The Placer herald., 1870-04-02
A GOOD BILL DEFEATED.

Some weeks ago, Hon. II. w. Fortune,
| Assemblyman from San Francisco, intrcduc-
ed bill prohibiting public aid to any cor
poraton, association or individual who EN-
poys Chinese or Mougolian labor on their
works or Improvements. This bill passed
the Assembly and was defeated 10 the Sen
ate. The bill was in exact accordance With
the professed principles Of every Democratic
Senator, aud those who voted against it
virtually violated their pledges and the prin.
ciples Of the party that elected them How
must these Senators feel after such an act of
injustice against the very men that voted for
them and pay the taxes they thus squaDder
on mongolian labor. The white men now
pay 1920, 900 year to a single company
that denies them employment, and pays their
hard earned taxes over to Chinese .aborers.
Some OF these same Senators voted for bills
to crush tho white taxpayers in aid Of raih
roads through the Southern counties, and
then turn and vote to allow the companies
to employ Chinese on the works to the ex-
clusion Of the very white men taxed to pay
Mongolans. Could iniamy be more infa'
nous? We have the names of these Sena-
tors, and shall publish them that all white
men may be warned against voting for them,
should they ever in the future aspire to pub
wiling to vote debt on the white tax
payers Of Kern county Of some $3.50 O,
but when asked to vote for a bill which
would compel the ecipients Of this vast sum
t. expend the money on white aborers,
! they refuse. This was bill to which there
could be D o possible constitutional! objections,
and cowardice, fear Of wealthy corporation,
or downright treachery governed their &C
lion. One Senator sail he should like to
vote for the bill but that bis desire for rail :
roads was so superior to the white laborer,
(or language to that edecD that he must
vote agans. it. Most assureGIv the white
voter will think too much Of himself to vote
for such men for Office in the future. White
men must be taxed to build railroads, but
their money must be spent in the employ
ment of Chinese to do the work, though
their wives and children should beg for
bread. This s the Democracy Of few
Senators and AssemLIymen now in Sacra-
mento, whose constituents, to man, con.
denim them and their votes on this bill. The
individual who uses his own money has a
right to employ whom be peases, but when
the taxpayer is forced to furnish the means,
he has a right to a voice as to who shall
perform the labor and receive the money.
These Senators could vote to saddle debt
on the white people Of Sianslaus, Merced
Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties, in mag
nitude nearly equal to the whole value OF
their real property, and then vote in ellec,
10 prohibit these white people from getting
work on The road so as to gst part Of this
money back. Tie doctrines of the Democ-
racy in the last campaign were the disoour.
agement Of Chinese immigration and cooie
labor, but here is direct bid for noodiog
the country with beastly, beathenish cool!e
slaves, to the exclusion Of white laborers
Aud TroiesSed democrats support the infa-
moas measure! Mark them, we say, that
they may never again be placed in posi-.
ton to deceive and betray the members OF
our party. The Democracy need no such
men, and will be iufoteIy stronger, more
powerful and numerous without such than
with them. Their room is decidedly pre-
ferred to their company. OF course the Re-
pubicans voted to kill this good bill, but
their nfamy was known beforehand on this
question, and they deceived no one. Joy to
these few proclaimed democrats, they have
found their annites, and should find com.
fort in Chinese association, for whom they
legsla.e.