Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-01-31
BLAINE ON TIE CHINESE
QUESTION.

Tie Chinese question seems to re-
sceive more attention lately iroliprnn
ilicnt Statesmen, III tie East, III d on
most occasions WHERE prominent ~
sues are alluded 10, the Chinese ilnIi's
graiiun question appears - be pronil-
nent among them At dinner party
lately given il Washington, where
Senator Blaine was present, the con-
yersation tlIriic on the Chil.,'se qncs'
tiun. Southern men III the cxticmc
Democratic type were present, aiid
Norihein men Ut the extreme kadicnl
type were pfesciit. Senator l5a'tle,
almost alone at the outset, took strong
and decided gr, nnds against Caincsf
Immigration. On being reminded that
this was against the broatl and LITERAL
creed Of Repul,lieaaisni, he replied THAI
die creed III scli.prcscrvation was HE
i,roa.lcst and most liberal creed in tie
worth in it's effect on the actions OF
mc,,. and that il his Judgment, il the
free immigration OF the Mongol'tn
race was peiinltted, they would take
possession Of the Pacific cast 70 the
exclusion of the white race. "A pee
plc 2 continued Blaine, "who cat heci
ami bread and who drink beer, cannot
labor alongside of lhuse who live on
rice, and il the experiment is attempts
cd! OH il large scale. the American la
borcr will have to drop his knife and
fork, aud take up the chop-slcss-"
On being asked it he did not by this
argument c,nccdc the superiority 81
the Chinese hborer, Mr.. Blaine said,
tsNo; 40 more than it WAS cunccdlng
the superiority of slave lal or to say,
as was always found to he the case,
that free whte labor could not live
and flourish aloi gside Of it The
causes which would drive white labor
from the Pacific coast by the introduc
ton Of the Chinese, were not essen.
TALLY different from those causes that
drove white labor from the South by
the spread and increase OF a servllc
race there. 1t WAS urged 10y we'll
known New England man that the
policy IF exclusion could not be main,
tanned IN this nineteenth century, but
Mr.. Blaine insisted that all our great
truubles thus far in the United States
had their origin in distinctions and
pfejudices of race, and that now, Just
as we are getting over cue that threat
eued the destruction OF civil liberty on
the continent, il would not seem wise
10 invite another and possibly more
serious trouble uf the same kind from
an even more dangerous source.
Mr. Blaine was then asked by a
prominent Western man how he would
deal with the Chinese already III this
country. Kindly aud fairly aud hon
estly, Of course" replied MIR. Blaine
"They came here" continued he, "an
der treaty rights, and are eutitied 10
legal protection and humane, Chris
tan treatment Tho question o. fair
dealing with the few Chinese already
here, aud the throwing Of our ports
wide open to an unlimited immigrt-
tim Of Mongnls, are entirely distinct
issues, and no man Of sense will con
found thcm.' The conversation was
prolonged and animated, and was sug-
gestcd by the presence OF the Chinese
Embassy in Washington. At the
conclusion of the talk it was said that
ilree lonrths Of the guests at the Ia.
ble @erc in sympathy with Senator
Blaiue's ideas.
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