National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-27

coast arc attrlbutlug the " hard times" their
poverty and idlencss, and all their mlsfortunes
TO the presence of tho poor Chinaman, when,
were a search made for the truth, the cause
would be found TO lie, if not in all, in most
cases, with dealings in stocks.
Speaking Of the Chinese, l am surprised at
the passage by Congress of the ant-Chinose
bill. For some time past | have noticed with
what eagerness the advocates of the bill have
been pushing II to speedy decision, and
wondered If there was not some political mo-
tive for this apparent zeal and undue haste.
Upon study of the political situation 10 was
easy to see that the upholders of tho bill woro
working strenuously for their own aggrandize-
ment rather than "pro bono pubico."
1t looks as though the majority of our legis-
lators were guided in matters of State by their
own personal motives than by a sense of jus
tice. The bill itself, with some notifications
Is good one in certain respects but the man
nor of its passage, with so little consideration
and SO small display of wisdom, justice, and
statesmanship In so important u measure, is
disgrace to our legislative body. The incom
pleteness of the bill shows in itself want of
proper consideration, and points to the truthful
suppositon that II was merely ball put in
motion for political gain. The people of the
United States are becoming more familiar with
| political intrgues, and are not SO blind but
| that they can readily SEQ that this bill in its
present state does not and cannot accomplish
the end in view-the restriction Of Chinese
| immigration.
Nothing in the bill can prevent these Mon.
golians from coming TO California by way of
British America or Mexico. Many more than
the bill restricts eau be brought in Chiueso
steamers, of which number are now building
| in China, and others can come Ia foreign YES
sells over which the United States has no con-
troll. OF all my observations of the Cinnamon
here, aud I have seen about all there Is to be
| nrot a N nSt nTar
and wellbehaved class in this State. They
all, with exceptions not worth noting, dress
comfortably and cleany, and every nook and
| corner of their "Chinatown" in this city Is
taken up with some branch of industry. They
have done moro for the wealth. development,
and advancement of California than any other
class of people, and they havc--without, l
think, saying too much-placed this State ten
years ahead Of its time. They are quick to
learn, and are found in all branches of business
with but few exceptions, not only independ-
emily but in the employ of whites, even occu-
pying positions In some of the largest banks
| here.
1t is noticeable fact that most of those here
who are loud in denouncing this race are the
very ones to employ them as servants and pa
tronize them in the purchase of their goods.
Most of the vegetables cultivated hero are
raised and sold by Chinese, aud hundreds Of
Cinnamon are employed as hucksters aud may
ually DC seen, each with TWO large neaVliy
laden willow baskets suspended from bamboo
pole, supported on the shoulders, trudging from
house to house selling fish aud all kinds of
vegetables and fruits. 1t is true their manner
of living-that is, their sleeping apartments,
&c.-is not conducive to health, yet this fact
is not without numerous parallel cases among
the negro race and the poorer classes of the
whites in many of our large cities. For the
prosperity of the country, which depends in a
large degree on its commercial intercourse
with China, trust this bill will not become q
law.
[The above was written on the 23d Of Feb.
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