Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-29
CHILDISH POLITICS.

The campaign just closing will be re-
membered in history as the campaign
without an issue. The criminal extrav-
agance of the last Legislature has been
repudiated by both parties. Both stand
pointing to the other with accusing finger,
both willing to prove an alibi if that were
possible.
1t was scarcely to be expected that the
campaign would close without the inter-
polation of the ever dying but everything
Chinese question. Upon occasion both
parties are willing to declare that each
is to be credited with the determination
of the Chinese curse. In ancient times,
the Chinese question was living and vital.
1t subserved an excellent purpose. 1t was
matter about which everybody could
talk. The evil of unrestricted Chinese
immigration was SO patent that the lowest
capacity could denounce it with the ap-
pearanee of intelligence.
Some years ago the Republican candi-
date for Governor owned mine, in the
operation of which it was necessary to
employ somebody. The mine was worked
at first with white men and subsequently
with Chinese labor. We have not the
slightest doubt but that Chinese were en-
ployed about that mine. We have as
little doubt that every candidate on the
Democratic ticket has at some time hired
Chinese, and that likewise every candidate
on the Republican ticket has at some time
been an employer of Cinnamon. Thou
sands, even tens of thousands, were i'm
ported to construct and to assist in operat-
ing the railroads of this State, and many
of them are now employed by the railroad
companies. Thousands of Chinese are
employed in fruit picking and fruit
packing. Thousands are employed in the
grain fields of the State. The labor of
the State is sparse, and industrial enter
prise must avail itself of whatever labor
is within reach. Whoever, therefore, has
been enterprising enough to own farm,
have stock in railroad, assist in the con-
struction of railroad, plant an orchard,
work a mine, dig ditch or run farm,
has at sometime been obliged to avail
himself of Chinese labor.
If all the people who have employed
Chinese, or would employ thsm if they
needed their assistance, were to vote for
either of the candidates for Governor now
before the public, he would have hundred
thousand majority. If there is voter in
California who never had any washing
done at Chinese laundry, never bought
vegetables from q Chinese garden, never
ate fruit picked or packed by Chinaman,
never wore pair of shoes or boots made
by Chinaman, we would be pleased to
receive his name and address, with an oath
or an affirmation that he has done none of
these things, accompanied at the same
time by an oath or affirmation of twelve
responsible citizens that they would believe
him under oath. We would likewise be
pleased with the address of merchant in
Sacramento or San Francisco who has
never at any time purchased any article of
Chinese manufacture for SALE. We would
like to know the establishment in Sacra-
mento or San Francisco that never at any
time had any stock in trade made by Chi
nese, with the name ard address of the
person claiming to have been entirely free
from all completely with Chinese labor.
We would like also the oath of twelve
responsible citizens as to the credibility of
the affiant in the aforesaid case.
1t was a boyish proceeding to unearth
the letter OF Colonel Markham, and it was
equally childish to deny its authenticity
The entire hue and cry raised concerning
this letter, whether it is genuine or fraud
ulent, as well as the denial of its anthem
ITCHY and the frantic efforts to defend the
Republican candidate from the charge, all
together proceed upon the plane of in
sincerity and hypocrisy, pitiful and con
temptible.