Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
HARRISON AND THE CHINESE
ais Position and Sentiments Have oee.
Shameiessly AB,rerresensed.


The statement that Benjamin HarrisofE
while member Of the senate. favorets
the policy of allowing unrestricted .nma
grafton of Chinese laborers to TINS coun
try is downright lie Misrcpresentas
ton and Islander the ancient weapons %
malicious Democracy. having failed for
l..ck OF uateriz. Ii the upright, honorable
life Of the Reagblican candidate, the
falsehood mil bss been started. End
fGlso meaning attached TO his vote upou
ne Chinese i1-,-tgra,ion bill. which was
enacted ii iSS2
: lie Ike tbs must Of course be stamped
Gr9n IT once Tor otherwise il might
wEolgfuily prejudice many voters against
-r Harrison. and mark, how plain
tale" viii destroy these vendors of cam Z
psiyn falsehcoJs IS early as $50 th@
8uriin~aue tre1 vas felt by Len Of all
pATJies to have. been mistake Il was
aegotiIted un&eG miSconeeption. ami
tle Chinese p-saezl unconfernplatei at
he time Of It's eN ton. was felt 20 10
reS factor. IlnI s.-i8e the validity of LIE
Original iGtert sl~l agreement
70 rectify Che aatcusrionabse agree
;lent Icy viii re United States was
being flooded s..,a degenerate race. the
Chinese reStrlc- 5i.l WIS proposed l..
other words lc bSen beaten IN 6
Sind trade. proposed that tn
l.ited States CeiA.. tGe stronger party
.cuid violate lis ssjY ob .oEs with
ANA without 3, i-rOu-l me dipio-
l.atic formalitiS> Vl-a should precoda,
The resembling OF She's realty
President Al; benjamin Harrison
il hosts of oth,i ID JEet sucA cours
-as inconsistent h the dignity and
uonor of our republic As senator, No.
Harrison Consequently voted agai-st the
6i.l, not because be Gisspproved of its OBJ
Jet. but simply because he wished to
keep inviolate Tie treaty obligations OF
our country his own words bear wit
ness 10 the truth Of this statement.
VIII YOU" be asked. addressing tho
supporters OF the measure, persist In
passing this law and trampling upon our
treaty obligations if you fad that IL is tn
consistent with the existing treatyT' And
70 this question the advocates of the bill
cid not dare MAKE answer
No other course was open to man who
believed the object sought to be attained
could be best brought about by 6iplo-
macy His view WIS shared by President
Arthur. who vetoed the twenty year bill
and only reluctantly signed the ten year
restriction President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Bayard are of the same opinion. as
is shown by the new Chinese treaty,
which they have negotiated to cure the
evil 10 which Benjamin Harrison objected.
The question is at rest now. but many
believe that our country was guilty of .
breach Of treaty obligation in accomplish
ing by law what should have been the
task of diplomacy The problem, howl
ever. was q grave one. and we cut gori
dian knot by force The Press has all
ways been hesrt and soul opposed to the,
immigration of the hordes of Asiatic out
casts. who bring ruin and desolations
wherever they enter into competition with
honest worl1ingnen- Their habits ccnfl
talninste the men Of the country. and
their miserable competition destroys too
legitimate profits OF labor.
Benjamin Harrison is opposed TO tho
immigration of Chinese laborers. Ha
would have them stay III the land which
has suffered them To SO degenerate. That
he voted as he did is evidence Of q high
minded regard for the honor of his coun-
try, and not OF any consent to the con-
tinued existence of this degraded race in
our free and happy country.-Ncw York
Press