Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-28
Feb. 90. 1879.
--------o- - -o-s-n------------- . =
OUR COUNTRY-FIRST.

On the fourth of July. Eighteen Hun
dred and Seventy Six we read the Declara-
tion OF independence. In February, 1879,
we shut the door of liberty against the
Chinaman. Let the day be dark. Let not
even the ghost of liberty be seen. Let
there he no illumination, not even the fit
full flashes of fre-cracker. China did
shut out barbarians. But China and her
gods will be forever ashamed of an act of
cOnsummate meanncss. Near the close of
the nineteenth century shall we be guilty
OF passing law worthy of the dark ages
and Of beastly tyrants? Is Dennis Kearney
to be the next President of the United
States and Pat and Bridget to rule at the
White House and shape the doings of Hon
orable members of Congress? Will some
proud nation follow suit and shut the door
against the everlasting Yankee? Is this
to be the order OF the day gentlemen? Oh!
my countrymen! Our war ships pounded
away at the ports OF China until she was
glad to open the door and let us in. There
is a storm gatbering-there will.be some
thunder and we fear the lightning will
strike somebody. The people are not in II
mood to elect members OF Congress and
make Presidents out OF a class OF men who
tramp the godd IS Of liberty under foot
for the sake of Office. But what has the
Cinnamon done? Has he ever broken
open hank ? Has he, in the beautiful
language OF the times, become large
hearted defuulter, or in terse saxon, is he
II thief? Is he a gentleman at large? Or
in brief.-a tramp? Has anyone seen the
ghost of a pig-tail at his door calling for
cold "viilles " and cup of hot cufIee to
wash "um" down? Not at all. The
heather Chinee pays his debts and tends to
his own business. In this he excells. His
mole of living is unrivalled for eheupness.
BY this means he can work for very low wa
ges. This is his crime. For this Paddy
stones him, aud for this Congress ostracises
him. Is it fair? Shall'we crush ont the
spirit of liberty because one man can live
cheaper and work for less wages than an
oher? We say open field and fair play
every time. Let the fastest " hoss win
III the Chinaman can out wit us on the
score of labor and monopoize business we
say lot him go ahead. A. T. Stewart, the
Scotchman, did the same thing We presume
he did not eat rats, but the upper crust eat
eels, frogs hams, and ratte-snakes. The
Dutchman loves his sour krant, skim TX
cheese, his game hung up for weeks until
il is 80 ripe as TO turn Yankees stomach
let the Yankee eat his rye bread aud bean
porridge il he chooses. Ii st. Patrick
drove all the snakes and irOgs out Of "Old
Ireland" let Pat eat what he can get pro.
vided he 6oes not come 10 America TO get
drunk on Uncle Sans whisky--bccome the
tool of the Jesuit aud try TO storm the cit
adel OF freedom in behalf Of mother church
If the members of Congress wish To pro.
teet our working men, the true policy
would be 10 teach them political aud so,
cial ecOnOmy-tO be industrious and honest
TO come aud pay for what they eat aud
wear. II Congress cannot teach that les
son by example Rs well ns precept together
with the aid Of American born citizens in.
cluding onr clergymen, let Ms import from
China schoOlmasters aud schoOlma ANS
enough 10 supply each district school
throughout the nation. II our daughters
should learn to wear cues the demoraliza-
tion would not be so great IA to wear false
hair with unpaid for laees nj fabulous pri-
ces Nor.
j. COOPER PRICE, Of Toledo, will deliv'
er his Wild Oats lecture at Centennial
| 4 -