Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-16
Talked Of Harrison.
The Senate Takes a Hand in
the Campaign.
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.

Their State Ticket and PIatform-The
American Party Splits, but the Big Half
dominates One More National Ticket
A Bolt in the Michigan Labor Cnnven-
tion-Blaine speaks at Portland-Harri-
sons Nisitors-Making the Hoosier Cam
paign Lively-Fieid Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug lk-During the
senate session yesterday goodly portion OF
the debate was devoted to Gen. Harrison's
position on the Chinese question. Vest
started the discussion on this channel when,
after short reference tn the fisheries treaty
which was the measure under considera-
tion-he branched off to Stewards recent
speech on the Chinese question, and said that
| opposition to the anti-Chinese legislation in
the senate in 1881 aud 1852 had not come
| from Democratic hut from Republican sena
| tors, particularly from Harrison, the Repub
| lean nominee He declared that in lN,h
seven Cinnamon were admitted to naturali-
zation in Indianapolis and Immediately voted
| the Republican ticket. when Harrison was
defeated for the governorship by Blue
Jeans" Williams Having stated the
votes of the senate the
Chinese bills, saying that this proved that
the presiding officer of the senate was right
in saying that the records of Sherman, Har
son and other presidential candidates We're
awkward on the tariff, the cnrrency and the
Chinese questions Vest also quoted from the
letter of Harrison to the Rev j. S. Brant,
Of st Louis, in February last, in which he
said in connection with his action on the bill
| restricting Chinese immigration. at was a
little hard on me to let 90 of the old idea
that this was the free home OF all corners.
Vest denied that the American people had
ever rehnqulshed their right to control inn
migration.
| Stewart eaid that the Chinese issue was n
dead as that of secession, and that there was
rs much prnpriety IN reviewing one &C the
other. Harrison, he SAID, had not uttered g
word during the discussion on the anti
Chinese bills, IN favor OF Chinese immigra
ton. His votes had simply been conform
able to the treaty. But afterwards when
the treaty was being evaied, Harrison
favored hill which was acceptable TO the
Pacific coast HIS record was satisfactory
to the people of the coast as if he had abused
the Chinese tor forty Years.
Beck SAID that in Voorhees, recent speect
ut lerre FIaute he had SAID that Harrison
had voted fifteen times tie bill to restrict
Chinese Immigration and that the statement
had not been contradicted.
? Dolph denied that Harrison's record in
congress would show that he had ever beef
in favor of the admission of Chinese lsbo
into the United State He referred to tn
fact that Harrison had written TO Maxey il
2 ISS2 that he was in favor Of reducing the pc
Rod of Chinese restriction in the bill Of tina
year from twenty to ten Years, and was op
D posed to the hil if that reduction
A was not made Dolph said it was neces
>ary, fair and logical inference that if tn
. amendment had been adopted Harrison
would have favored the bill and that he wa
/, therefore IN favor Of Chinese restriction. /
the senate had adopted the views advocate
by Harrison It would have been far better
aud would have saved the necessity of pas
d ing another bllL
Allison said he desired to put in bis mos
emphatic protest against the attempt mad
by Vest To draw distinction between tn
e two great political parties on the subject c
Chinese immigration. He would say for hin
self that after the debate IN the senate /
1879 his mind was clear that it was the dUt
OF the government to exercise its undoubte
power in the most appropriate way TO secur
the prohibition of Chinese immigration. H
did not believe that Harrison entertained an
different sentiment He did not however
: speak for Harrison, who was no Lilliput
any debate or any contest, but was the PEE
of his accusers from wherever they lnigi
come. The senator from Missouri IVES
ought to know, and did know, that the r
:, publican party vas as vigorous and stron
: on the Chinese question "a the Democrat
party.