Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-08
MEMPHIS APPEAL
SATURDAY. APRIL S. 1889
THE REPUBLICANS FOR AsIA-rHE
DEMOCRATs FOR EUROPE.

SATURDAY, APRIL s, 1889
THE REPUBLICANS FOR AsIA-THF
DEMOCRATS FOR EUROPE.
The Chinese question has assumed polit
zeal aspect. The Republicans, always the
friends OF high protective tariff, favor the
importation OF cheap labor for the benefit OF
the monop1lists, and the Democrats, the
friends of the laboring classes, the protectors
OF the dignity Of labor and the honor of in
dustry, are striving TO prevent them from
the poverty, hunger, want and degradation
which will overtake them if forced to COM
pete with the barbarons hordes from Asia,
the rat-eaters from China. The Republicans
propose TO make the immigrant Cinnamon
the wards OF the nation. 1t has already been
proclaimed by leading Republican that the
Chinese are preferable to many Of the immi-
grants from Europe. 1t is evident that the
Republicans are hostile TO further I'M
migration from Europe, and they have
resorted TO the most successful means for
preventing it-that of reducing labor be-
low the level Of the beasts OF the field,
for human being brutalized as are the
Chinese, is always worse than the beasts. On
the other hand, the Democrats are CONSOLE
dating against the Chinese. They are actuated
solely and entirely by desire to elevate the
laboring classes OF America and to prevent
the degradation Of competing with the low
est, flthiest and most debased people on
earth. The attempt in the Senate on Thurs
al in ha
standing the veto of President Arthur, shows
that the Democrats are the friends Of the
laboring classes of America and the enemies
of the degraded creatures who propose to
starve out good citizens by working for wages
on which no decent laborer can live. The
Democratic party is equally on record against
coolieism, not only on the Pacific coast, but
as a national party. For years the ID, mo-
Gratis of California have been unceasing in
their efforts 10 abate the nuisance. The Ma
tional Democratic Convention in 1876 de-
manded 'such a modification of the treaty
with the Chinese empire or such legislation
within constitutional limits, as shall prevent
further importation immigration of the
Monaghan race" A Democrstic Congress
subsequently, passed bill to put an end to
the immigration, and President Hayes vetoed
it. The Democratic National Convention in
1880 demanded that there shall be allowed
no more Chinese immigration except for
travel, education and foreign commerce, and
therein carefully guarded" Every Demo-
crat in the country is thus doubly pledged
to the policy of restricting the immigration
Al IL
America, whether native or foreign born,
will give their sympathy and their votes for
the party which seeks to save them from the
poverty, shame and degradation of COM
peting with the labor of a filthy
horde Of barbarians. The Democratic
party is resolved that the laboring classes of
America shall not be deprived of all that
makes life desirable and happy by the inva-
sion OF serfs who despise our institutions and
refuse to become citizens. This is the asy-
lum of the oppressed who sigh for liberty;
the land OF the intelligent poor 1t is the
great rendezvous of the nations, where, on
virgin soil, the bigotry, the superstitions and
the eruelties of the old world may be thrown
of, and humanity may move up to higher
and happier plane. But it is not the home
for the thieves, prestittEEiss and slaves who
hate our institutions because they make all
men free. The attempt of the Republicans
TO Americanize the Chinese, if not checked by
the Democrats, will result in the Chineiz-
ing of America Other nations advance,
and sometimes recede, but for 1000 years the
Chinese have remained the same, and
wherever they have assimilated the other
races moved out or were absorbed by the
race which has nothing to boast about save
his pig-tail, and pig-headed littleness. I'm
less the Democrats succeed in checking
Chinese immigration, the lands will soon be
owned in great estates and worked by. servile
laborers and finally driven by desperation
the poor, whether whites or black, native or
foreign, would revolt, and civil war would
light lis fires everywhere. The only thing
brought by the hoodlums are unspeakable |
vices They have no money, no valuable
education, no yearning for liberty, no desire |
to become an integral part of the great |
American family. They come paupers
and slaves to make paupers and slaves |
of the laboring classes, by reducing |
labor, and thus making life a bitter, cease
less struggle with starvation. This is a COR
test between the people OF Asia and Europe.
The Republicans want no further inlmigra-
ton from Europe, and to prevent it they
would empty China into America. The
Democrats earnestly desire European immi-
grafton, because the immigrants come with
money education wife and children and a
love of liberty; and TO secure this desirable
class of immigrants the Democrats would
exclude the debased wretches who come to
America hating our institutions, loving servi-
tude, despising liberty, taking away wealth
and stamping upon the labor OF America the
seryiIe characteristics of their own debased
race.