The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-04-16
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Chinese plank in the platform finally
adopted, expresses himself in relation
to the late action OF the Republican
President. in his journal. the Argonsut,
In the following vigorous language:
This evil must be arrested. The
Democratic party has been true to ito
pledges in this respect. The R-publi-
can party has been false to ali its pro-
fessinns. Il has betrayed the people,
and it has done it under false prstsnsss.
and with lying and false
The facts are before us. It il the hnt
tine a party President has. in ignor-
ance and for Self advancement. de-
stroyed his party by tho REASONABLE DO.
trayal Of a declared and accepted polit.
ical priciple. It 10 the first and only
time in the history Of American politics
that party Senators and a party Prssi-
dent deliberately planned to immediate
. portion OF the party. because the
States involved had not enough Pres:-
dental electors to male them formula
BILE in n Presidential campaign, or
enough delegates in a national conVen.
ton TO make their votes decisive Of =
candidate.
RLPUBLIcAN PRESIDENT AND PARTY.
"There is no government on tho civ
ilized earth over which rules emperor.
kaiser. or king. which pretend. to have
given its people a written constitution
which could have survived the shock of
SO monslrous an outrage as is this iuso.
lent exercise. Of Republican party
t~rsaohery. It is only the citizens Of a
republican government. and hat ad-
ministsred by IN American people, who
would tamely submit to this uuparal-
le3ed outrage; and they submit only
because the consequences of this
shameful veto are. for the present. con.
fnei to the Pacific Coast. To tho
other ingredients which go to the make
up Of this most trercherouS betrayal is
NlAhb VI CIV hNulCu. IL Nc" IuHlAuu
and the East had felt the pressure OF
the Chinese invasion, there would have
b en- scenes OF violence which could not
have been resrtainei by law. They have
not felt the present Inconvenience.
They have not been menauced by the
coming danger. They have been un.
mindful Of our troubles. ami indifferent
to our complaints. When we say they.
We men the Republican President and
the Republican party; President by act
Of God and the accident OF assassina-
ton; the Republican party, victorious
by a betrayal Of its platform and pnuci-
Pics.
AIrnUR's sELF-ADvAScEMESr.
"Hud General Garfield declared dur
ing his Presidential campaign that, in
event OF the passage Of a bill restricting
Chinese immigration for tho term Of
twenty years. no would veto it, he would
not have received ten thousand votes
within the Chinese belt OF States. II
Senators Edmunds. Sherman, Hoar,
and other Republican leaders had de-
clared themselves in opposition TO =
restrictive measure embracing tho pro-
visions Of the ono vetoed, a Democratic
administration would to-day have bOen
In power ut Washington. Tho fact can
not bo disguised that o Republican
Senate has refused to assist in tho en-
nctmsnt Of n law deliberately and intol-
ligontIy promised. There is no possible
mode OF suppressing tho fact that Mr..
Arthur has. for his own self.advanco
inent. been guilty Of abandoning one Of
the principles which his party pledged
itself to maintain.
DON'T DIANE D~EsEETIso REPUBLICANS. o
AT present this Chinese question is
a political one; it il one to be worked
ont by political methods. aud it will not
become any one who are Republicans to
blame other Republicans IL they shall
deem it best to cast their dcstinies With
n party. which on this question has
never betrayed the people. aud has
never violated its pledges.
TnE PRACTICALLY SOLVED.
Tho Argonaut would be practical.
Let ms SIND 10 Boston some examples
Of our Chinese population; lot ia give
them a taste Of the superior quality Of
theso specimens Of brotherhood. Tho
Argouaut will take pleasure ia heading
q subscription list with $500 to send
some carloads OF our Asiaiic brothers
and sisters for adoption into Beacon
Hill society. Let us send one special
car filed with gamblers, accompanied
by a n slringsd fidle, TO teach them
the game Of tan; one car OF prostitutes,
to open up their vocation in Milk street
or Maiden Lane; IN car as "A smoker
for opium. and when Boston In reached
let II be thrown open for uss OF boys
and girls; one car uo would all with
lspsrs. and those diseased with syphilis,
smallpox and the other terrible mala-
dies that are the result Of 1000 ysnrs Of
crime, poverty, hunger and neglect.
Let q colony DO formed. n Sunday
School be opened. aud a kindergarten
for object teaching. Let every pious
old maid OF rnnkoo land tackle mn
Asiatic sinner and wrcstlo with him for
his souls salvation. LO! every Now
E~nglandsr pitch into md try HE luck at