The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-09-10
GENERAL SHERMAN ON THE CHI
NESE.

When the Presidential party visited
the Comstock few days ago, General
Sherman, among Others, was called
upon to make a speech. When he APP
peared on the balcony of the Interna-
tional Hotel, and asked what they
wanted HIM to'talk about, the crowd at
once shouted ''the Chinese" The Gen.
cral knew that the President, who
vetoed the Chinese restriction bill, was
listening attentively to everything that
was said, and like faithful henchman,
lie could not do otherwise than defend
the action of his chief. In reply, he
said, as reported in the Virginia chron-
icle:
"What do |. care about the Chinese
If the Chinaman does your work pay
him his wages. [Cries of "Speak out !"
Lets have your opinion. y There is
no danger Of our country ever Becoming
Chinese. IA voice-"Yes there is. !
1 tell youtlie population of China has
BEEN greatly overestimateds 1t has
been told you that there are four hun
dred millions of people in China, but
there are only one hundred and sixty
millions; SO you see they can't spare
enough to hurt this great Yankee ma
taon. Three, four or five millions won't
DO US any harm. [Shouts of-''Yes
they will. They're doing it now. u
Well, we are Anglo-Saxons and can
take care of 'em. | am certain that
the fact:of our coming here will be of
service to YOU. 1t will attract atten-
Mon to'youand to what you are doing
on the Comstock This demonstration
will be spoken of to your honor and
credit. Good night. -.
In the report of the speeches pub
Ished in the Enterprise, not one word
Is said about the Chinese. Sherman is
credited with only a. few words, and
they refer to the crooked railroad.
The Footlight, also published in Vir-
glnia City, refers to the omission of
General Sherman,s speech, in the pub
lished report Of the meeting, in the
Enterprise. Here, then we have the
statement of twoc papers published in
Virginia for the assertion that the lead
ing Republican and railrpad paper of
Nevada, owned. by Nevada's Senator
from California. suppressed the speech
OF General Sherman, one of, the Presi-
Genital party, because he. favored Chi
nese immigration, and said that "three
or four million Cinnamon wouldn't do
us any harm, !" Sherman expressed the
sentiments of the President and other
shining lights of Republicanism; and the
leading Republican paper of the State
snppresses his speech because, it's publ
cation would injure the cause of GAR
field in this State. The. Enterprise tells
its readers that the Republican party is
opposed to Chinese. A. Republican
President who vetoed an anti Chinese
bill, accompanied by several of his adj
visers, visits the city in which the En-
terprise is published, and one oE.the
retlnue, in public speech gives the lie
direct, to the assertions of the Enter
prise by declaring that ''three or four
r1illions of Cinnamon won't do us any
harm" The Enterprise, with intent to
oeceive It's readers, suppresses all allur
SONS to the Chinese, yet with the hope
OF reviying the prejudices. Of the war,
ard keeping the North and South
arrayed against each other, it keeps as
standing editorial, words which it atl
tributes to Wade Hampton, who en-
phatically denied expressing or enter
tanning the ideas which the words con-
vey. or using the language attributed
to him.
But the Chinese question is a. living
Issue, and the-other was settled forever
nearly sixteen years ago.