The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-03

eannss be charged much on The Ameri-
can people. Laughter. These Chi
nese come with lover order Of civili-
nation: they are industrious; they pay
all their debts and save soosthing fos
. rainy day. Such Q style OF civiliza-
tion we cannot abide. We don't van,
our American style Of fertilization inter.
fered with--that style OF civilization
that allows . man 10 spend four times
the amount he makes and steal the rest
Laughter and applause Away With
this bArbsrism which works ell the
time and pays its debts. Laughter. ]
Again. il is ssid, that the Chinese wear
the queue Well, Washington. Frank
lin. Hancock, and your grsndfsthers
we're queues. and. therefore. it must be
respectable IN wear queue. Bat
could anything be more monstrous
than some of our Own apparel Do
yen remember the crinoline monstrosi- :
ty, the coal scuttie bonnets OF your
ersndmothers. the knee buckles OF your
grsndfAthers? At different times in
this country there has been . laborions
overtopping and appalling mystery of
woman's hesdgear tina. ought to make
rs isnient in our criticism OF Mongolian
conspicuosities. Laughter.
But not only do We seek to inter
fera with their dress. but their religious
belief. If this Government IL to sur.
vive, it must protect alike the Joss
house. the Roman Catholic cathedral
the Quaker meeting house. aud the
churches of sbytsriAns. All alike
shoutingl DO you want me to make
u choice between the religion which in-
suits man because of the color of his
skin. or the length Of his hair, or the
industry and economy of his habits,
and the Pagsnism which patiently en-
dures oil this. working right on until
death comes? II you want me to make
the choice. / say Come. Psganisml IL
you have superior Christianity, / say
prssent it to these people in Christian
way. Christ was not an American
Christ. or . German Christ, or an Ital-
ian Cbrist, but On ell around the world
Christ. aa
Both political parties had put anti.
Chinese plsoks in their platforms to
catch the electoral vote Of California
He was not astonished thst the Demo.
cratic party had done this. but be did
wonder that the Republican party had
done it. On this point he sAia: when
l saw the Republican party surrender
ing from the yellow man what they
had demanded for the black man,
l wondered il the sceptre was not de-
parting. (Applause.l
DIR TalmaGe reviewed the various
efforts made by this Government to
open intercourse with China. aud SAID
we had frequently pat forth the invi-
tation: Do come. come and bring your
work. Come and stay with US. You
dear Chinese. do come. We are longing
for you; we are dreaming about you.'
He described the embassy Of Mr. Bur.
lingame. aud said that when that dis
tinguished Anerican died the Emperor
OF China deified him, and ha was one
of the Chinese gods today. Lang hter
The Chinese were really over per-
suaded to come here. and the great
prejudice against them bad been raised
by the hoodlums. the most sccursed
population that ever afflicted O city,
with Ksarnsy % ths ringieadcr How
had the Chinese bsrngtreafed Z They
had ::been ickhatted aud slsnder.d;
they had been taxed before they landed;
taxed for street sweeping WHEN the
Chinese quarter was neser swept;
taxed by the United States Government
which refuses to protect them. The
United States Government has. in fact.
broken its treaty DIR Tslmage said.
'and N the uame If sAlmigL Try God,
NAKED Il uatious. He ~lso hath made
of one blood oil ttepenpfe, impeach
this Governmsnt for its per idy toward;
the Chinese TApplause.