The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-19

On the statute hoeks TO ezforce the frestr.
FELTON, Of California said the facts vould
not admit Of the Chinese question being
made q party question. The people ef the
the incoming OF CAirese- That people had
Knocked et the doors Of the senate for
year askinx relief. without receiving re-
sponse. the reason being that the people
OF the East had net been edarafed mp to
the question He did net belseTe there
would be dissenting vote upon the pend
ing bill, because the people now had
knowledge upon the Chinese question
which they never bad before. He favored
the bill. though in his opinion II did not go
far enough. and bat for iezr of desaying il
be would gladly amend IL
Owen Of Indiana replied 70 what be
characterized as the speci al address 10 the
voters OF Indiana made by his colleague.
and he denied the charges made by that
gentleman IS to the record of the Republi-
can party and its standard bearer. Gen
Harrison, upon the Lhinete question:. IN
the eject that In 1850 several Chi
ne<e had been nafuralized in Indiana
and had voted the Republican ticket. pre-
sumably with the knowledge of Gen. Har-
rfson, he read n telegram just received
from Gen Harrison's law partner, DENYING
that he had ever heard OF such a thing.
In regard to another charge, that Gen
Harrison had read tefore a literary society
a paper in which he advocated unrestrict-
ed immigration of Chinese, he said Gen
Harrison, over his uEn signature, had de-
MED having done any such thing.
His colleague in closing hts speech said
that every Democrat could cast his vote for
this bill without swallowing his words or
stultifying his record. Ia rcriy TO that he
would call attention to Dingiey s statement
that during the Forty xth congress, which
was Democratic in both branches. the
Democratic party had taken no action
upon the Chinese Al tion- The gentle
man sought 10 impress the public
mind with the Thought that the
Republican party was in favor OF
the importation Of Chinese labor
because IL was cheap pauper labor. A
party that wss born out of certain great
moral necessities; which had saved the
greatest and graadest nation the sun ever
shone upon: which had given liberty TO
10 4.ooo, 90 slaves; which passed the home
stead act, that gave the poor man home
in the West. which built up the protective
system in this country until the wage
workers in the land were the best paid,
best fed aud best housed, and most intelli-
gent and prosperous OF any wage workers
in the world, was not the party In favor OF
the importation OF Chinese or any other
sort OF pauper labor.
The gentleman had charged that Gen.
Harrison had voted againsteye bill TO re
strict or control Chinese immigration. He
denied the charges. Gen. Harrison had OPP
posed a Chinese bill. but the basis of his
opposition had been that il was violation !
OF treaty obligations. While Gen. Harrison I
bad taken that position and stood by IL /
Ranfully, be had not inicafed by any act /
or word that be was in favor of Chinese |
Gen Harrison had said he |
stood for the honor of his government. and 1
that the treaty should be enforced in letter I
and in spirit until by proper action /
IL shouid be abrocafed Gen Harrison was 4
not ia favor of Chinese immigration, but /
against II; but he was In favor of maintain /
ing the governments honor. The life, the /
whole character of Benjamin Harrison, was |
in favor of that which was called instinc-
fively an American idea Applause ON 4
the Republican side
Pending further debate the house ad- /
inJlrntAd