The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-24
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

lusions IN New Jersey.-The cru
SADIE against the Chinese opium
.fends.-A chapter from the inner
history of the Chinese colony in
New York.-A monaghan IWeed.
The sale of the World neaDspa-
per.-Rumors and denials.
New YORK, May 18th, 1883.
"All this talk about the fight be-
tween Governor Cleveland and Tam
many Hail." said a leading State
Senator, who was one of the fore
most members of the Judiciary Com
mittee, sis bosh." "The Republi-
cans have started the cry that John
Kelly meant to lead over his party
into the Republican camp, solely to
foster dissensions. There is no truth
in it, and l know what I speak of.
The talk about Tilden is of the same
ealibre. I feel confident from the
aspect of things at present that vic
tory in 1884 is assured"
Governor Butler is fighting against
heavy odds in Massachusetts, and
in the fall elections will have no easy
time of it. His pluck and gameness
however support him, and as he has
the people with him., he can afford
to see the politicians writhe. The
whole eason of this determined as
sault upon him is simply that he has
found so many sore spots in the body
polite of which he is the head, that
it required the courage and the
strength of Hercules to commence
the work of cleaning. He has not
alone commenced it, but kept it up
and in the exercise of his purpose
has spared neither friend nor foe.-
What the country wants is more
Governors like him.
The Republicans in our sister
State, New Jersey, are fondly hop
ing to elect a Governor at the fall
election. They claim that the Dem
ocratic Governors who have hitherto
been in power came in on personal
popularity alone, and that 'a ring"
hid itself behind the chair of each
one. They will have hard work to
prove this. And if they think that
the Democracy of New Jersey has
exhausted it's supply of popular and
worthy leading men they are awfully
mistaken.
It looks very much as if, thanks
to the efforts of the Young Mems
Catholic Association, the damning
vice of opium smoking, and the in
famous trade of the Chinese in this
connection, was about to be broken
up. Perhaps it would have been
better for the sake of the eventual
conviction of the Monaghan fiends if
the society and the two clergymen
at the head of it had quietly gather
ed ell the evidence they could, went
before the Grand Jury, had the mis-
creants indicted, and then given the
results of their discoveries to the
press. The pressure of public opin.
ion would then have secured moi
alone their indictment but theil
speedy punishment. AS i. is, evi
dence IN the legal sense will be some
what difficult to procure now, as
every Chinaman is thoroughly scar
ed and keeps as shady as possible
You must understand, that this agi
tation is not so much against the
vice of opium smoking per Sc, as be
cause the almond eyed Asiatics make
it the vehicle Of debauching young
girls, and running them, mentally
morally and physically to such al
extent that they become partially
beyond redemption.
Let me explain this Chinese ques
ton of ours. The facts / have OBJ
tanned from a gentleman who is thor
oughly acquainted with what ht
speaks of, and I believe most of Iii.
points are unknown to the public a
large, and fully deserve the creates
ventilation. Ofthe Chinese popula
ticn in this city, fully 80 per cent
do nothing for a living. The othel
10 per cent. consists of la%undrymer
principally, a few servants, but al
work for their daily bread. The 81
per cent. keep opium joints, run ferr
tan tables, levy blackmail, and il
general grow rich by cheating o.
swindling the others out their hare
earned money. On Saturday eve
nings the Cinnamon who work in tn,
laundries and factories of jersey
| City, Belleville and other suburbs
come to town to purchase their stool
of groceries ETC., for the week. The,
rarely go back to their homes with
dollar in their pockets, for the sharp
manage to get all their money ava,
! from them. Now for years this col
, ony has been under the thumb O
Tom Lee, a former Deputy Sheril
, who a few weeks ago was indicte,
+ for extorting money, dismissed fror
o the Sherif's office and is now in pris
on. This fellow is one of the shrew
dest chooses" seen for q long time
y Tweed, Shepherd and other notable
. ties of the Caucasian race would nc
be able to hold a candle to him. II
is clever, quick witted, adroit, III
scrupulous and speaks English lik
Z a native. He ruled the Chinese qua
ter, and there was not an opiu1
joint, not a gambling house froI
/ which he did not draw a weekly st
n pend. In fact it was said that tbel
. was not a Chinaman in town VIII
y did not pay him tribute for prote'
4 tion. And the best part of this who'll
o sale confidence scheme was that hi
v hands never appeared in any of thes
confidence transactions.
e When it became necessary to rails
|. the wind, or when a member of I'll
colony was refractory to the chief
d rule, he was either individually a
it rested, or a raid vas made. A
raigned in court the next day,
a course the judge could not graz
them a hearing on account of the la
, guaoe. Then there were ALWAYS tN