, 1885-11-07

We have been amused at the atti-
tude Of the Tacoml press upon the
Chinpse question during the past
unouth. Il savOred Of the reign OF
Dennis Kearney and. the hlcendhr-
ism OF the sand lots We do not
wish to he understood that our intel
Iect6al contemporaries havelndulged
in the vulgar hnguage characteristic
Of the dry gOods-box orators, who, at
She hight Of the California crusade
on Chinamen, made the sand lots an
HlcerOus spot upon the fair city Of
san FiHnrisco, but Denis and his
eoterie Of henchmen could not have
exhiblied more heat In their abuse
VI the heEtheH than the Tacoma pa
pers, though not couched IN such ex-
eellent phnseOIogy. Thetwo organs
Of the ''future great" have We'd with
each ether In their attacks upon the
''llitle bsown man." and II w0rds
had the power 70 inflict mortal in9
fury.there would not be q live Mon
piian this side Of the old Pacific.
Aud In the midst Of this tirade they
protest, with the gall OF a political
stump speaker, that their claim upon
Tespeciabillty precludes any possi-
hihiy Of the language being con-
strued to contain anything Of a
violent nature, OF the Ingredients
that might arouse the mob to deeds
Of blood. This shallow reiterated
clalm has no weight with the readers
u those papers. They have insisted
shat the "Chinese Bitst 60" and
point out no peaceful route for him
10 pass over. An appeal to the pas
slons Of men seldom accOmplishes
any good, more especially IN the
present age, and those making such
an appeal are either working on the
pulse OF the people for all that there
b IN IT, or are deslrous Of buildlng
uPa lltils cheap nOteriety. As far
as the Ch;naman Is concerned, he Is
a factor In the commdhity that we
can well do without A residence Of
severul years In California has i'm
Bued US with a dislike for the race
that can never be eradicated. We
know their relations to the Caucasian
both from a social and moral stand
point They can not nor never will
asslinilato with white men. As a
mce they are degraded beyond a
depth that any great number Of
white men can reach. Out Of the
scores reported converted to Christi
anily, we DO not believe that ten per
cent are honest IN their protesta-
tioua The mere Fact that they do
not discard the cue Is evidence Of
this While there are exceptions to
the rule, the great maIorityare with
out a particle Of humanity, even to
those Of their own blood; they are
cunning, unscrupulous, and only
work the white man for what they
ran get out Of him We believe the
t'i,inalaaa %. - a.curss 70 the PiIciflc
stites and territories, yet he Is a hu-
man being, comes here under a treaty
that invites immigrants from every
hind, and while here under those
conditions the government owes him
protection. The one and only way
10 solve the vexed problem Is this:
Employ no Chinaman in any capacity
Whatever. This Is the only measure
lefi for the people to pursue. ViO-
Hence will have but little effect, and
the use Of such means Is a burning
disgrace tOa country that presumes
70 be In the front rank Of the ell
Iightened nations Of the earth. Let
the Chinanian see tlat there Is no
work for him, shun him in your
dealings as though his presence was
pestifcrous, allow him no oppOrtun-
ity 10 finger the earnings OF the
white man, and you will see him
rapidly disappear How much bet
ter would Il b for the people OF the
coast to free themselves from the In
tolerable presence Of the despised
heather through this method than
by resorting to lOud-mouthed threats
TINT end as they were eoneelved-ln
Wind-and far, far more creditable
would It be ifthe press threw OF this
hypOcrltical cloak and advocated
peaceful measures In the premiseS