The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-19

THE most prominent issue before the
people of the extreme west to-day is,
that of suppresSing the Chinese. who
have fastened themselves upon the
Icing of the commonwealth Of the Pac,-
iic slope, like a tenacious and serpent
like leech, fairly sucking out its finan-
rial and moral life. The recent attempts
in the northern part of the coast region
To force the Monaghan to return TO the
land from whence he came, has opened
the question anew, and arguments
against retaining those of the Chinese
already mere, or admitting them further.
have been reiterated in all circles, ana
the people of that region are more than
over determined never 10 submit to
further influx of such an element into
their proud Eldorado. We are not in
rlirfed To denOunce the Monaghan, nor
to uphold the people of the west III their
war upon these people with any degree
Of bitterness but when the high grade
lnurdlist ~ of the east or the over en-
thusiastic missionary fiv to the defense
%! the "Heathan ChInee," Hunting the
fabric of our liberty, and tauntlng us
with the constitutional confessions We
make of the equality of man, every
true American who has reasonable
conception of the genus of our govern
ment must resent the assault TO some
legree. The United States government
l &C inH I.Ii ~
the spirit of her constitution, for the
representatives, of every civilized nation
can be found among our populace,
quietly and peaceably pdrsulng their
chosen vocations, and partaking of our
unbounded prosperity as children Of
one family. But there is a standard for
al this, To which foreign born citizens
must assay if they would be tolerated.
Uncle sam says to all, eyes, you may
come, but we wish you to be enterpris-
ing, energetic, refined, to acquire intelli-
gence, morality and citizenship; in fact
make yourselves generally respectable,
or otherwise there is no room for you
here" These are the conditions, and
he who does not comply Is a literal of
fender against our laws, as we'll as against
all sense ofdecency. The Puritan faith
ers made these qualifications their relig-
ion, and their all. They came to found
"A government whose foundations would
| be imbedded in these. The constitu-
| ton of the United States was framed in
| the same spirit, our forefathers fought
and bled under the same ensignia, and
now, we have right TO say to any peo-
pie coming to dwell among us, these
are our principles, respect them or go.
None of these things have the Chinese
complied with They will not Ameri-
canize in any sense of the word, they
will not sacrifice one whit of their ma
tive debauchery and idolatry for the
great privileges our country offers. They
will not add one brick or shingle to the
building up of cities. They will not add
one cent of tribute to the national rev.
enue, nor attempt to acquire the COM
monest kind of intelligence, except in
isolated cases, and these in cities where
hey are shut off from their own people
i'm any considerable numbers. With q
few thousand such people in any COM
monwealth one of two results is inevita-
BILE. VIZ: the better element of the labor
ing people must either permit this class
To become stone on their neck, drag
ring them down and drowning them in
the slumS of degradation, to exc out
next to barbarous existence or else sur
render all and yield their prosperity to
"A groveling mass of debuchees. The
former alternative no respectable Amer
lean will accept, and for this reason the
aboring people oppose the Chinese,
with hope of sustaining their respecta.
bility, and preserving their homes. 1t
is well known that these Orientals live
as hoodiums and harlots, and exist on
food unfit for civilized beings. They
are thus enabled. through their very de-
pravity, to work for mere pittance such
az moderately comfortable and refined
home cannot be sustained upon. They
direct every cent of their surplus earn
ings to their native land and when their |
race is run, and they have sapped all |
they can out of our civilization they |
even send their carcass thlther. When |
Monaghan John will come to America |
and do as other nationalities do, he will |
receive the same welcome. Until he |
does that he will be opposed, and it |
looks very much like carrying out the
rue spirit of our national compact 30 to
act.