The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-20
THE YELLOW MArl.
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President l;lcvclans.'s Prompt ard Char"
acteristic 4a.csion tho Chinese s;illr
There is this to admire in The characttr
Of President Cleveland. He is typical Of
the reople. He acts with their emotions.
He Goes not set ul1 bettec-than-thou pol
ley, a policy which the electorate has SO
often r9pudiatet'.
Whether China like it or not-~whether Or
aoG we lose Our tea and fail 70 sell our ksro,
ycne in 5he bamboo town Of Canton--mat
ters little TO the people i'll this stage OF their
international philosophy, and therefore it
n,attel.s little to the President He returns
60 Congress. with his approval, the act
which is meant to exclude all Cinnamon
wao may not be here Cor travai or dip}t~
g,sacy. Tho Executive fuuction is here rs
bold es tho popular dogma. The people o1
America are ready for the issue. Let it
come. So is the President ready.
,lha act excluding the millions Of the East
ss possibly the most important American
Legislation touching foreign affairs SINGS
the declaration OF war with Mexico. The
question barely opeus with the present Ieso-
sution of the Nation. It is at best a set Of
words engrossed On paper and signed by
various officials who may feel Some prldo
WtN1uH tt!G!L iiLulSS ILL tlJlu1ACAA" k'AtlIS'S.
lint after tue act Of saying the words and
writing chem the yellow mcu are to be kept
out, and that will be a reality precisely as
the yellow ynen are kept out. The troublo
OF guarding our vast coast against SO many
prescribed persons may fail, as cholera ano
yellow fever guarantees always fail, and
NO person can say that sentry will be SO
fearful OF " Chinaman with money us Of q
panper refugee from pest. 1t MAY be e1-
pec:ed, says the Chicago Herald, that the
patience Of the Celestials will excite the inl-
patience Of the Caucasians, and that repris-
ais may follow the collapse OF quarantine.
yVe cannot expect TO pcrsecute great China
without {. response in kind from that des-
potisna. The determination taken at the
outset MUST support thu calanlities Of trade
prohibition and racial disorders. In the
forthcoming difficulty America Will doubt
less be :ss steadfast as China.
II is vreditahle to the President that,
hearing cheese things whispered on every
side by 1octrinaires aud aristocrats. he has
neither vetoed the bill nor waited for time
to give the measure effect without his nod.
the amendment which he suggests is SIM
ply to save hardship to some shiploads ct
Cinnamon Following the n1atter-of-fact
progress of the human race, the Chief
Executive has not hcsitated to begin the
solution Of one Of the greatest problems
that ever confronted q continent.
It is not hard TO say that. if we may ever
DO in danger from the Chinese, the fewer
Of them we have with us che safer will be
our defense. What that formidable popula-
tion Of the Orient viii do when, getting
RAILROADS and machinery, it finds it can live
easter. must be query to make statesmen
Of other nations look wise, saying nothing.
Wages and Duties.
The working-men are to choose between
che horns of a dilema. Goods must be
cheapaned or there will be no market for
them This can be done, first by taking the
duty off of raw materials, or second, by
cutting down wages. You can't get rid OF
the fact that one Of these two things Ia
necessary.
The Republicans have been taking wages
down peg-that is their policy; the Demo
Gratis, propose to take the duties down peg
and keep wages as high as possible.
Make up your minds, gentlemen, which
you prefer.--N. ?. Herald.
H, Wore the Wrong Campaign Button.
Hotel Clerk-"H. and N. man, see;
might get you bet or two" OLD Gent.
sNo, stree; G. and 7. every time REQ
bandana an ALL" Hotel Clerk - "But
vou,re all covered over with protection but
tons, sir.'' Old Gent-"Wel, by Jlnks,
that comes from being near-sighted. Wife
said. she'd bought some bq1 rs OF man IN
the street, awful cheap, - If she hasn't
gone ana sewed 'em on my last years over
coat Her blasted economyis always comm
iii the wrong way Hdtpers tFessly.
spravid ence Jo,sr1,aI Senator Shermans$is
}9sS IA IS clreait prop
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