The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-24

the two classes OF labor side by side and
the cheap servile labor pulls down the
more manly toll to Its level: The free
VIII t. laborer never could compete with
the slave labor OF the South. In the
Chinaman the white laborer finds only
another form OF servile' competiton-in
some aspects more revolving and corrupt.
ing than African slavery. Whoever con.
tends for the unrestricted immigration oI
Chinese Coolies contends for that system
oftoil which blights the prospects OF the
white laborer-dooming him to starvation
wages, killing his ambition by rendering
his struggle hopeless, and ending In q
plOdding and pltiable poverty. Nor Is II a
truthful answer TO say that this danger Is
remote. Remote 1t may be for Mr.. Gar.
rison, for Boston, and for New England,
but 1t Is instant and pressing on the Pacific
Slope. Already the Chinese male adults
on that coast arc well nigh as numerous as
the white voters Of California, and It Is
conceded that Chinese cmigrant can be
placed ln San Francisco for one-half the
amount required to transport a man from
the Mississippi Valley 10 the Pacific coast,
and for oh6.third what 1t requires for a
New Yorker or New Englander tO reach
California or Oregon. The late Caleb
Cnsh ng, who had carefully studied the
Chinese question ever since his mission
to Peking in 1912, maintained that unless
resisted by the United States the first gen.
efal famine in China would be followed by
an emigration to California that would
swamp the white race. observe that a
New England newspaper especially re-
gret that such Ignorance should be shown
in New England-says It is only "a strip"
on the Pacific that the Chinaman seeks for
u home. The Chinese are already scatter
cd In three States and two adjacent Terri
tories whose area is larger than the origi-
nal thirteen colonies. California alone is
larger than New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and is capable OF
maintaining vast population OF Anglo
Saxon treemen il we do not surrender it
to Chinese Coolies.
Filth. Before the same Committee OF In.
tcs,igation, from whose report have al
ready quoted, Mr.. 4. W. Jackson, a man
OF high character, who had Travelled ex.
tensvcly in the East, testified that his
strong belief was "that il the Chinese felt
that they were safe, and had a firm footing
in California they would come in enor-
nous numbers, because the population Of
China tspractically inexhaustible." Such,
indeed, is the unbroken testimony OF all
who are entitled 10 express an opinion.
The decision OF Congress on this matter
therefore becomes Of the very last impor-
tancG. Had it been in favor Of Chin ese
immigration, with the encouragement and
protection which that would have implied,
II requires no vivid Imagination to foresee
that the great slope be,ween the Sierras
and the PacitIc would be the emigrating
ground for the Chinese Empire. SO
that do not at all exaggerate when say
that on the adoption or rejection OF
the policy passed upon by Congress, hangs
the fate Of the Pacific Slope-whether It's
labor shall be that Of American Ireemen or
servile Mongolians. II Mr.. Garrison
thinks the interests OF his own country.
men, his own Government, and, in a still
larger sense, the interests OF humanity and
civilization will be promoted by giving up
the Pacific to MongOlian labor, I beg re.
spectfully but tlrml y to differ from him.
There is no ground on which We arc bound
to receive them to our own detriment,
Charity Is the FIRST Of Christian graces. But
Mr.. Garrison would not feel obliged to re-
Ceiveinto' his family person that would
physically Contaminate or morally corrupt
his children. AS with family so with n
nation: the same instinct Of Self-preServa-
ton exists, the same right 10 prefer the in
tercst OF our own people, the same duty to
exclude that which is corrupting and dan
gerous to the Republic!
Sixth-The outcry that We are violating
our treaty obligations is without any foun-
dation. The article on emigration in the
u single hoursinue il was made. All the
testimony taken on the sub bjeGt-and it has
been full and copiouS-sh conUlusively
that the entire emigration was "under
contract" TINT the Coolies had been gath
cred together for export aud gathered as
agents in our Western States would gather
live stock for shipment.
Years ago Mr.. Carlyle said TO an Amer
can friend, "You will have no trouble in
your country so long as you have few peo.
pie aud much land; but when you have
much people and little land, your trials
will begin" No one connected in any
manner with the government OF the Re
public can view the situation without
grave concern. At least nine large States
OF tho South are disturbed by raCe
trouble, OF which no man Is yet wise
enough TO see the end; the central and
lurgest and wealtEiest OF our Territories Il
seized by polygamous population which
tIaunts defiance In the face OF the General
Government; discomfort among unem
ployed thousands has already manifested 9
spirit OF violence, and but recently arrest.
ell travel between tho a Atlanti0a end the Miss
issippi by armed mobS which defed three
States aud commanded great trunk lines
of.railway to cease operations. Practical
craftsmanship would, suggest that the
Government Of the United States has its
hands full, and that DOthing but sheeI
recklessness will force upon thu American
population OF the Pacific slope the odiopi
Contamination OF the lowest grade OF the
Chinese raeo. 1t may be attempted; but
in my judgment, It will lead to diretul re-
suits, in which violence and murders and
massaeres will be terribly frequent. Lei
Iit be proclaimed here and now that tht
General Government will support and
maintain unrestricted immigration O
Chinese coolies, and in less than five year
a larger military force than the existing
Army Of the United States will be requir
ch to kaep peace on the Pacific slope.
/ feel and know that | am pleading th'
cause OF the free AineriGan laboret and 0
Ills children and Of his chiidren's . children
II has been well said that 1t Is the cause o
HthO house against the hovel; OF the com
forts Of the freeman against the squalor o
the slave,p 1t has been chaEgad that m!
position would arraign lahorsaVing Ina
ehmery and condemn 1t. This answer I
not only superficial; 1t is also absurd
\ Labor.saying machinery has multpliet
the power to pay, has developed new wants
and has continually enlarged the area o
labor and constantly advanced the wage
Of the laborcr But suryile toll has al
ways dragged FREQ labor to Its lowest leye
aud has stripped It OF one muniment atte
another untilit was helpless and hopeless
Whenever that condition comes 70 tn
fres lsharer OF America, the Republic 9
naI, all. un NYH