Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-11-06
THE LAST GUN.


II On 9AG A0OoCSs
The final gun Of tho Republican
party OF this State in the prsson
campaign was fired by Senate
| Stewart at the Opera House las
night. He made an elaborst.
speech on the issses of the cam
paign. 1t was instructive as well a:
interesting, and was carefully list
ensd to aSd often applauded by one
of the largest audiences ever assem-
bled in Carson City. Tie Senator
made no attempt at oratory, bul
confined himself to hard, solid facts
to show why tho Republican party
should receive the support Of every
body in this State.
S. P. Davis, presided as Chair
man OF the nesting.
The following Vice-Presidents
were announced: Gen. Jones, G.
f. Bicknel, T. H. Wells, P. 3.
Ellis, j. W. Holbrook, f. ]. Park
inson, w. D. Torreyson, Henry
Decker, Cap. Avery, L. Fl. Bell,
Chas. Kelly, P. A. Doyle, G. E..
Brulin, F.. Aube, Sabastine Geusro,
Frank Folsom, Geo. Mclaughlin,
Oliver Roberts, Gen. Narlette, Con-
troler Hallock and s. c. Wright.
The Senator on being introduced
first discussed the Chinese
question. He showed that the first
action taken by Congress antagoa-
istic to the Chinese was at the in
stigation of Republicans. This was
when the Aurlingame treaty came
to the United States Senate for rati-
ficatisn, when Senator Stewart
was q member of that bsdy. 1t
was though. that the right to nat
uralize the Chinese was implied by
the terms Of the treaty. The Re-
publican Senators from the Pacific
Coast recognized the improperly Of
Chinese naturalization, and to avoid
this great evil, Senator Stewart and
Mr. Conness, a Republican Senator
from California, prepared an amend
ment to the treaty prohibiting the
naturalization Of the Chinese, which
was offered by Mr.. Corners and
adopted by the Sepate. If the Re
publicans had net thus moved in
this matter the Chinese today would
probably control the politics Of the
country. Applause.]
He related the first contest which
took place in Congress on the Chi
nese question. This occurred at
the time the naturalization laws
were being amended in 1870. The
House had passed a bill for this
purpose.
After q long debate, which lasted
until IL O'Clock of the night Of July
4th, q vote was had on a motion to
reconsider Summers amendment,
to strike out the word "white," that
there should be no distinction in
the right of naturalization on &C
count of race or color. This had
been carried by a vote of q to %.
There were % votes for reconsider
alton and IA against. OF the 81
for reconsideration, 90 were Re-
publicans and Democrats. Thus
the right Of naturalization was
again denied to the Chinese by Re-
publican votes. Applause.
Senator Stewart defended Harri-
sons record on the Chinese ques-
ton and showed that he assisted in
perfecting and passing the Morrow
Fair bill in the Senate in 1886,
which bill was prepared in San
Francisco by persons most familiar
with the subject and was declared
to be the most stringent bill to re-
strict the Chinese ever before Con-
gress. Applause.
As the Administration wanted to
negotiate now treaty with China,
tho bill was suppressed in the
Democratic House by the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
He dwelt upon the Scott bill,
which was introduced and passed
by the House as a political trick to
catch the Senate in trap.