The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-23
OUR LABOR SYSTEM AND THE
CHINESE,

Under this heading, FIR ank II. Nor
ION Though who he is we have no
means of knowingly has a remarkable
PAPER in Scribner'S Monthly for May.
The paper evidently written in the
interest of monopolists, the Republi-
IAN party and Know Nothingism con-
jointly. The first proposition laid
down in this Republican document is
that s.our present labor system Is in
tellectually inadequate to the necessi-
ties of the people and the capacity of
the country and period" To remedy
this evil and to r~e-establish inteilec-
tual equilibrium among the labor1ng
classes adequate TO the demands of
capital, this learned Republican states
man proposes to introduce Chinese or
coolies-forsooth to raise the standard
of intelligence among American and
European IabOrers! The second prop
ositiou is. that ''the interference of
ignorant labor THAT is, white labor
with politics is dangerous to society.
injurious to [Chinesel operatives. and
practically impedes the progress and
advancement of labor ITSELF" There
fore, the writer intiinates that the
white laborers of the country should
he run out by the encouragement OF
Chinese labor. Here is 4 thoroughly
Republican sentiment:
While we profess to throw our ports
ever to the world. and to accept will
Iiugly. and i'll Il spirit of brutherly
kindness, the waits and e>trays from
every nation, there Is no need that we
should offer special advantages to
crime and poverty. or throw obstacles
III the way of such a class ofemigrants
as would benefit Il country.
The throwing open of our ports to
the eIucateI and skilled laborers of
ourown race in Europe is TO "ofier
special advantages 10 crime and pow
crty," according to this ''progressive'
Republican, while the efforts of the
Democratic party to put an end 10
Chinese immigration is to throw OBJ
stacIes i'll the way of such 4 class OF
emmigrants as would benefit Jul
country
The Republican party has always
been bitterly opposed to the Irish, and
now that the Germans, headed by
that great orator Carl Shurz, are daring
10 act for the best interests of the
country independently of hat Know
Nothing organization they, too, are
pronounced dangerous to the body
polite, and the Chinese must be called
III, along with the negro, 10 vote down
and work Out this class of citizens
speaking of the Germans and Irish,
the writer says:
Of these two classes, while n has
supported itself, We have had to sup
port the other; neither being precisely
what we require 10 strengthen and
improve tine country. The German
element, while 1t has. to some extent.
developed on. agricultural resources,
has done so III a small way and purely
for self. The Irish has served too
largely t till our prisons and retorn-
stories, and t0 introduce into the po-
ii;icai system of u large cities the
worst features of European mobocracv.
Il is true that 1taly sends lis organ
grinders, and Germany iager-beer
brewers; but it may be questioned II
this aiulizture largely strengthens
our body polite
Professor Norton also assumes that
- l-,, ,-.n. Tf u-nlrnp1a 10 HI
foreigner, which obtains in our Consti-
tuition and national policy, offers the
same privilege 10 the Chinaman that
il does to the seam Of Liverpool and
,~oudnu." What viii Ii social
equality correspondent, B." think of
rna.. But here is 4 second edition of
The ..irrcpressible conflict OF which
the Republican party was born:
When it is considered that this i'm
,7airraiiou is not an accidental occur
renee, ots-t-ioned by the existence of
temporary influences, but, possibly, Il
VAST swaylng hitherWard OF forces
which, similarly directed heretofore,
have chlngcd the fate of nations and
altered thea>pect ottile earth, 1t shonld
I've seen that it is taken AZ once out OF
the control @! humanity.
so we OF the Caucasian race may as
well kiss the rod that smites Us and
bow in humble submission to the fate
prepared for us by the Republican
,,.rtv and it's new allies, the heather
millions of Asia. Give usa Democratic
I.o.;Ia,+ aud Il wDrEJDp minority in
both branches of Congress, and we
will guarantee that humanity VIII lat
once, take this Immigration under its
control and siopit-tllouGh IA hordes
,f Asia had IL thousand such leaders
,;Ia arJ R~urlinDaIne.