The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 80, 1900.
kcntucI.N,s DisErnce.

KentucI1y's Disgrace.
William GoebeI will never be Governor
OF Kentucky. The news comes today that
he has been murdered in the
streets OF Frankfort by an assassin or as
sassins. who presumably resented his de-
signs on the gubernaturial chair. to which
his Republican opponent had been tempo
rarily elevated.
1t would he hard to conceive Of a more
grievous crime against the State or organ
lied society than the one we are COM
PEELED 20 disclose this afternoon. 1t will
shock the world, as il will the decent
sense of the American people. Abroad it
Nill be held as a fair illustration Of our
political civilization, and commentary
upon the respect for law, order, and con-
stituted authority prevalent in the nation
which is the chief exemplar OF free, demo-
cratic constitutional government.
1t is too early to form opinions concern
ing the degree, il any, In which this hide
Gus offence against liberty and humanity
is chargeable to a pre- determined purpose
on the part Of any faction or individual TO
forestall the anticipated action Of the Leg
lslature and courts in deciding Mr..
Goebel entitled to the Office OF Governor
The country has had reason to fear trou-
bic and bioodshed in Kentucky. ever since
IL became known that the Iawless mountain
element Of the Commonwealth had been
summoned TO its capital. under the open
threat to use it violently against the Leg
islature and the courts In case they should
a. q D,
gal and decree its overthrow Although
there have been recent predictions that the
problem of the succession would be solved
by the assassination OF the claimant. few
people here have been willing to credit
them. They are seen to have been we'll
grounded. however.
\ serious situation has been created By
crime which is likely to have many and
bitter consequences. Our sympathies 70
out 10 the decent Republicans OF Ken
lucky, who must be crushed by the awful
ness OF the load which the partisan blood
thirstiness Of some one or more OF their
party organization has placed upon their
shoulders. But chiefly We sympathizc with
the whole people OF the State. in view Of
what they must expect to result from the
hltuit II II NOT pIObdUlt. III view OF lnt
manner Of men Kentuckians are. that such
an outrage will be allowed to go unresent-
81 and unpublished. and it will be very
surprising il the Blue Grass region is not
the scene Of more or less general interne-
cine warfare during the coming weeks.
Missionary Work Among Chinese.
Some comment has been caused in Phil
adelphia by young v5oman's death in an
opium den. II appears that she became a
teacher in Chinese Sunday school and
afterward contracted in some way or Ut her
the habit of.opium smoking Some Of the
remarks made on the subject imply that
this is a consequence OF the contact OF
Western civilization with the coolie class
of Chinese. and that the less young women
have 10 do with that class. in Sunday
school or elsewhere, the better for them.
There is little doubt that mission
airy work in the Chinese quar-
ter is not precisely the sort OF re-
ligiOus employment in which young
girls ought to engage, for various
reasons, the most potent Of which is that
they have not the qualifications requisite
TO make it a success. OF course. one need
not argue that all Of them, or many of
them. IL busted in this work, would be-
come opium fends. and parents who have
allowed their daughters to teach in Chi
nese Sunday schools have no reason for
dire alarm But the fact is that these
schools do very little to change the ideas
aud habits OF the Chinese population OF
America. The MOngolian is less respon-
sive to the influence of an alien race than
any other Oriental; he has his own re-
ligion. ingrained by countless centuries of
hereditary tradition: he is attached to his
own way OF life and his own social and
political ideals. In probably ninety-nine
cases out OF a hundred he hopes to return
10 China and spend the rest Of his DAYS In
peace and comfort on the fortune acquired
in America. II he does not cherish this
ambition he desires TO hold a respectable
position in the Chinese colony Of the city
in which he lives. In almost no case does
he contemplate abandoning the language
and faith of his fathers and adopting
American ways Of living. The Chinese
who have become thoroughly American
lied are almost as few as the Americans
who have given up their own ways for
those Of the Chinese.
This being true. it seems as 81 what
ever money and time there is TO spare
would be much better spent on more 1e-
spOnsive subjects. Although the Chinese
do not adopt American standards, they are
Tor the most part honest, hard working
law-abiding citizens. There is G. GER
tain percentage Of our population likely
20 be dangerous TO the state unless
proper training is given it, Would il
not be better TO gather the waits
IF the streets together, help them to
grow up good and useful citizens. and let
the Chinese population abide by the laws
OF Confucius? Would not a given amount
of effort. spent on the actual criminal pop
ulation Of our large cities, result in more
real good than it does when expended on
the Chinaman2
OF course there is something to be said
from the Chinese point of view. The edu-
Gated Chinese gentleman would probably
say that what he wanted was not Sunday
schools, but fair treatment SO long as
he is protected from the insults and as
saults of American hOodlums, and allowed
10 do his daily work in peace, he has all
that he desires. 1t does seem a little
queer that we should be sending mission
aries to China. and endeavoring to i'm