Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-30

have perished by ruder hands. The
Areopagus, that once splendid prodigy
of Grecian architecture lies buried in
ruins and the law-givers of the Dem
ocracy of Greece lie buried near it's rub
bish. The same babbling brooks creep
down the Vale of Tempe, but
the sweet muses. have fed never
to return. The Olympian heights
are still there, but the gods have ceased
to reign forever. The very field where
the waves of battle and death surged on
that eventful day has perished from
human view. But the principle for
which the Democracy of Greece con-
tended, Liberty against Tyranny, Free
dom against Despotism, still lives and
burns in the hearts of men as strongly
and brightly as ever.
That principle is immortal. 1t
has fired the hearts and lifted
the hopes of all peoples
struggling against despotism in every
age and nation. 1t holds undiminished
sway now, over the human heart. 1t is
the earthly ideal of man. When Patrick
Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me
DEATH" he gave voice to the supremest
aspiration of man. Without liberty, life
ceases to be worth the living. With
freedom the life of man may lead to true
greatness, unalloyed happiness and en-
during fame!
IA voice from the crowd ]-"How
about Harrison's Chinese record?"
Well, will refer to that record. Twill
not criticise General Harrisons seventeen
votes in the Senate, because he may
claim they were made under his oath of
office, and conscience was involved.
Still they were in sharp contrast with the
vote and arguments of Senator
Allen G. Thurman on the same
bill. / do criticise his position
on the Chinese question made in the
most solemn manner in 1879, before he
became Senator. The Chicago Tribune,
strong Republican paper, June 18th,
makes detailed statement of the points
in General Harrison's essay read before
the Indianapolis Literary Society, Jan
ica." Judge Gresham was then Presi-
dent of the society.
The Californians had presented a me-
mortal to Congress, praying for relief and
protection against the Chinese. General
Harrison urged three grounds against the
memorial and memorialists:
First-That the prayer of the Califor-
mans was insincere.
Second-That Congress was power.
less to grant it, even if disposed to dc
so.
Third-That if Congress had the right
and authority it should not act, because
in cosmopolitan nation like that of the
United States, the Chinaman was al
likely to become good element as was
any other race.
These three points were very fully
argued, but the third point contained al
reported the following:
The arguments of the final conclusion
which justified the original promulga
tion of the treaty were that America was
the refuge of the down-trodden, and al
such should be admitted regardless O
what might be the cost to those previ
ously here. The Chinaman, it was held
would not stand before our civilization
three generations. He would be assim
ilated into our national life and society
The frugality of the Mongolian was helc
up as an argument to prove that the
assimilation would be good because il
would bring into our body polite ar
element which was lacking in large
degree. 1t had required three genera
tions to assimilate the Spaniards, ant
the rule was that it required as many tt
make a gentleman. The Chinamar
would prove no less tractable than the
Spaniard, and while the product at frs
might be crude, his development wa.
merely matter of time.
The language is clear and forcible tina
the Chinese should be admitted regard
less of what might be the cost to those
who resided here. That in "three gen
erations he would be assimilated into oul
national life and society,"
Again, that the frugality of the Mon
golian was an element that was lacking
in our polite. But he stated that it hac
required three generations to assimilate
the Spaniards, and that the rule aDas ha
ii required as many TO make q Qen
tleman. The Chinaman would prove
no less tractable than the Spaniard. )
Now, l submit that this essay was the
real opinion of General Harrison in 1875
and his votes in the Senate attested the
sincerity Of that opinion. Could more
flagrant insult have been fluns
into the faces of Californians
and the Spaniards? The Californiant
are told they were hypocrites and the
Spaniards that the rule was it took three
generations OF assimilation with the peo
pie of this country to make them gentle
men-that it took 100 years for a Span
lard residing with our people to become
a gentleman.
Will a Spaniard swallow this sweet
morsel and vote for Harrison? Will Cali.
fornians allow this great insult
to 60 without rebuke? If the men
OF California fail to rise to true
American manhood and rebuke the
insult at the polls, the woman
OF this State should denounce the want
of chivalry and manhood in their hus.
bands and brothers to protect them from
the disgrace and degradation of such 6
proposition to admit the Chinese "intc
our national life and society,""
My fellow-citizens, beg to commend
to your favor and earnest consideration
the Democratic party with it's liberty-lov
ing creed now 100 years old. The wisest
men OF this world established our Con
stitution and laid the foundations of this
the greatest of all governments. Those
men created, fashioned and built up the
Democratic party. Jefferson, Madison
Monroe and host of others were present
at its birth. They rocked it in the cradle
of adversely, trained and educated it till
it became very giant in power. 1t was
then, and now is, the party of progress.
1t is always the friend of the
poor and down-trodden. Being strong in
truth and justice, it has ever protected