The herald., 1894-10-07
WHITE AND CALIFORNIA IN
TERESTS.


The studied Misrepresentation in
dulged in by tie Express with reference
to the lately ratified Chinese treaty and
Senator Whites attitude upon that
question is well known, and can only
be attributed to the circumstance that
the administration, presumably in tas
public interest. made q change in the
management of our local custom house.
In yesterday'a issue the Express says
that all wage-earnsrs should vote for
Republican memb bers of the Legislature
because OF Senator Perkins' opposition
to the Chinese treaty, and Senator
White is liberally censured because he
favored the new treaty, and he ia
charged with opposition to various Cali
fornia interests, including the fruit in
dustry. We wish to submit to our con-
temporary that the election from Office
of its editor does not warrant such ro-
mautic declarations. Fruit men thor
oughly understand that Senator White
has been their consistent friend. The
rsisin growers OF the Tulare valley, re-
gardless of party. met last June at Le-
moore and announced that:
Whereas, In consideration OF the
said tariff laws Senators Sherman, Aid
rich and Allison have taken it upon
themselves TO e.renuously oppose any
and all efforts which have been honestly
and honorably made by our own worthy
Senator S. NJ. White and our other rep
reeentatives at Washington to so amend
said.laws as to properly protect the fruit
and raisin growers of the United States,
etc.
Then follows a resolution condemning
the Republican members of the finance
committee and endorsing Mr.. White.
Equally foolish is the position of the
Express, concerning the Chinese treaty.
Where did that paper learn that MIR.
White had been 'dned and wined by
Chinese ambassador" The Express
asks its readers to remember that the
Democratic administration forced trea-
ty upon the country (which practically
allows any Chinaman who chooses to
enter this country" This statement is
nothing OF the sort. 1t does not permit
single Chinese laborer not now regis
tered and photographed by United
States customs officials to enter the
United States. 1t does not allow any
Chinese merchant or diplomatic repre-
sentative privilege not permitted by
existing laws. 1t stipulatea for regis
tration and photographing under the
McCreary act-thus removing all doubta
of validity of that enactment.
Besides, congress, at Senator Whites
instigation, gave to collectors OF customs
absolute power to determine the identity
OF Chinese claiming right to land IN
der csrtiicate-thusa avoiding the court
difficulties of which Collectors Hagar,
Phelps and Wise have 30 often justly
complained.
Under laws existing prior to the Nc
Creary act Chinese illegally came in by
hundreds and could not be identified.
The Mongolian population was not re.
duced. The laws, including the treaty
to which the Express objects, will re-
duce the number OF Asiatic residents by
rapid process. Senator Hoar voted
against this treaty. That distinguished
Republican said from his seat in the
senate on March l, 1882, that China
men were entitled to go wherever their
welfare might require, and that this
privilege is beyond the rightful control
of government. Senator Hoar and the
Express agree. The treaty is more
drastic than any other ever proposed. 1t
is much more unfavoraole to China than
that which we offered and which was
rejected in 1888. Senator White has
always been radically opposed to Chi
nese immigration. He thoroughly dis
cussed the subject in opposition to SEN
ators Davis and Hoar in the fall OF 1898.
He does not employ Mongolians. But
the very respectable and able gentleman
whom the editor OF the Express seeks
to return to the senate does hire Chi
nese domestics individually, and his
steamship corporation has many Mon
gol on it's pay rolls. The Chinese treaty
and legislation enacted pursuant to ita
provisions will soon deprive the Ex-
press candidate of his ability to engage
Cinnamon. Opponents of the treaty
should apply to Senator Hoar for argu-