Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-02
ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT.

The Democratic press, led by the San
Francisco Examiner, is doing its utmost to
work up feeling on the Chinese question,
and to that end reyels in charges that the
Republican party favors Chinese inlnigra-
ton. The Stiffness of this cry-an effort
to offset the free-trade letter of Lord Sack
vile Vests apparent 10 every inteili-
gent man. There is and will be no issue
between political parties on this coast upon
the question of restriction of Chinese i'm
migration and an ehectual closing OF the
nations gates against Chinese labor.
The Republican party has been Ike
steady and consistent opponent Of the i'm
migration. The first Governor i elected
in California-twenty seven years ago-in
his FIRST message warned the people against
the danger of Chinese labor to free indus
trial interests, and advised the Legislature
10 act at once in checking the influx of
the Monaghan immigrants. The Repub-
lican Pacific coast delegations in Congress
have been the authors and champions of
all effective restrictive legislation, up to
the insincere move Of the Democratic Ad-
ministration with the Scott bill That
tactical bit of campaign work did not,
however, cause the Republican Congress
sional delegation to hesitate. They sup
ported the bill and sent il to the Senate,
where the insincerity of the Democracy
fully developed in the attempt of the mi
nority to kill the measure 1t was saved
from that fate by the Republican majority.
1t is very unwise on the part Of the
Democrats Of California to attempt to
open up the history of the Chinese agita-
ton on this coast. When the records are
reviewed it is found that Democratic
Governor officially advised legislation to
encourage Chinese immigration Another
Democratic Governor presided at ban
auet OF welcome to Chinese representa-
tiyes, where closer relationship with the
people Of the Chinese Empire was the
theme
AS far back as 1851 Republican Rep
resentative in Congress from Massachu-
sets (Thos. d. Elliott introduced a bill
in Congress to prohibit the importation of
coolies. The bill passed and was approved
by President Lincoln. General Grant,
when President, urged upon the people
the necessity of preventing further coolie
immigration. Even before that, Henry
Wilson, a Republican leader, introduced
in the Senate bill prohibiting the intro
duction of coolie labor. And SO Cd, from
that date to this, the Republican party has
met and grappled with the problem OF ex-
ciasion, without heat or passion, but with
far seeing wisdom and indexible resolve.
1t is too late day, and intelligence
upon public topics is too general and
sound, for any successful effort to work up
party feeling on the Chinese question.
The Chinaman came in by orr invitation,
when we knew nothing of the evil of aSso-
ciating with our system. He declines TO
go out, az yet, by our command but in
no good time lie will by natural processes
disappear from orr industrial system. The
conditions that made him possible in the
system are passing away, and under vigor-
ons enforcement of the restriction laws,
viii presently cease, and Chinese labor
will be displaced by the incoming of free
white labor, that has been kept at g dis
lance from us by the servile and slayish
Monaghan laborer and artisan, of whom
nine out Of ten are slaves, and were sold
into bondage and expectation.
The Democracy is very hard pushed in
deed when il asks the American people to
re elect Mr.. Cleveland because the remain
ing Chinese are still at work in California.
Had the Democracy been half as active in
excluding them as has been the Republi-
can party, there would not to-day be
bsi5cr's Dozen of Chinese in California.
The American protective doctrine is not to
be put aside by any anti-Chinese wiaoop-
up" il. the last days of the campaign.
General Harrison, who reported and sup
ported the best Chinese restrictive bill
ever introduced into Congress, will be
elected, and all the diversions from The
real issue that the Democrats may ST
tempt Will not prevent General Harrison
from being inaugurated.