The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27


[Great cheers. They would not amend
the crossing Of ~ or the dotting OF an
"," but they sternly and with contumely,
! might say rejected that treaty. What
then, was the President TO do? They had
told him by their action, "We will have
no treaty." This is what they had told
him bytheir action, ave won't back down
peg by the way, the treaty -lid not
make us back down u peg, and so they
told him in substance that the time had
come when we must resort to warlike
measures TO vindiCate American rights.
! Well, the President took them at their
word, lie sent message to them and
said: "As you are in fighting mood'--I
do not use his language, but | give the
| substance of it--"as YOU won't settle this
matter poaccably: as you won't settle II SO
that there may be no bloodshcd, 40 that
there may he good will and peace between
MS and the other nations OF the earth; us
| you won't do that; as YOU insist that we
shall resort to power and to force, give me
"rmE POWER on RETALIATION.
| [Checring, and voice; "lIurrah for
| Amcrica.'l Give II 10 me. You speak
OF retaliation, YOU speak oi warikc meas.
urcs, you speak OF vindicating the rights
OF America by arms; give me the power to
do what YOU declare is the true policy Of
| the United states" lie sent that message
10 Congress and forthwith the Democratic
| House OF Representatives. passed bill that
gave 20 the President all the power that
could bc asked for Ia rctaliate upon Cam
ada aud Great Britain aud 10 get our
rights II they could be got by force. That
| bill passed the House of Representatives
without ono single dissenting Democratic
vote, II am right Applaudingl Now
what became OF that bil2 II had To 20 10
the Senate, that same Senate that rejected
the treaty, that same Senate that clamorcd
ior retaliation, that same Senate that de-
| nounced the President and Secretary Of
State ~ succumbing 10 Great Britain. IL
went 10 that Senate. aud what did that
Senate doY Instead OF passing Il they sent
| II 10 their committee on foreign ailairs.
How long ago, Mr.. Speaker
Mr.. Carlislc-A month ago.
Judge Thurman-A month ago they
sent II there, and there II sleeps.
rnE sLERr THAT KNOWS so WAKING.
[Grcat applause Now, want to know
| what kind Of spectacle that IL. presented
by the greatest Republican leaders in the
land ON this subject Of foreign affairs.
| They won't make treaty, they won't
back ont and they won't fight. Laughter
aud applause Oh, no, they prefer much
moro that Mr.. Blaine shall travel around
| the United States abusing the Democratic
| party without STINT than TO have these
retalintory measures that might bring
about a war. Applausc.l Now, when
thoy were well beaten ON that subject,
/ then came up the Chinese question.
| The President had made another
treaty upon this question, and while
they did not dare 10 neglect Il m they had
the fisheries treaty, yet 10y an amendment
| which caused its rejection 10y the Chinese
government, they hoped the President
/ would be- deprived of the credit due him,
lie thought with other men In the United
Staies--and waA one OF Them, aud l MAS
one Of the hrut oi them, Cor I Expressed
my opinion fully TO my fellow citizens II
1880 nj Cincinnati, i've years before ih'
California Legislature poiitionod Congress
upon the subject Of Chinese immigration
| said then what say today, that
rng "nEAruEN CnNEE"
| il not n welcome nor useful person.
| lGrcat cheering had not the same
| objection that nrct llnrtc and 1911 Nyc
aud Honest "Jccmcs' hnd that hc cheated
at cuchre llaughicrl, Tor | never play
euchro or any other game Of cards. That
] was not my objection Ia him ut all.
/ thought that II | could got the best OF
| those fellows out Of my iayoritc State Of
| California / say iayoritc. not because Il
/ II my invoritc above others, but still my
| iayorite state Of "mino"-l thought that
/ lac could beat thuss fellows out Of cards
/ lac did not desire to deserve tO be tossed
In blanket, as they did 10 the heather
! Chinese renewed laughicrl but ! did
not think that ho was desirable
acquisition. | hal gone through the
| Chinese quarter in ran Francisco, |
had secn him there In his all, rugs aud
| filth: | had been In the Joss house, which
they call temple, ! had seen what he
/ calls religion, and, ~ help mo God,
/ although that I am Rs charitable aud ~
brund-mindcd towards the men Of all
countries ~ any man Of might be, ]
could not say In my own con-
science that this IL good man
10 bring into the United States.
fApplau-o. Very we'll. The Democratic
House OF Representatives was Of the
same opinion. They passed n bill ~ eN-
clude the Chinese from settlement In this
country. That bill passed the House oi
Representatives on the very day u WIS in
tfoducol, II my memory IN not nj inulL
II went 10 the senate How long u re-
mnincd there | do not fccollcct. About
how long was IL, Mr. SPEAKER
Mr. Caflislo-About six weeks
judge Thnrman-llow l0ug n time II
took iho.e grave aud reverend seniors u
fnd out whether or not this should
nTcoNE NoNURKL oouSrRY.
flaughtcrl hall white aud hall Chinese
| More laughtcrl Very well, u passed
however they could not resist II, aud i
went to the President oi tho United States
aud the President signed the bill, aud y.
his enemies were again foilcd In an NJ
tempt to destroy him la the estimation o
the American people. tApplauso Ihcn
my friends, having thus Jailed IN ihciI
discussion Oi the tarin, having failed 10
the row they raised about the fisheries
having failed In their attempt 10 dcstfo,
Cleveland with their opposition e
the Chinese bill, these men, In th,
last days Oi the canvass, In the
going down Of the sun over thu
political ycar-thcso men, nay, when sa,
these men, do not understand me as allud
ug 10 any senator Oi thc United States o
any political party, or 90 any men Of dis
tinction and character In that party, Tot
should bo ashamed Of my country u
could make such an imputation upon sucl
n man. but tile moan men, OF some o
the mean men, Of the party have all u
once discovered another mares mes
lmcrrimcntl which they think will haicl
an offspring that may destroy the Demo
cratic party. More mcrrimcnt and grca
applause. They want 10 get rid Of dis
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