The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-27
PIE-coUNTER CRAFTSMANSHIP.

! The Los Angeles Express reprints the
denuncations of Senators Hill AID White
expressed at the meeting of Democrats IN
San Francisco to indorse the Wilson bill,
and comments as follows:
| Here's pretty how-do-you-do! Democrats
denounce Democratic Senator for protecting
| the interests Of his State. II there is any one
doctrine upon which the Democratic party is
supposed to be unit IL is that of States
rights. To-day Senator White max es
an effort to help the people of California aud
his party turns on him and every embryo orator
in It's ranks considers him 1t subject for de.
| nunciation, quoting his own campaign speeches
as an argument against him.
The club which considered Mr. Whites
endeav0r to save the interests OF his State
from adverse legislation a grievous politi-
cal sin had nothing to say about Mr..
Whites Endorsement of the proposed new
Chinese treaty. Is tho reason for this dis
elimination to be found in the fact that
President Cleveland fayors the tariff which
Mr.. White would like to amend and also
favors the treaty which Mr.. White in
dorses? The club finds no fault with Mr..
White so long as he keeps in line with the
administration, but jumps upon him the
moment he departs. however little, from
the administration policy. The club could
not we'll give clearer evidence of the fact
that its principal purpose in politics is TO
get hold of the offices. The Dem
party, apart from the pie-counter clique,
sustans Mr.. White in his endeayor TO do
for California what other Democratic
Senators have done for the industries of
their several States. Neither do we be-
lleve that there is any considerable portion
of the Democratic party which stands by
Mr.. White on the new Chinese treaty
propositions. The fact is the Democracy
of the city has means of reaching the pub
lie. Their newspaper organ has appsr-
emily renewed its fealiy to Cleveland. and
the men who speak for it speak first for
themselves. At this meeting which the
Express comments upon an attempt was
made to get the following preamble and
resolutions before the Democrats in the
body of the hall:
SAN FRANCISCO. April 16, 1894.
WHEREAS, There IS now pending before the
Senate OF the United States treaty with the
Chinese Government whereby Chinese laborers
having property to the value OF $1,000, or debts
of like amount due them in the United States,
may be permitted 10 return TO the United States
and reside therein: and whereas, this proposed
treaty Will virtually annul the restriction acts
Of 1888, 1892 and 1893, known as the 'Scott
Geary aud McCreery acts" respectively, which
absolutely forbade the return of any Chinese
laborer for any purpose whatever; and whereas
The proposed treaty is but reproduction OF the
one entered into on March II, 1888, between
Thomas f. Bayard, Secretary of State. and
Chang Yen HoOn. the then Chinese Minister at
Washington, which treaty failed OF ratification;
and whereas, there has come no demand from
any quarter of this great land in favor OF the
relaxation of the stringent legislation adopted
from time TO time, but on the contrary, the total
and permanent exclusion from these shores OF
the pestilential Monaghan hordes has become
the slogan of every political party now in ex-
istenc'.
city OF San Francisco, this night IN mass-meet-
ing assembled, that we are unalterablY opposed
10 the reopenlng OF this vexed question. and
that we record our solemn and emphatic pro-
test against the ratification OF the proposed
treaty; that we have heard with profound sur
prise and regret that our Democratic Senator
In Congress has expressed himself in favor OF
the ratification Of the said treaty, and that our
feelings of surprise and regret became iDtens
fed when we consider that the general commit
lee of the Democratic party Of this city. at a
meeting held on May "a. adopted resolution
requesting S.nator White to use his energetic
efforts 10 prevent the ratification Of any treaty
with the Chinese Government having reference
to immigration; that copy OF these resolutions
be transmitted to Senator Stephen M. White,
aud an additional copy TO the Vice-President
of the United States, with the request that he
lay the same before the Senate OF the United
States.
But Chairman Ostrom would not allow
the resolution to be read. He knew how
his cuckoo associates felt about the treaty
and he was too shrewd to permit the body
of the meeting to show how they regarded
the proposed surrender to China.