The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
CHINESE VOTERS IN poL1T1c.
California viii Soon Have
Army Who VIII Follow ~
From the San Franc,soo c.


From the San Francisco Can
The isolated patter of one pair of ~,
nese baby feet in a noisome "Cbina I'M r",.
a few years ago would have causad
ter. Almond eyes,. olive skin. iapn.,. LUZ
rustling silken garments. snowy lap
little shoes, braided "pigtair" wbioh 'e
cillated like a pendulum long finger ra,, 20
and there was the little pagan who Ms.
eered long array of similarly attn,
other little. pagans out from Chimes b s|iteu
INTO the sunshine and fearless freedom 10
the open air. native-born citizen ~
American eagle seemed not a wbit - S's
of him; native son, California was r raoiC
10 reoudiate him. Now the patter NJ o,t
pair or feet is succeeded by the so,,nd w
regions. In Chinatowns dirty purljens VI
infantile army has been reared. Two -, al
ago the school census takers founa -
Chinese children of school age. There "r'
not less than 1000 native sons and danaht
ers IN San Franchises Chinatown in VIC.
VEINS chinese blood flows, and who ara
lawful heirs of American citizensbin
small army of Mongols is marchine ,o,- a
ureiy along the dusty highway of time 10
ward the ultimate and sure ballot bov
This phase of the Chinese question do..
not appear to have been fully comm
hended. But not later than the wear lon
at the present birth rate in Chinaton'r
and supposing average conditions regsrd'
ing mortality to obtain, it is as clesr =.
anything can be that something like , So
Chinese native-born citizens, now mostIs
young children, will be entitled to the hal
lot in San Francisco alone. Sacrament
Stockton, Los Angeles. San Jose and IN
fact nearly all communities in Californis
have also their alive born Monaghan ba,
bies who are on their way to citizansbin
Not less than 1900 native born Chin.so
voters will be in the field of politics in Ion
in California-enough with an alliance with
some large political party and with mi,
etd front to carry state election, enough
to settle a presidential election if Cslifor.
MIA should be the pivotal state, concediny
that the strength of the parties should H.
somewhat nearly divided.
Surely the student of political history
must see something curious in this not
very remote contingency. Less than one.
quarter of one century may see dragon
flags flying from the roofs of Chinese loss
houses, from the tops of Buildings in
which fan-tan games abide. and from
scores of buildings reeking with filth aDd
smelling to heaven" in celebration 81
the election of a candidate of the Chinese
for governor or even for President of ire
United States of America, or congress
man, or mayor. or supervisor. There may
even come a time when bonfires will burn
in Chinatown and Chinese gongs and
other alleged musical instruments h
sounded to catch the Monaghan vote, and
wagons carry up and down the steeo
slopes advice to Chinese- Americans to
vote for All Jow or Tom Lee for sheriff
or mayor. or some other equally impor.
tant office. '''''-''''''.e
Chinese. it is well known, have strong
family attachments. The head of fam.
lily directs all others. who obey him i'm
plicitly. Unquestionfng obedience gives
the ideal conditions required for bench.
men of political boss Another queer
feature engrafted upon the American 20.
ltical system in San Francisco will be
the influence of aged Chinese, who will
have power to insure how numbers Of
votes will be cast. The Chinese patri.
archs, with goat-tke boards, will be
bosses" of the most approved sort This
is certain enough: '''''