The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-06

very lowest grade of offices. h this Chi
nese idea were adopted by the voters OF the
Fourth district his vain ambition cou' 4 nt yer
be gratifed, and under these circumstance
we cannot be surprised at his zeal in opposing
their " Emigration" his apprehensions of the
consequence Of the e0a cOnsequesees resulting
from their contact aoith as to our MORALS or
pofticks, end his emphatic declaration that
they have "no right to come hedrr at dN."
The pestiferous Heather Chinese would be
wicked enough to insist that candidates for
Congress should know how to speh few
words in their own language, and to force aspi-
rants who write "hearr' for "here, "0erry'
for "very, 'mOTraIS" for ''mofals, 'imigra-
tiOn" for immigration" and ''emigrats"
for ''emigrants, to take few courses of in
struction in the primary schools before they
ventured to solicit the suffrages of an intelli-
gent community. No wonder that the G sne-
raj wishes to ''puild Chinese wall on our
Western coast so high that it would be imposi-
bic for them to scale It :" If their system
prevailed blockheads would be ruled out of
the Capitol, and the high places in our ''poli-
ticks" would no more be aspired TO by men
OF the intellectual grade of our doughty anti
Chinaman. The Chinese idea would be
" distructioe" to all his aspirations,
and he has the best of
reasons for denying to them ''the right to
come hearr at ALL" 1t remains to be seen,
hewever, whether the voters Of one of the
most intelligent districts in the Union will
fully sympathize with the Generals horror of
literary attainments and his deep aversion to
the Chinese standard of political preferment
The specimen he has given of his own ac-
quirements is faithfully copied from the
Press of this morning, and that journal
vouches for its accuracy, SO that his claims to
lish are fully VERIFIED
PHILA, Oct. 4, 1870
John Leach Esq President Trades Union Anti Coolie
DEAR SIR am so much much pressed for time
that am only able to answer your interoyatories
very briefly, but as have spoken so often on the
Coole question think my opinion must be already
well known Suficeat to say that am in favour OF
passing to moststringent laws against their imgra-
tOn either under the contract system or by indivd
ual effort SO much am opposed to their eomiag
in consequence OF the evil consequesces resulting
from their contact with us to our 0rrats or potcEs
and our labour, that l would If it were within my
power build chinese wall on our Western coast so
high that it would be impossible for them to scale it.
Whilst we cordially invite enliJrdtS from Germany,
Ireland, France, Prussia, &c. who come hea to
cast their lot with u.s. become naturalized and lay
down their bones in our soil, have right to apply
Ueryy different rule 10 those who come hedrT tor
lew years to interfere with our labour, celect toge-
ther sum OF money and then go back to China.
They have indeed no right to come hearr at ALL
l am altogether opposed TO voting the public
lands TO corporations or spectators, or indeed In
erylarge quantities to any one. The people have
been swindled by the present and former IN
crosses out Of millions OF acres Of the public do
main, the members themselves in most cases
received large interest in the corporations
created as a consideration for their votes.
No one man should be allowed to )Ssess himself
Of an uudlly quantity OF land, at least uTless to
side upon 1t and cultivate for the reason that II Is
calculated to produce that condition of absenteeism
Obstructive to the interest of the peasanry of
Of the old country.
enclose herewith speech delivered by me at 10th
Callowhill st. last evening in which the Cool'e
question is discussed more at length that time will
permit me to do on the present occasion
am Very Respectfully Yours,
WIN B THOMAS