The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
A DEEP LAD SCHEME.
Howthe Democrats are Working
the Chinese Racket
OUT ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Paying the Expenses of Harrison
Chinese Mcetings-Hu Maxwell
Tells How the Matter is
Worked In California.

| Special Correspondence Of The LHtelli1enoer.
FRESNO, CAL, July 25.-I have just
been making tour over portion OF
California, and l have paid some atten-
tion to the drift OF politics here. I am
almost persuaded that the Democrats of
California are too sharp for their Repub-
lican brethren. This is seen to the best
advantage in the capital which they
make of Harrison's Chinese record.
There are many Chinese here, and the
Democrats are doing missionary work
among them, and tell them that if Har-
rison is elected all the Chinese can vote
and will be as good as anybody else.
This the Chinese believe, and are ever
ready to cheer for Harrison; and this is
Just what the Democrats want them to
do. To get the Chinese to support the
Republican cause is that much injury
to the cause. 1t is deep laid scheme,
and it amuses me TO see how well the
Democrats work their wires, and how it
worries the Republicans. The Chinese
are all Republicans, but the Democrats
put them up to it, because they can thus
do most harm to the Republican cause.
DEMOCRATIC DEMAGoGY.
While the RepublicanGonvention was
in session at Chicago, the Chinese here
were in the greatest anxiety. The Dem
ocrats had told them that il Blaine
were nominated every Chinaman would
have to leave California, and they waited
for the result with misgivings and un-
rest. But when the news OF Harrison's
nomination was received great change
took -place. The Mongolians congre-
gated in vast numbers and held mass
meetings, and burned incense before
their idols, and in every way possible
carried out the programme which the
Democrats had prepared for them.
| saw controversy in some OF the
eastern papers us TO whether the Chinese
in New York had held n mass meeting
over Harrison's nomination. They held
mass meetings here, wherever the DEM
ocrats could get enough ofthem together
for that purpose. And then the Demo-
cratic newspapers always had their re-
portcrs present to note down all the pro-
ceedings. There is even paper pub
lished in the Chinese language, which
advocates the Republican cause; and
am told that il is
SUPPORTED DY DEMOCRATIC MONEY!
AT any rate, the Democratic news
papers all seem wonderfully expert i'll
translating articles from it, and in writ
ing editorials and comments upon the
same.
l have thought it perhaps worth
while to write OF this, as the papers OF
the east don't generally understand that
the Chinese on the Pacific coast are
urged on by Democrats to support the
Republican cause. 1t is well known
that the Republican party must suffer
from this very support. Democratic
missionaries manage the Chinese mass
meetings for them and tell them what to
say. One thing in particular that is cal
culated to hurt the Republicans, the
Chinese are prompted TO say on every
occasion, and it is this: "Chinaman
good as lrishman, and Hallison make us
all the same" This the Democrats tell
them, and then make great ado over it.
1t has been matter OF surprise TO me
that the Republican papers have not ex-
posed this trick OF the Democrats. But,
SO far as l have seen, it has not been
done. They know well enough that the
Chinese are doing
AN INJURY TO THE PARTY,
but they have. not rs yet exposed the
fact that it is the Democrats who are
urging the Mongolians on in their work.
am not sure but that there is an cle-
ment at work which is going to surprise
some Of the local Democratic politicians
in this section OF California. The county
where now am used to be Democratic
with the exception OF single Republic
can vote. Now, it is nearly equally di-
vided between the two parties, and what
is going to change it is the negro vote.
Large numbers OF Colored laborers from
North Carolina and Georgia have been
brought here to take the place OF the
Chinese in the vineyards, and this is
going to make change in politics, as
every negro is n Republican.
DEMOCRATIC GALL.
] read an article in this mornings |
Fresno Democrat, in which it was boldly
advocated that some step should be
taken in the matter, and that the me-
groes might be hired to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, or perhaps it would be best
to keep them from voting, il it could he
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