Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-18
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION.

REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION.
As the political campaign will soon
open. and in order to fcrestall the Dem
ocraiio press in claiming the credit Of
Republican legislation. 1t will not be
amiss to remind the voters OF Nevada OF
q few Of the many acts Of benefit to the
psople for which their thanks are due
to the Republican party. Its achieve
msnts are Q matter Of history. and are
such that the party and the people may
well DO proud. No important measures
have been passed by Congress in twenty
years. wherein the people have been
benefited. that do not bear evidence Of
Republican authorship. The unprecs-
dentsd prosperity Of the country 90 soon
after the war. and the great reduction
OF the enormous public debt. are indis.
putsbly due to Republican administrs-
ton Of the government. The Edmunds
bill. which has just passed both houses
Of Congress, and which with supple
mental legislation will rid the country oil
that relic Of bsfbarism. polygsmy. IL
essentially . Republican measure. The
Republicans passed the bill without any
assistance in the House from Democrats.
The Miller bill. though claimed as Q
Democratic measure by the press Of that
party. Is also a creature Of the Republic
can party. The commission which was
sent to CHM. and succeeded in substi.
tuting the present treaties for the Bur-
lingame treaty. making 1t possible for
the Miller bill to become . Law, was sent
by Q Republican administration, and
was composed Of Republicans.
The Chinese bill has passed the Sem
ate and will soon pass the House. It
could not pass either were it not for Re-
publican support. yet II the Democratic
press DO taken Al authority no credit
must be accorded to that party for hav-
ing framed il or for its passage. They
would make ii appear that Mr.. Millsr's
bill is a Democratic one, and the Repub.
licaus in drafting and helping II to pass
did NO actual service. II is true that 80
many Republicans a. Democrats did not
vote for the bill in the Senate. The
reason is found in the fact that the Chi.
nese question is one comparatively new
to the people Of tho East. They have
not given 1t that study which is desira-
BILE and that the question merits. nor
have they bad the opportunity OF e1ps-
~riencing the evils OF ChiLese immigra-
ton that have the people OF the Pacific
coast. This is deplored BY the Western
Republicans. as the Democratic press
we'll know. The Republican vote on the
passage OF the Miller bill would have
been much larger had not its provisions
been so sweeping. Senator Edmunds.
the acknowledged champion Of the pso-
pie, but voiced the opinion OF many OF
his colleagues when be said in effect that
hs would vote for the bill IL the time oil
the prohibitosy clause be reduced to ten
years. The people OF the Pacific coast
would not have been satisfied with the
time reduced. but tho Eastern Senators
and people not fully understanding the
Chinese evil. need to be led gradually to
its realization.
The Edmunds bill. second in impor-
lance only to the Chinese bill. was OPP
posed in the Senate by Democrats and
in the House was denied their support.
They are Indifferent As to the fate OF
~polygamy. IL may flourish or die out.
but 1t gives them no concern. The
secret OF their opposition to the Chinese
10 the fact that the rank and file OF the
party are affected by Chinese labor and
compel them to devote some attention
to the subject; but they are not affected
by polygamy and do not allow 1t to dis
turb their e~quanimity. With the Re
publican party, the ~stoppago OF the Chi
nsse influx will receive their hearty sup
port. and the ~uprooting OF polyRamy
will DO their aim. for the credit Of them
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