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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
THE CHINESE TREATY AND IMMIGRATION,

THE CHINESE TREATY AND IMMIGRATION,
If it be true, as stated, that the Chinese
treaty has been rejected by China, then there
is an end of the treaty, and the Chinese ques-
ton reverts to its former status. The rejec-
ton of the treaty would leave the United
States free to legislate on the subject of Chi
nese immigration under the old treaty.
\ There have been several treaties with China.
The first one was negotiated by a Democratic
administration, and ratified in June, 1914,
when John Tyler was President and John G.
Calhoun vice-presidsnt. Under it over 1OO,-
900 Chinese immigrated to the Pacific coast.
Since then two or three treaties have been nego-
tiated, relating principally to the commercial
relations between the two countries. The
Burlingame treaty, negotiated in 1868. rscog-
nized the right of Chinese immigration, but
not Of naturalization. In November, 1880,
two treaties were negotiated, and signed by
commissioners at Pekin, one relating to COM
MERGE and the other to immigration. The
latter changed the Burlingame treaty, and
gave the United States the control and regula-
ton of Chinese immigration. Under this
treaty several laws have been passed restrict
ing immigration, and these laws are still in
force.
In April. 1886, the President sent a mes
sage to Congress calling attention to what he
termed certain ambiguous and defective
provisions in the acts of Congress approved
May 6, 1882, and July 5, 1884," These am
biguous provisions, he said, had caused cases
of individual hardship by excluding a class of
Chinese who. under the treaty, were express
" entitled to free admission. The class re-
ferred to were Chinese teachers, students and
merchants. The President also called the at
tention Of Congress to the fact ''that the stat
ute makes no provision whatever for the
somewhat numerous class of Chinese persons
who, retaining their Chinese subsection in
SOM countries other than China, desire to
come from such countries to the United
States"
Po cover these and other points in regard
to immigration, Secretary Bayard undertook
the negotiation of a new treaty. He tries to
create the impression that the matter was
taken hold very promptly and pushed with
vigor The record shows that treaty negotia-
tons did not begin until April, 1887, and
March ], 1885, no treaty had been executed.
Congress became impatient, and resolutions
were adopted in both branches designed to
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accuracy.

Poor old Mr.. Thurman! The situation is
getting painful, SO far as he is concerned.
No one with 8 particle Of sympathy for the
aged and infrm can look upon such a scene as
his reception to the Hendricks Club with any
thing but pity for him and shame for the
party that has dragged him out of retirement
to be made a ridiculous spectacle. Racked
with rheumatism and neuralgia, and with an
evident consciousness of the i~mprobability Of
his election, no wonder the feeble old man
wants ''to 60 home to his dear old wife," In
the name Of humanity, to say nothing of the
proprieties, the Democratic managers should
permit him to remain at home, and should
protect him from the raids of party clubs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

THE Republicans Of New York have nomi.
mated a good tiekst.--Nsw York Evening Post
tDem.l
THEY say Mayor Francis, Of st. Louis. spent
about 800, 600 in getting the nomination for
Governor at last weeks convention.
THE Republican party becomes increasingly
proud Of its candidate for President the better
it comes to know him.-Albauy Express.
SENATOR GoRMAN is quoted as saying to Ran
dolph Tucker, Of Virginia: ''Ths Republicans
are two months ahead of rs in the New York
campaign and we can't catch up by any means.
Certainly not on Clevelands message"
THE unguarded admission Of a high-up Dsmo-
cratic manager of the campaign in this State
Yesterday was: "We are beaten az the fight is
now. Our only hope is to confuse the farmers
on the tariff issue."-New York Press.
Protection means prosperity. Do not let
that slip your mind. Los Angeles Tribune.
~ AN q Democrat. "-Governor Hill.
AZ am an Americau."-J. &. Blaine.
.I.n-Grover Cleveland. -Yonkers Gazette.
THE st. Louis Globs-Democrat while stating
that Grover Cleveland has given $40, 900 to the
Democratic campaign fund, informs the chief
executive Of the Nation that ne can get it back
by betting that sum on the election of Gen. Ben
Harrison.
HIGH license, high morals and high Rspub-
licau msjorities are travelling together this year
in the State of New York. The campaign is
one OF the home against the saloon, protection
against free trade and of Republicanism against
Democracy.-Philadelphia Press.
If the presidential election were to be held to.
morrow or next day, instead of the first Tuesday
in November, the indi cations as focused 1t the
national capital would warrant the reasonable
belief that the Republicans would carry the day.
just now the .bugle" appears to be with our
Republican Observation-Disclosures Critic.
SoLoN CHASE sent his Greenbsck .stsers, ia
the slAughter-bouse years ago, but he wears the
same style of cowhide boots when he goes to ad-
dress q Republican meeting that he did when he
took the platform for the Gresnback ticket.
He is filing . number CT appointments in this
campaign.
JOHN JARRETT, ex-president of the Amalsa-
mated Association OF Iron and Steel-workers
who is in Wisconsin just now, says that while
on coming to America, he discovered that the
party which favored human slavery here also
advocated free trade; whereupon he became q
protectionist
IT is to the Democratic party's supremacy
that the decision against woman suffrage In the
Supreme Court Of Washington Territory is
traced by the Woman's Journal. "That party,
il adds, loves it's supremacy to 10000 .prohibi
ton votes given in New York in 1884. And q
direct consequences of its supremacy Is this in
famous decision"
Col. VICTOR E. PIoLLETT, one Of the most
influential Democratic politicians of Penn
sylvania, and q prominent member of TIT
Patrons Of Husbandry. in = speech at the Gran
rers' Exhibition at Carlisle en- Thursday, publicl,
~ced that he would not support Pres
ident Cleveland in the coming campaign
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

PARAGRAPHS like the following. when
obvious that it is unnecessary to 60 to the
trouble of printing it. Says the Boston
Transcript, after looking over the political
situation in New York:
at is apparent that David Hills renomina-
ton would greatly increase General Harrison's
prospects of election"
Then comes the New York Epoch, an indie
pendent paper, with Democratic leanings,
with the remark:
1.-THE belief is general among Democratic
politicians that there is no escape from the re-
nomination of Governor Hill"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

THE increasing demand for campaign litsra-
ture, and especially for further information con-
corning the Republican candidates, will be par
TALLY met by the campaign lives o; Gen. A. P.
Hovsy and Ira j. Chase, now being prepared by
Mr.. O. NJ. Walker. of the Journal The life of
Hovey, especially, will bring out some
new points in his varied career, from a bare
footed boy and hard-working mechanic, TO q
msjor-general and foreign minister. The nara
tive Of his services as commander OF the district
Of Indiana, in 1865, will be . vivid reminder Of
that memorable passage in the States history.
The book will be published in about ten days,
and will help TO open thu campaien.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Mr. BYNUM informed his audience on Sat
urday night that he would brand the Indian
apolis Journal as a liar then and there, but,
as it unfortunately happened, his brander was
In his trunk and his trunk was not accessible.
His discourse to-day being non partisan in
character, he will not, Of course, proceed to
extreme measures. and this delay win enable
the Journal to brace itself against the attack
to be made at such time as he is at liberty and
has found his trunk.
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To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal
What is meant by the pocket Veto of the
President Does it mean that be allows it to
become . law without his signature2
PERRYsvILLE, Ind, Sept i. READER
A clause of Article /, Section z, Of the Con-
stitution of the United States says: 'If any
bill shall not be returned by the President with
in ten Gays Sundays excepted) after it shall
have been presented to him, the same shall be q
law, in like manner rs il he had signed it, unless
the Congress BY their adjournment prevent its
return, in which case il shall not be Q law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Lustice TO Harrison.

Phidadelphia Times CDen.)
1t is reported from day to day in the cam
paign that General Harrison publicly declared,
during the turbulent railway strikes of 1877,
that 81 q day was enough for workingmsn.'
As General Harrison is never drunk and has
never been idiotic, of course he never said so. .
1t is repeated from day to day that General
Harrison voted and spoke in favor of the free
admission of Chinese labor TO this country to
destroy our home labor. 1t is not true. and
every man of ordinary intelligence knows IL to
be false.
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hasten things. Mr.. Morrow, in the House,
secured the adoption of the following resolu-
ton on that date:

hasten things. Mr.. Morrow, in the House,
secured the adoption of the following resolu-
ton on that date;
Resolved, That the President be, and he
hereby is, requested to communicate to this
House, If in his opinion not incompatible
with the public interests, what steps have
been taken in the directions Of treaty stipu-
lations to prevent the continued immigra-
ton of Chinese laborers into the United
States"
The same day the Senate adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That in view of the difficulties
and embarrassments that have attended the
regulation OF the immigration of Chinese
laborers to the United States under the limi-
tations Of our treaty with China, the Presi-
dent of the United States be requested to
negotiate q treaty containing a provision
that no Chinese laborer shall enter the United
States"
Finally, however, the treaty was negotiated
and sent to the Senate for approval, and to
the Chinese government for ratification. The
Senate, after making some amendments,
which were approved by the administration
and by the Chinese minister. approved the
treaty Now word comes that the Chinese
government rejects it. There are indications
that British diplomacy has been at work to
secure the rejection of the treaty. However
that may be, its rejection is not important,
except that it leaves the immigration ques-
ton to be settled by legislation under the old
treaty instead of by a new treaty. If the
Chinese government prefers to leave the
whole subject to Congress, we presume there
will be no objection. The American people
can manage the matter without the assist
ance or cooperation of China, if necessary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

THERE are several particulars in which the
Hon. Mr.. Bynum does not resemble an ele-
plant. For one thing, the elephant is noted
for acuteness of intellect, and for another, it
always carries its trunk with it. Mr.. Bynum's
trunk was a day behind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

The Republican meeting next Thursday
night will be the first one of the campaign in
this city for which any special effort has been
made. All the demonstrations heretofore
have been spontaneous. The committee are
making some preparation for this one, and
should have the hearty cooperation of every
Republican organization in the city. This is
a year when every Republican is expected to
do his duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

IT was very kind in the Hendricks Club to
call on old man Thurman, but it was hardly
polite in him to inform them that God knows
/ would rather be at home with my dear old
wife," All right. Judge you shall stay there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

GENERAL BUTLER announced that his
speech was to be non-partisan, and so it was;
but what the Republicans van is for their
Uncle Benjamin to go right on making more
speeches of the same kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that Labor
day is non-partisan, it may not be improper
of Labor and other ~workingman who has not
read Secretary Litchman's letter to do so at
the earliest opportunity. No one should
xpicc ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
They Didn't Swear.

WashlngtOnP Post
1t is hardly probable the indianapolis Journal
will give up its good 81, 900 on the proof SUBJ
mitted by E. F.. Gould that General Harrison
had said that "a dollar a day is enough for 3
workingman," aud that were 1 Governor (
would force these men [meanine the strikers OF
1871 back to work at the point of the bsyonet."
In Indiana the law against perjury permits &
great deal of loose swearing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Mr.. BYNUM excused his rambling remarks
on Saturday night on the plea that he had had
no time to prepare a speech. Why didn't he
fire off that Atlanta speech. or was that left
behind, in his trunk, too?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
VIII Not Hurt


OIICd dtIdIu.
Wherever Benjamin Harrison and Daniel W.
Voorhees, are known. nothing that the latter ca1
the vili6catious INDUCED by the latter where
the former is not known only to show that the
nature Of the man has not changed, and the
arguments" TO which the Democrats resort to
keep the South solid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

CHINESE immigration to the United States
was in full blast when the Republican party
came into power in 1861. and had been going
on under Democratic administrations and
Congresses for ten years. In 1852 the arrivals
of Chinese were Is. 434, in 1854 they were
1908, and so on. The Chinese immigration
from 1850 to 1860 was much larger than it
was from 1860 to 1870.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

BETWEEN the Atlanta Constitution and the
Congressional Record Mr.. Bynum has been
kept very busy of late explaining 'inaccura-
ciss." We fear he is given to inaccuracies
hinseIf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

THE Buffalo E Express is under the impression
that the name of the Republican congression-
al nominee of the Indiana First district is
Poesy and is moved to hope that Poesy win
tighten up the prosaic atmosphere of the
House Of Representatives. The nominee is
not Poesy; he is a Posey. and will prove use
full, as well as decorative, when he gets into
the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Mr.. Grifashs Has Reason TO Know.

SpringheId REPUBLICAN,.
A Mr.. Grifiths, who is running for Reporter
Of the Supreme Court of lndiana-the position
which General Harrison once held-states that
his State is gaining largely by immigration,
owing to the discovery OF natural gas and tbs
growth of manufacturing interests: also that
''75 per cent. at least of the active, enterprisiug,
intelligent young men who are coming into Indi.
ana are Republicans" Mr.. Grifiths takes alto.
gether too much for granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

GEN. BEN BUTLER mentioned in his Boston
speech that most political economy books in
sist that free trade is theoretically the only
true principle, whereupon a single nearer ap-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

a man whose business takes
him all over Indiana says: There is not a
town of any size, nor a county. in the State
without more or less voters who have here
tofore been voting the Democratic ticket de-
clared their intention of veiing for Harrison
aud Morton. In some counties they can be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Harrisonburg (Fa.1 Republican.
Not q single wcrkingman in this country ever
asked for the passage of the Mills bill But q
Democratic House passed it. More than ]. 000.-
600 working people have directly petitioned
Congress to pass the Blair educational bill. but
a Democratic House has killed it three times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Give Him What He Asks.

Philadelphia North American.
By al means give the President all the power
he seeks, and then let us pass from this incident
to the real. the only vital issue of the campaign
tn Issue between Democrats free trade and
Republican protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

The Philadelphia Times prints double
loaded political LEADERS" in type three times
the usual size. The Democratic situation is
evidently getting critical.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
A Problem In Arithmetic.

Pm lladeIohia Ffess.
If it takes a Democratic President three years
to find out that Canada has imposed upon Amer
lean fishermen. how long. at the same rate OF
progress, will it take him to lick her2 This is
for the first class in mental arithmetic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

WILL Mr.. Bynum repeat his ISLANDERS
against Indianapolis workingmen IN his ad-
dress to the Knights of Labor to-day Or was
that for Georgia listeners onlyf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

SINCE Judge Thurman has commenced
speaking nobody will question the record of
his age. He has the garrulousness of s~enility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
The Size ofIt-

Mansfield, o., News.
The Democratic campaign Of intsllsctr an
thus far materialized has largely consisted id
the prostitution Of the mail service TO the uses
OF the national Democratic com mittee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

counted by the score. If Indiana does not
give a round 1000 majority for Harrison and
protection l will say all signs fail" This is
about the way nine-tenths of the travelling
~nou <a1J
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
But There Wasn't.

Minneapolis Tribune
If there had been anything in the cyclopedias
concerning fisheries treaties in general o.
Canadian treaties in particular, the President
would never have made a mistake like that one
of last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
BaiIey's Mistake.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Deputy United States Attorney and State SEN,
ator Leon o. Bailey. of Indiana, evidently
thinks, q Ia Carlyle, that the population of thu
United States is composed of go. 600, 900 OF
people,, mostly FOOLS"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

The New York Graphic manages to tell
three fat-footed lies about General Harrison
in five lines. This is a little ahead Of the
average Democratic record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
The Advantage with Morton,

Chicago Journal
As between President Clevelands $4,000
cheek for his own campaign fund and Levi p.
Morton's $50, 900 check to load a vessel with food
for Ireland, the latter appears to the best ats
yantare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Odd.Fellows.

Utica Herald
Our Democratic friends may have overlooked
ia accounts of the Odd-fsllows' festivities here
the "straw taken among the Buffalo and neigh
borhood contingent: Harrison, 100; Cleveland
81. It is worth q moments thought.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Acquainted With 1t.

Philadelph IA Press.
There is one variety Of fish that Mr.. Cleveland
ought TO be tolerably well acquainted with oy
this time. We msan the craw-fsh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
A Resemblance.

NHfCHRO JOuGNaT-
Benjamin Harrison resembles George Wash
iugton in that important respect mentioned BY
Artemus Ward. He never slons over
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

San Francisco Chronicie.
The British lion can't help erinning when
Grover twists its tail It's so funny. you know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

ChfCdgO JOurntI.
All the indications of the campaign are to the
effect thar the Prohibition vote will be muck
smaller in 1883 than il was in 1884. THANK
God" Brooks has done part of is, and the sober,
second thought has done the fest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
A Soldier Ticket
Utica Herald.

UTICA HefaId.
from private; Colonel Cruger; Lieutenanc
colonel Rumeey. At the head Of the coium1
Brieadier-general Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
AConundrum for Bailey

Rochester Democrat, .
financially.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

WE call Mr.. Bynum's attention to the two
statements following, and ask him which one
he stands by. The other, we presume, was
an ''inaccuracy."
From Hfs Speech IN Tie From His Open Letter to
House on the Mills Bill. the Journal
"Here we fud q coun- "Taks as an instance
try with an annual our trade with Austral-
trade of about $500, asia We have sold
000, 0C0. During the last them in the last ten
ten years this country years in round num-
has imported products bers about $50, 000, 900
to the value of 81, 643, Iof products"
800, Isl, and of this sum
we only supplied ST.
224, 567, a fraction over
/ per cent. While wei
gold to her people only
about $27, 600, 000 worth
Of our products, re- pur-
chased of them DIRECTLY
over $50. OO0. 000n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

PHILADELPHIA Times fDem.9
Why defame decent c~andidatssS
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I'VE 1.-THE capitalists can control the work
ingman only SO long as he eats up to-day what
he earns to-morrow."-W l.. Scott, Mr..
Cleveland's political manager.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Grover Cleveland has done more to ad-
vance the cause of free trade than any Prime
Minister of England has ever done."-London
Spectator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

II have so long followed Mr.. Mills that
whatever he commands, l do."-Mr. Bynum,
n Atlanta.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

81 believe in free trade az | believe in the
Protestant religion. President Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Protection to home industries I regard as
the most important plank in any platform
after the Union must and shall be pre-
served. Gen. u. S. Grant, in 1888.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

IL hold it to be true that whenever the
market price is so low that the man or the
woman who makes an article cannot get a fair
living out of the making of it, it is too low
Benjamin Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

1T is my deliberate Judgment that the
prosperity Of America is mainly due to her
sIstem of protective laws.'-Prinee Bismarck.