Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-04

the school-houss door can no longer swing
open TO admit the American laborer's child,
| for under this grinding competition every
human being out of pulling infancy must
work fer means of subsistence.
| PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS.
| General Miller at this point adduced nu.
merous statistics. showing the extent to which
the whites in California had been supplanted
in various manufacturing and other industries
| by Chinese and driven to other regions. He
called special attention to the fact that we
protect our labor from the competition of the
cheap labor of other countries By high tariffs,
and he invoked this protective principle, as
| against cheaper than the psuper European
labor, which was now directly competing on
our soil with American labor. We tax our
products to protect our labor against low
wages, and yet, in California, the Cinnamon
who can drive or lower the paupsr wages is
admitted free to competition with our work
men. He (aliller) would not be surprised if
speech were made against Chinese restric-
| ton. 1t would be by prosection;st, by
which term he meant one interested in pro-
tecting what is known under the comprehen.
sive phrase, American industry" which is
| descriptive of other interests than those of
labor. He urged that servile Chinese labor
could not be allowed to exist with high pre-
lection for manufacturers, except by making
| the poor American laborer poorer and the
rich manufacturer richer.
THE RIGHTS OF SELF PROTECTION.
| Upon the point that the argument against
the Chinese was an argument against all i'm
migration, he centended that the objections
to the one instance were inapplicabie as to
| European immigrants, who became producers
and consumers, meet our laborers on an
equality, and assimilate with us and become
part of our Government. None of these
things were true of the Chinese. After de-
scribing the manner of their coming and the
character of their bondage while here. he as
serted the unquestionable right of self.preser-
walton as against an Objectionable or danger
Gus class Of immigrants, and further that q
discrimination had always been made by US
ization laws but the Burlingame treaty con-
tanned express provisions against their ma
turalzation.
DANGERS OF CHINESE CITIZENSHIP.
In reply to possible suggestion that they
ought to be admitted to citizenship, he showed
that in such an event there would be intro
duced into the governing power of this nation
an element that is more venal more irrespon-
sible, ignorant and vicious than has ever been
Infused into the body polite. But whether
the Chinese remain parishs, or are made citi-
zens, they add a new peril.
He said that the number of men capable of
bearing arms in California is about equally
divided between Chinese and white people.
If this condition existed in Northern States,
would it be imagined that no serious conflicts
would ensue Referring to the late war as
the ultimate result of the introduction into
this couatry of an alien and servile race,
Mr.. Miller asked with our memory still
burdeEed with the horrors of that long agony
of war, can it be possible that we shall longer
permit like policy to prevail, and tempt
heaven or fate 20 scourge our posterity as we
have been scourged for the mistake of our
fathers ?"
He asserted the wisdom of imposing mild
determinations upon Immigration generally,
in view of its rapidly-increasing volume, SO
as TO keep the bad sort out ard after enlarg-
ing on the dangers of free government, the
oebasement OF our PEOPLE, and the degrade
ton of cur sovereignty from the dumping OF
the ''riffraff" of the nations upon our streets,
he maintained that we should properly begin
by excluding the Chinese.
ELOQUENT APPEAL IN THE NAME CT CALI
FORSIA.
In cor clusi1n, Senator Miller said: "To
those who believe that there is no danger of
any general disturbance of our social econ
omy'or political strata by the introduction of
lHS CEfESS6 Cu LIt L GCIllC COdsS, DtS W
eest that the evil Is already upon US. The
contest is in progress. and we ask for the re-
lief which this measure is intended to give
for the Pacific coast alone. If, in your
opinion, it is not necessary to save
the whole country from the evils
of which we invoke the protection
Of the National Government then we ask
relief from an invasion of which we
ourselves, are not permitted by the Consti-
tuition to repel If the people of California
were free to act, You would not be troubled
here by the Chinese question they would
have settled it lopg ago, not arbitrarily, nor
in frenzy OF passion, but peaceab'y and hui
namely, and by law. 1t must be apparent
now that our people believe that our fair
State, AID the whole Pacific coast, are in the
presence of great and to you strange peril.
and we further believe that our peace and
prosperity, in some degree, affect the tran
quillity of the whole nation. l make this APP
zeal in behalf of grand people, generous,
loyal, brave, enterprising and intelligent.
They are your, brethren: They, went
dreary desert or else sailed over stormy
seas, from New Eogland, from New York,
from Ohio, from the Great Empire of the
Northwest. from the Sunny South, from
every part of every State in this glorious
Union of States. There in the once
far eff land # California, they have
made the conquest of nature. They are
laying the foundations for al empire
there, and they are laying them strong ard
deep. They are forming and building up
American institutions. based upon Anglo
Saxon civilization. They have seen, and
understand, that there can be no stability to
their institutions and government unless
based on one civilization.
rSSIrr,Tc MISUNDERSTANDING uolFS CF
THE PACIFIC COAST.
If the Chinese should inva3e the Pacific
coast wi h ans in their hands, what
magnificent sp- ctaCie of a martial re-
sistance would be presented to startled
world. The mere Intention If an at
tempt to mike conquest CT our
western shore BIZ force would arouse the
nation to frenzy of enthusiasm in is de-
fense. But for years peaceful, sly, str&5 egic
conquest has teen in progress, and American
statesmaEsdip has been almost silent until the
people have demanded help. The land which
is ing oyerrun by the Oriental invader is
tie faisest portion Of our heritage. 1t ia the
land of the vine and the tree, the home of the
orange, the olive and the pomegranate. 1t;
winter is perpetual spring, its valleys are rich
and glorious with delicious fruits and waving
grain, and its mountains, like giants
stand to "sentiIel the enchanted land.
would see its fertile plains, its
sequestered wales, lis vineclad hills, its
deep blue canyons, its furrowed mount
aims, dotted all over with American
homes, the abodes of a free, happy people,
pleasant with the sweet voices Of tlaxen-
haired children. and ringing with the joyous
laughter of maidens fair, soft as her cline and
sunny as Der skies. Like the homes of New
England, yea, brighter and better far, shall
be the homes which are to be builded in that
wonderland by the sunset seattle homes of
race from which shall spring the flower of
men, to serve IS models for the mighty world.
and be the fair beginning of a better time.
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