The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-09-24
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
ANrl-cooLlE MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.

ANTI-cooLIE MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
A large and enthusiastic anti-eOolie meet
ing was recently held in Philadelphia, which
is certainly hopeful sign, as to bell, e
nothing but Gabriels trumpet would ever
wake the mechanics Of the Quaker City
from the letbargy, into which they have
fallen. The following is taken from the
papers Of the 10th inst;
ANTI-COOLIE MEETING.
A meeting was held last evening in the
hall at the corner of Eight and cottonwood
streets. Mr. William z. Dickinson was
unanimously elected chairman. He intro
duced Mr., John X. Zeilin, who stated that
be had attended a meeting Of the American
Nrrhanirs, two cars ago, when this matter
49, .uo-ecd where the participants had
been fearful of the result and had refused
to allow the proceedings to be entered on
their journal if this had been done the
trouble Of calling this meeting might have
been obviated. He spoke Of the idolatrOus
tendencies Of the Chinese and deprecated
the making of citizens of people who did
not believe in God. He spoke of the aboIi-
ton Of slavery by the war of the rebellion,
and characterized the Importation of coolies
as a renewal Of the slave traffic He did
not object to ordinary immigration from
China, but opposed their introduction under
the coolie system.
Mr. Oliver P. COrnman was next intro
duced. He spoke of the extent and resources
Of our country, and said that some of our
leaders said that what we needed now was
population to develop their resources. He
thought that hOmogeneity Of population was
Of more importance than redundancy. He
thought that a gradual increase of popula-
ton was more desirable than this violent
ana sudden expansion. While labor was
the producing cause Of all wealth, it was the
only thing not protected BY the law makers
of the country. The reason of the want Of
success by the working men on this matter
was that they did not act together. If the
mechanics of the count y would act in uni
son they would have much more success.
lie did not see that it made much difference
whether these Chinese came here under the
contract system, or came in large numbers
by voluntary emigration; the necessity was
to keep them out altogether. They should
be hurled back from our shores as though it
was pestllence coming into our midst
Mr.. j. w. Burns vas the next speaker.
He alluded to the almost insuperable diff
Guilty of inducing the working men to attend
to their own business and look after their
oWn interests. He thought that social
economy was the most neglected branch Of
science. Heithen considered the Chinese
question in the light of science and civliza-
ton, claiming that the Caucasian race en-
joyed all the highest civilization Of the earth,
and that the admixture Of the Monaghan
element was more apt to degrade us than
to elevate them. Mongrelsm, be said, had
destroyed the grandest nations which had
ever existed, and mongrelism will destroy
this nation unless the introduction of men,
bers Of inferior races was checked
A series of resolutions was adopted de-
claring that inasmuch as the coolie labor is
calculated to injure and degrade the re
chanics and working men of America, it be-
comes US to resist every measure which we
believe TO be detr mental to the useful por-
ton Of the community, that industry is the
source Of all that is good in society, and
that the most important duty of a civil
community is to secure remuneration and
encouragement to all who are willing to en-
gage in useful work that the growth of
giant fortunes and the recklessness Of many
who strive &c ain wealth, justly cause alarm
to the great body Of the people, who expect
to subsist upon the products of their indus
try; that we believe that politicians will not
long oppose measures which the people
unitcdly and firmly demand, and that we
cannot too soon begin to assert our power
and to adopt means to prevent the demora-
lization of the free citizens of America.
After few remarks from Mr.. William
B. Melville, the meeting adjourned.