Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-03-07
Chinese Blil Vetoed.

C01neDe 0l11 VeSOeo.
Through Mr.. Naggs, Of the o. 8. N.
Company, We obtained the Oreqonian
Of the Sd inst. containing the veto mes
sage of President Hayes, to the Chinese
restriction bill, with comments Of sew
eral Of the Pacific coast delegation upon
the message. The action Of the Presi.
dent is denounced ~ hypocritical aud
unjust to the Pacific states and terri.
tories. The same evening Of the veto
the people Of Portlaod assembled and
passed resolutions expressive Of their
desire to have the President approve
the bill and telegraphed their senti
meuts to the President. San Francis
90 had before dons similar act. The
Pacific delegation, sitter the passage Of
the bill, waited upon the President and
urged him to sign It. But the pres
ure from the eastern press and religious
bodies WAS too great for him to with
stand and he turned deaf ear to oil
opportunities from the Pacific side.
A similar policy hes seemed to control
the President and bis cabinet on the
Indian question, and that is to totally
ignore the opinions and wishes of those
Who have most to do with and TO con
tend With in relation to Indians. Il is
: lamentable fact thst the eastern press
DOES not keep its readers advised Of the
practical doipgs Of either Chinese or
Indians on the west coast, and the
masses are ignorant Of our real situa.
ton, while the Political and religious
theorists who have pet schemes to &C
complish have ii oil their own way
with the masses, who have no means Of
getting 1t the truth. The practical
tendency Of the eastern press and east
ern public men il to beget among the
people Of the west desire to secede
from . government that will not protect
them 10 their rights, and set up gov
srnment Of their own. We deplore
this sectional feeling, but il cannot be
checked 90 long - the Pacific states
are treated in the manoer they are.
The south never had half Of the provo.
cation TO seccde from tho Union that
have the Pacific states and territories
in consequence Of want Of respect Of the
government in their rights. Il 10 moi
aquestion Of enslaving the African race
Who we're brought here slaves, but it is
aquestion Of defense Of the white Caucas
ian race against Indian butcheries and
devastation Of property, and the reduc
ton Of the price Of free white labor be
low the point whore life can be sus
taiaed, 10 make room for nation o
people Who never have and never vii
asaimilate to our form Of government
and social condition. We have nevel
had much confidence in the psactica
workings Of tho provisions Of the bill
to check Chinese immigration, provided
shipping men saw 81 to take their car
goes Of Chinese and land them At SOM
British American, or Mexican pert an,
point ont the way 70 enter United State
territory BY means Of land route. Blu
the billit . law would carry its mora
force against I'll such evasions and plac
the ban Of public opinion against ever
one who should thus ssek 10 evade, An,
thereby greatly diminish the influx 0
the Chinese. Would the Chinese u
similate to our government and socia
condition and become citisens like ID
immierants from other ihreicn nations
the case would b vassly different, an
might BE- tolerated with safety to on
people.