, 1879-03-19


What r1o Thinks or SnttnnAi md State
l'oiitfcs-Explnlntng 1lis vote Against thu
Chincac.
F"storia tG1 Hsptttr.
"Wcll, what is tho political outlook In Ren-
cralln
"Wcll, yor know the two Houses adjourcd ut
deadlock on tic question OF natonn, supcrsls'
Ion Of tic c1cctton vi untIonal otll:crs. It is
simply the old question Of State rlRhts In ono
Of its worst p!,ascs. The Republicans cared
nothing about tin jury test.oath question, nor
nbout the uso uf troops nj elections. rlo former
was really repealed by Republican Congress,
but, by an error, was rcta!ncd In tic Revised
Statutes. Tho whole controversy, therefore,
hinged on tho repeal Of tho Election law, BY
which alunc Congress retains my supervision
nvcr the clcctlon OF Its Own members and Prest-
| t!chtial Electors. It Is not necessarily ecc-
| ttonal, mich lcss Southern. question. OF tho
| SeD0,00Q expended under this law at the last
| Conversational election, thrcc-fourtEA was cx-
| pcnlclin Northern cities. The Democrats asked
for tic enforcement 1T the law in Philadelphia,
rittsburg, indianapolis, AliIwaukcc,, ind other
cities, the Republicans III Npw York and Ctn-
| cintIati The Inv Is neither sectional nor par-
ttsan; both partics hnre arafacd thc.nselvca of
its provisions, tlld tho sectional inspect given IL
epH,cs from the fact that the main attack upon
Y is made by thu State rights Democracy OF the
| 8out1l.''
"W!1l this question enter largely into our ap-
proachnE ATnpafgn In Ohiu3"
| Necessarily; wlIen Congress meets In extra
scsstun the Democratic majority will cnact this
Mgatn incorporate 1t lnto the Appropriation bills
| This Will psocintate MI tssilo not only between
the Executive Hrnl Legislative branches Of tile
doyerlment but between tho exploded doctrine
Of State rights ou ,hG one hand md the right of
The National Government to supervise elections
for national officers on tin other. The principle
Involved III tile Issue Is onc tt tho Republican
party Of the country cnnhot ignore, md oneupon
which there can be no two opinions IN tho party"
Will tile President stand firm in opposition
to this legislation, to the extent Of votlllg tie
Appropriation bills II 1t - atsacl,cd ttcretUl"
u nm confident he will; the country will ex-
| he Inns no right to surrender q prcroyuttvc OF
tic Presidential Office at tic behcat or CO.
ordinate hrahct of tue Government NH sRt.
iatlcd that not only the President, but the lle-
will tight this iss,,u to- the hitter end.''
"Aro you1 as anxious to DO ttlc Republican
| ton correspondents have fntmatcu!"
II was nut aware tint had been represented
as particularly anxious IN that direction.
certainly nin no: q candtdato III the sense Ut
presenting any claims to the nomination, or
using uny means to obtain It. My chief anxiety
III tic ,l'attur Is, tlnt no tnlstnkes bo nude. 1
shall be entirely satisfied with tho action Of
tle representatives Of tflc paFty In convention,
trusting and believing tl,ut they will ignore
the Republicans Of the statc t,s ticket tat viii
give them tho greatest strength In tho most it,l-
portant campaign they llAyr eyer been called on
to enter. may add that II may BE- possible That
IL dcmnnl !nay b. lnalc upon ticn. Garfield to be-
como t's Republican stantlartl-bcaror, such as
was made on I1aycs in ls75.'''
"Wsnla No, l Garfield respond fav0rably to such
lie could not nellnyota lti II was pressed"
What about the Ch!ncso question:"
II think TINT q great many fnnko mistake Ia
considering The Chinesv question abstractly,
at't not III connection with Its practical bear
ngs. History tcnccs that tho most bitter teuls
arc those Of race. We have had two raco con-
tests on this continent; that between the white
ilni rel men VIII tllc out ouly With the exttnc-
tlon e',ay w,si ns latter Tll' most nomontous
futurc arc tlloso that grow olt Of Tho rcintsons
Of thu white ulAl negro races rs they exist III
tl,o populous negro districts of tho South: Tho
whetrer. wo could n!Eosd to invite another race
contest In this country. Under our Naturallza-
>tion laws noue but q white person can bu uatu-
raltzed, unsl, Il rclnsmher rightly. there were
10 remove thls restriction \ few years ngo when
thc question Yas presented In the Scnatc. Tho
condition Of tile Chinese. as they now exist on
tic Pacific Slope, Is tlat Of m alien race; THUR
notes and hnbits Of life arc such that they cn,l
sabslst OH wages fur below tllo minimum pnld to
white laborers, aIl, Il, te very naturc Of thlngs
| thGY cannot and will not ns8ni1ute with tjitr
population: In fact, think It is a great mis-.
tnke to cnll It an fmsnlgratton; it Is, in fact, ri,
Invasion. 1t l,as rone Ut tte characteristics Of
Immigration. They come here n scrytle rnce,
without wife or children; they returu to Chinn
they Ivy, aud teir bones 60 back i they de-
The only females tlqt come nre prostitutes, and
thcy number ADout One to twenty males. They can
I've on l0 teists dny, ul.d work agnfnst the
American laoorer, who llaa n wllo n,tI an aver
nEo OF lolr children to maintain. II they nEa
| uGFn1tttNH tn hrrn' III Eltrh nf1mhara "a
their population nf 3O0 COO viii enablu them
to do. one Of twu things will happen,-eit!ler tlu
A,neslcal saaorcr must struggle for tic barest
a,,t acal,tiest subastrnco, or he will turn t1pon
The Cl1esu md cxtcs,n1nate them. II any one
thi.lks tint such race cau pcaceaby exist on
.nslr Pacillc coast, Or anvwlcro Use within our
loInnin, e must ccrtnlnlY. fgnore tile uniform
lcssons ot history. 1t s ro kEutncss 10 Cnincso
c'nEtar,ts to !uyito Of wclcnna them to tic sure
obstruction which will Inevitably follow q con.
tllct With Thy ~ white race on THIS Continent. 10
sepnglllut To the feelings Ut oyury American To
restrict Or repel any emigration that cutncs to
our shures, lnt, rs between thu technical ylolA-
tlon Of this practplc mn! bitter md bloody
not surprising that t1u first thought of our peo.
plo Ia to Indulge III +" gush over tlIp beautiful
sentin,cnt t!Mt Anerca fs thu asylunl for thu
tlowntro.luen aIlu oppressed OF ali natlons' On
orally condemned 6y tho Republican nrrss.
With oil our sentiment, We must be practical II
wu will ayofd trouble. 1t must be remembered
that this lcgisiatIon does nut at1ect unr one now
y tt4ts country, bu. it docs Hay to the people IN
China ttMt WI decline any further invaslon fEom
you upon American labor"
What do you think ol the veto lnessugc1''
Won tho ulerits OF tho question do nut think
the p1csdent llEcrs Hl,.ee from thoso who sup-
ported the till. lls mcssngu basps tile veto
solely Oh thu ground that 1t IL q violation ol
trcaty stipulutIons, un1 recognizes tho necessity
Ut souap action Ia thu prcn!scs though he re.
CARDS ti.e State Department as tho proper
chailtul through whlcll to take sucll ucton.
mn nut disposed to lssont from this, tslo,igh
think Congress- has the constitutional authority
toact iu the Premises"
0reenbuckisu Declining la Aiatno.
| WI AHaux'a tNe.> Jouraah litrca II:
Il Tho town aud city electluus of Monday en-.
phasf1O lilo fart TINT thu ronltinn which nrrlr]