Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-27
DIFFERENTIATION.

nc uiiioH VI tDe clateS II coH!eUar:ti0
for mutual protection. It 1t the duty q
the Union to protect any Of it. component.
from an invasion of all enemies, wbctI,e
they come armed with warlike demonstra
tions otherwise.
The Constitution OF the United States i,
solemn compact FOR thai purpose. II i,
a mOoteh question whether an enemy tb.,
30. comes to our shores. armed for the fray
oo W and with warlke intent. is more threaten,
90. ing TO the stability Of orr Government. ana
u.s. the welfare of oar people. than is the M
1ar 'nr limited immigration ofa people who arc ii,
in every way foreign to us. whose habits
tastes and customs prevent their assi,niI;t
ing with us. who are negative popul.-
% ton. who. by their heatLenish practice.
IS. and panper labor, are sapping the lit,,
~ blood OF the nation. .IIe tina. is not Will
me is against me-" Since the greatest of
IT Democrats said this il has never been more
n, fully exempliiietl: neither has il sanlitteG
OF Il filter application than it has in tls
case OF the Chinese. They Will not. no
i, cannot be with us for the reason that they
- do not desire. nor will our laws permit
them to become citizens. The are aliens
by birth, aliens by habit. and they will die
. aliens. Water and oil will mix reader and
with more certainty than will the Chinese
merge with us and adopt our customs ane!
usa@es. ana II they are longer permitted to
come here in such sWarms us has be, n
coming of late. they will soon revolutions |
ize our system either directly or Indirectly |
They are driving our laborers to starya-
ton.
The questions involved in this struggle
are tWO-foid--ti!e race question and the
LABOR question. The former has not figured
so cOnSpicuOIlslv in The controversy that is
going on rs has the latter. The former a.
an element has not provoked the sfea,,y
opposition TO their coming here as has the
latter. The question. viewed from race.
point. presents many Objectionable feat
ures, but If is not my purpose to deal witt.
them. propose to treat the subject from .
the labor standpoint.
Tie working man il the foundation OF ;
our nation. Upon iliat foundation is reir- t
ed the proud and magnificent Republic Of S
America. the great middle AM, aristocra;ic t
classes depending on it for support; AMI
right noby has that foundation i,erforne;
its part in the maintenance ct our Repub-
| lican institutions for the rast century. I;
has supported the bui!,iing through ail fir
bit now II IS tOttering and trembling. Il ,
is having IFS dependence removed. It is v
being undermined by the Introduction OF
palper labor. 1t fought through the year- =. N
OF slave labor. at 'rmes gTaa ping tor breath "
but ultimately winning tie victory by the u
abolition OF slave labor. ana before il bus y
recovered from the severity of the struy- u
gle, it encounters foe more perncious i
more enervating and more destructive ui v
its Interests than was ever slave labor. And
in this unnatural struggle labor has pitt4d "a
against it the aristocfacy-the class VINO IS W
most dependent upon it +; a class who. if ~
the foundation was removed would have ~
the greatest fall and receive the greater pi
injury by the fail. while the middle class. II
seemingly regardless Of the'r direct inter hl
EST in the matter. is sinxularly apathetic eN
1t is questionable whether a matter of more er
;m,ortance to the vo,e.r, Of ~, ,,ao,,,,, Ill
has ever been presented for the consirleli- ~
ton Of the American Congress or one that n'
is less undo rstood in all lis bearing by the DE
greater portion OF the people of the United @c
States. Stripped Of all its scntinentaiiv al
the question presented is one OF life or '''
death to the workin. class. They find the +"
means of securing the wants of life slip pf
ping from their grasp-ali avenues OF EN-
ployment are being rapidly filed up with DE
DavDpr labor. nc
Petitions of distress have come from the WI
Pacific coast. The low, sad wall of arony 'iiS
,f broken hearts and starving men. women Tue
md children has been waited 10 us By the p
Freezes from that infected district. And 'ei
lot knowing how soon their fate may b. tte
'ilrs. we stand upon the pnnctilios of ma On
lonal comfy. Did the cry of the Soutii- to
rn slave fall so dead upon the Northern the
ar? No! 1t was answered bv millions
I our people, who rushed to arms TO abol-
sh what was claimed TO be the last vestig. -
t barbarism; but now, when our own g..
rOthers on the Pacific coast. send up the :. -
ry for help and reach out the hand for aid i''''
'e turn onr back and say that it ,aay not :"
: honorable to assert the dignity OF our
alton and strike the fetters from yor,-
mbs. We have a scheme in our minds Wv
Fe.' Have patience under your suffering. .
he future will bring about grand results !"
o-mOrrOw We shall see what We shall see. ~
~ ,,,,,. .a port
!: o'"""N,y oiso ale Sie''t and
hinese Emperor might be offended and $40
I'VE 4 tit Ofindigestion and lose his Sleep" ~,
The time for such sickly sentimentality -,
Is past. Action must be had-and de- -,
led action. No dilly-lailying with ada.
owes, but divest ourselves of all COM 20. ~,
motion and essert our national ndepend- ,,,otl
ce. Let the world know that we will -.
otect our people against all comcrs. it ..,,.',
altering not what may be the opinion of -
II neighbors. 1t is the veriest nonsense
talk about national honor when the lite 10y.
the nation itself is ut stake. sa. ssan,
The people of the Pacific coast have PC "on, ;.,
ioned the national Legislature for a re-
~ So, :, ,,,a, ,, e' ~. 'o halls
the Executive.
The Constitution provides that ssall
hts not delegated to the United States W.
r prohibited to the States by the Consti- nana
ion are retained by the States" Among
rights included in this category there ."''
;urelv none of 90 much imno,tanc.. .s lie M
'utCiy uOhC VI ~ uiuSH uupo' GtuCc rs
protection of its citizens. particularly lie oil
en- the national authorities refuse relief $40 IL
public speaker at meeting in San Fran Any
20 some time since said ..tllat we would prom
rch right up to the line of States rights, upon
over the line if needs be- While piy OF
,recating the necessity for such move eight
Mt and refraining from expression of alisit
niOn as to the advisability OF such then
lrse, am compelled to say that the Assist
ifbrnians have ample provocation to a. than 1