Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-04-10
MEETING-7.
A Brilliant and Eloquent Ad-
dress by w. A. Harris.

The Court House was crowded with
ladies and gentlemen last Monday even.
ing on the occasion Of the Anti Chinese
meeting, to listen to the speech OF Mr..
w. A. Harris on the Chinese question.
The audience was the largest and most
enthusiastic Of any of the meetings
held heretofore, and completely en-.
rapport with the speaker. After the
usual routine Of business had been
transacted, Mr. Harris was introduced
and began by saying: That be did not
expect to either interest or edify, as the
question had been so thoroughly and
frequently discussed before, and his
only apology for being present was the
urgent invitation OF the Executive Com.
mittee. That he "laid no claim to
that speech which charms MANKIND"
that he had "yet to feel the inspra-
ton of that eloquence which has cleo.
trihed US through the lips Of the gal.
liant Baker, the magnetic Edgerton, or
the silver .tongued Fitch" but that "as
painters in putting upon the canvas
the same landscape vary in treatmen.
and COLOR" so he might present new
picture OF the same subject.
The evil effects Of the Chinese pres
ence in the towns of this coast was
wildly portrayed. 1t was shown that
large percentage of the inmates of
the prisons were the fruits Of our toler-
ance OF the Chinese. That the masses
Of the people are made the poorer by
their competition, while the rich are
made the richer
Touching upon the question Of for.
eign immigration the speaker said : If
we must have immigration let it come
from those peoples who are OF the same
stock, who have traits in common with
US, from those who will assimilate
with US, who will become citizens, de.
velopers and beautihers Of this country.
The Chinaman never yet has explored
the forest-mAde his home in the wild
erness, or developed the mineral wealth
Of this country. He is now and always
has been a parasite upon the body
polite. Different in nature, different
in habits, non. assimilating, without af-
fiction, devoid OF all of humanity
traits he is more hike an automaton than
'man born of woman" and it is time
we invited these tan colored pig.taile |
heathens to their home beyond the
waters of the Pacific. Mr.. Harris
showed conclusively that the coast was
being Impoverished by the large amount
of money going to China every year
never to return and that the industrial
development imputed to them was a
fallacy. He also showed their deteri.
Grating influence upon the rising gen.
Grafton and in connection with that and
the aggregated wealth caused by them,
he quoted Goldsmith's lines:
IN fares the land, to Fastening ills prey,
Where wealth sccumulstes. aud men decay"
IL was asserted that all industrial
pursuits would thrive if not flourish
without their help as they do else
where. 1t was thought that the greatest
danger to this country in allowing the
Chinese unrestricted immigration was
that eventually they would overrun us
and make US a colony. 1t was urged
that unanimity prevail to check the bar
barian invasion. to let Webster's elo-
quence vibrate in our hearts, where he
said "Let me behold the gorgeous
ensign of the republic; now known and
honored throughout the world, still full
high advanced, its arms and trophies
streaming in their original lustre, not a
stripe erased or polluted. not single
star obscured."
1t was demonstrated that Chinese la.
Dor is slave labor, and that slave labor
in no instance OF the worlds history
was benihcial to country. Speaking
Of the necessity of country to be
homogeneous it was shown that those
nations who tolerated an alien people
in their midst were always in turmoil
and war. Spain with the Moors was
instanced. The downfall of the Gre.
clan and Roman Empires was raceable
to their nationality being weakened by
the importation of aliens, slaves who
could not feel that patriotic thrill Of ex.
ultation which made the resident of the
Eternal City glory in being Roman
citizen.
Plxley of the ArgonGm was severely
scored for calling the men engaged in
the anti Chinese movement cowardly,