Mohave County miner., 1893-07-15
csa1 on b,s Law.

The advantage OF good cause was
never more strikingly illustrated than
in the current number Of the North
American Review. Representative Geary
mas not won the fame ss debater en-.
ioyed by Colonel Robert &. Ingersoll,
but he has met Ingersoll in discussion
on the Chinese question and completely
unhorsed him. Mr.. Geary is on the
right side Of the controversy, and he has
the further advantage Of knowing exactly
what he is talking about. The Colonel
10 hampered by the double misfortune
Of being on the wrong sitle Of the question
and Of dwelling in = state Of infantile
ignorance concerning it--sn ignorance
that Is merely rendered denser by his
cherished conviction that he has nothing
20 .earn.
Colonel Ingersoll repeats the usual
phrases which he has learned from Sena-
tor Hoar. Joseph Cook and other esti.
msbls elderly ladies with whom the pub
tic hss no, been accustomed to associate
his name. He finds the Chinese ''inot-
isnsive, peAcesble and lawsbiding." They
are also honest, exceedingly industrious
always ready 10 work and always giving
satisfation to their employers" They
''sttend to their own business" They are
patient, uncomplaining, stoical and
philosophical" They "do not establish
saloons and run for Congress. In spite
Of oil these virtues the Pacific Coast has
been prosecuting this sanity race. II has
come to the Colonel's knowledge that
thousands Of Cinnamon were deprived
OF their rights, Of their property. and
hundreds were manned and mur ,iered."
He has also learned that the Geary Law
vas passed without any provocation in
order that as many as possible Of the
peaceful Chinese might be compelled to
leave. Naturally such = law il barber
ous," and has been enacted only "st the
demand Of the ignorant, ,of the prejudiced,
Of the heartless, and because the Chinese
are not voters and have no political
power"
And We talk about contraction OF the
currency when magazine 10 SO flush Of
money that IL can afford to pay 800 u
page for such stuff rs this. An office
boy at Is . week could have constructed
better article than Colonel Ingersoips
In ten minutes with the aid Of shears and
copy Of the Congressional Record.
Mr.. Geary's essay Is admirable, both
In N amer and in tone, and can hardly
fail TO have wholesome effect upon
the uninstructed public opinion Of the
East. 1t is not polemicai; il 10 simply
a Judicial statement OF facts, whose con-
trAst with the vituperstive efforts Of the
pso Chinese advocates must appeal for.
chilly to every mind capable Of sppreci.
sting candor and sanity. There is no:h-
ing apologetic about il. Mr.. Geary dis.
pose Of the prevailing misrepresenta.
sions st the outset by remarkiny:
The consequences that now confront
she Chinese IN the United States are
not the result contemplated by the Act,
but are the results OF the actions OF the
Chinese themselves in defying the Gov.
erDment, in their voluntary iai,0re 10
obey it's Just and reasonable laws; and
their possible deportation is the result
Of their own actions, and not what was
contemplated or expected when the
Law was passed. The law was intended
only 10 prevent the ia ther' immigration
Of Chinese into the United States, and
deportation OF those legally here was not
its purpose. The Chinese law OF Nav
5th was justified by the circumstances
prevailing in this country; 1t was in &C.
cordance with the treaties made be.
tween this Government and China:
IL imposed no undue or unjust hardship
npon the Chinese people here, and was
q proper and just exercise Of power on
the part of this country.
M. Gesry makes some excellent
points Of q novel description. For in
stance, he holds that 30 far from VIC.
lating treaty stipulations his law Was
necessary to carry them out, since our
treaty with China, alone Of all our
agreements with foreign powers, makes
or Government responsible for injuries
10 Chinese residents. and therefore com.
pels US in self-protection to adopt reg
lstration system for the purpose OF fixing
the limits Of our responsibility. He also
quotes Mr.. Choate, the attorney Of the
Six Companies, TO show the extent to
which former laws had been evsded.
His own statement Of the situation that
confronted Congress last year 10 sober