Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-08
TOM FITCH ON THE CHINESE
NsENEION.

Mr. Fitch delivered the Guam va
July ora,ion at Stockton. la tha'
.r.tinu lie spoke as follows on 'hT
ChiGese question:: /
An other cove~~.ne"'s than ours nave
been coudncset. i:..ii.y Tor the tfHent o.
those who OWE capital, rather than those
who own labor and now, even TIE feet
Of ofr rsnrhl!c seem turned townTd the !
beaten path. / count it gain to Il fepuo-
lie TO have its material growth ana aeVei-
opmrut hnsIened st the expense OF the |
nua,i,y q. it's Citizenship. Cheap iaUor |
may b.. comforting to the capitalist, but
il IS no boon to the inborinG masses.
anU TO advantage 60 tie eo"hity AZ last.
The most valuable possession OF our re-
.utl.c is the virtue and Intelligence OF
lis CITIZENS Cheap labor reduces the
comforts Of the lat'orer. and ienstEens
his hears o: toll; and reduced comforts
ln not promote rir;Ue, nor DO ieESsh-
eped hours Of tabor give greater oppor-
tuniries Tor mental growth.
II Asia,ics shall pour upon our shores
in increasing Numbers, those whose
positions they see}. Will De compelled
either to rive place 20 ihtIn, or 10 com
pete with them 10y reducing american
social lite to the sale OF ASlatic econ
oIaiss Il the oGe event we would haFt
a civliizal ion destitute a. Scho"iN, ol
caurchcs. OF patriotism. OF material iof
armies, and OF wei. ordered progressive
social ard poi;ica! life. L. tue other
event We should have Il civilization pcs
sessiu. less ambition, less Intelligence,
less Independence, less Uf ali the quail
ties which fotu the basis OF successful
Reuuh.i...n Government. Better that
the commerce Of Asia Should c0n,lnue 10
follow it's westward course forever,
rather han ;hat il should he borne to
,n- ri,i!,. sun On bgctZe' trau-ht WIN
he seeds If disease thai might he fEfa!
to Republican liberty. Better that the
re - and silks and spjces Of the Orient
should never enrich oar commerce.
rather than mat tfley Should lmun:eT.sh
the Qda.ity OF Our cI.iIensAip. CALIFORNIA
does not need iAe CHEAP. labor OF emma.
wI.L itS latyiiHuie cuu>eG hence. ana
neither ,ne .eitef Hur tue cplTI; OF the
| Deela:.tiou Oi psndeac" e"ils Tor
submission - -ls2s.;!c -nuJ1llnS. nose
I who reason otherwise make the Com
/ muai,t' mistake OF substituting equality
| of result for equality Of opportunity.
| The Dcclar.,ion OF Independence re-
! cui.es rs 10 abstain f.onl lettering with
| unequal loads any who are entitled TO
run IN the race with Us. but Il does not
reuHire Us 10 open our rac9-coufSe to all
WHO NAV desire to compete TOR the
prizes. Because you recognize the
, equality q your uejshho", II does not
! follow that You should invite hin into
your drawing roCln, or give MN place
ut the feast which vour skill and labor
! have provided Tor your own family. We
conquered and coloIized this land. and
built up its Institutions and developed
its resources without Chinese help. by
what strained construction CT the law OF
equality are We required 10 besiow Its
advantages upon those who neither aid
ed 10 create II nor sacraEceG to preserve
il? | know thai il has been our policy
TO offer its benefits to the paOpl. OF
Europe, and it has been ut once WISE
and a generous policy, but 1t does not
follow that We axe obliged 10 make tend
er Of similar hospitality to the people Of
Asia. Iause We invited to come from
tie other side Of the Atlantic are one
With us N lace, and faith, and manly
spirit. They have como filed with
affection for our institutions, yearniug
to be one with US IN destiny. Wiling to
fight our battles. AID TO aid IN sustain.
ing our institutions OF learning and OF
beneyolerce. In a word, they asslmI.
late with rs and in one generation be-
come part Of us. On the other hand,
those who come uUasked from the othel
side of the Pacific. are alien to our Ian
euace. our laws, our faith and our am
billions. They are a people with whom
female chastity is not virtue, with
whom honor is not a quality, and whose
pulses never Guickened at the thought
of freedom. Let it not be contendeC
that such = laborng element is other
than q curse to the soil OF this republic
Let it not be demanded-in the name Of
our fathers Dec.aration-thstw we mus
invite 20 share our heritage OF tree
do,n those when the spirit Of the De
cla.a.iou can never inspire. and Wht
might in time destroy the results OF TIKI
Declaration itself.
The mariner beho'ds the clouds gathel
On the western horizon, and he know!
that they are heraids of storm; he see!
the clouds come from the east. and 81
knows tina, they bring assurance OF plea
SAINT weather; but when eastern ant
wtster clouds are hurryiug up the arcf
of heaven. he prepares for the devasta
ting tempest which must ever accompan.
their meeting.
TEE Nkya3. QcAE-z NIL is il III
rear O. Machinery Hall. 1t is complete
in ell its appointments, still from tn.
necessities of the situation, it is not cal
culated to give other than experts an.
verv clear idea of the treatment OF slive
ore. The stamps, five in number, arr
seldom going. 1t is hardly possible
certainly not very profitable to keep nv
stamps constantly running, when In
mine supplying rock il three THOUSAND
miles away. Nine out of ten who wan
der into the Nevada mill, leave withou
knowing where or very possibly "ha
tho stamps are, because, people are ap
} to be simple and void Of understanding
} in con- pretending anything outside Q
their special line. In the mill they So
some sack O! common looking rock, a
amalgamating pan with grey mud be,n
! whirlsd about on it's bottom, and othe
, iron apparatus. which has q difficult
contorted laboratory sort of look. In
atmosphere is close ind steaay.
AZ -, Sa~1 mi III IL and hmm leNt I