The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-16

Interest rs well as Justice and humanity
/ calls for this. If all who labor in th,
country took the same wages and spcntas
little money us the Chinese hborer, our
Government would be bankrupt and BUSH
ness would shrink up. Well paid labor
spends freely with the business man and
hlls the national treasury by the imposts
ana duties II pays upon what il uses. This
Il inc whole source OF QUE financial
strength as compared with other people.
III labor l. brought down
to the Chinese standard there
Will be at once II difference in the
condition of classes which will in the end
overthrow our government We pay
higher taxes and interest than any other
people, ana If the price of labor BE- put
down to Asintic rates, capital will swallow
ny the earnings of toll more rapidly than
was ever yet done in the history of nations.
II thi, is IT, be our fortune. we have lost IN
VAN nearly million of lives in the late
civil war. Ii is not the object of the gov
crnlnrht to undcrsell others, to pinch our
selves that we may pinch others. The
great end of the stRtesnanship Is 10 give
con'turt and plenty to each home, and Ia
take care that lab.r is well paid We
should seek to give happines to every fire.
side circle, and not to I'LL the Golfers of
| capitalists.
II is said by some, that if we shu, ont
Chinese immigration We do..so in the face Of
all our former professions. This IL not so.
We invite European immigration, because
!, adds to ourpowcr and happiness. Euro
peans do not overthrow our customs, reli-
gion or civilization. They do not bring
here any strange blood. 1t has always
! been our practice 10 shut out any immi-
| grafton that is hurtful. We send back 10
! Europe criminals or paupers, by virtue of
state and national laws. Every city and
town guards against incomers who endan-
ger social order or safety. We are in no
way bound to take into our public
system any mischicvous elements, or TO
destroy il by personal influences. If We
believe in our religion creeds. in the form
and principles Of our government, then
We mus, believe tina, Asia,ic creeds and
customs are baleful. To-day We are divid.
ing the lands VI the native Indians into
States. counties and townships. We ar,
driving of from their properly the game
upon which they live. by railroads. W.
tell them plainly they must give up ,heil
homes and property and live upon corners
Of their own territories. because they ar,
in the way Of our civilization. II we cat
I 10 FAls. NUfu We CAL httH away NUNbufl
form II harbarism which has no righ
here.
have no doub, the Chinese have uscfu
qualities. They are said 20 IL good ser
wants, ready 80 DO the work Of men o
women, but they have not the traits vhiel
will build up on TIL. continent q great ana
heightened power. We mus, not Judge o
those who eome here by those ~ho stay q
hons. We only &c; the drecs. There i
b.; one way Q! dealing with this matter
The pe,iey Of exclusion mus, be Sc shArl
Ani A. viso,oa, a. that o: NassAe huse;ts OF
New York sg>ins, the coming pAapsrism
I; nus, ts bone ia mind that under ih'
late amendments . ocr national Con- iiia
:ion. yoG car give them Ic
esAlisea coalition y0a pa; uPcn ;heH
70 political restraint. made ncces'
u-y ty their peealia.iiies. They
can grasp the right q voting and
lAw-uskilg despite al State legislation.
i, /. % bs hoped tia; this subject will be
,.sa- ~ go Ai.-iisse3 u . fair AID ien-
js-a:s vly fy al classes. We must not
=; j; d-l;; Etl ss;;le .:sel. Unless We
az ready :. give ap ~ cerse. -erres 0.
Ia. -A-:s' :. tie pasii= ie.-s AZ home
hopI ..e,s c: 5-' people, We inls: c9n:'On;
;.e problem - Cs:se;.
Truly yozr..
uORATIO -ERNOI'R