Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-08-09
"THE CHINESE MUST GOw

expression finds responsive throb in the
hearts of almost all CalifOrnians. A the
approaching election, on S eplember Sd,
1879, there will be given an opportunity
to the voters o. this State to register their
firm belief in the doctrine il expresses
and declare unmistakably their desires in
the premises. The Governors Procla-
nation, ;ast issued, contains the follow
iug provision:
II pursuance Of an Act Of the Legisla>
ture entitled " An Act 10 ascertain and
express the WiU Of tie people ofthe STATE
! Of CdtifOgRia Up0h the subject Of Chinese
! immigration" approved December Dist,
| 1877, 1 hereby call upon the electors OF
the State, at the election, proclamation
whereof is herein made, 10 signify their
will as Ia the continuance or prohibition
Of Chinese immigration, by placing on
their ballots the words " For Chinese I'm
migration" or the words Against Chi
nese Immigration"
What the result Of the vote on this
question will be can be easily guessed
Not less than nine -ienths ofali those who
may vote on the subject will be " Against
Chinese Immigration" )" and we anticipate
even Il more decided and nearly unani-
m Gus verdict, perhaps approaching nine
teen out Of every twenty. There is prac~
tcally but one side to the question on the
Pacific Slope, where the evils arising
from this undesirable class of immigra-
ton are fully understood and familiar to
every citizen by daily contact with is
depressing results. That an expression
made in the manner proposed will have
good effect at the East where the ques-
! ton is not at all understood and is made
the object OF n sickly, uniounded senti-
mentaiism, there can be no doubt; un-
less the good effect which should result is
neutraiized by a reverse action on the
part Of the people o. California. We
should not only say to residents of our
sister States that we want no more Chi
nese, but do so in such manner as 90
convey 10 their minds that We firmly be-
lieve what we say.
While direct vote upon the question
will give our views, these can be greatly
strengthened by acting in accordance
herewith in our choice for officers and
particularly in the selection ofa Chief
Executive. Fortunately, if rightly in
terpreted, the opportunity Of confirming
our own belief is offered at this same eec-
ton, the two prominent candidates for
| Governor presenting in themselves the
! the direct issue involved in the mooled
Chinese question. Both are large cm-
poyers Of laboring men-the class that
is most directly affected by the undesira-
bic immigration. George c. Perkins.
the Republican nominee, dubbed Pima.
fore" is prominent member of Com
pany which employs over l, ,2C0 men, and
among them ali there is not to be found
! single Chinaman, nor has he ever given
employment to any Of those people. Dr..
| Hugh j. Glenn, the New Constitution
! Party Candidate (who also occupies the
head of the Democratic TickeD, is a land
monopolist and adds to this the further
| objection, VIII ich should be unsurmount-
able, of being notorious employer of
Chinese. During the present Summer,
poor white laboring men have been re
fused work on his princely domain, day
after day, while his Mongolian pets have
been kept steadily employed Mt wages
which the whites would have been only
100 glad to have secured for similar ser
vices. So well known is this fact that
the Doctor has been facetiously termed
All Glenn" and should he succeed in
reaching the Gubernatoral chair we may
expect to SEQ him daily knighted by his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor Of China,
in consideration of the patronage and
kindly services bestowed upon the latter's
most faithful subjects in California;
While All Glenn publicly acknowledges
to the direct employment Of 80 Chinese
himself, there are mary others at work
on his thousands of acres, and although
perhaps hired by subordinates it is done
with the full knowledge and consent of
Dr.. II. J. Glenn and from his revenues
are their wages paid. While the H. B.
and Democratic Press are engaged in un-
successful endeavors to make the people
believe that Glenn does not employ Chi
nese, honest white laboring men are
daily refused work on bis ranches and
make aiidavits Of the number of Chinese
of ~, ct 4
10 here. 20 there and 80 in anotherplece.
One account places the mum Der employed
as high as 2Sl, and yet conscientious anti
Chinese whites nre asked to vote for this
man for Governor and Mt the same time
on the same ballot declare Against
Chinese immigration. Will they do
it? We certainly cannot thinl, so.
The antipathy against the Chinese in
this State is well founded the antago-
nism is deep,la;d and sincere. We want
no more to come and we desire to get rid
Of those already here. 1t can and should
be done by peaceable means. OF nll
others which may suggest themselves
none can ever prove as potent or as GER
tain as tho ballot. Let tho voters of Cal
lfornia once determine to vote for no man
who employs Chinese and act in good
faith on the determination, making 70
exception in favor of individual or party,
and the employment Of Chinese will soon
cease. When they can no longer obtain
work from the whites they will no longer
crowd our shores Instead Of Chinese
immigrants coming to California, there
will be Chinese emigrants going from
California. The time is now ripe and
Lhis nrincinln shnnll Ln aclad nnnn with