The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-11

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Cincinnati Times. 5r.r4E+ 'r-
Mr.. Charles Dc Young, editor Of the
San francisco Chronicle, and the man who
shot Mayor Kalloch and himself into
trans.continental fame last summer, slept
last night at the Gibson House, and was
awakened this morning by the Mongolian
Of the Times, who asked the privilege Of
an interview, that he might gather some
news about his brethren OF the Chinese
quarter OF the city by the sunset gate.
Mr.. De Young is full.faced, light COM
plexioned, blue,eyed, with brown hair
and rather short, rotund figure. lie
looks Cover young" to have achieved so
great success as correct shootist and an
enterprising editor. His ample brow is
thoughtful and his speech philosophic.
He has been on East for about five weeks
and is now en- route for San francisco,
which he expects TO reach In about
week. 900 ,l.rg s.,y.,
Questioned as to Chinese matters lie
said: .a
,'There are two Chinese questions, a
false and a true one, and the former is the
one that has attained the widest preya.
lency east Of the Rocky Mountains, and It
il enormously supposed to be the question
In California. II Is, How shall we get rid
Of the Chinese? That Is not the question
In California, except with the mob, whose,
rawlings are no iutterance OF California
sentiment. The Chinese in San Francis
co have as much right.there as any OF the
foreigners who are threatening violence
10 compel them to go. They are there.
They have right to be there, and they
will stay there. II tho mob undertake 10
drive them out, il will be the mob not the
Chinese that will be severely punished.
Chinatown might be burned, for it Is in
llAmmable, and II set on fire in many
places at once, 1t Will be pretty sure to be
consumed with some loss OF life. but II
will not be burned by authority OF the
leaders OF the mob: They are cowardly.
The moral sentiment of the city and State
is overwhelmingly against them, and they
dare not, by overt act, oppugn It, The
only danger is some OF their misguided
followers may take the high words oil
their leaders as the expression OF an &C.
tual purpose and an able authority, and
set fire to the town, depending upon their
leaders for subsequent countenance7 and
support. Chinatown is wooden, and
would burn fast, so fast that some OF the
inhabitants would not be able to escape.
Almost the whole city outside OF the
business blocks Is built OF wood as being
more hsalthiul than brick or stone. -
"Especially in al earthquake suggest.
ed our monaghan with a emile that !. was
chidlike and bland. y. M 49,,
His interlocutor bent on him look OF
reproof In which was more OF sadness than
OF anger, and mildly but firmly repealed
the ill.omened insinuation. ie47s' g - y
"Oh no, not for that reason especially,
but our climate is so mild, having neither
the extreme cold nor the extreme heat OF
yours, the wood is preferable ior aedeticaF
use. In fact, We have wooden buildings
there costing three or four million dollars.
Wood in San Francisco is preferred TO
stone.
"The real Chinese question is, How
shall we prevent the further immigration
OF the Chineee2 Conceding the right OF
those already here to remain and be fully
protected, the people OF California, outside
Of the mob, who have brought the State
into disrepute, are opposed TO the further
Immigration OF the Chinese, This ts the
real question, to which, in the interest oil
the whole country they call the attention
OF the people Of the United States" :.
In answer to q question as to the Presi-
dental preferences Of his State, Mr.. de
Young said California prefers Blaine to
any candidate yet named and Grant is
| good second. s,..
SSWhy / thought California inaugural.
ed the Grant BOOM or at any rate, that II
LANDED there with an amount Of enthus,
iasm that It cost one OF our city papers
$500 the next day TO report" si, e. 2, \. Z,
"oh, vest they made q great deal q
noise when Grant arrived, and he wolld
be Sery acceptable to the people OF the
State, but Blaine is preferred by the two
classes. First, by a multitude Of those In
the rank and file OF the Republican party
who admire tho Btaunch, brilliant, I'M
wagering fight he mad as the leader oil the
Republican minority of the House; and
4 secondly. by those politicians who see that
by reason Of this large personal following,
he can carry tho State for the party"
allow does Sherman stand?"
ooh, he has no position at all.
HWhy, he is the hard money champion
and I should think the hard money, or
thodox State Of California would boom toi
him." .4.l6.s - ,,o..S.
emily regarded there from what he Is
here. have been surprised on my TRIP
East 10 see that he is regarded here as the
champion Of hard money. In California
Z he IA believed to bein faVorot retiring thu
ereenbacks TO replace them by Nationa
bank notes, which will simply add 70 th'
EXPENSE Of the Government. That LABEL
him soft money with US. ,....Il... -
SHOW about the Democratic preieren
ces?" a.t.-s.,,,L,
I gone to pieces. II Is disintegrated, and
not worth counting. 1t has no prefer
ence. The only show II has OF amounting
|; 10 anything in the politics OF the State !
I 10 ioin forces with the Workingnen'
. marty, ruled By KearneY and such like, J
y that party do not get out candidate
I their own for the Presidential contes
which | hardly think they will be insan
Q enough TO do, they will probably joi
4 teams with the Democracy, and IN tht
]: event, may make the Republicans wor
Z Kesrney's is overrated outside Of thestat'
It's ascendency Is accidental. 1t does Nc
!, represent &ny prevalent opinion or sent
n ment OF the State. II rose to the suriaC
i because turmoil OF faction permitted
20 10 rise, lust IS scum naturally noats ]
- - SoilInv water. It's supremacy being acc
: dental must be ephemeraL II can not
said To- have as yet any preference amor
: The democratic candidates for the Pre'