The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-07
The Chinese.

We are glad TO see that the Chicsgo plat
form contains an anti.Cbinese resoiatioD
This feature was inserted for tho purpose O
catching votes in the Pacific States. Mr.
BLAINE Is, we think, the only ieading ne
publican who had the courage to vote Alright
upon the question OF trying to keep the
Chinese out OF this country when that ques-
ton was up in the United States Senate
For this vote he was rouudly berated by
some Of the fanatics in the Republican
party; and there were not wanting Demo
cratic papers which took ground ia favor OF
the Chinese and against the laboring men oil
the white race. Mr.. BLAINE has won q
complete victory upon this question, as also
upon the question of remonetizing silver
In fact, il be should be nominated for Pre-.
sident by the Chicago Convention this Is
Saturday morniog) 1t may truthfuly be said
that be owed bis nomination to bis vote
upon these two questions. 1t was thus that
he gained the strong and unanimous and
unwayering support Of the California dele
gates and OF most of the delegates from the
Pacific States. Whilst MAST was ridiculing
him, and fanatica fools censuring him, for
his liberaIity towards the owners OF the sill
yer mines and his illiberality towards the
Chinese, be was making true and trusty
friends upon whose fidelity he might with
confidence rely.
Now, however. that even Republican
National Convention, and one containing
among its members a good many negroes "a
negro presided over the Convention for a
while on Friday, has had the boldness to
declare against unlimited Chinese immisra-
tion, IL may be hoped that the Democratic
National Convention will declare for stop
ping altogether Chinese immigration to This
country. The fttest race will survive, we
know, and therefore the white race will
eventually dominate the whole globe.
Nevertheless, we may prevent almest inf
mite trouble from being the portion OF our
children il we will take the bull by the
horns and forbid any more Chinese to come
to this country.
II anybody desires to know how utterly
detesrabe are these Mongolian wretches he
need only consult Californian. Their pre-.
sence Is as bad as pestllence. Look at the
vote 10 California last year. On the propo-
sition to prohibit Chinese immigration the
yeas were 154,63S and the nays $50. Does
anybody need any stronger proof OF the
fact that the Chinese are not fiji to live
amongst Caucasians? Ia it not clear that
every man In California voted against allow.
ing The Chinese to come to this county except
those $50 crotchety persons who, out OF
squire cusseduess," took the liberty to dis
agree with the 154,63s farmers, laborers,
mechanics, and professional men? The
southern people in former years used to
complain bitterly OF the intermeddling YAM
KEGS who claimed to know better how their
slaves ought TO be treated and were treated
than they did. Surely the Californians
have much more reason to complain OF the
people in this part OF the United States who
assume that the Chinese are valuable citi-
zens and ought to be permitted to overrun
water, the Caucasians everywhere will
make common cause with their brethren
on the Pacific coast. 1t cannot be
that this blot upon our civilizaton-this
cancer upon the body-politic-is to be left
untouched and unbealed. 1t will, we re-.
peat, be the duty Of the Cincinnati Conven.
ton 10 60 further than did the Chicago Con.
vention 10 denouncing the introduction Of
these hateful hesthen into our country.
At st. Louis In 1875 an anti-Chinese plank
was mt into the Democratic nlafform Let
wider one be wrought into the platform OF
the Cincinnati Convention. So shall DENIS
KEARNEY be left without a grievance, and
communism without an advocate.