The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-27

A Flea for China men--The New
Party Mem Lectured


Meadows, in which he endorses a COM
munication published In the SILVER
STATE from Lady Friend of Paradise
Valley, in which she says: 1T is
disgrace that the American people
should permit our free soil to be mol.
luted by 50 ignorant. slavish, cowardly
and tbievish set as these heathenish
Chinese are known to be, and when
people will come to- their senses. they
will not permit them to remain among
u.s." She says. ''expel them by fair
means. il it can be done; if not, rid the
country of them any way that it can be
DONE"
Lady Friend" and "Laborer, !"
look back in the past ten or twenty five
years, and ask yourselves whether the
Chlnaman was not encouraged to come
and assist US during that time; and be
did come, and is still coming, and will
continue to come. as loAg as he can
better his condition, like any other
foreigner. Show me, if you cen, why
he should not have the same right to
enjoy the liberties of this country that
others have. Is thisj a Caucasian
country only? Then why did you help
to fight for the liberty of the slaves,
that are black, and place them on eanal
footing with YOURSELF Is the Chiua-
man to blame because he Was born 10
China any more than the negro, in
Africa, or the Irishman in Ireland. or
the German In Germany, or the French
man In France, aud SO on2 Who gave
you the right to say what race of for
eign birth shall inhabit this countr,
Did not our forefathers in Congress.
July 4th, l776. declare that al men are
created equal, and on the first day of
February, 1865. it was farther declared
IN Congress, that 1.-THE right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or. abridged by the Uuited
States on account of race. color or pre-
yious condition of servitude." This
was IL years ago, and now you say new
men are coming to the front--honest
and able men taking up the Cause OF
the people. / ask what cause? Is 1t
to expel Cinnamon simply because the
overland railroad can now furnish emf
grant tickets at $45 and make the Jour-
ney in six days that used to take six
months. 1t is because a foreigner can
now come from the old sod to- Califor-
MIA as cheap as he can go to Minnesota
or Wisconsin.
For arguments sake, take the rail-
road away for one year, aud how many
foreign emigrants would risk six
months journey. and. like in old times,
run the risk of being scalped by the
Indians? Suppose the Cinnamon
could get tickets to Chicago. New York
and St. Louis as cheap as to San Fran
cisco, and more pay for their labor than
in California. would they not, like all
other emigrants. go where the largest
prices are paid for their labor? and
why should they be refused the priv
ilege, in free country like ours? If
you can show me why they should not
be permitted to live as well as any other
race, white or black, would like to
know IL. Some religious creeds are
trying to make them believe in Christ
and go to the same heaven with them
"Laborer" aud Lady Friend" don't
want them at any price, in the country
Under the Bnrlingame treaty they have
the same rights granted them as all
other foreigners. They can become
naturalizsd and stand by your side at
the ballot box. On your other side
stands colored man in blncz; next
comes your Irishman, Dntchman,
Frenchman, Scotchman, Dane. and al
most every nationality on the face of
the globe. | tell you. this is every
mans country; they are all welcomed
here. and are protected. Our laws are
good, and our party leaders are deserv-
ing of great credit. OF course. when
one party gets too strong, like the Re.
publican party has been in the past.
then sometimes laws are enacted that