Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-27
CHINESE COMPANIES.

They Contribute $50 900 to the Republl-
can Campaign Fund in California
That's Where the Money Comes From
The Republican Chinese Record Con-
trasted With That OF the Democrats
Hard Facts Worth the Consideration Of
Every Dweller on the Coast. Etc.
The Six Chinese Companies have con-
tributed $4,000 for Republican cam
paign purposes in California. This is
not surprising, but, indeed, to be ex.
pected, when we reflect upon the posi-
tons the Democratic and Republican
parties respectfully occupy on the Chi
nese question. The Chinese understand
this and can afford to contribute this
sum to the plethoric sack which the Re
publican party possesses in California.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Pixlcy, writing to his
paper the Arganad, in relation to the
Chicago Convention, to which he was
delegate from this State, said:
ain this letter send details OF the
fight over the Chinese resolution.
y Some of the New England dele
yates had made their contests against
Blaine because he was with our people
upon this matter, and they came PIE.
pared to fight the insertion OF u plank
against the Chinese exclusion policy.
want before the
committee, and, to my utter surprise
and indignation, found not only milk
and-water resolve, but in another resoiu'
ton clause authorizing the Chinese to
become citizens and vote. i
agreed to what now stands as the Chi
nese resolution. 1t was the best we
could get. 1t was all We could get"
"REsTICr AND LIMIT"
Further on, in the same letter we are
told that the whole Pacific Coast deleea.
ton threatened to withdraw from the
Convention in body and disrupt the
party, and only under that alarming
condition OF things was any aluslon
whatever made to the transcendently
important subject Of Coolie importation.
And what were the words that were got
in under such high pressure? Only to
"restrict and limit" such immigration,
the limit of restriction not being stated,
but was left open to be interpreted by
the great majority of delegates, who
were not in favor of Its being limited at
all, but who would, accepting the New
England idea, clasp the Chinaman to
their breasts as man and a brother,
and make him citizen and voter.
That We are not unfair in our interpre-
tation OF the Republican pla,Iorm,we re-
print the Chinese p'aik in it, winch
reals as follows;
"Since the authority TO regulate immi-
grafton and intercourse between the
United States and foreign nations rests
with the & Dngress OF the United States
and its treaty making power, that the
Republican party, regarding the uhre.
aritt,d Immigration OF the Chinese as an
evil OF great magnitude. inrokes the ex'
ercise Of the power TO restrain ant hmd
that immigration 10y the enactment OF
such lust, humane and reasonable pro-
visions as will produce the result.
Contrast this milk.sop for babes with
the following pabulum for strong men.
We append the
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
al. Amendment of the Burlingame
treaty; no more Chinese immigration,
except Tor travel, education and foreign
commerce, and that even carefully
guarded"
The difference in the language OF the
two documents is clear cut and decisive.
The one means nothing, and the other
is most absolute and determined.
"xo MORE CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
There is no nonsense about that, and
no man can possibly misunderstood 1t.
There is no fooling about "limiting,
acc ording to the fancy OF men who may
think hundred thousand or even half
a million year fair ''limit." There is,
under the pledge Of the Democrats, to
be none at all, and that is Just what all
parties in this State declared, by the re-
cent decisive vote, that they wanted, and
would have. How any Californian, be
he Republican, Democrat or member OF
the W. P. c., can vote for the Chicago
platform or the Chicago candidates, after
the expose OF the facts, we are at a loss
to know.
rur CHINESE ISSUE IN CONGRESS.
The question Of Chinese immigration
has often come up in Congress, and IN
all forms, and every time and ALWAYS:
the vote Of James A. Garfield is found
in favor Of unrestricted immigration oil
the heather Chinese. We have hereto
fore given several instances in point.