The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-09-21
Judge Foote'sSpeech.

rink. There was a fair sized audience.
Judge Foote is man of prepossessing
appearance, good delivery, good voice
and fine command of language. He is a
lawyer and newspaper man. plausible,
catchy speaker of more than average
power to please an audience. Lewelling
has made him secretary of the state
Board of pardOns. at salary of five
dollars per day and expenses. AsJudge
Foot carries passes over the different
railroads. he can save a snug some out
of mileage. in addition to the five dollars
per day. The Judge probably feels
grateful, and would no doubt like new
lease on his job, hence it is not surpris-
ing that he should use his most per-
sursive powers to beguile the people in
to supporting his benefactOr in the race
for Governor.
He began by most solemnly assuring
the audience that he would tell them the
truth, and then proceeded to do the
Annanias act to perfection.
Annanias, be it remembered, did not,
technically speaking, make statement
thar was not true, yet his intentions were
to deceive. and If the penalty he received
were meted out against those who try to
deceive the people for political effect,
finish his speech.
The whole tenor of his talk was to en-
bitter the hearts of the people against
each other. The unfortunate were in
cited to hate those who are prosperous.
poor people were stirred up against the
rich, employees against their employers,
farmers against merchants and labor
against capital. One of the most in
genious receptions which he undertook
was to create the impression that this
government is favoring the importation
of labor to take the place of striking
labOrers He said that in 1865 the
government of the United States en-
ployed an immigration commissioner at
a salary of $500 per annual to go to
Europe and induce foreign laborers to
come over to the United States and take |!
the places of American workmen.
Now, the fact is such things as strikes
were unknown in the United States in |
1865. or previous thereto. The repub-
lican party had only secured control of
this country some four or five years be,
fore. The war had occupied the inter-
vening time. There were no great man
ufacturing establishments. This was an
agricultural country, and the foreign |
manufacturers said it never ought to be |
anything else.
Soon, however, under the encourage
ment of the party in power, factories and |
boundaries sprang up as fly magic all
over the land.
Soon as there were any considerable
number of laborers employed the govern
ment began to adopt measures to restrict
and exclude cheap and undesirable class
es of labor.
In the brief time we have been enabled
to spare to look this matter up we have
found that as far back as 1862 there were
laws enacted prohibiting importation of
cody labor and other undesirable classes
of immigrants. At intervals since then
laws have been passed more and more
averse to such immigration as tends to
degrade American labor. In 1875 an
act was passed furthering the restriction
of oriental immigration. In 1884 law
was made by which all Chinese
to the United States was en-.
tirely suspended for ten years. In Feb.
1885 an act was passed absolutely pro-
hibiting all persons, companies, partner
ships or corporations from preparing the
the transportation, or in any way assist
ing or encouraging the immigration of
any foreigner or foreigners into the
United States, under contracts or agree
ment special or implied, to perform labor
Or service of any kind, in the United
States. its territories or the District of
A/sSty 10 Oc DUN. |
shed by fine of $1,000 for each and eyerv
offense. and the master of the vessel NAV
also be fined not more than $500 and inn.
prisoned not to exceed six months. This :
act excerpts skilled workmen to perform
labor in new industries not already es-
provided skilled labor for that
purpose cannot be obtained in the United
States.
In March 3, 1891, this law was made
still more effective by amendment which !:
provides that it shall be deemed viola
ton OF said act to assist or encourage
any alien by promise of employment
.hrougg advertisement printed and pub
ished in any foreign land. Steamshipand
companies are also for.
hidden to so advertise under the penalty /,
Or importing contract labcrers which