The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-04
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
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SAs Francisco, July 80, 1870.

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THE ExcITENESrs.
The European war and the late Demo-
cratic primary election constitute the
chief objects Of public interest and street
discussion in this city. The manner of
the election, as well rs the candidates for
the principal positions, have given great
dissatisfaction, or rather intense disgust.
to the respectable portion Of the Democ-
racy. The list of delegates TO the County
Convention is H~ibernian, with scarcely
an exception; and the proceedings might
appropriately be carried on in the pure
Irish language. Republicans remark
that it was a fight of 'chivs' against
'anti-chivs,' and the latter won; but
these are terms 1 do mt understand. The
Irish were on both sides, and that ele-
ment, with a few jews, were all that were
observed about the polls. 1t matters
little which set won, as the party-though
not as a party-will be badly beaten at
the election.
The war excitement has considerably
abated-in the absence Of news of battle;
but the intensity of feeling. of French
and Germans, is manifested in the sub
scriptions made for the aid Of the wound
ed or of the families Of those killed on
the field of battle. In both French and
Ho~r.aa kauuoa - ,-l1o.ssz.. IT..
and the many names IN each, with figures
s. or $25, and page or 'bezahlt >
written efter the majority Of them, give
proof that the patriotic sympathy ex-
pressed is in earnest.
The desire to become familiar with the
geography of the country where great
events are expected to transpire, is very
natural; and TO satisfy this, q great num-
Der of maps have been issued, each worse
than the other, and / suppose the news
we receive is as badly mixed.
HI CHINESE WAR.
The Chinese appear to have felt some
what alarmed at the threatenings Of
Mooney, Vim, Sumner and others, and
have held a convention to take measures
for protection, and the explanation of
their position. The singular opposition
manifested by the so-called statesmen in
the East to their immigration, has rather
nonplussed them as well as those here
who have been their defenders. The
chasing OF the Chinese immigrants as all
coolies and degraded beings is most pre-
posterous. These immigrants are mostly
young men and boys, and will average as
industrious, ~law-abiding and useful as
any class in the city. The complaint that
they have driven white labor to poverty
and ruinous rates of wages, is utterly
without foundation. The census reports
1900 Of that race in San Francisco,
This quarter. on Dupont, Sacramento,
Clay and Washington streets, is a little
city by itself, with merchants, markets,
theaters, saloons, barber shops, etc,
which go to make up a CITY; and OF
course, gamblers, thieves, and other
villains are among them. They have
wash houses all over the city, and, as
house servants, they are everywhere.
Hundreds of them peddle fish and veg
etables, a thousand or more are engaged
in making slippers, and three thousand
are employed in tobacco houses making
cigars, packing. etc. The field chosen
by the Irish laborer is with the pick and
shovel. in masonry, cutting stone, laying
or carrying brick; and this field John
has never invaded in this city. His oc.
cupations are not those his greatest enc.
my would seek, unless it be the house
servant, and it is well known that the
Irish servant girls of San Francisco are
the most Independent people here, ano
even with the competition Of the China,
man, whom people of ordinary means
can employ, they are yet unbearablt
tyrants.
In accounting for the number used il
the cigar manufactures q German to
bacconist-a Democrat-remarked to m,
the other day, that he was compelled L
employ Cinnamon or discontinue bust
ness. He employed them not becaus,
they worked cheap, for he paid by tn,
piece and paid all alike; but white EN-
ployes were unsteady and must go off OF
their pleasure trips. OF on sprees, n weel
at a time, when he had large orders t.
hll, o. d~isregarded his interests entirely
The Chinaman Is more faithful, an
does mt care for the Cliff House, SAINT
Cruz nor Calistoga; does MT belong (
ward clubs. 60 TO elections or get o
sprees, but is about when called fol
, The Boston party and the Chinaman s,
. us examples Of industry and economy
| which, II d~isagreable. we must take. ]
Is not democratic or generous TO forbi
enjoyment or restrain the action +,
others, but business is business.
: The cigar making business here is in
|. mense, and the quality, / believe,
better on the average, for price, tina
I those made In any other city. 1 am tol
: that tobacco comes from Eastern cite
, by the railroad, to be made into cigal
and return for sale. Without celestial al