Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-10-26
NEW SERIES--V0L. II, NO. 15
Chinese VS.. White Labor.

Chinese VS., White Labor,
A correspondent Of the New York
Tribune has been interviewing th,
Chinese, at North Adams. Mass. and
Bellville. New Jersey. Like his broth
er radicals he is enthusiastic over the
| pig tailed toilers, and predicts thai
they will effect great revolution IL
the relations Of capital and labor. II
speakingof Mr. SIMPSONS yellow shoe
makers, at North Adams, he say.
"they like money and know tho valu,
of II, yet the generosity Of these mer
is remarkable. In the Sunday school
when the collection box was passing
around for pennies, for some far.away
heather, one of the Chinese pupils
| placidly droppedin dollar, outweigh.
ing by his simple gift the liberality OF
the whole school" And yet this cor
respondent, almost in the same breath
informs US that these people have al.
ready saved and sent away 81 500 out
Of the small pttancc they receive for
their labor. We submit it to sensible
people that they could not throw
many dollars into contribution boxes
and save such large sum in so short
a time. But since radicalism has now
placed the negro on the highest attain
able political and social pinnacle, it
must of necessity seek out some other
race TO glorify ut the expense of the
white race.
Passing on TO Bellville, where Capt.
James Hcrvcv has recently imported
squad Of Chinese TO carry on the
business of his immense laundry. the
correspondent finds himself forciby
reminded of warti Capt. uervey
aud his rat-cating allies have found il
necessary TO throw up entrenchments
and employ sentinels TO protect them.
selves from the threatened wrath OF
enraged white people. But the magic
word "IriJuRe" disarms the sentincls,
unbars the gates, and admits the ell.
logist of paganism to the presence OF
his friends and brethren. The visitor
asserts in one place, that the Chinese
are perfectly safe while in another he
says Capt. Hervey was fully justified
in his apprebensions of serious trouble.
The reader may believe either or neith-
er of these statcmcnts-as may suit
him. The fact that the doughty Cap.
tain has built a strong fence around
his establishment, and employed a
strong force of men to guard against
violence, is conclusive proof that he
feared the white workingmen would
not tamely submit TO this inundation
Of barbarians. So far, however, his
fears have not been realized, and prob.
ably never will be.
But what we particularly desire to
draw the attention of our readers 10,
in this connection, is the evident desire
of the Tribune correspondent to i'm
press upon the public mind the great
superiority oflhc Chinese TO the former
employees Of the laundry. True to
the principles and actions of his party,
he endeavors to extol the pagan be.
yond the christian. His conduct is
more shameful in that he depreciates
white females. Ii is bad enough to
decry white men, but when women
are held up TO public dcri>ion, every
instinct of humanity rebels against
the foul traitor who is guilty of 50
base an action. lie endcavors TO nit
igalc the enormity of the offense by
styling these females Irish women,
but this cannot avail him or his friend
Greeley in the fast approaching hour
when white mcn sLall cali him and
his fellow knaves to an account, The
relative economy of the Chinese and
the women is thus spoken of by Cap,
tain Hervey
u shall be able" be said, 80 faitcn my pork
enough 10 supply my hauds, on thc scraps which
the girls waste, and the Cinnamon save"
Here is what the Tribune has to say
about the contrast between tho wo
men and Chinese in personal appear
ance and cleanliness:
In personal appearance the women arc no
neat, nor always cleanly, while the Chinese drcs
I with uniform plaiuncss and scrupulous noatncss
When compared, the women in personal appear
[ nnce appear the least interesting and more repul
sve Of the two gangs. In short the gang o
ish women in the same building at Bcllville
cannot compare in refinement Of manner, in neat
ness and cleanliness Of appearance, nor Ia iniclli
gonco Of look with the 'hcathcn Chinese whom
Mr.. Hcrycy has introduced into his works.
Reading the above extracts oul
readers can form some idea of tn,
manner in which radicalism intends
to wage its new warfare against tn,
! rights of labor and for the increased
welfare of capitalists. The past ha,
shown that nothing is too base ol
criminal to cause the leaders of th,
party of"great moral ideas" to draw
back; their conduct in the prescn
shows that they are mcdilating deed
whose black treachery shall far out
strip all the misdecds Of their past. -
The republican party is now manage,
in the interest OF capital alone No
one of its actions is prompted by
desire TO benefit the poor man. o.
the contrary ii has worked with un
firing energy to make the poor maj
poorer and the rich man richer, an,
right well has it succeeded Its grea
object now is TO fettcr the tongues ant
tie the hands of white workingmen. =
Failing in this, it proposes to driv,
them away by threats of starvation
There is yet Time and opportunity e
lhwart this unhallowed purpose, bu
both arc rapidly passing away. lie
them be grasped before they vauisl
forever.
"May ! sing, MAJ" asked smar
four year old who had been taken {,
church by her mother and who's
hmm of music was. doubtless. excit