The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-07-28
IDAHO WORLD.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

kasseriy sPeecu III Now 1orh Si'y ou lno f''
of July:
But there is another question which has bu
lately come up-a very important question
At first it was no bigger than q mans hand
but already it has spread itself all over the ho
rizon, with its threatening and portentious
shadow. refer to the question of the intro
duction into tho country OF the debased and
degraded Asiatics as laborers, to the exclusion
of the white labor of the country. Gentlemen
am one of those who believe that no society
can rest upon q sound organization unless il
rests upon sound aud just organization of Ia
Dor, or which denies to the workingman hon.
est labor; and you deny that to him when you
cut bis wages below the point of supplying his
decent wants, or when you undertake to bring
into competition with him the debased and de-
graded laborer of Asia. know what is said
about the Importance Of capital to labor; there
is no necessary antagonisn between them.
But mean to say this, and l say it deliberate
ly, on subject of which / have thought much,
that know of no right under the Government
so clear as the right OF the workingman to earn
subsistence for himself and family without
undue interference. Aud when the capital of
country for any purposes of its own under
takes to divorce itself from the labor of a coun-
try. it has put itself out of the pale of my SYM
patty and my respect. This whole movement
is sordid, unchristian, and / had almost said
devilish, purpose on the part of capital to add
to its swollen profits out OF the hard labor of
the workingman of the United States. They
have got tariff, gentlemen, and internal sys-
TEN, every line of which is dripping with the
blood of the laboring poor of the United States
They have got system that has built up cor.
"a IN LEA ia nf IN
ia the history OF the world has capital. certain
ly atno time in the history OF the United States
have the profits of capital, been SO enormous
as at this time In the face of the cutlery of
labor, in the face of Christianity, in the face of
civilization, they propose TO pour in upon this
land horde OF Pagan, vicious. degraded Ash
aties To take the bread out OF the mouths of the
laborers OF this country and send them 10 the
poorhouse, or perhaps To the penitentiary. and
The others To n life of degradation aud shame
II shall not be. Ii is no party question. IL is
too high for party Ii lies at the foundation of
society Ii lies Mt tho foundation OF our Gov. |
eminent. We can have no free Government, |
gentlemen. without an intelligent, independent /
and free working class. Ii is in no spirit OF
hattery or delusiou that | declare look 10 the /
support of the workingmen Tor the redemption /
OF the liberties of the country. don't look 10 /
your bankers or your capitalists. believe
there ere good men among them; but believe
the great majority are ready 10 submit To any
sort OF desposism 20 morrow, ii il will add fiyr
per cent. per annum to their interest look
20 you. men that depend or your daily labor for
your daily support; | look 10 you, whose strong I
arm stood between your country and the great
peril of civil war: we look To YOU. to whom
We owe il that We came out OF that great CON
rask nd I'm ab.Ik 4. T. I
You are standing forward in defense Of the h
The great principles of American Government
The highest, the grandest. the mast elevated
hat the earth has ever seen. trust there il
40 difficulty in understanding my position on
his question. want you all TO understand il.
am related to the great political party here,
Ind suppose / may bc thought to be some
what concerned in politics. But this il no
line for politicians to tight for you. You have
,ot TO fight this question for yourselves. If You
lon't you win lose il. / think know how the
reat heart Of the party oil human rights beats
or you on this subject. ] think know that
he old Democratic party will stick to the c
ause of the workingmen; if ] am enabled TO .
ndge what she will do in the future by what ;
he has done in the past, she will take that /
curse whether at Washington or mt the cor. ,
orate board. II know myself, the Demo :
ratio party will take that course, or / cease 2
o act with it, But have no fears on this sub. |.
ect; don't doubt the Democratic party at e
ii on this question. No matter what preten. .
es are put forward. say there ia but one =
arty in this country today which is sufficient. !
free from the tolls of capitalists to enable 1t Ct
, stand by the laborer in the great contest p
'hich is coming. You have only heard the T.
,und of the first ripple Of this mighty sea ~
Inch is coming upon you. We in California al
ave seen it face TO face. / have always re- %
fair treatment to any emigrant :.
lat chose TO come to this country, but have !.
ways spoken in The strongest terms against a.
e supplanting Of honest labor by tho degraded. n
sbased, vicious labor of Asia. Have we not 10
,tore rs, in the coming time. q great cause
I'd a great contest? If tomorrow all the
en- who are opposed to Radical misrule in -
10 country would be united in one party.
ere is no doubt that Radicalsm il doomed IN
ow, there are undoubtedly three or four
ain principles upon which they are united r
i'd ready to act. Shall we not allow them In
lite and to act with usl Do we not All feel On
ut on the question Of an honest administra- by
IN OF the Government, reduction of taxes. n
duced tariff, the labor OF the country can all A.
{ together2 Why, we can all act M one Id
IN. Shall we not 50 act7 Let us 30 act. ap
ID while we have these principles, let us not ias
get that the Democratic party are pledged be
observe the inviolability, the continuity, the DO
egrity OF the Union, and the preservation Of inc
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