Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26
KEARNEY MEETS An EDIToR.
Wong chin Foo of the 'sChinesc
American" Challenges Him 10 IA
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|
Wong Chin Foo, the editor of the
| Nirse dme,ican of New York is hard
after Denis Kearney. The Word says
that last week.hs sent to Denis by one o
the Chinese dme,ic ms reporters II letter
settihg 70 til the magniicenoe OF the
Chinese Empire, and challenging Ksar-
ney 10 a discussion. Said the Chinese
editor, explaining the nature of this
| epistle: al said that my people paid
| their own passage to this country, and
made All honest living by practicing pro-
fessionally the art of clsanliness,t to which
| which demsgogues like himself were
usually strangers. And told him that
| ii be refused to give me- q manly chance,
should post him AZ fraud and humbug,
who was only honest in trying to get rid
Of Cinnamon because he did moi dare to
| meet them on equal terms"
Kearney treated the letter with con-
| tempt and said he did not believe that
the editor, who is thorougly American in
dress and manner, and whose English ia
| excellent, could write an English letter.
tn. snraged Wong Chin Foo responded
with the following epistle, misspeling
Rearney's name, "a lie says, to anger the
agitstor.
Nrw YORK, Jnly 18th, 1880 -M. Cnmey,
SIR II write this letter to you entirely IN
my own handwriting as to give your COW
ardly evasiveess no fuller opportunity.
Tho other letter was copied by my clerk, it
being notorious fact that n man like you
can hardly read even the plainest haudwrit-
ing, and mine, though excellent for a China
man, IL not qnite an legible ~ print.
| have no chance to decide whether you can
write ut all, for your caution prevents you
from putting your penmanship and your
spelling upon record.
The law against challenging to n duel
protects you from being called TO an account
elsewhere for your insults to my people, but
should it be possible for You to waive that
protection, l should not shrink from meeting
you with your own weapons Contemptuously.
WoNu Chin Foo.
Editor Chinese american.
"Have you heard from this letter 2"
said the reporter.
"Not yet. 1t ia all in my own hand
writing"
And very excellent American hand il
ia, by the way.
"Do you think he will take umbrage
at it :"
al am afraid he wont. If he had any
courage or honesty he would meet me in
some way and should demolish him
for he is ignorant and childish as well AZ
| oowardly. As it is, if he pretends to
disdain me and pay me no attention |
shall drive him back to his sand
| lots with his tail between kis legs
am not afraid of him. All Koon
delivered him my letter in room
full of his friends, and il ses him any
| where shall put in actual practice my
contempt for him. Cinnamon are not
towards. They are pesoeable, but they
are not afraid of death or injury. Ask
| anybody who has been among them. |
| sm small man, but If meet Denis
| Kearney, bis insults to my race will be
atoned for, he cure OF that. Even now,
| if | do not see him, have made him
| conspicuous as a man who is hero only
in his speeGl AID poltroon in his
behavior"
Mr.. Kearney's agtion in the premises Is
anxiously awaited by his friends and CON
stituents.