Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-04
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
A Eureka BOY Enlis htening the
Stages of the East-Eddy Wander.
Ieish-s SPEECH B r Emerson's
Debating society i'm Washington.

bright boys, is attending school at
Washington, ID. C. AT Emerson's In
stitute last week the question OF pro
hibiting Chinese immigration was dis.
cussed. There were four boys on a
side. Eddy, of course, took the af-
firmative. Professor Young stated
before the audience that Eddy and
Geo. Potter, the former in the affirma-
tive and the latter in the negative, had
made the best speeches. On the mer-
its of the debate the vote stood: af-
firnative, 80; negative, IL. On the
merits Of the question: affirmative, II;
negative Is. Some others declined to
vote on either side. The speech OF our
Eureka boy reflects credit Oh the Base
Range. He ought to supply some Of
those stubborn Eastern representatives
with a copy of it for use before Con-
gress. 1t is as follows:
QUESTION:: Resolved, That Chinese
immigration should be prohibited by
the United States.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: In consequence of
having been but lately assigned the task
of closing the Affirmative side ofthis,t the
second discussion of the Emerson De-
batting Society, / have not had much
time for contemplation. but | shall Ell
deavor to bring forward and debate
all such points as | deem valuable to
strengthen my side OF The case, and by
so aiming earnestly hope | may carry
out my part Of this mornings pro-
gramme.
The Caucasian and Monaghan races
are non-assimilating, for their charac
teristics are widely different, physical
ly, socially and intellectually. The
Chinese differ from Us in color, in lea
lures and in stature. They are clearly
a separate type of people, so disgust
ing aud repulslve 10 the timer sensibil-
ties of all who have ever come in con-
tact with them, that | earnestly de
clare 1t is utterly impossible for any
intimate association or anlalgafnation
of these two races ever to occur. A
wide dissimilarity is again seen in re-
spect to the customs, dress and habits
OF this class of people. The Chinese,
in this respect, differ rom us more
any other known race. They
treat their aged, their infirm, their
feeble and their afflicted with the ut
NEST inhumanity and affect heartless-
ness. 1t is OF very frequent occurrences
that they offer them no assistance
whatever, dragging them out in the
gutter and there leaving them to per-
ISL for want of better care, shelter and
sustenance. One such case | know Of
personally, occurring in my late home,
Eureka, Eureka Co., Nevada, where an
old, infirm woman, afflicted with some
loathsome disease peculiar to this
cruel race, was found in an untenant
ed cabin, where she had been left by
some of her kindred to die. The Chi
nese residents on receiving notification
of this case. replied: Belly old. sick;
alice same die tnlee floor day." Again,
are not their views in respect to the
treatment OF women repugnant to us
Daily, in the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco, women are mercilessly
bought and sold for the purpose of in
human traffic, tor you all know the
sanctity of the martial relation is not
known among them. The highest
classes all buy their wives, purchasing
new ones as their means will allow,
or as they become weary of the old.
NEITHER MORAL NOR RELIGIOUS
Scruples preventthem from committing
robbery or murder, and it is butthe fear
OF our laws and summary punishment
hat binders them from generally per-
petrating these and other hideous
crimes.
WHOM DO THEY WORSHIP?
An Infinite Father, as we do? No, by
no Means They go through with a
succession of physical contortions be-
fore a set of highly painted, tinsel be-
decked idols, which look more like
slight of-hand performances than re-
ligious devotionS. These idolatrouS
fanatics conciliate the evil spirits, as
well as worship the good, by burning
prepared paper and firing of crackers.
H SUBJECTS OF THE FLowERY
Kingdom are generally dishonest. A
prominent Chinese merchant of San
Francisco stated that his race was hon
est, but admitted that they were so
simply because il was the hest policy
So to be, and for no other reason. Now,
il "A race is honest simply because hon
esty is most frequently The best policy.
they must inevitably be dishonest
wien dishonesty is the best policy.
Therefore. they are An undesirable ele
ment t. assimilate with, for II own
race are not over given to virtue. We
will not assimilate with them, and they
have signitied no desire, as vet, to as
simulate with us. II has been said by
one OF Americas greatest statestnen:
''rwo nnn assimilatlng races never Yet
lived together harmonIously on the
same soil unless one OF these races was
ia "A state OF servitude to the olher."
These Mongolians m~onopolize all
avenues of unskilled labor, thereby
excluding a class who generally have
the largest families to support. Our
laborers cannot live like vermin, as the
Chinese do. They must have bread
meat and appropriate lodgings, which
require a larger expenditure than these
Cinnamon receive for a days labor.
Thi-, of course, deprives a large, poor
working class of boys and girls of EN-
ployment. The Chinaman imports
both his food and clothing from China,
buys little or nothing here. He con
tributes nothing towards the support
of our schools; He makes no home
here; sends all his earnings to China,
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