Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-17
D ont Like the Name of Anti-chines e."

ID ont Like the Name of "Anti-Chinese."
EDS. REcoRDUNIoN; Permit me to say
few words on the name for the new asso-
citation about to be formed by the citizens,
whose aim is to do away with Chinese
labor. Anti-Chinese," Anti-Coolie," or
any other anti" will never do-will never
succeed. This anti business has been
trailed in the dust, and many Respectable
people have deep rooted prejudice against
it. No matter if we cry ever so loud that
" the most respectable, double-plated, A l,
good, gooder, coolest citizens are the prime
movers" etc. The name Anti Chinese,
Anti-Coolie, is clean, TO use slang, give
away"
While there remany excellent men who
have been connected with such organlza-
tons, nevertheless, if you take caldron,
and throw into il vile whisky, rotten logic,
blasphemy, race hatred, ignorance, black
mail, cowardice, falsekood, miserable sell
tishness and violence, and You have
mixture what to many is equivalent TO he
name ." Anti-Chinese" or Anti-Coohe:"
If the citizens are in earnest, and II they
wish to start q movement that will rid this
country of Chinese, another name should
be used. l shall take the liberty TO sug-
gest the following: "No Ballot No Adj
mission" or N b. \. A. League. | offer
the following reasons in favor of the same:
First-We will find no obstacle in having
thousands join and work with US under this
name, who would object to Anti-Chinese or
Anti Coolie. Second-The Anti-Chinese
or cooiie name is an abomination in the
East. No matter how many good citizens or
good newspapers viii engage in this work,
the more energy they will display under
such a name the less they will accomplish.
The word anti will neutraliZe all their eff
forts. The mo Ballot No Admission
name will be a new one, ana will receive
attention. and if managed by earnest, in
telligent men will not alone command re-
spect at once, but will accomplish not alone
a local reform, but will effectually and for
ever bar out Chinese immigration.
Any sensible man knows that local
boycotting," or even driving away Chi
nese from any given locality, will not
remedy Chinese immigration. | tried that
last summer with grasshOppers. Gangs
of men with willow switches drove the
hoppers from trees and viDe-but did they
go? Yes, TO another yiner or tree, and in
few moments the nimble hopper came
back. 1t would be sheer waste of time
to attempt to effect any permanent good
by working or expanding energy in a local
Il
coast union-and then we can do all neces-
sary work here, and at Washington. An
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, to the effect that the sub
jeets of no nation will be permitted i'll this
country who may not be entitled to become
a citizen. AS the Chinese are ineligible to
citizenship, should we be able to pass such
an amendment, the Cinnamon will be barred
ont forever. This is the key to n. B. Ma.
-" No ballot; no admission"
In my judgment, this is the plan for
complete success, whereas a local anti
Coolie or anti Chinese movement will fail.
because it will only drive the Chinaman
from one place to another; but as soon as
the noise of agitation has blown over he
will come back. Besides, who knows what
action will be taken when the ten years of
the Restriction Act is ended? May it not
be discontinued? Anyone but the very
shortsighted must know that if we are to
have permanent relief it must come from
Washington, and must be in the shane of
permanent law, an organic law
Any local pot, however violent il NAV
boil, will soon slobber over and put the fire
out There is but one way for success
adopt name and principle that is not dis
tasteful to respectable people here or in
the East; work all you can locally, and in
auuluoh, enlist the ald OF the people and
their representatives East. Thorough or
earnest work, and good name,
will sweep all obstacles aside in the short
est time possible, for while the work of
local displacement goes on here, representa-
uves of the association can use their influ-
ence to best advantage at Washington We
can ignore neither work.
Why go to the trouble of long explana-
tons concerning a name-that 1--WE amt
the other fell = that Our anti Chinese is not
like the - other tcller'S" anti Chinese? No
ballot, no admission" should be our war
cry, and in a short time it will be the cry
of the land, and we will have relief for
good. n. B. n. A.