The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-30
caliroruia--An Appeal TO Working


men.
A telegram from San Francisco In the
Washington Post Of yesterday reads as fol-
lows:
SAN Francisco, October 2S.-The Demo-
cratic State Central Committee are now con-
ddent that there is no question about Han
cock carrying the State. The workIDgmen
are ralIying to the Democratic standard.
The workingmen's party Of California
have issued an address TO the workinsmen
OF America In regard to the Chinese In that
State. 1t is as follows:
TO the Workinqmen and Women Of the
United States The Worklngmen's party OF
California, heretofore not aftilia'ing win
any other political party, but now having
unanimously resolved TO support Hancock
and English, send greetings TO their breth-
rem and sisters OF labor throughout the
East, North. and South OF their common
country, without distinction OF party, aud
appeal to them for relief. The toiing
masses OF California, once occupying tue
proud position OF being the best paid and
most prosperous OF any In the Ualon, are
now reduced TO want, and In many. IN
stances beggary, by the bordes OF Chinese
who have obtrnded themselves into every
branch OF industry. The Chinese come
without families; know none OF the
attachments OF home or domestic sur
roundings. They live In holes, sleep
on shelves, and subsist on rice and other
| food imported from China. They do not
assimilate with our civilization. On the
Pacific coast the work in factories and do
nestle service is, in great measure, mo-
nopoIized by them so that the interests OF
laboring women and children. no less than
that Of men, are involved in disastrous and
UNEQUAL conflicts between the two races,
the one of q higher, the other OF lower
civilization. They have almost entirely
driven the whites from the Cigar, boot and
shoe, and clothing factories. They are
also exclusively employed in woOllen and
broom manufactures, and the canning OF
| fruit and fish. Laundry work Is completely
in their hands, and ia fact there is scarce
| Is any employment or manufacture In
which they have not entered and sup
planted CaucasIns. Our skilled labOrers,
men who have spent years In learning
trades, walk the streets without employ
ment during the day and return at night IN
despair to their impoverished homes and
desoIate families. Our boys are no longer
ness, without work and without trades.
| Our girls are driven from domestic service.
| No one cll hope TO compete with the Chi
neSe in any branch Of labor in which they
choose TO enter, unless be sinks TO their
level, gives up all home aud family ties,
lives as the Cblnese d., and become as they
mere human machine. The Monaghan
evil bas reached Us, and is now destroy ing
us. 1t will soon be upon you. Ii is not so
far from New York TO San Francisco as it
is from Hong Kong TO san francisco. The
four hundred millions Of Chinese have
awakened from their Slumber Of ages, and
unless their influx is checked they VIII flood
the eastern STATES rs they already have The
Pacific coast.
We can hope fol no relief from the Re-
publican party. That party, and especially
Garfield, have always worked 10 promote
Chinese immigration TO this country and
give the Chinese the right OF suffrage. In
1869 Garfield showed by his vote in Con-
gress that he favored Chinese suffrage. In
1874 tie was for dispIacing whites by Chit
nese upon the works in Mare Island navy
yard, and in 1879 he voted to sustain the
Presidents velO OF the Chinese Passenger
bill, measure introduced and passed in
Congress by The Democrats, and which
would have solved this great and burning
problem.
Our only hope is in the election OF Han
cock and English. The platform upon
which they stand speaks in no uncertain
terms. We are not political agItatOrs or
malcontents, but representatives Of me-
cbanics and other toilers who have been
schooled and made to understand the Chi
nese problem by suffering and want.
This appeal is made not only for our sake
and our families, but for YOUR sake and
YOUR families. Heed it. j. Ii. GRADY,
Chairman OF the State Central Committee
OF the Workingmen's Party OF California.
u. j. Gordon, Secretary.