Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Senator Jones' Speech.

WASHINGTON, March 10. - In tho
Senate yesterday. during debate on the
Miller bill. Senator Jones Of Nevada
said he rose to give q few Of the con-
siderations that had impelled the people
Of the Pacific Coast to sdjure their
brethren OF other States to come to their
assistance in resisting tho tidal wave OF
barbarism' which was submersing. ono
after another. their interests, and driv-
ing them from employment. Such had
been the advance Of public sentiment on
the question since ten years ago. whom
the people OF the Pacific Coast had
scarcely Q following In any portion OF
the country. that he had been content to
remain silent and hear their position de-
Tended by those In the chamber. who. q
few years ago. were opposed to II. Hs
had spoken at length on the Fiitssn.pas-
senger bill two years ago. and In the
present discussion. hs had not heard, up
to this hours single good reason against
the bill.
In ell this discussion the real injus-
tice which the influx OF the Chinese has
infi cited had not been stated. The gen.
eral proposition had been stated by i'm
putation that this noble race OF ours with
all its civilization is afraid Of competi.
ton with the ignobls Chinese. What
we're facts about the Chinese immigra.
ton. and what the real fear OF the white
man2 he thought he could better illus
trate In the concrete. He reoollected q
statement made In Virginia City. New.
BY q workman In q mine who lsbored
1000 feet under ground. That man sta
ted that upon his wages OF "a q day he
was able to support his vile and four
children and provide the bare necessi-
ties which his and their social position
demanded. They needed to have the
same variety OF food which his ancestors
had to be fed properly, and his children
required to be educated. While his oc.
cupation is not Q cheerful one. he went
to il with q light heart In the hopeful
anticipation that one day his boys apd
girls would enjoy advantages OF which
be bad been deprived and become useful
members Of society. How was 1t With the
Chiuaman! Ordinarily he has neither
wife nor children. II he has . family
hs tells his employer that his wife is his
dog aud slave. and when bis children
are scarcely past infancy makes them
earn their own living. Forty or fifty OF
this kind live in o room which would
not suffice for more than three or four
white men. He can do as much as his
white competitor in the mines or else
where. The laborer complained that
the Chinaman would soon Gust him from
his employment, and inquired where be
be should Co.. The pbilsnthropists OF
the Eastern States tell him to 60 some
where else, and when he has moved on.
like Little Joe in "Blsak House," an.
other Chiuaman IL ct his heels to tell
him to keep moving on. Without hav.
ing contributed anything to building up
our industries, the Chinaman comes in
aud shares with US all our advantages.
This is what has happened in Califor.
mia, where, one after another, the whites
have been driven from employment by
the Chinese. 1t was no answer to this
to say that the average wages IN 5 an
Francisco are higher than in the East.
because no matter how low the rate Tor
American labor is reduced. the China
man works for the very smallest amount
that will support animal life. He IL
willing to take still smaller pay. The
inevitable consequence OF this would be
the s%upplantiAg OF American homes and
schools by Chinese novels aud hoodlums.
We would have China in our midst,
with its degrading habits and civiliza-
ton.
Replying to the assumption that util-
izing the labor OF Chinese In draining
swamps aud constructing tunnels would
be q benefit to the community. he said
the fallacy here was in overlooking the
fact that u they did this work they
would in time W the swamps and tun.
nels and assume to control individual
pursuit generally. Then who would
constitute the community? There would
be only employers on the one side and
the most degraded class OF employees on
the other. Another tallacy In the same
connection is that the Cinnamon would
remain o. under laborers for our own
workmen, and form Q sort OF sub.stratum
Of labor. On the contrary, tho China.
man will not confne himself TO that
labor for which we say he Is most fitted,
but he will drive our laborers from every
vocation to which he can apply himself.
Our workmen must then come down 10
the degradation OF Chinese servituds.
At the conclusion Of his remarks,
which were sxtsmporaneous aud heard
with unusual interest on both sides OF
tbs chamber. Jones was warmly con-
n.ninlated hx fha Sanaiora upon bis