The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18
NO CHINESE TRAMPS.

The other evening a Chinamsn turned
hp at Baltimore police station, and
ksked for a nights lodging. The cir
cumstance is commented upon by the
press as an indication that the Chinese
are catching on" to the ways of the
country, and that we may soon have
IN army of tramps with queues. There
$ not much danger. The Chinese are
what we call q mi-enlightened race,
md we delight in looking down upon
hem and in their abuse. We regard
hem es incapable of rising 10 our plane
If civilization, and as ignorant, un
worthy creatures generally. 1t
IS popular to denounce the
Chinese aud TO accuse them
4 everything that is bad, and is
qusIly unpopular to speak good
3 ord for them. At the risk, however,
# offending the aDti-Chinese element,
ye will say there is not the relnotest
probability of the Mongolians becoming
ramps. They may have vices, but one
If them is notin degenerating to the level
Il the hummer and beggar; they may
,e bad. but their badness does not ex-
end to losfng. When you hire a
Jhinaman who is unwilling to work for
chat he wants, you will discover rare
:uriosity, who would be a centre
IF attraction in dime mu-
cum. You may look for beg
;ars, ioaters and tramps among the
bile bodied Representative of the en-
ightened Caucasian race, among the
lighly-civilized Christian people who
ire denouncing tie Chinese as low and
degraded specimens Of humanity, but
lot among the almond. eyed Mongo-
ians. II you want tramps go to the
and lots CT San Francisco and put
;our hand on the fellows that shout
oudest eEainst the meek and humble
heather" who gets dollar for dol
ar's worth of work, and does not
jrend his money for drink |
md in sensPIsss csrousals.
No, there will not be Chinese ramps. |
The Chinese have been in this country |
! quarter of a century, and they number
aundrsds of thousands, and in all that
ime and out of all the number, one
has eveloped the Signs of turning
ramp. If 1t were in the nature or
raining OF any considerable number OF
the Chinese to degenerate into tramps,
there would still ne little apprehension
tor It is heather virtue OF these
heather people, to prevent tramping
and begging. 1t is one of their virtues
10 see that those able to work shall
earn their living, and 10 care for those
who cannot provide for themselves. OF
all the Cinnamon who have been in
this city for many years past, who ever
saw one who was an object of public
charity? Who ever saw one who was a
charge upon others than his own race?
Who ever heard of one riding on a
brakebeam Or being put off train for
non-payment of fare? Who ever heard
of one going from home soliciting aims?
Who ever met one who was not ready
to perform honest labor for honest
money?
OF course, the Chinese are an ignor-
ant and dep.aysd people, and we wish
the United States were free from them;
but they possess q good many virtues
which their detractors might adopt
with credit snd profit; and they are not
afflicted with certain ugly vices common
ameng the more highly civilized, the
better enlightened Christian family. Let
US get rid OF the Chinese, but let US re-
tain some of their good characteristics.