West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-03-10
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S'nH'o' H. rs.s h"cn m,ai,g y lore
speech against the Chin.so tUi II, ga
mat 'ur propl" a hundred years o. fond
ed ihsIr ns'ion upon 'bo moral law ,nlrm-
ING That all men 'qually derived from ,helr
Creator the right TO pursuit., NJ hapnines,.
and that quality in that ligh, Is the fur
fsm"rtNl rule OF divine iue'lre in ls
Application TO mankind. This had atirac'-
ed immigration from all countries to our
own shorea, rather than South Americs or
Mexico. The doctrine was sol,molr rel,
GRATED in The Burlingsms treaty. NJ.
webster declared that tho equality of
righ'R, especially OF those of laborers. u
The principal benefit which America b,d
conferred on mankiod. We now nrono,e
TO overthrow that declaration and 10 s,r,he
a bio" At men by reason Of their race ard
occupation. II is mp ssible 70 oysrsl,t.
ne consequence to mankind from insert
,ng such a doctrine At the demand Of tho
united States, in the worlds public law
Dir. Hnar cited statistics TO show ,b,,
the pure-blooded gypsies roaming through
this country are as numerous "a the Chi
n"se, all of whom, IL gathered in one
place. would not exceed the population Of
the sixteenth city Of the country. What
an insult 10 American intelligence he ex
claimed, to ask leave Of China 10 keep on,
her people because THE little handful OF
almond-eyed Asiatic7 threaten 10 DESTROY
our boosted civilization. Tbs advocates nj
thls Legislation, he said, invoked the old
race prejudice which had so often played
its hateful and bloody part in history.
The ontcry agsinst the
Ch'nese was same which bad been
made in tho past against the I,ishman.
The negro, the Indian, and the Jew. aud
each OF those races in turn hs3 indicated
Its capacity for freedom and subdued over
n large pArt Of the world the prejudice
which 1t had encountered. He edaitied
mat there were great abuses and dangers
growing cut Of the coming of these peopIe
but much OF these, be thought, might be
remedled by State or municipal legislation.
Iaking every race in determining it's fit
ness Tor freedom at its best and not at ito
worst, we find the Chinese in many par
ticnlars superior to our own ancestors as
hey first appear in the light Of history.
Ihey furnish able merchants, skilled dip
lomatisis, profound philosophers, faithful
servants, and docile laborers
The most serious argument, Mr.. Hoar
said, was the claim that the introduction
OF Chinese labor reduces The wsqes OF the
American laborer, ard upon this he
said:s-
ain not in favor Of 10 wcring snywbero
the wages or sn American lsborer. Ga
ne contrary, | believe that the msinie-
osrcs and increase of the purchssins
power of the wages OF an American work
lngman should be the Que principal object
OF our legislation. Tho share in agricu'-
lural ana manufacturing products which
goes 10 labor ought To- and | believe will
steadlly increase. Fer that Ouly our pro-
tecuve system exists Tue ncauiaitinn of
wealth, National or individual, ia to be
desired only for th:t, and / believe that
the Chimes lsbarer will learn very soon I
iGflsI on his full share of the product Of
DIS work; that, whether he does or lot. the
wealth be creates will make better, not
worse, The condition Of every higher class
or LABOR. The dread Of On injury to onr
labor from the Chinese rests on the came
tslscy which opposed labor-saying ma
chinery and the coming Of the Irishman.
the German, and the Swede.
Mr.. Hoar next cited statistics TO chow
that in many occupations the Chinese
labor is much higher than is paid for the
same kind of labor st the East, and that
labor prices in California generally range
much higher than similar prices in the
East. The Chinaman had crested p Isrpe
wealth for the State, which would never
have been created without him, in the
building of railroads and draining Of
'wamps. California, which has hu, 700.
900 inhabitants. can support 1900 600.
The dread of the pouring out Of the vast
populations OF Asia on our shores was
chimerical.
The bill webt over az unfinished bust
ness.