The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-09-29

those of Christ. The great Golden
Rule was in substance made the funda-
mental principle of the heathen philoso-
pher more than "a hundred years ago.
The purer and simpler doctrines of the
great Jewish law-giver are not dis
tasteful to the disciples of Confucius.
If Mr.. Leetc has any serious fears
that our religious institutions might
suffer from contact with the Chinese, l
would refer him to the great work of
DR.. Speer, and an able article in the
American Exchange and Review for
September, page 26-27. The article
is entitled Nationality, Language, Re-
ligion." l would also refer him to the
last magazine article ever written by
Albert d. Richardson, entitled "John," :"
and published in the Atlantic Monthly.
He there speaks from personal contact
with the Chinese 10 California
know that this question is not yet a
political one. When it does become a
question, of course the Democracy, with
its narrow minded, know nothing pref
udice against race and nationality, will
oppose the Chinese; and the Republi-
can party, with its principles based up
on the rock of Eternal Justice and
Truth, and tho true doctrines of lib.
eral Christianity, will be arrayed on the
other side. For my part, l believe in
the Fatherhood of God, and the broth
erhoOd OF man. When man was crea-
ted, God commanded him to multiply
and replenish the earth. He never
gave commandment without giving
the power to obey that commandment.
Hence we have no right, either as the
people OF California, or as a Labor Con-
gress, or as Ralph Leete, to say to any
people, you shall not come and possess
portion Of our vast public lands, and
labor for subsistence. Who gave a
'Labor Congress- the ownership of the
vast millions Of acres of land on this
continent? Not the Almighty, surely.
Instead of talking about these heather
, corrupting our religious institutions, you
: and your Labor Congress, and your
, people of California, and your Demo
Q cratic party, should lay your hands up.
: on your mouths, and your mouths in
Q the dust for very shame. No wonder
> such religionists are afraid of contact
r with the heather!
You admit that the great railroads
. OF the west cannot be built without
, Chinese labor. And you would pre-
: vent the building of these roads, anC
prevent the development of our grea
country, and why7 Because poor mel
: who cannot earn over SIS 90 per month
want to come and perform this labor
Twill now ask the reader to 90 bacl
and again read that portion of your
speech which treats of the Homestead
, Law, and the grant of lands to rail
, roads You there totally demolisl
, your Chinese argument. You show
: that this industrious people, if they de-
= sire small portion of the public lands
should of right have it, and that the,
would be a more desirable addition tc
the nation than the idle, drunken
loafers who idle around grog-shops and
curse those who are industrious and
economical.
You claim 10 be, and to have been, q
warm friend Of granting homesteads to
actual settlers, Then what are YOU
doing in the Democratic party! Did
that party ever do anything towards
this great measured You are too hon.
est to say that You only speak of il
y as your own opinion, Your party, al
ways desirous to hate and oppress the
poor man, only when it wants his vote,
not only made merchandise of one sixth
Of the laboring class, but it violently
opposed the poor man getting a home
OF his own upon the public lands. In
the year 1860, Congress did succeed in
' passing a homestead law, and James
Buchanan, your last Democratic Presi.
dent, on the 22d day of June, 1860, rc.
foed it, Please turn to your Congress-
ionaI Globe, l8j0-eO, Part 4th, pages
1868 and 1854, and read this veto mes
sage | think you have not read il
lately, or some parts of your speech
would have been different. The Senate
with large Democratic majority fail
cd TO pass this homestead bill over this
veto See same Volume of the Globe
page 3279. Any Democrat who takes
any credit for the passage of the home
stead law, should be reminded of the