The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-04
THE oalSGsG QUESTION,

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may be said Of tho negro and Indian que
tlons, Our country Ia presumably mpde u
Of people from every nation and olima o
the globe, for II has been tho prudost Of Il
the boasts Of our Government that this Inn
WIS tho home Of the oppressed md the OsJ
lum for tho distressed from everywhere
and under this belief all the peopl
have hero sought homes for themselves
But the white race Is not tho only one here
We lool, about u, and 500 the yellow Mongo
llan who has como among vs. by yOlunAr
immigration We observe further, and vi
ilud the black-sklnnod African, who lolt hi
native junglos and tonl cline by force IN,
wo SOC also the rod man, tho original ownc
Of the soil who Is native horo. Tho whit,
race by iH superiority Of intelligence, energy
and enterprise II IN the asccndcucy, Il
lold Of tho manor, mud WIN
wa nro 10 do with these oolorcl
races s tho prolounioit problem that oycI
engaged the attention of tho American states
man, II Is problem that involves tho in,
telcct and the heart rs we'll. Just now, OF
all three of these races, tho fate of the Chi.
ncso in America h the absorbing consilcra-
ton for Legislators md phl0nthroplss
Whether or not Mr. Hayes did n wise thing
when he vetoed the Chinese bin passed by
Congress Is exceedingly doubtful Had
ho remained silent II he did not
wish to speak adlrmatyoy, the hto of tho
bill would have been decided by operation
OF law, and Il would have settled the voxed
question that now assume. huger, more fcar-
full proportions than ever II had before aud
That ILLS with diroCNl apprehcnsions the souls
of so many good people, of every patriot in
deed, Ia the Ohinamm with his cheap
labor his economic habits, his boarding
disposition to save all his money and return
TO China with II, thOro to spend II, u factor for
good or for OWL in the economy Of this GOV
crnmcnG So many issues are involved in
this proposition that II makes the philosophlc
mind to pause, Dennis Kcarncy WINS never
heard of until Chinese cheap labor on the
Pacific slope drove thu worNngmcn of that
'cgion to desperation, and the cry of "the
Chinese must go" rang all along the golden
shores of California. The cost to the China
men 10 live is so insignificant that
i is almost Incredible, hence
ac can underbid other labor.
The laboring people ofthat section, tho day
aborers, the mechanics, workers of every
lass, who by their industry earn lvoli.
hood and add to the countrysprospcrity saw
he bread being taken from the mouths of
heir yves and. children and saw before
hem, instead of steady employment and
plenty, idleness and want, with the suffering
md vice that follow in their train. No
wonder they became desperate; no wonder
hey determined the Chinese should go. Not
'lsno did the working classes suffer and fare
lily, but the mercantile classes were in the
anne category. All lines of business suf-
erred because the Chinaman hold fast to what
vas paid him. Not tythe of il went into
circulation again. He had so few and such
nipple wants that there was no necessity for
lin to spend lis earnings. He had no family
o provide home for, to clothe and feed, no
hildren to educate no home to beautlfy, no
owed ones whose tastes and pleasures
was his joy to crafty.
le was in no wise interested
/ the development and advancement of tho
ountry, therefore he had no money to invest
! schemes to these ends. He had but one
nought and ambition, and that was to ac-
money enough to return TO China
nth and live comfortably on. lie cared
othing for the institutions of tho country,
claiming his allegiance to his native land,
nd in fact he was nought but an incumhus,
aralyzing every interest of the country. In
ais light was he and ia he still regarded on the
'acihc coast, and the facts go to show it is
correct estimate of the race. This condi-
ion of things brought Dennis Kearney to
he front in defense of himself and his fellow
'orkingmen, and he has waged fearless
rusade ia behalf of labor against capital.
lie has said "The Chinese shall CO. and now
ley are going, but not back to the country
hence they came. Train loads of them are
ally pouring into the Eastern States. Like
n army of locusts they are sweeping down
pom the Atlantic and Middle States, and
ill find their way to the Southern States to
,ntinue their days of toll and of saving I'M
they have enough to return to the hearth
one of their fathers to die in the faith of
leir people. BLOOD is thicker than water"
nd the blood Of our own kind is thicker
ian other blood. Why is it then, that if the
hnaman is to eat up the substance of our
wn people who fill our manufactures, who
Il our farms; who build our railroads; who
Ill hard in all our workshops, should they
OF so! If they will not become factors in
ny sense of the word for the benefit,
lvsnt ement and prosperity of che country,
ut persist in their allegiance to their own
,untry, and in the pursuance of their one
lea to accumulate and carry oil what wealth
Icy can, taking the bread out of the