The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08
POLITICAL.

what we think of the Sacramento
speech of Mr.. Pendegast, styled by
the Bee 1.-THE young representative
of the Young Democracy of the Pa
cifc Coast" We quote:
"The legal profession. of which he
is a member, having been toasted,
Pendega>t was called upon to respond
and he did respond, saying among
other things, hat he recognized the
fatherhood of God tor all the races Of
men. that he had been accused of be-
longing to a party that stood in the
way of human progress, and blocked
the road to human rights. This accu-
sation he emphaticallv denied, and
believed in his heart that he uttered
the sentiments of the Democracy OF
the Pacific coast. when he declared
that he recognized the right of every
man. be he black, white. red, or vel
low. to the use of his VI hands and
brains. and TO the free and full enjoy
ment of the fruits of their earnings,
and that it was the duty of every ma
ton to protect all men III this ri@ht-lt
the Democracy would deny any Of
these rights to any race OF men, he
would soon lind another and more
progressive party to affiliate with
This sentiment, 50 freely and earnestly
spoken, WAS Justify a~Ppsauded by
nearly all present, the Democrats
being among the ioUdest and fore
most
There is no rineiplefor which the
Democracy have alwaysmore strenu-
ously insisted than that OF equal
justice and protection for all men.
If slavery be cited as an exception,
the reply is that it was an inherited
institution. protected by the Consti-
tuition, and beyond the touch of any
party: and that both Of the great
parties of tie country for nearly
three-quarters of a century were
equally responsible for its existence.
In fact. neither were responsible for
it, for it was beyond the scope Of
political parties under the old Con-
stitution. Equal and exact justice
to all men was one of the fundamen-
tai articles of the Democratic creed
from the days of Jefferson. Hence
when Mr.. Pendegast declared that he
"'recognized the right OF every man
be he black, white, red, or yellow, TO
the use of his own hands and brains,
and to the free and full enjoyment
of the fruits Of their earnings" he
but re echoed q sentiment as old as
the Democratic party. We know of
no intelligent man, be he Democrat
or Republican, who would deny to
any negro. Indian or Chinaman, who
is already here. and protected both
by Constitutional amendments and
general laws, the right to labor, and
to receive their pay for it. What
the Democracy have eontended for,
and still insist upon, is that Chinese
labor is injurious to the nation,
and that the race should be wholly
excluded from the country, by an
abrogation of the Chinese treaty,
and a general law to that effect. We
are against their coming here to be
either protected or prosecuted.
We predicted in 1860 that the Re
pubIicans would use the Chicago
platform for wadding, and that if
they succeeded in the fight, that they
would embody that platform, and
more, into the constitution and laws
of the country. The prediction has
been pretty well verified. Their
constitutional amendments have
gone into effect. Every citizen has
got to recognize them, whether he
approved them originally or not.
For their consequences We are not
responsible. Thenegroes are voters,
and that is the end of it. As we I'M
derstand Mr.. Pendegast. he simply
recognizes the existence of amend
ments Is the Republicans have
brought them about. In doing this
he IS in accord with the Democracy
all over the Union, as shown a few
days ago in the House of Represen-