiti-
mate means untried to execute the popular
will, to make such provisions as will secure
the people against the stream of filth and pol
luton that has been pouring in from China.
and secure the working people against the i'm
portation Of class whose servile competition
tends to cheaper and degrade labor" The
contest is now transferred from the ballot-bo1
to the halls of Legislation. Both parties ap-
peal to law-to legal force-to maintain their
positions. II Rockwell's bill be defective.
some other measure will be substituted. For
his China clients, Senator Stewart appeals 10
Congress in : resolution instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire if any State was
denying to any class Of persons equal protec-
ton Of the laws in violation Of treaty obhHa-
tions and the Fourteenth Amendmeut-vhich
resolution was adopted. The Senator evil
IDENTITY intends to execute the threats made by
him in his Oakland Fourth of July speech,
and repeated frequently during the eanpaign
in Caifornia-threatso OF. Congressional inter
ference on behalf of Cinnamon and the be-
stoval of the elective franchise upon them as
necessity for seif-defense His journalistic
echoes are repeating the threat now as rea-
SON why the Legislature should not more
against the immigration: At the mos, but one
little word stands in the way of Chinese natu-
raliEation, and Senator Sumner has a bill now
pending which removes that impeachment.
Stewart is driving the wedge for Sumner S bill
Anti-chinese legislation is but the prete1. for
the movement 10 make the coolie a citizen
Thus stands the contest: The Legislature,
representing those who would discourage this
wretched immigration, proposes taxes and an
efficient police; Stewart, representing those
who pray for the rising Of the Chinese flood,
offer citizenship and the ballet-box to reward
their coming. Eil..t #.T#