The New York herald., 1879-03-04

THE PLYMOUTH ORATOR REFUTES THE STATE
MENTs OF THE MAINE STATESMAN ON THE
CHINEsE-wE MUST HAVE CHEAP LABOR
WHAT THE PIaTAILs HAVE DONE FOR CAL
ToRNIA.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PHILADELPHIA. March 3. 1879.
While Miss Bessie Turner was playing Nsnnette. in
"The Celebrated Case" on side of Broad street.
this evening. Mr.. Beecher. directly opposite.
was addressing 5000 people in the Acad-
emy Of Music of the loc-
turers in Pugh's "Star Course" .New
Men Of the New Nation" was the title Of
his lecture. which had never before been delivered
1t treated Of the emigration question solely and had
much to say Of the Chinese problem. Upon the
latter point Mr.. Beecher differs radically
from Senator Blaine. and all that he had to say
about the Chinese was to refuto the arguments Of
the Maine statesman Last week. he said. we held
our breath to IL great disgrace TO be cast
upon the nation. but, thanks to our President. tho
struggle was avcrted. Mr.. Beecher read
q great many extracts from Blaincs speech
and denied and refutcd them. He spoke
of the bad treatment and oppression the Chinese
wero subjected to in California. Mr.. Blaine said
there was no assimilation between the Chinese and
our own people. This false. They had
been nobbed and stoned as q first step
of assimilation. They had been heavily taxed
to support schools which they were not allowed
to attend. rs a second step of assimilation. They
had not been allowed to vote. another step toward
assimilation. (Laughtcr.) They had been prescribed
and hunted down still another step toward assimi-
lation.
pEFENcE THE pTGTAIIs.
Since the Jews had been expelled from Spain there
had not been wild schism the driving out of
fnc ~ from He hp
ncse against tho charges of flthinoss. physically and
morally and said that the cheap rates at which they
work has been great blessing to the country. The
Chinese had built the great Pacific railroads. White
men would not work at menal labor in California
Cor low wages. and the economy and thrift OF the
Chinaman had alone made the construction of these
great works possible. They are found all over Cali
fornia: and, although they may send back portion
of their earnings to China. they cannot send back
the result of their labor Glass legislation is odious
all over the world. Tho principles that have made
country glorious are TO be violated TO strike
blow at the Chinese. Tho great secret OF all
this opposition to the Chinese is that they
have no vote Mr. Blaine says that this generation
must settle the question whether the religion
of Christ or Confucius should prevail i'll the West.
Confucius never had any religion. never taught any,
said Mr.. Dccchcr. He taught domestic. moral PIN
losophy, under paternal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
political economy. II he were compelled to choose
betwccn Coniucus and the religion represented By
the hoodlums he should choose Coniucius. tAp-
plausc.)
Ifc quoted Blaincs paragraph about tho Chinese
ipanonco ON labor and said il was a very specious
statement. Bat We need cheap labor. because there
is cheap and low grade of work to be donc-labor
which white men in California will not do.
II there In anything California wants 10
is cheap labor. IL is suicide in her
doininions In political economy TO drive out the
who do work that white men will not. He spoke Of
the high wages paid before the Chinese came. in.
stancing the prices cooks aud chambermsids used
get from SO to 500 per month. 1t was good
thing for the monopolists in this case but it
ayus unqucstiOn nably bad for the community. We
need our undcr-cl to be hcwcrs of wood and
drawers ot water. our people will not do this work
II will bc the greatest mistake that COM
mttcd In California II these busy. humble
laborors are driven ont. Tie believed that
il there was fair. bipartisan vote in California
there would not be this on the Cinnamon, which
had been instigstcd by irishmcn The Iris. blood ~
rich II is fcryid il is potential. but IL is like some
vinc--it is better diluted
Mr. Ilcccher said tina, China is not barbarous
country 1t IL civilized nation, and he ridicucd the
idea of there being flood OF Cinnamon to- America.
They are az much attached TO their country TO
ours We are just likely al to go to China they
are 10 come here There is only one Chinaman in
the United states to every 500 white men. Mr..
Bcccbor concluded with vigorous dcnuuciation OF
the Chinese bill. as having bten inspired by poll
tcians base political purposes, and said that we
should be thankful that in tue peril ana disgrace
which thrcfoncd our country by its passage We had
found "A d,liNsrar.