The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-14
A QUEER CRANK.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, Has a Spell
He Wants to Exclude the Chinese
from the United States.
He Dwells Upon tho Impossibility Of
Assimilating with Mongolians.
He Blames tho Democrats for Bring
ing Up the Bill,
And In the samo Breath Says IL Is Just
the Thing That the Pacific Slope
People Want-An Incon-
sistcnt wranglo.

WASHINGTON Sept l3.-rScnatc1-At tbs
suggestion OF Mr. Allison, Mr. Beck was ey.
ouSed from serving on account Of illness ION
the conference committee ON the supdrv
civil appropriation bin and Mr.. CockrciI
was appointed in his place Mr.. Allison had
received telegram from Mr. Beck at Fort
rcss Monroe asking the change, and saving
that he was Improving slowly"
MI flatt offered resolution ins,ructing
to committee on finance to inquire whether
q foreign syndicate, combination. or trust
controls the production of copper In tho
United States, and has thereby largely in
creased the price Of all articles made there
from. And II 80, whether any legislation
can he devised 20 relieve the people Of the
United States from the injurious effects Of
the operations Of such foreign combinations.
trusts or syndicate.
After a debate, participated In by Mcssrs
Blair rlntt Gcorsc aud lIoar. Mr.. Platts
resolution went over I'LL tomorrow without
action
Mr. Spooncrs resolution ns 10 politic,l
murders In Texas was referred to the com.
| mtitcc ON contingent expenses Then tho
Chincsr exclusion hill was taken up, aud Mr.
Jones, NJ Nevada, proceeded to address the
| Scnhic IN support Of the bill,
MI. Jones said The discussion now was
| reduced Ia the point whether immediate nc-
! tiun should hc taken 10 prevent the influx
of that vile stream OF Monaghan barbnrism
into the pure waters of American ciyiliza-
ton, or whether the people would have Ia
wait uniil the Chinese government should
conclude To ailurl relief Democratic scna.
tons had exhausted their ammunition in M.
tempting Ia prove that they were the iir.t 20
hc light "u the Chinese question. aud that
they had got there ~ time" He ought 10
say ~ Justice a. thom. that when the ncm.
ocmtic party after i>G,, took oil the gray
uniform and put ON the rnrb Of the working
cliiscn, u Nu nc q loss inr platform. Every
plank ui the platforms which they had prc.
yiuusly had been DESTROYED by M,
war nnd the Democrats had been Hound.
crng around Tor some position ON
which Ia stand, aud IN ls72 they
ht upon curious platform, with the hiph
priest ui protection Ia command ui the
troops. and la u they Put an anti Jhine.e
plank. Mr. Jones alluded tn the vice. of
thc chinese in California nnd the evil con.
| sequences uuWing from their presence there.
aud said that the Dcmocmis had not shown
much zeal M respect to Chinese cFriu.ion-
10" positions ~ the two parties after the
war had been entirely different Tho Re.
publican party believed iu the declsr,tion
ui independence, aud connected 10 with The
sermon un the mount. thoy believed tlnt
tho declaration uf independence was in.
tended iur oil men without rrglrl a. color.
or country ur previous condition. and q at
nlI men were equal in the uppurtunitic, of
lite. After q great war Ia which Tho
shnckl"s had been struck from the limbs ~
l"l"h Ut people, they were In mo- humnr
10 listen tu % proposition tu exclude any
race ut men. The democrats. nn the other
hand, believed that the declaration of
independence meant hat all white men
were equal, aud did not mean that
gu races ct the earth were equal. They lad
lad u long rNpyriguC" with uun-assimilating
race and they "hnd uu usr Tor ID" when thrv
could not rusinyo No. and Wns therefore raady
tu vote a. exclude it Su listlrsg lad th,
Democrats been iu the support of their anti.
chinese propositions that The peopls Uf tho
Pacific rnnst did not believe much in thrir
sincerity and wow afraid that when tho
great dhv NJ ifinl came the Democrats would
ONE up missing II was e. be- noticed as 90
h- Republicans that when a Republican
lid come tu That side d. became Ecninus iu the
aus" Aui ihr people ~ the Pacific coast
nov That II thDy could once Frt u majority
4 Republicans Uu their siir-a majority u
bat iuNiuCihlr party who's. history hal
rrn uu ilIud IT fprlum aud whose lii, bal
cen nu anthem 'p iu-iirc=thry would sec
.ni finally Justice W.. duuc h. them Ile
ave The Democrats credit iuf uudrrs landing
be- Chinese question today They hal
iuuvd right hy accident hut hu believed
hr, were nov usht hy design.
Mr. Vest said De- was curious 20 know. ~
u was never able tu understand. whether
here Wa difference ui opinion between
lg Republican party Hi large aud thc re-
uhIiDHua ui thy lu,ihr slupe ns 10 the
iuuiun ut thr Declaration 'of ludcpcnd.
nee. DID The senator from Nevada mean 10
~ That that difference existed, or did the
uniuf agree with the Democratic p1rty that
lls Was u Whit" mans government
Mr, Jones rrI~.ad that ~ boy hc had
card ON every patriotic occasion speeches
cclnrinE The United States a. be- thr home
{ the oppressed of nll nations. but that
hen be- went a. The Pacific coast and INV
pw Improbable II was Tor Chinese tD avim.
late with Americans. De- hrHtmr convinced
bat u was impossible fur two distinct uul
issIW'llr ruprs a. prosper side hy eide in
be- same country. 10 know that it was im.
usHihly iur thp white n,r and The Chinese
Gee a. live together On these shUrs. Tho
lrllrlus economy ui The Chinese
ur ~ industry a. the exclusion
. tho American people aud hr 1uurs| we
9 favor Uf defending his UNu people and
blending them quickly llo referred 10
bel pending bill hH having hDuu rI'rHldHi
trough the House uf Representative. and
k'l whether 10 was rational tu suppose
ilt Mt Scott could have "Tuu chat b.Il
trough against the will ui thy President
the United States. nnl boo thr face Hi tho
plumli government The delay Iu iIo
'nntr Mr. Jones asCrIhgi tD tHr h.f That
Ia Democrats supposed ihlt 'h.Y hIl gut
! the advantage which they could Fri uy
Ic passage uf the Chinese exclusion bill
be- evil II Chinese immigration. De- said,
is increasing daily lluHdrls and hou-
uds oi Cinnamon worr coming annually
to the country aud driving Americans cut
employment Were the people. De- Iskcd,
wait upon "giliauircd diplomacy until
IL bnrbafuus government II China should
y that ID was willing That thC governments
the United States should exclude that
lc " immigration which every one be-
we'd ~ bu nn irrcpaublc Injury 70
q country such .ili rdr,d diplomacp
ght b, very refined. bat VI was not very
bust The people Ui The Pacific coast de-
indvd that there should be- uo morv delay
ry said that the subject was one over
Iioh the United states was sovereign aud
it it was dywWi0y 90 the dignily Vt the
nrrCau people That they should ask tho
in,sc government a. join with them before
~ could decide Who should bc iomicled
thla country. Those srultou Who would