Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-10-29

In my opinion the Chinese will ruin the
Pacific States, and as soon as they get through
here they will go East. The Chi
nese are just running the country. They will
starve out the white people by degrees.
Mr. Joseph G. German, (page 27s, Senate
proceedings) says that
My judgement would be that if the Chi
nese immigration continues we will have TO
leave or fight; cannot see any other way
They will either drive us out or compel us
TO fight, because there is no such thing as
competition with them. If the Government
does not give heed to us do not know what
we shall do. We must either leave the
country or have a row, and | do not think
that white men will be very apt to leave this
country for Cinnamon.
Mr.. Thomas Terry, large manufacturer
ofhose, betting, harness, collars, ETC., on page
$50, Senate proceedings, says of Cody labor
1t has the effect of humbling the white
men in our business From being
fiourishing business for white men and
white boys my business has passed into the
hands of Cinnamon with only white men
as their foremen.
Mr.. Webster is engaged in agriculture Up.
2S7, Senate proceedings); upon being asked
his opinion of the effect of Chinese immi-
grafton upon his department, said:
1t is absurd to talk about competition with
Chinese labor. Any one who considers the
history of the Chinese people, who study
their customs and habits, will be satisfied
that we have got to go through the same
course of mental and physical training which
they have gone through there before we can
begin to compete with them, that we have
got to educate, not only our minds, but our
stomachs to their condition of things in order
to live on the subsistence on which they
live. 1t is an impossibility for white la
borer, especially of this country, with any
self-respect, to compete with them.
Mr.. Samuel Braunhart, commercial tray
eler in the boot and shoe trade, on being in
quired of as to the effect of Chinese labor
upon that branch of business, says:
1t has had the effect of bringing starvation
to the doors of white boot and shoe makers.
1t has thrown them out of employment.
When the manufacture of boots and shoes
was undertaken here first there were twenty
white shoe makers employed where there is
only one now.
Mrs. Ralph, Up. 237, Senate proceedings),
a middle-aged and respectable looking lady,
asked to make statement
The Chairman. What do you wish to say
to the Committee?
Mrs Ralph. have been here since 1861.
l am dressmaker by trade l have lived
most of the time in what is called China
town. have known young girls to be
driven away from their work which | could
have given them; and | have known them
frequently to be obliged to go on the town.
Two doors from our house there was large
French boarding school, but the building is
now, believe, occupied by 200 Cinnamon
who are making undertaking of all kinds
for ladies and children. Chinese labor has
driven thousands of honest and good females,
old and young, out of employment.
The above is from individuals of known
integrity and business qualifications, resid-
ing at San Francisco They have sworn
that Cody labor has ruined their business
interests, but still Ga rfield asserts 81 am not
prepared to say that it (the Chinese treaty.
should be abrogated until Ourgyeat nsanagac-
turing interests are conserved in the matter Of
labor!
Mr.. Thos. Terry, relative to their social pc.
sition. We would gladly avoid this sicken'
ing detail if we could, but remember this is
sworn testimony and in the interest of truth
society, law and order, it is our duty al
Journalist, to give plain, unvarnished fact
such as we give in this article that our PEG
pie may know the status of those creature,
Garfield and the cohorts of the Republican
party advocate in their councils. Mr. Terry
says
No white man can live in the same man
ner that these Chinese people live. | con.
slider them a dangerous class. | love my
family, and oil l care for in the world is K
protect it. All that have got to live for is
its welfare. Now, l can take any of you
gentlemen into this Chinese quarter, and
show you sights which you would not have
believed. can take my little boy of eleven
years, put 25-cent piece in his hand, and
let him go into one of those Chinese novels
and there tull-grown women will expose
themselves naked as the day they were born
into the world for the sum of 25 cents, and
they will crafty all the desires or wishes
that the boy may have; and these are the
people that we have to compete, and that
we are asked to affiliate with.
Congress passed bill limiting the immi
grafton to fifteen to each vessel arriving from
China-Garfeld not only voted against ii
but followed the bill to the White House
and succeeded in getting the doughty Hayes
to veto it.
Milton G. Urner endorses Garfield he
voted with his party on this bill, and yet he
claims to be friend of the laboring class
Laboring men, in fact every man who has
the interest of his country at heart, should
vote the whole Democratic ticket from toT
to bottom.