The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

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halls of legislation, surrounded BY seq
vile hordes Of parasites, and formini
what has been termed the ''lobby," o
"third house have had the as1uranc
and effroutcry to attempt to inaucHe
legislation in their own interests, and Il
bribe our agents to barter away th'
rights, property and money Of the pep
plc.
8. ResOlred, That wha! is .sucwn a
the Burlingam Treaty with ohin'
should DO ut oncc abrogatsd, and sh'
further immigration Of Chinese to thi.
country be prohibited as an uum'tiga'
ted evil, threatening the morality, a:
we'll as the peace and good order of go
cioty, and tie very Subsistence Of The 'a'
boring class IF our people in the State ol
California ut this time and likely in
tho near future to extend those evils to
our entire country; the population Of
Chinn being estimated at farr hundred
millions, could send out emigrants
sufficient 10 oScrrun the United States
Our commercial relations with China
are not Of sufficient value 10 our people
to warrant their continuance at the risk
Of this great evil Of Chinese immigra-
lion; tho balance Of trade between the
United States and China. as shown BY
tho report Of our Consul General in
China, for the year 1875, was some
nine millions, and add thousands Of
dollars against the United States; and
such balance to the wrong sidc doubt.
less still continues !; while this trade
benefits only fow individuals among
our people, ard one American steam
ship company sailing American vessels
snd one smiling English vessels, carry
ing tho English aag. These immi.
grants are ii no sense desirable, aside
from .heir imuenss numbers and low
moral character; never becoming cit''
zens; adheripg to their own laws
among themselves; their dress, man.
ners and customs unchanged by contact
With our civilization sending all their
earnings back to China. aud finally re-
turning thilLsr themselves; or il they
die in this country, having their boncs
shipped back to tho aowcry land by
their friends Whilo scarcely year
has passed since 1919, in which those
Immigrants have not brought tho small.
pox to tho city of San Frascisco-that
loathsoms and contagious disease from
which tho almond eyed AOugOlians
arc seldom ever free in their own Co.
lestial Kingdom.
From Mr. Voorhees, speech:
4. Resolved, "1'hat tho best inter-
csts Of the country demands tho 70.
stora,!op Of the silver dollar exactly as
it stood before i! was touched BY The
act Of February 1878; that it shall
have unlimited coinage. and bc made
full legal tender in payment Of all
debts public and private, as it was
during eighty.ono years Of American
history"
S. Resolvsd, "That tho ac. CT
January l4sh. 1875, compelling the
resumption Of specie payments in Jan.
uary 1879. shall be Mt once uucou.
ditionaIly repealed. Tie question Of
q return to specil basis ior our carreu.
cy should oe eoniroied entirely by the
business interest Of the country. which
are not solely the interests Of the in
come classes. "
6. Reaotsed, " That tie National
Banking System be removed, and a
circulating medium provided by the
Government for tho people without
taxing them for sha privilege Of Obta;: =
ing it. Tue amount then placed in
circulation shall bear reasonable and
judiciOus proportion to the business aud
population Of tho United States
I. Resolrel, THAT the curacncy
circulated on tho authority Of tho Gov.
ernueu. shall be made legal tender
10 payment .Of all debts, public and
private, including oil dues to the Gov.
erulucut; that it will thus 10 brought
to par with gold. Or, more likely,
10 u premium over it,
s. Rc~Lrol, THAT hereafter the
financial policy of the country be fran.
cd permanently in the interest Of the
people; that the people shall no: be
Iiso.iniuatcd against in future lcgisla'
tiOu rs iu tho past; and that their
prosperity. and Lot tue mere growth Of