The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-03-28

At time when tho East seems to be
about unite against US, when the
world, the flesh, and the devil ara
leaguOd the other way, it Ii gratifying
TO witness tho unanimity Of our people
on the Chinese question. All CLASSES
seem to share the general feeling that
the two races cannot dwell long TO-
gethor on this coast without ono ruling
and the other being ruled, and under
the genius Of our government WHICH
disiranchises none, the Chinese inAux
would ere many years had elapsed rule
this portion Of our common land. They
would first drive away our laborors and
trhdesmon, the small retailers and
farmers would follow, the manufactur-
ers last Of all while u few merchants
here and there like plums in pudding
would be all that remained.
Is the territory conquered from Moxi-
CO ut the expense of blood and treas
ure TO DO Abandonded Ia this wayl II
this is TO be the case IL were better far
that il were left TO Mexico who, de-
spite her many faults, has still the in.
heritanee Of our common civilization
and traditions. by degrees the eyes OF
all save very fsw Of our people have
been opened OH this subject, and our
merchants and manufacturers nro ~
Jealous in the cause ~ any other. The
white employers Of Chinese labor in our
cigar factorios.lhave pesitionsd the Presi-
dent 10 sign the Bill now before Con.
gress.
The pretend humAAitArianism Of our
Eastern friends amounts to very littls.
We're they consistent they would have
left the lands TO the Indians who, a.
natives Of the soil, had u much better
right than the Chinese could ever hone
TO acquire.
Commercially the Chinese will buy
in the cheapest markets aud sell in the
dearest. They have been doing 20 right
along. They will sell all they caa 10
the United States after the passage of
the Bill AZ before aud Whatever they
can buy Of us moro chraply than they
can from any other nation they viii
continue To buy.
Some figures have been publiShed
tending TO show that the balance of
trade is in favor Of San Francisco -
against China. The imports for 1877
and 1873 are given at sll.770,46l and
the exports at S6.09l ,7lO, leaving 9
balance Of ss.67s.75l in our favor. Il
is amusing the figures show The
very opposite of wba; the writer
thought they would. They show that
the balance Of trade ID in favor Of Chi.
na aud against us by ss,67s.75l and
that We have to paw this sum ia gold
and silver coin. Ia reality. however,
thc figures are deluAive. OF the i'm.
ports Of sl4,770.46l-s7,5ls,93 rep.
resent tho value Of silks aad teas
shipped Fast. leaving the imports to
San Francisco only 81 7,25l ,53l Of this
81 1881 represents the value Of rice
consumed by the Chinese, 81, ,272, ,5ss
Of opium smoked by them, while most
Of the balance represents clothing. food.
etc, imported from China for the uss
Of this people. The total imports and
exports TO or from China As entered at
the Custom House in this city for the
two years are ~ follows:
Exports s................S35, ,296, ,Sl2
Imports. .............s sl4, ,s04 ,o47
OF these exports s2s,532, ,2S6 repre-
sent coin and bullion. The export
trade, such As it is, il mainly in Chi
nese hands, while the import trade
when we exclude the goods used by our
Chinese population, is . mere bagatslls.
No argument in favor of the Chinaaa