The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-16
THE CLEVELAND LEADER FAvORs
THE CHINESE.
Thinks Irish, Germans, Sc, no More Desir-
able Than "the Almond-eyed Sons of
the Flowery Kingdom.

Thinks Irish, Germans, Sc, no More Desir-
able Than "the Almond-eyed Sons of
the Flowery Kingdom.
The old knOw-nothing spirit cannot
be concealed when one of that ilk dis
cusses the Chinese question. They think
the Chinese Coolies just as valuable
and as much entitled to citizenship as
the Irish Germans, etc. They con-
ceal the fact that Europeans are homo
geneous and come here as individuals
and not in the shape of "heathen
Chinee" and as Cooley slaves. There is,
therefore, no comparison possible be-
tween the cases; and those advocating
and defending the coming of Chinese
Cooley slaves to this land are full of
the narrow spirit of knOw-nOthing big
Otry.
We take the position that those favor
ing the coming of Cooley slaves to this
land wish to break down our system of
free labor. They know, as every intelli-
gent man knows, that white labOring
men cannot compete with Chinese, for
the former cannot live as do the latter.
Besides, the Chinese never intend to be-
come citizens and leave here their pos
terity to dwell. Their savings are sent
regularly back to China, there to await
their return either in life or in death
Their heather, degraded habits, too, are
an abOminatiOn, and a strong argument
against the race being allowed to land
on these shores.
These remarks were merely introduce
tory to the following article from the
Cleveland Leader of the 10th inst. 1t
will be seen that the old knOw-nOthing
bitterness has still its grasp upon that
organ. But read the article.
THE REPUBLIC AND THE CHINESE.
During the course of the Senate debate
on the Chinese bill Mr.. Edmunds, of Yer
mont, argued that no republic can sue
ceed that has not homogeneous people,
and declared that it was in the power of
the United States to declare that it was
not wise that Chinese immigration
should be permitted. If Mr.. Edmunds
be correct in his theory, then the Ameri-
can republic Is already failure. We
are not homogeneous people, and are
growing less so every year. The Irish,
Germans, ScandinavianS and other Eu-
TOpean natiOnalitieS crowd our shores
and bring with them all their old cOun-
try views, prejudices, and clapnishness.
The mass of them are not assimilatiye
in character, and are aVeTse both to our
ways and laws. They are animated by
the same motives which govern the
MOngOlians in their coming. They can
not live at home, and come hither to
better their condition. 1t is for their
own benefit, and not for that of the
country, that they come in upon us in
swarms and shoals, Thousands and
tens of thousands settle in communities
by themselves, particularly in the west.
How, under such circumstances, are we
to become a homogeneous people? If,
then, it is wise for the United States to
shut out the Chinese, why is it not
equally the part of wisdom to bar the
door against the crowds who invade our
shores from Europe. According to the
last census there were only 1O5, ,465
Chinese in the whole United. States,
while the foreigners imported from Eu-
rope numbered more than six millions.
Where then is the danger to the Repub-
lie? Assuredly not in the Chinese, who
number less than five-hundredth part
of the total population of the country.
This hue and cry against the Chinese is
both senseless and demagOgical 1t is a
movement of which Dennis Kearney has
been the most vigorous promoter. 1t had
its origin upon the sand lots of San
franciscan and has been upheld by a
body of men whose right to be in the
United States is no better than that of
the almOnd-eyed sons of the FlOwery
Kingdom. If this great Republic cannot
tolerate a few thousand haru-wOrking
Chinese and live, then the American
people had better dissolve their govern
ment and migrate.-Clevelan Leader.