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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
Must the Chinese Co?

Mrs. s. l.. Baldwin, the lady who has
done such effective missionary work in
China, and who was for Is years resi-
dent of that country, sends us n little
pamphlet entitled Must the Chinese
Go ?" Mrs. Baldwin, of course, stands up
very strongly for the prosecuted race, and
argues well and earnestly the right of the
Chinaman to American citizenship and to
protection under the American govern.
ment. We heartily agree with the writer,
in so far as her argument concerns the
protection in their rights of Chinese citi-
zens now in this country but we cannot
endorse her opinion of the moral charac-
ter Of the race, or second her plea for the
free admission of Chinese immigrants
into this country. The universal testi-
mOny of those W no are qualified to speak
upon this subject is that the moral infu-
enCe of the Chinese, where they have been
allowed to settle in any numbers and in
troduce ther customs and social vices, is
pernicious in the extreme. 1t may be-we
think it quite lIkely-that the American
resident in China meets with less of this
peculiar social immortality among the ma
tive people, than is found among Chinese
immigrants in this country. And the rea-
son Is evident. The American resident in
China does not, and perhaps can
not, mingle with the depraved lower
classes of population in the crowd
ed cities where these abuses prevail.
Dens of vice in China are undoubtedly
concealed, as they are in this country, and
one might scarcely dream of their exist
ence until brought by some unexpected
circumstance face to face with the evil.
Mrs. Baldwin's missionary work has, for
the most part, we presume, been done
among the better and more religious,
though of course unchristian, classes of
the people and she has found, as might
be the case in any civilized country, much
natural nobility of character, susceptible
ity to religious influence, and purity of
life. We do not wonder that she speaks
with some earnestness in behalf of this
class.
But this is not the class which China
chiefly sends to America. 1t is the
overlooking population of the great
cities,-the floating population, large
ly composed of the lower classes
which throngs to our Western seaports.
These classes bring with them the vices
which have so debased and debilitated the
white population of the Pacific slope, and
which are beginning to permeate Ameri-
can society, both East and West, espe
cially in our large cities. If for no other
reason than this, the Chinese, in our opn-
ion, ought to "go"-in the sense that their
immigration to this country should be re-
stricted, at least for the present The
American as an American, has no race
prejudice against the Chinaman. This
prejudice is chiefly to be found among the
foreign element in the West. But, as
Americans, we all have prejudices against
the introduction of vice and social leprosy
into this country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

has chosen to send in one mans name for
another mans place then it is the oppor-
tuuity of the Senate to take the case in
hand and elf we [the Senate are satisfied
with the cause the act is Accomplished
The context, a. we have said, is the essen
tal part of the passage, and with this left
ont the extract is garbled, misleading, I'M
truthful. Taken rs a whole the extract
shows that Mr. Edmunds's position today
is not only consistent, it is exactly identi-
cal, with his position in 1869. He held
then ana he holds to-day, that the respon-
slbllity of the Executive and of the Sen
ate is mutual in the matter of removals
and appointments.
IN thlS connection we 90 one Step farth-
er and say that in Mr.. Edmnnds's record
or twenty years in the Senate his enemies.
Try as they may, and try rs they surely
WILL can find nothing which impugns the
consistency or uprightness of his career.
Although we have set down in black
and white convincing and indisputable
proof that the RcfOrlnCr is totally wrong
ana destitute of foundation in the charges
which it has made against Mr. Edmunds,
we 90 not Tor moment anticipate that it
Will correct or withdraw them. Nor will
1t cease making such attacks in future.
1t has begun malicious, RELENTLESS war of
misrepresentation against the Senator,
and we look to see it keep on in its course
regardless of the facts.
But we have placed the facts before the
public, and the public may rest assured
that they arc facts and that they cannot
be successfully aSsailed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
Registering Foreign Built Ships

The Senate committee on commerce has
reported bill, authorizing the Interna-
tiOnal Navigation company to purchase
certain number Of foreign ships and place
the same under United States registers.
The international Navigation company"
is Pennsylvania corporation which has
for some time controlled what is known as
the Red Star Line" and all of whose
ships have been built abroad. This com
pany now wishes to place its ships under
the United States flag, and in order to do
this requests suspension of the registry
laws of the United States. The Senate
committee on commerce, majority of
whose members are Democrats, reports
favorably upon the bill introduced for this
purpose.
Under our present policy of protection
the bill cannot become law without
violating the rights of all other corpora
tions engaged in the carrying trade. If
one company is to have the right to pur-
chase its ships of cheap foreign shipbuild-
ers, and to engage in the carrying trade
under the registry laws of the United
States, why should not all companies have
the same right If our government sup
ported free trade in ships, of course every
steamship company might fly the Ameri-
can flag, and sail under United States reg
listers, no matter where its ships were
built. But to grant this privilege to one
company alone, by an act of special legis
lation, is making an invidious and unjust
distinction. Congress has no right to
grant to one corporation privileges which
it refuses to others, whose claim is equal
! ly good We assert that this bill is not in
accord with the governments present
policy, and that the commerce committee
has displayed its partisan or personal in
terest in favorably reporting it. The com
mittee's action is decidedly suggestive OF
| the lobby.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

People on the Pac itic slope are rather
chuckling over the coincidence of the rail
road war, with its low rates, and the Chi
nese IL oubles in the West. Thousands of
Cinnamon are likely to come East while
the cut in fares lasts, and our fellow citi-
zens of the far West can say "Iou East
ern people have been preaching to us mod
GRAFTON, charity, brotherly Kindness and
all that, as regards these people. Now let's
see how you will treat them. We haven't
the slightest objections to transferring the
burden to your shoulders" 1t is very
easy to give advice, but it it is very, very
hard to take it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The injustice, as well rs the foolishness,
of requiring non striking knights of La
Dor to contribute from their small earn
ings for the support of those who are per-
sistently ''out of work." is too evident to
need comment 1t is a great drain upon
the slender resources of laboring men with
large families to support, especially as it
encourages the strikers to hold out for
long periods and thus augments the evil
it is intended to remedy. This is short
sighted and foolish policy, calculated to
encourage idleness and increase disaffec-
ton. Why will intelligent laboring men
submit to such mercenary demagoguery :
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

1t is said that the State officials of Mas
sachusetts neglect to enforce the laws of
that commonwealth against lotteries in
the case of Grand Army fairs, because
they are afraid of the soldier vote. If this
is so, the blame lies entirely with the of
ficials, for we do not believe that the
majority, or indeed any large number of
the law-ahiding veterans of Massachu-
sets, or any other State, are in favor of
lotteries. Let the officials 90 ahead and
do their duty, and they will find that the
larger portion of the Grand Army of the
Republic is in sympathy with, rather than
opposed to them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
The Fitton Cases in the United states
Court.

The four insurance companies against
whom Robert Ftton and wife recently
obtained judgment of $4,000, have
petitioned the United States supreme
Court to grant IA mandamus to Judge
Wheeler to give them an appeal from his
decision. Judge Wheeler held that Fit
ton could recover Sl2, 900 against the four
companies who have given their bind
ers'' for insurance, and that the judgment
should be for $1,000 against each company,
and denied the motion for appeal to the
United States Supreme Court because the
judgment against each company was less
than 5000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Mr.. Gladstone's new scheme for the gov
eminent of Ireland may be thus briefly
outlined; He proposes to give Ireland a
single chamber Parliament at Dublin,
with minority representation as one of its
fundamental principles. Ireland will be
represented in the English Parliament on
the basis of its contribution to the imper-
ial government, which will give her about
80 representatives. The police will be
under control of the Dublin Parliament,
upon which certain restrictions for the
maintenance of imperial unity will be i'm
posed. Mr.. Gladstone's plan in it's full de-
tails will not be officially announced until
March %.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
A RADICAL CHANGE,
Proposition to Curtail the Authority of
Methodist Episcopal Bishop


1t is proposed at the coming 54th annual
session of the Troy Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, to be held in
Plttsheld, Mass, April %, 1856, to present
a scheme for modifying the appointing
power of the bishop. At present the bsh-
OPP in charge of an annual conference has
absolute power to appoint any preacher
he sees mt to any church he may please
and TO take up at any time in his pastorate
any preacher from any charge and put
him in any other charge or church. with
out the consent of either pastor or people.
This power Mr.. Wesley exercised in the
Methodist societies in England until his
death, when, by the deed of settlement"
new order of things came into use The
power exercised by John Wesley in Eng
land was transferred by common consent
to Thomas Cole and Francis Asbury the
first Methodist bishops of America. The
Methodist bishops have retained this un-
limited power down to this date. As will
be seen by the proposed action presented
below, only the general conference can
modify, in any way, the power of the
bishops. At the meeting these resou-
tons will be presented:
Whereas, Each year of the prosperity of the
Methodist Episcopal church, by the widening
OF its era of territory and the increase of its
membership, makes a personal supervision of
the episcopacy more difficult.
Whereas, The original grant of power of
appointment by the bishop of all itinerant
preachers to their work was based, in reason
upon the knowledge both of the work and the
man.
Whereas Such knowledge is now by reason
of the magnitude of the work, and the nature
o. our itinerant superintendency impossible
Therefore.
ReSolced. That the Troy conference request
the next general conference te incorporate
INTO the BOOK of Discipline a recognition of
the bishops cabinet" so called, "a an insti-
tuition of the church. And to Ordan that
such cabinet session of conference have CO.
ordinate power with the bishop in making the
appointments, and that when there is a differ
ence OF opinion the appointment shall be made
10y Il majority vote OF the cabinet, the bi .hop
voting and counting one.
ReSolred, That during the session of this
conference the bishop presiding be requested
to act on the Sp rlt of this resolution.
RcSOlrCd That the attention of other confer
enccs Toe called to this action and tn Y be re-
questcd to join i'll the request as to mUuitica-
ton of methods of appointment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston advertiser says: Senator Ed
munds received in secret session, the re-
fusal of Secretary Manning to furnish the
charges on file against General Wells, who
was removed from the Burlington collec-
torship to make way for Col. b. b. Small
ley The charges are there, and Mr.. Ed
munds will try to have the nomination
held up until they are furnished. From
the general feeling among the Republican
senators, it is evident that every nomina-
ton will be acted upon before the session
closes. In the case of Collector Smalley,
Mr.. Edmunds could undoubtedly secure
his rejection, if he desired, on a personal
issue, but it is understood that he has no
hostility to Smalley, and if the Senate lets
down the bars with similar nominations
Mr.. Edmunds will not object to Smalley."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The postof1ce departments doing moth
ing towards recovering the lost mail of
the Oregon, for this reason The lost
bags were of British mail in charge of
British contractors. 1t is their duty to
deliver that mail in this country. This
seems rather churlish and unneighborly
attitude to take in the matter, but when
we remember that the expense of search
ing for and recovering these deep-sea
mails is very large, and the department
has no appropriation for that purpose,
the inactivity of our postal officials is
quite excusable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The blind chaplain of the House of
Representatives is said to create quite
sensation" among the members by the
frankness and pertinence of his prayers.
Recently, he prayed that the sins of the
members might be forgiven, specifying
among others, "the little red rose of lust ;"
and on Monday last the chaplain devoted
his opening prayer to an invocation to
God to rid the land of gamesters, whether
in cards, dice, chips, stocks, wheat, bucket
shops or boards of trade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Among all the ridiculous and far-fatch-
ed stories of the Washington newspaper
correspondents concerning Mr.. Edmunds's
position with respect to the Senate's CON
troversy with the president, none is more
absurd or farfetched than that of the cor
respondent of the New York Commercial
Advertiser, who advances the theory that
Mr. Edmunds was instigated to the attack
by his rivals in the Senate, who wanted to
get him into tight place Any body
who knows Mr.. Edmunds, knows that he
is not the sort of man to be 'instigated'
under any circumstances. When he does
thing he does it from his own convic-
ton, and that always profound and I'M
alterable conviction, that it is right and
ought to be done. And as for getting the
Vermont senator into tight place" that
is an impossibility. He pursues course
in which there are no corners and no mar
rows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

When the United States bought Alaska,
it was supposed to be valuable only for its
furs, especially seal. Since then, Alaska
has been discovered to be incidentally rich
in mineral wealth and other natural re-
sources. 1t seems imperatively necessary
then, that something should be done to
develop the riches of this hitherto terra
incOgnitn, and Senator Hoars recent bill,
providing for thorough Typographical
and geological survey of the country,
ought to be passed by the present Con
gress. 1t seems like criminal neglect, to
leave any longer this wonderfully rich
section of our domain almost unexplored
and entirely undeveoped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The irrepressible Geronimo has at last
surrendered to the United States troops,
and it is to be hoped that he will be made
to expiate his crimes upon the gallows.
Geronimo's promises OF reformation have
been broken again and again, and 1t is
high time that this bloodthirsty rebel
were made to pay the penalty of his crimes.
1t would be worse than foolish to restore
him to his reservation again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

AS we surmised might be the case, Col
Manley of Maine had no authority what
ever for using Mr.. Blaine's name in con
nection with the unfavorable criticism of
Mr.. Edmunds's position on the Senate
resolutions, which he circulated among
the newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington. Mr.. Manley now attempts to get
out of it, by denying that he made any
such statements with regard to Mr.. Blaine.
This is only making bad matter worse.
Mr.. Manley has acted in anything but a
manly or honorable way, in this affair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Since the publication of a report that
President Cleveland had determined to
Litchfield in Connecticut, a project has
been started to build Il big hotel near the
town as speculation, TO accommodate
the crowds which will throng there out of
curiosity. If President Cleveland appre-
ciates a real good practical joke, with a
spice of revenge in it, he will wait until
the big hotel is built, and then quietly an
nounce his intention Of going somewhere
else
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Advertisements Offering work at
home" especially to women, are frequent
ly met with in newspapers and even in
religious and family journals. Nine
tenths of them are frauds-the money
making schemes of dead-beats and profess
sional swindlers. We advise our readers
to beware of them. They have cheated
many hard working woman out of dimes
which she could Ill spare from her hard
earned store. Any one who will reflect
for moment, will see that there could be
no object in these so-called firms adver-
Using so extensively for help, when there
are so many women in their own immedi-
ate vicinities, who could more than pro
vide all the work" they can dispose Of
Let them alone they are sharpers and
frauds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

A correspondent in another column
makes good point, in calling attention
to the fact that the Chinese in this coun-
try are not here as permanent residents,
but simply to collect a certain amount of
our gold and silver to carry home with
them. They play the part of leeches upon
our material prosperity, while at the same
time they poison our moral life. 1t is I'M
questionably our duty to protect Chinese
citizens in such rights as we have granted
them by treaty, but it is not our duty,
morally or otherwise, to encourage furth-
er Chinese immigration to this country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Said the governor of Missouri to the
governor of Kansas, "This railroad strike
has gone far enough" Said the governor
of Kansas to the governor of Missouri, II
agree with you" Said Vice President
Hoxie, you are right, gentlemen, but it
would be against our principles to adjust
matters without imposing some condi-
tionSn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The tolls have been closing around Al
derman Jaehne of New York for some
time, and now he is fairly caught. His
offence is the taking of large bride for
the use of his official influence and vote in
favor of moneyed corporation. IL the
rottenness in municipal high places con
tinues to increase in this country, 1t Will
not be long before it will be considered a
States prison offence to become an alder
man of an American metropolis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

If statistics are correct, one of the most
profitable professions III this country is
being an Indian. There are 100000 Of
them in the United States, and the govern
ment's annual Indian appropriation is 81
100000. This gives each professional poor
Lo yearly salary of $1,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

London society is shocked because a
young man of excellent family, a member
of two heightened clubs, has been detect
ed in cheating at cards. 1t is not shocked,
however, because thousands of young
men of good families squander their for
tunes and their regulations at the gaming
table. 1t must be pretty fine distinction
in morality, or immortality, which war
rants such righteous dismay at the fact
that an aristocratic young gambler has
succeeded in learning a gamblers trick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Ex-Secretary Chandler has issued Wig
orous protest against the action of Con-
Eress in restoring officers of the navy, who
have been dismissed from the service for
drunkenness, to their commands Mr..
Chandler is right 1t is an outrageous
thing to put the honor of the country
and the safety of "A ships company into
the hands of man who uses liquor while
in the discharge of his duty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

While learned writers are composing es-
says upon 1.-THE Evolution of Dress" the
fashionable woman of the period is rapid
ly rendering their conclusions obsolete by
demonstrating the devolution of dress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

John H. Tracy of st. Adams has chal-
lenged Michael Doyle of Plattsburgh to
play match game OF pyramid pool, best
in Al games for one hundred dollars a
side, tine match to take place in two or
three weeks after signing articles of agree
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

In these days, not even an act of com
mon humanity can be performed without
an equivalent in money being expected
and, in fact, required. If man falls into
the water and is tished out halt dead. the
first thing he is expected to do, after open
ing his eyes on a cold, hard world again.
is to ransack his pockets for the equiva-
lent of his life in small change, for which
his rescuer stands patiently waiting. So
when the cargo of a sinking ship is saved
it seems that there is law of the sea by
which the rescuing vessel is entitled TO
salvage" which is certain portion of
the cargo of the distressed ship or its
equivalent in money. This highly hon
orable law has been taken advantage of
by the master and officers of the "Fulda,"
which so nobly hove to and received on
board the passengers and portions of the
cargo of the laundering steamship core
gon." Further compliments for the
"Fulda" should be reserved until after
the salvage has been collected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

The weather is so warm in England
land that they are having thunder show
ers to cool the air. Lightning recently
did quite extensive damage to buildings
in the vicinity Of London. Englshmen
must be careful how they complain of the
Sudden changes Of temperature" in this
country, in the future.