The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-21

tn OHu91S1 ISSUE.
None are % blind ~ those who will
not see. The Helena Herald cannot
see why The Chinese question should
cut any figure In politics at all, and
offers the MINER some gratuitous i'd
! vice about borrowing trouble over the
matter. In the same breath the Her.
ald confesses that the Chinsnlan il q
puzzle to 1t, and that It does not yet
know what will he the result VI ouI
present policy OF exclusion, q ''what
win he the wisest policy for our future
relations with the great people Of the
East" II the Herald were dealing
with . question of recent birth, its
position would be considered conser-
vative IL not tenable; hut unfortu-
nately for the soundness Of ITS reason
Ing the question 10 one which has &C.
cupied the attention Of the West
during the past third Of . century,
and has been studied from nearly
every standpoint by those whose in-
innate relations with the Chinese
have qualified them t. judge correct
" ~ to their influence upon our in
dustries, our civilization, and the in
terests Of the people. Their judgment
IL recorded against further Chinese
immigration, and has been affirmed
more than once by the white labor
ing classes Of the Pacific slope. The
question IL an old one to them and 90
intensely are they interested in It
that it b. . become the NEST powerful
factor In determining the result Of
their elections. These people demand
the continued exclusion Of Chinese,
and 10 earnest are they n'the!r de-
nlands that no candidate for office or
newspaper upon the coast dare, II It
would, oppose them. We, in Nom
tana, have tho xan,e interest In ex-
Guiding the objectionable race frvn,
our midst that our far Western bret;,-
rem have. 1t would In. shor;-sigl,te.l
policy in u to keep silent upon the
question until our white iat,oriny
population was forced to yield and
give ROOM to cheap C,mlic labor. 1t
were better we should raise our voices
n .:ainst it now than IL wait Unit: the
evil becomes fastened u;M:, lie. In TO-
ing this VIC are attcni; 'ting no expert
ment. We lave the sad experience
IL others +" guide us, aud no mistake
can he made.
The restrictive law should not he
ta,ni'ered with, and the West should
unite In len"aacing beforehand any
attempt upon the part Of Congress to
do 10. And fur, hern,ore 1t should,
through the platforms Of Its parties
take q decided and unnistakable
stand in favor of the law and against
any interference will. the enforce
n,ent Of It's provisions. This the Re-
publican party Of Montana did no.
nor dare not do. As has been ~
peatedly charxesl anil never success
fully denied the Republican party il
a pr'-Chinese party. I; has placed
Itself upon the record ~ such, and
right here Is where the shoe p:mci,.s
the party in Montana. 1t want to
stand solid with the party in tie
East: it would like to stand we'll with
tho people IN Montana 1t cannot &C.
o"th purposes and utter an
opinion upon the question, hence h
silent. This Is the position
Of the Republican purity in Montana.
l;ut the people will not I've satisfied
with the ignoring Of this issue. They
wish, to raise their voice against fur.
lher Chinese immigration. Tbi.
they cannot do hy voting the Rerub-
';c:sa ticket and supporting Republ!- !
Fan candidates. Therefore a. they
!c-irc to range Themselves alongside !
II their brethren Of the still farther |
West they will vote the Democratic
ticket. They cannot afford to remain !
silent upon this question. There are
90 many influences at work In the !
party looking to the re-
neal o! the restrictive law to justify
" pardon It. The voice Of the West
'hould be clear, strong and certain
y:ain-t its repeal. It will he 90 given
hrouyl, increased Democratic major
:i@s. BY the way the Herald did
,"t explain the absence Of a plank in
lie Republican platform in regard to
he policy Of its rartv upon the silver
question. Why il the party silent
;pcn It: