The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24


The expiring effcrt Of the fusion forces
m this state fs a criminal attempt TO
rouse the passions Of our people by a
iying assertion that the interests OF labor
are endangered by AsiatIc immigration.
II will fall because. like every other
move in the fusion campaign. II Ia based
upon unmixed faisehood: and because the
people are now 50 familiar with that fact
that they refuse to give q second thought
10 the canards that occupy the speeches
OF fusion orators and the pages OF fusion
newspapers.
This latest roorback has been 20 DELHI
erately concocted by the fusion managers
ana IL no unspeakabiy wicked In its pur-
pose that II deserves the lie direct Let
It bs understood then. by every working
man and every voter that the attempted
agitation against immigration from the
Orient II entirely useless. because our in
terssls are 10 perfectly guarded that this
influx Of foreigners has ceased never 10
~
only In documents sent out by the Demo
cratic state committee, with instructions
10 raise d scare everywhsre ~ possible:
aud that the sole purpose of the fabrica-
tiun Is to persuade the iabcring men that
this coast r. open 20 Asiatic labor and
that the retention Of tho Philippines viii
~ az
gain few votes by this poer falsehoed.
thay care not 10 what passions or acts Il
might give birth.
The proof az what we have asserted In
contained To our columns this morning
In the first place, there are series Of
documents sent cut by the Democratic
press bureau from Seattle. urging Demo.
cratic newspapers to take up the howl and
foster the scare Some of these were
sent to former fiSionlat who no longer
acts with or believes In that party. Hi.
eanstis letter cf reply, together with tn
closures, give thu whsle game away. I,
n there seen that shis dangerous ana ut
terry false rumor WINS deliberately manu-.
featured At Democratic headquarters,
few Democrats at Everett. under direc-
tons from the same source, held a meet.
ting and passed resolutions prepared for
them. Now tho eeuutFy press ~ told to
work u fer all that /, wal stand. ana
the Seattle Times shows than how 20
blow the hasoe sineg the DAYS Of the
Mercy letter forgery thsre has been moth.
Ina cutie a. infamous on tais coast
what are che eAetaf Tho Chlpese are es.
elslasa ~ a Law thai Is a. rigorous a.
Il could be made, and that ~ strictly
cafeFesd. Practically the same conditions
have been reached with reference 90 LAP
~ness immigration. ia ana,her way TAs
japanese ssyefaHsnt itself has stopped
shs departure u SIS saeieefs 20 This
ceusry There = TIA uaasl numeer q
Casssse ana japanese here There are
Sc mese en4 sASre een be 40 tnese AZ g.
she ssaPle sf the Phfappsnes. Chinese.
Malsyt Cg what net. nQt a mothers sea
og tAsm can lmmigEats 70 ,hts country
unloss apoeaAlgy pesmatssa 70 b. congress
Aesus aew sBt shal Is 60 naepen, saess
familiar sitA eail>cAinsse legislation can
saesa fet themselves
A sgeAt GnroAr Sbont q Decision " the
RswaHAa cspfs Ia made part ef tala
rosreagk. ana declared 20 apen the daor
ta Immigration fFam tas Philippines rhe
Rssee tscsssoa has Nseut as naueh 70 a.
With ths ease "a tAn pre4 soogs aeeision
has Win free ssiver II - 8 soctss0n
By = terrfseFial snasa On Gaeatien not
even remotely connected witA Cairess or
immigration. The auvssi0n arsss whether
an inhseitaat Of Hawan was suni.es 10
Sis~asian isw or TO American law. after
she snnsxassOn Of TIRE islands That Is
SAL there Is 20 ls. Il hSs no bearing on
the admission OF Chinese OF Filsplnos IL
sAesiecsed simply because hawaii Is net
ss22~ 10 Sse.at until affair esessi41.. aud so