Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-23
THE CHINESE EVIL -EX- SENATOR
STEWARDS PLAN.

THE CHINESE EVIL - EX-SENATOR
STEWARDS PLAN.
Hon. William NJ. Stewart, ex-United
States Senator from Nevada, has issued, al
Reno, pamphlet on the Chinese question
in which he fermulates plan for convinc
ing the East. He opens the question
with historical review illustrating the
truth we have so often referred to, that the
Monaghan conquers civilizations by force
of numbers, but he never news place foi
himself in unoccupied territory. Hc
points ont that as Asiatics have invaded
Europe several times and supplanted large
sections of population, while European
have never supplanted Asiatics anywhere
so here in America the Chinese will strike
for the whole continent, if they get suffi-
cient foothold now, and having gained it,
will not likely be shaken from it-they
viii exclude us and drive us, as we have
driven the aborigines This is Mr. Stew
arts firm belief, and he fortifes it by some
strong reasons He believes that restric-
ton Acts are failures, and that we should
have nothing more to do with such at
tempted palliatives "The only way to
exclude the Chinese" he exelaims, is to
exclude all Chinese" And it may as we'll
be conceded now as ever, that this idea in
time must be adopted if we successfully re-
sist Chinese invasion. 1t is, in our opin-
ion, slavery question over again, and the
way 70 the end is by its utter abolition.
Now, says Mr. Stewart, since the sentiment
in favor of free labor is as strong in the
East as it is anywhere, it is a mistake to
conclude that our Eastern brethren will
not aid us in excluding slave labor from
the United States awhile the system o.
Chinese servitude in this country appa.
rently differs in many respects from Afri
can slavery, still the essential re.
suits of the two systems are the
same" This the REcoRD-UNIoN not long
ago fully established by cited proofs, show
ing that the mass of Chinese immigrants
are virtually held in slavery-a slavery
more AFFECT and cruel than that of the old
South, since there is no obligation upon
the master TO care for his chattel here, nor
can he be held by law responsible for his
well-being. Now says Mr.. Stewart, &" /
know the people of the East are eminently
Just and humane and if they are con-
WINGED that the support of the Chinese
system here is the support of a slave sys-
tenn, they will come to our aid but if they
believe that our opposition to the Chinese
IS brutal, and the result merely of race
prejudice they will retain the Chinese in
our midst" Mr.. Stewart then cites the fact
that in July, 1870, Mr.. Summers bill to
amend the naturalization laws SO as to ad-
NIT all persons to naturalization passed
the Senate by five majority. But two days
afterward, on calm showing of the effect
of admitting Chinese to citizenship, the
Senate reconsidered its action. This
change, he declares, was effected by solid
arguments produced by Pacific coast
Senator's. ave were able SAYS Mr..
Stewart, to convince the Senate that we
did not oppose the naturalization of the
Chinaman because we desired to DENY him
civil rights, for we were able to show that
we had done all in our power to secure him
the equal protection of the law. We were
able to point out the distinction between
the acknowledgements of the colored man
an American and Christian-and the
naturalization of the Chinaman, who
was an Asiatic, slave and a
pagan, and owned by Asiatic slave
m lsters." To prove this he quotes several
pages from the Senate debate. 1t is ex-
ceedingly interesting, but is too long for
repetition here. Now comes Mr.. Stewards
remedy. The people of the East are Just !;
they are open to conviction; convince
them, as We are convinced, and the battle
is won. The how to do it " is less clearly
stated. He leaves it to be inferred that
unemployment of the Chinese here will
lead to their emigration eastward, and
once there they will furnish such an
illustration of the pernicious effect of their
presence upon the free labor of the coun-
try as will render arguments from us to
satisfy the Eastern people that the China
M IN ought 10 be excluded from the conn
try, unnecessary The prejudice of the
Est he AYERS, largely springs from a
h tired of mob violence and maltreatment
o. the Chinese. He exclaims-and all
good and true men will echo him-9 4
! m lion of people with an honest cause are
invincible under this Government, so lono
as they rely upon the reason and Justice
of their case. While, if they were ten
millions strong, they would be power
less if they were to place them
selves in opposition to the law"
1t will be observed that Senator
Stewards main plan is encouragement of
the Chinese TO go eastward; to this end he
advocates. non-patronage of them, that
they may seek labor in the East, and so
far as this can be done without grave in
iiry to material interests, and the setting
10 of a system of terrorism. the law-abid-
ing people of California are with him.
There is nothing in his suggestion what
ever of encouragement of those drastic
measures that propose persecution and
do nestic turmoil. The REcoRD-UNIoN