Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
,ocI,. SCIENCE Am ruE cuINE-x.

The Social Science Association has
been holding q Convention in Saratoga.
Precisely what the objects Of the Asseoi-
alton are. or in what hammer II proposes
10 advance the cause OF "Social Sci
snce." no nan would be able to discover
from its proceedings. II seems to de-
sire to dabble more or less with every
question Of the day. politics. finance.
labor. metaphysics. and indeed every.
thing. The members apparently gather
together once a year for the n purpose
Of hearing themselves talk. and seeing
their talk reproduced in print. Yester-
day papers were read on "Ths Naviga.
ton Laws Of Great Britain and the
Omitted States" and the Tariff quss-
ton" What navigation. laws. or the
tariff asd currency problems have to DO
with Social Science. We confess our ina
sility to comprehend. but these men
are all supposed to DO wise and learned.
after their Kind. and il ia possible that
they have discovered a new system OF
Interpretation of the Euglish language
which Ia ~ yet unknown to the common
herd.
Last evening was the last session Of
the convention. for which Saratogans
will probably be grateful. and news
papers. which are forced to publish
their proceedings as . matter Of news.
will certainly rejoice with exceeding
great joy. In order to make this last
session especially imposing. they Crap
pied with tho question Of really the
creates: importance before the country
to-day - the Chinese problem. Hon.
Z. r. Meade OF New York read = paper
In which he contsndsd that the remedy
for Chinese immigration is to be either
prohibition or a large restriction. II
they (,he chiness) hold TO the Burlin-
game treaty We must join with England.
whose colonies are already suffering
from the same thing. TO stop immisra-
ton. This il an eminently sensible
view 81 the case ; and Mr.. Meade. ha,-
ing been q member of the last Congress
when this subject was sogreatly agitated,
Was amply qualified 10 treat Of 1t. but
the majority Of the w~iseacres who sur.
rounded him could by no means see
II in his light. rev" Mr.. Fes.
ssnden Of Connecticut. who Is 81
course anxious to svangelizs the
heather. but is unwilling to leave
his own comfortable home and go
among them in their own land to do II.
thought the suggestion Of Mr.. Mcade's
paper were ''crusl." lie had no thought
Of the cruelty which these Cinnamon
iniict on the workingmen Of this coast.
who see their wives and children without
the accessories Of life. because they FAN
not compete with John. he evidently
believes with Bescher that bread and
water ID q nutritious bill OF fare. Ger.
tainly IL a white nan can live on such
food he can compete with the Mougo-
lian. who Is csntent with his rice.
Then arose in all his majesty.
the light Of wisdom shining on his
massive brow. Eiizur Wright Of Boston.
In the view Of this towering intellect
the ~workingmen could compete with
Cinnamon AZ well as with the labor saving
machines which are constantly being in
vented. and IL was ''bensaih the dignity
OF native American laborers TO complain
against the Chinsssp" Was ever such
an absurd proposition put forth by n
man who processes to possess the gift OF
reasoni Labor-savins machines do
not reduce wages: they simply in.
crease production. Nisn must he bad
to operate them. and the men must
b. paid. With increased production
prices are reduced and the demand in
creases at such q rate that in q short
time just as many men are required to
work the machines as were formerly
employed to do the same labor by hand.
There il really no "competition:.' be-
tween workingtnen and labor saving
machines. IA to the dignity" Of tho
w%orkinsman, he will probably answer.
"Givs Us bread first. and then We shall
DO strong enough to show our dig
nifty"
II the "Social Science" Association
will conhns itself to the discussion Of
subjects about which II knows. at least
q little something. ii will not in the fu.
turs. appear in so ridiculous q light to
the nation as it does to-day.