The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-04-21
FRANZ FINLEY on TEE eKISKsE QIEs.
TIoN.

Francisco ArgoRdut, is the best writer
and one Of the best orators in the Re
publican PARTY Of California, and has
always stood in the front rank among
its leaders. just after the Chinese bill
had passed Congress, and before it haa
been vetoed be wrote a. fellows:
This has ceased 70 be Pacific Coast question IL is
natoaA question: and the senators no voted against
the Chinese ball have deliberately violated honerz-
bic pledge. openly given In national election. They
ought 20 suffer Tor H. The country ought 20 WithdaS
from them the confidence which Is due honest, intolii-
gent, and brave stateamanshp. Such acta Of betray
al IN any other than political life would be character
iEod BY the words "knaSery," Ignorance, and 'cow-
ardice." The senatorial vste, eight Republicans 20
twvnty-oue Democrats" will injure the Republican
party. The vote in the House Of Representatives
would work q irrepArablS injury. An executive
would destroy lt II this bin docs not become \ Law,
ana At this session shere will be no Republican party
Ia California. II there any names
tha, deserve rsentfu memory ~ our people they are
names Of these Republican members OF the Senate and
iIsusa Of Representatives who have treacherousy
aud shameiuy betrayed the trust Tcposed In them.
II there arc any names that sheuld be hung in black
any pictures that should be forever turned the wall
u should be the names and portraits Of those tritsrs
10 party and principle. The hill has
passed and now let us adait ,Aat we owe its enact
ment 70 the Democratic party. Without Democratic
vstes IL would not have passed Without the support
OF Democratic senator's the treaty would not have been
ratified Without Democratic aid In the Senate and in
the House Representatives this curse Of Chinese iu
migration, this barbarian invasion, would never have
been arrested, except through violence, disorder
FUSION and war here In our port Of San Francisco Ia
streets would have been enacted that would
have shamed civilization. That We have been
spared witnessing these things is due not To the par
" OF moral ideas and advanced political Intelligence,
not TO Republicans but n the Democratic party; not
20 Republican statesmen, but to the Donoeatlc pol.
itcians,
After the bill was vetoed by Arthur,
Pixley breaks out la Ills manner in she
Aryonaut of April Sth
The veto Is an accomplished fact That IL is want IN
violation Of honorable and intelligent political
pact entered into between the ReP1S,ean party and
the people, no intelligent Republican doubts, aud ne
honest one win deny That IL Is gross abuse Of the
constitutional prerogativo Of the presidential Office hy
Republican president we cannot ignore. That lead.
ing Republicans OF all parts OF the country, outside
ot the Chinese belt OF States, have betrayed their
W forfeited their personal homer " is not necessary
70 attempt TO conceal That Is piece Of mpertineni
egotsn for Mr. Chester Arthur 70 have set his opn
ION upon such question this, his most ardent ad-
mirers will not dispute That the term Of twenty years
restriction Of Chinese labor importation Is the
of objection 10 the bill Is than sVaon Is
deliberate lie. A bill for twenty years may have
been repealed in twenty days II Congress had so de-
sired To sayhat it is evasion ofthe treaty in yio
aton of its letter its spirit is another lie the proof
ofwhieh is afforded by the testimony Of the commits
oners who negotiated tho treaty To say that any OF
the provisions OF tho restrictive measure arc In viola
ton Of law Is the aiterthought Of honest mind. No
lawyer in either branch Of Congress made the sag
/ gestion The Democratic party has
been to its pledges In this respect The Republi
party has been false 10 all It's professions t has
betrayed the people, and II has done IL under false
pretenses aud with lying and false excuses.
What We ought to do-that Is, what We Republicans
ought 10 do-nAy not bo hastily determined. Our par
~ this has besn loyal all hrongh this contest
IL down with It's colors nailed to the mast and
/ flying. That IT can rally and sur
vve for the purpose Of maintaining the skeleton OF
organization may be possible. Whether even so much
OF an effort ID desirable may be an open question We
are not prepared to admit that willing 70 be-
the tail Of national organization which has 80
| shamefully betrayed us. Atpresent
this Chinese question Is political oae 1t Is to be
worked cut by political methods and 1t will not be-
como any who Republicans TO blame other Rspub
cans fthey shall deem best 70 cast their destinies
with party which, this question, has never bstray
cd tho people, and never violated its pledges.
No one can deny the truth of Pix
ley's remarks, aud any one can See that
the only remedy the laboring man has
is through the Democratic party.