The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-21
THE Chinese must CO."
l clip the following Editorial from the
Rock Islander of March ID.

Clip tue lOllOWlnR EoltOrlat from the
Rock Islander of March IA:
There is but little room for sentiment in this
Chinese question 1t Is one of life and death with
the lAboring men OF our own race, and there il
much more Of necessity than sentiment in the ex-
isicnce The Chinese must not only siop:coming but
those here must so. We cannot allow our admir-
alton OF au abstract principle TO bind our hands
until these aliens have reduced the labOrng men
ana women OF our own blood to q level with their
own AFFECT seryfude, even II doing so should ad-
minister to the luxurious and pleasure of the
fortunate few of our own race but in taking meas
ures TO remedy the evil and rid ourselves of this
pest we owe certain things to ourselves and COun-
try.
The editor of the Rocl; Islander has
written great many absurd things As
editor of the democratic organ his policy
seenel not to phave been to enlighten his
readers or develope the better elements OF
their nature He stimulated their passions,
their prejudice, their bigotry, and constant
iy appealed to the lower elements of their
being As editor of the workingmeu' 8
organ this policy is even more strongly
brought out. His clippings are culed
from the most unreliable, the most dau-
gerous, the most bigoted and unroasoning
papers OF the country; papers whose only
and unthinking and work upon the preiud-
ices of the lower classes OF society. His
editorials are no better than his clippings
Take the above article on the Chinese
question, for instance. He says ''the Chi
neso must not only stop coming but those
here must co." these aliens have reduced
the laboring men and women of our own
blood to level with their oWn AFFECT ser
Vitude." etc.
La the name of common sense what
have these humble, peaceabe, frugal,
sober, expert and industrious Chinese done,
that they must CO.? Whom have they
hurtH What damage have they done?
What dangers have they inflicted on the
great nation which claims to represent
the highest modern civilization? What
are the facts in the case7
a lew years ago we made treaty with
China, which opened up that vast empire
TO our trade and placed such OF our people
as chose to 60 there under the protection
of law. In return, we accorded the same
privilege TO such Chinese as chose to come
TO this country. The result was that some
$4,000 or more came to America, as they
had right to do, settled on our shores and
engaged in such employment as was pos
sible for them. During the same time
our merchants and missionaries went out
to China and introduced American trade
and American civilization among her
people, and so far as l am aware, they
were always protected in their treaty
rights by the Chinese government.
Then came Dennis Kearney, himself an
alien save as our own laws may have dig
nihed him with citizenship, and he raises
the insane cry, the Chinese must 90"
The Rock Islander echoes his cry; and
even an American Congress, bidding for
the paltry prize of q few California Con-
gressmen, tears asuuder the solemn
treaty obligations of the nations, and gives
notice to the world that the United States
proposes 10 break her plighted faith, to
sacrifice her national honor, whenever a
gang OF party politicians find such a course
necessary to accomplish their aims. /
am glad that the veto power of the Pres
ldent stood between this Infamous nro-
ceeding aud national disgrace.
am aware that an elaborate statement
was made to Congress- that the Thin.