Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

uAREIELDS CHINESE LABOR LETTER.
Well, my American. my Irish, my German
iaboring friends, what do you think of Gar
fields letter about John Chinaman? LGrcat
applause. We had this Chinese question
before Congress and Garfield was found vot-
ing against the bill prohibiting unlimited
Chinese immigration. Hear what he says
House or RepREs sNTATivEt, WAsnINGroN
ID. o., January %. lss0.-To H. L, MOrey En-
piOyerS' Union, Lynn, Mdss.--DEAR SIR : Yours
in relation TO the Chinese problem cnnc dnly to
hand
| take it that thr question of employrs il only Il
| question of private and corpurotr economy and
| ind ydntls or companies have the right TO buy
! labor where ticy can get ii the cheapest,
| Words of wondrous meaning words Of
immense meaning For, there is no question
about it the Chinese can work cheaper than
| ynn, my Irish friend, or you, my German
| friend, and corporate power may employ
them, and it is only question as to whether
| governmental permission shall he given these
| people to come here in hordGs. Mr.. Garfield
| continues
| We have treaty with tho Chinese government
which should he rcigiOusly kept gniil its pro
visions are ahrOgnttd by The action bl the genera
| government, and nm nnt prepared To siy that i
should he abrpgnt' 'd until our great nGuulacinrinl
and corporate interests ARE conserved IN the matter
OF labor. Very truly, yours, j. A. GARFiE1D.
Tho last words of this letter are pregnant
| with meaning. Mr.. Garfield sis not prepared
| to say that il should be ahrogatcd until ON
| great manufacturing and corporate Interests
are conserved in the matter of labor What
does this mean? II mcalls that the State OF
| California is going to he carried for Hancock
| lGreat applause. II means that the Chinese
are to be brought into Massachusetts, to ont.
vote Pat. They do not like the lrishmcn NJ
there. They arrayed the negro vote against
the white but as the negrU grew in intelli
gcncc he spewed the carpct-1aggtr ont of lii
mouth.
GOVERNMENTS AMI MEN.
Governments were made for men; mel
| We're not made for governments. Applause.
That thought is tho one iut is going tt
control us in the future. and that thought i,
here tonight. lGreat applalse. When the
| command of your employee comes to yonl
mind, remember that thought that you ar,
the rulers of this government. If You los,
sight of this, little by little, insidously, they
usurp your rights, and on AID on.upward aut
upward. by inperceptible gradations thii
usnrpation will 90 on until tao day comes II
which the iron clad hand with its grasp Of
power is fastened upon the throat of ever,
American laborer. Applau3e
In this contest YOU SEE tie advance Of jus
that thought. What does the conference a
Mentor mean? Why is it that Blaine sults il
his tent, while Conlling, Chandler. iogai
and the rest of the host that stood ut Chicago
like wall of fire for Grant are now support
ing Garfield? 1t is because the future i
mOrtgagcd and they have their hands OH tn
lever and the engine is morimg on to cen
tralized power and Grant ii 1884 and Go,
help the people when that comes. Applause.
OTHER TnouGWrs
Senator Wallace then devoted short lin
to Il glowing eulOgy of General Hancock. IA
passed on from that to a criticism of til
...I. l.,
amounting to Sll5O00.UUA pcr wear. II sin
cerc in their professions of protection /
American industry why do they not levy
rcv5nue upon imports sufficient to meet til
expenditures of the government. without tax
ing this large sum from the pockets Of th
American people themselves?
ARE WI; LrREIN 10 wiz?
Arc we likely to win in this contest ? d
not know how it is in Delaware, but over
Pennsylvania we have spontnnety such as
never saw. Applause. Blaine found it
Maine. Great applause Everywhere
have boon, in Pennsylvania and Ohio hay
found united harmony and determination
go forward knowing no such word as fai
Applause.
There is no time for worrying over Indian
and Ohio. When you get the figures You fin
the Republican gain in Ohio is simply nil.
Indiana they have beat lis about 6,Onn. an
what ii cost them don't think anybody w
know until We can turn inside out tho secrc
of the Republican Executive Commute
5 some OF tiils moieE was subscribed hy II
| hepuhlleah friends n fG,nhsylvGinla myu M,
,' ,,ngti,, '''' All 7'''''' "''' '''''
! a. our hone now j.. tlat fine ,yhole courtrv
/. . too liz to be bought tApplause,i ifh,
cannot spread this money over the who
. American nation. We may carry Indiana b
/ we can win without IT, Applogse.l III
c chlh9es are tIat we WIN carry II " NoNemno
i, (NpLl""1iiI;l We "'ii r.. thf NEa'' W. oi Ne
c,r, tI,a non,I,,,,ld"itl, - ,c,,niD "o,,
y y for our senator Ne tlink we mnv for ~
: Of every corner come words of en,ouragcmc
4 and cheer.
g Three cheers wore thsn piVan fl
/, Senatur Wallace and. after . tpns frn
. the band.
HON. EDWARD MAH;1N
e wRs called for and spoke briefly. He ht
1 come before his constituents to render
+ frank account of lis stewardship au
J upon that record, To ask for ,h.if rei
=. dorsemeut.
= He touched upon tho .arif indorsil
r what Senator Wallace had lst said al
& enphas:zing the fact that there is no qne
Q tinn betweeu partiesaa to tht maintenan
r. of tariff but only aa to Ills ,ulitah
g adjustment to the iutere,ts Il tho who
y country.
=, A more important Question tbap his
W y vhether the people are 10 rsiain coutr
il of the government or whsth,r it Is to
3 allowed to drift into tLn hui di OF CO
e tralizad power.
Z, He next refeired to the Neil ooae. ius
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