Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-05
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VETO OF THE CHINESE BILL.
INDIGNATION IN CALIFORNIA.
MORE SPRING ELECTION RETURNS
The Veto Of the Auti-Chincse hin.
BITTER COMMENTS IN cAIIroRSIa paprps

SAN Francisco. CAL, April 9Th, AHa oasfr,r-
MA comments bitterly on the action oI the PrcSi.
Gent In vetoing the Chinese bill, and says:-sThe
veto appals every republican IN the state ana
proves that the President is the slave and not the
,s, 81 ., ene eastern blgots and scared New York
merchantS He reminds US or our insignificance
at the east, and that the wants OF California ara
nothing To Massachusetts, and New England. The
veto means the loss To the republican party OF Cal-
ifornia, Nevada, oregon. Dakota, Arzona Utah
and wyoming, and the demoraliza tion of the partv
west OF the Rocky mountains. We acknowledge
the hight" e'0 ~P
The Can says:-"The veto IS perhans the most
fored The Se xe,o af ahe ss fsdent ever pen
by President Hayes was a stretch OF power, hut
not so wanton an exercise OF executive nreroga-
alton. The President is in pcculiar
sense the guardian OF treaties, aud u was
ment that the Hayes Veto WAS hSsed b,st Pr,s,-
dent Arthur has no such refuge for escape The
message OF the President is conclusive that any
OIL he would sign would have no effect In restrict
ing the Chinese from coming 20 this country lie
OBJECTS 10 the passport system undemocratic but
with without some such means OF enforcing the provi-
sohs OF the treaty they would never be carried
out On the point as 10 whether Chinese labor Is
needed on this coast, the opinions OF the people
living here might be expected 20 have some
weight, but the President undertakes 20 decide
THIS question for us The mess lge is worse for the
President and for his party than IL he had based
IL on the excessive term OF the prohibiiion. Ills
fiat contradiction OF the platform on which he
Was Was eiected ana Raises the question whether the
ant1-Chinese plank I'm that platform WAS not A
coast"
The Chronicle says: "The detection caused on
The nrst receipt OF the news soon gave way q q
very general determination that the hight Is not To
pe ended by the veto but shall be renewed IN Con-
greSS with all the yigor that can he brought into
IL from every quarter. The Pacific coast Senator's
and Representatives expected 10 exert an their
influence for the passage of the bin over the veto
The republican party OF California appeals from
the action OF the President and his Cabinet TO
congress and most urgently asks that body to
IA hn Nufn Ffarffl flagf.
The Examiner (demOcrItic) says" The news
or the veto OF the anti-Chinese bill though NOT
altogether unexpected, came 10 the community an
shock or painful character, which it is dfcult
10 IND language TO describe. our people had butle
much confidence on the Chicago platform, and we
We're unwilling TO believe that IL would be shame.
fully Ignored 10y the President elected especially
upon IL, as both houses OF Congress had given it
elect by substantial maorities. on all sides the
sentiment expressed is that no such calamity had
ever before befallen the Pacific coast Republicans
and democrats for the time being forget their nar
fsan differences, aud all alike feel that they are
CONFRONTED with a common peril ana are face TO
lace with the appalling TACT that apparent rem.
people. The Chinese blight comes home 10 the
heart OF every man. In our people are TO descend
10 tne Level OF Mongoan civilization, it follows
aDthdon the building up OF homes, eschew the
marrying OF wives and the raising OF children, and
live on rice, sleep dfty in a room) on Shelves and
wear nankeen cloth. The only alternative as
matters stand to-day, is obviously between thar
condition OF things and an abandonment OF the
Ihere can be two political pa rites on this coast
we are one people on this question and AS Il over
Sladows all Others we cannot afford 10 present a
divided front until IL is settled. II any democrat
feels that because IL may bring him party adj
vantage he Is glad OF the Presidents veto. he ts
not good democrat, and, what is more, he Is any.
thing but good citizen.n
The EXCITEMENT IN CALIFORNIA-THE PRESIDENT
BURNT IN EFFIGY.
In this city, on the reception OF the news OF the
veto crowds gathered On the streets and around
the bulletin boards, and expressions OF indigna-
ton, disgust and dscouragement universal.
men OF all Shades OF political opinion uniting I'm tho
sentiments gentleman connected with the re-
publican state central committee remarked that a
meeting OF the committee had been called TO or.
game Tor the campaign, but that In the face OF
the veto they might as well shut up. Dispatches
were pouring In from all parts OF the INTERIOR ex-
pressing common feeling OF anger and despond-
ency over the action OF the President Some OF
them allude TO movements for the formation OF
antl-ChlneSe leagues 10 tlke legal steps TO drive
the Chinese from their vicinity. Others report
public meetings called, and In some cases
The President hung and burnt In efrlgy."