The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-05-18

people, to stay and become naturalized. Is the gem
d from m nc CafSrnia III sure that this is the truth
bill which prohibits the naturalization of the Chi
Mn. PAGE rose.
the mot a for
stand @ hs has b M % the IN t did
Mr.. TAYLOR. Are you willing that it should be
Mr.. PAGE. So far as I am concerned it would make
HAT under tie law i5sy aatHTaiized
cam natsty oideseent OF persons oil Afr
Mr.. TAYLOR; Why cannot they be naturalized?
MIR. PAGE. Because the naturalization laws pre-
Mr.. TAYLOR. Why then should not the law be
smate You thr9w this obstacle in the way oftheir
MI PA PAGE; VIII the gentleman allow me to inter-
iIr. TAYLOR. Not many moments, because am
pFai:fP 5.mf will not encroach upon the gentle
express provisions that nothing IN the treaty shall be
construed as c9nferrng the right Of NATURALIZATION
Nr; TAYLOR, What difference does that make ?
aynrte ay ran5 effy them m bv nGe
Mr.: TAYLOR. The gentleman does moi, begin 10
treaty; any law, prevents these people absolutely
against them the want of intention to become cti-
Mr.: PAGE. We promised in a former treaty to
pass LAWS to Preyent G t their naturalization.
stand me: IS there body else in this House that
They do not assimiiatel Here they have been for
th t s they coming to
time # they could assimiiateb For thirty years il
ban has been them Thirty years in the life Of
States-a9d st at the Golden Gate 5hat
have not become acquainted with our language and
Ism to CRTstianty and from f" heat6ens% 1 to CIVIL
izaton, when they were aboring under all the dis
bv
onerous restrictions and hosiiites we told that
Mr.. BAYNE.o Will the gentleman allow me to ask
Mr.. TAYLOR. 1 mret decline to be interrupted
Mr. BAYNE. 1 would like to ask very brief
Mr. TAYLoR child ask question which
sf fsa Wish to ask the gentleman
iIsgss tie Shi9e;s snd { he believe; he
would lead to his assfmi!ations upon 'ne 'n'"a'iAn
M Mr. TAyL3R synnas What II did, or not?
and xft 5Re e9e M peaRar Se1Id oe to that
Toprste to he the Of the question put than
assimilation or the interests of the Asatcs that
al home and those who come from the other nations
Of the earth and people our Eastern and Middle
s te bao f. S hf if hs
Mt TAYLOR; OR; Ifa hundred thousand Chinese had
the ballot In California know some men who would
not give single vote in passing bill of this charac-
RR1GGs TRatiilt That vsrv t,r exclamation
-, MI. TAYLoR. But. Mr.; Speaker. must request
Pa to my
religion alleged against them !? And it is wonderful
they do not have better and of it from the ex
Of their lack of assimilation demanding of this peo
Hai ss Sy ese IS there hr sn ft m
Is alleged that they are vile and vicfous what else
take any in this please call my attention
a want tit 1t to be complete What Is the next charge?
the the States No
RaInsd this ads docT tel how
sophie reason for this statement:
% p think ha tn at @ home who aSH
come when they will wish mountain nv was upon them
when they voted for this bill;
us Of iron o such
sa be- 81 % STfa tnm am
nnS by but the labor which they do is
And Why Why metz In What way does this interfere with
Ghinaman who comes here is not skilled or is only
One hundred thousand are here, not many more.
Three thousand come in two months and as many re-
he increase, if any the aggregate. They are
other tn aor eon eS be eq r
c"imed thousands and tens Of thousands of of
have done ali manner @ Of WorE; they occupy at this
fF dser fh in SeVG hot p they a
fornla wants now is 900 more laborers There is
In hs Soil OF
of es bare ae as
is labor enough for them to do without interfering
Cheap labor! There is no cheap labor in California.
anything drive his
Is to get As high wages as he can possibly re-
let the burden Of it, he viii work and work
My own district-and in that respect am not unlike
other gentlemen @ here some Of whom see are symps,
work in the M mines ines and that work in the mills Do
with their labor? Go and ask them what they think
y Th a dren hat Frat s rs 1 G
that y that is
H e M s
in, then let your law still be equal and aimed at every
M nlks APS why Because the others
When We about do o TIVE Man Ro
ANY any chnese There & Is no e9mpusion
right to & kick me because will not assimIate with
talking Si Of nothnE BUT a6or want to
now can protect one class of laborers upon any
Ing Il when y9G keep them aways But you say oh
Th h on hs ear e
o the he ara Hher Pop friends t haye
4oH it bpHfn IS to
t. % t, do eS hs they qe bom to
am Inclined to think that the Statement Of the
he said they did desle Become
@ the Gf fdG5g % S dnsr
and understand the fact to be that these men are
they are lovers of families in China1ene Of family
n SPer aa his na
does that, is he doing this country any harmg He
as much gsfs il His wo1k he raiIEcsd
work in the houses is worth more than his pay. Has
he cheated the country? He goes away and takes
away with him. Has he wronged anybody? Has he
left d M Of fhdf t % f ne nsr
SKIES? SKIES "'' Ms s"' - ~ " e''I "HD'i %,
question lying away under this matter There are
fnl s sonVcons do not know how much of the un
occupied portion of the earth Gods creatures may
waters Of III; globe they may sail in their own right
rounding @ din SE this globe the creatures ae
Almighty may breathe in his own right and rig
right existing anywhere it is that may labor
Sf hs
Of the garden 1 he not only .a made it burden 6u,
tell You in spite of treaties in spite oflaws in spite
Sf Wrong R%oi 0 aGnE b
Mr. h M does mot m H Wafh so m DoF
dred years thousand years to come. One laborer
%tse "HSF wish to hpg
OF people s and the other Classes They say these
pie spend less money! other classes OF people do us
ey Mr.. Speaker, is it the who spends his money
that a tag as r f@ R woks on nS
large wages and spends those wages in rtotous living
is he the good citizen of the country? Is he the man
that brings value? l rather say the man that
comes this country and earns and keeps his money
and sends it to his old mother or to keep his sisters
| out of the poor-hOuse does right and we have nc
| right economists to complain. He has paid for
that money; the product of his labor is with and
he is not injuring people And Just so exactly in
| material sense do l say it is with the Chinaman
When he brings his labor here he brings that which
| benefits and enriches the country.
But, Mr.. Speaker, am opposed to this bill in
tended to be and think am opposed to it in mod
crate way, do not intend to be eXtravagant in my
opposition to it, But would rather like TO have il
reasonably well understood that opposed to the
bill And / will state another reason why am OPP
posed to it, rather another reason in this line.
have already said that this bill ought not to be-
come a law unless il becomes matter of necessity
moi sin me matter of choice conYenience