The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-12-11
THE CHINESE.


trouble In Washington Territory your
correspondent has noticed tho COM
menls OF the different papers upon
that event. Some few have gone so
far as to criticlse the action OF Presi.
dent Cleveland In commanding the
mob TO dispcrse. We look upon IL as
the only honorable course open to the
President. BY no means do we favor
the staying OF the Chinese In our
country. We would heartily rejoice
to soc tho last celestial embark for
his own land. We do, however, dis
counteuance all iawlesness that has
been, or may be used, to drive the
hoalhen from our fair land. We be-
lleve there Is an honorable aud more
expedIent way OF Kidding ourselves
OF these laeches. Some time ago the
management OF tho Narrow Gauge
lines discharged the Cinnamon em-
ployed as section hands and employ
&c white mon instead. The winter
gang at this place consisted of six
Chinamen. Six white men were
hired 10 take she places of the Chi
namen. But after a snort time II
was seen that half the numker of
white mon would suffice during the
winter, consequently three OF the
men were dismissed. The three
white men costthe company four and
q half dollars per day. The elk Chi
namen cost the company four dollars
and eighty cents for tho same period.
The white men do AZ much or even
more work than did tho Cinnamon,
and do better work also. Besides
those two advantages for the railroad
there Is still another which can best
be made plain by illustration. Ii 1t
was deemed necessary that some work
should bo done at the crossing, while
the Cinnamon were employed, the
entire gang had 20 be moved there
TO do that, how small so ever the Job
Of work might have been. With
white men employed, IL there is a
small Job 20 be done anywhere away
from the place where the body Of
mon are at work, one man only II
sent, and the work Is done. This
We consider Is quite an advantage.
Hence We see there are three reasons
which show empbatically that II Is
10 The advantage OF the railroad com.
panies themselves TO employ white
lahoFers. First, 10 costs less money
10 procure q certain amount OF work
done /; second, they get better work
for less money /; third, workmen are
employed that can be trusted out OF
the sight Of the oveIseer. These arc
the advantages that appear when
looking 10 the interest nf tic railroad
companies only. While on the other
hand IL the railroad companies would
employ only the laborers OF this eoun-
try wo would be freed from all the
vices OF these heathens and tho de.
grading Influence which they have
upon our society ; anil We as people
would enjoy ell the beneficent results
which naturally arise In that country
wherein everybody has employment.
The above arguments arc not the
l HEnAhNk VI ass At11& &AuAhtR1 GstA4Af A1'
are facts CLEANED by your correspond
ent from the efficient boss of this sec
tion. And while We consider The
above as strong reasons why tho Chi
namen should be driven from on
shores, we do not think they justify
any lawle.sness TO be pracliced upoE
these down trodden people. That l
persecution, and that Is never justi
fable and Is beneath the dignity OF
FREQ and enlightened people. Tha
too merely strikes at an effect an'
leaves The cause to reproduce tn
, same effect. The cause OF thas
. heathens being here Is the employ
ment given them. Remove thi
cause and the Cinnamon will remov
0 themselves. We think, as we hnv
. tried TO show, that 1t Is TO the ad
' vantage OF the railroad companies
dismiss all Chinatnen within thel
employ and give white men thei
places. IT this can be accomplished
d the evils Of having Cinnamon In ou
y midst will soon be numbered anon
a the evils Of the past.
: GOOSE.
q Brownsville, Or.