The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-10-04
Wants Chinese Labor
Dses Mckinley ny His Actions In
Their Favor.

McKinley's extraordinary aud ap-
parently unsccountable friendship
for China, which has been 30 plain
ly shown from the beginning ofthe
trouble down TO his abandonment
Of the allies and the order for the
sending Of the American troops In
China 70 the Philippines, has C .used
. lot Of thinking. Attention has
been called TO the fact that the re.
publican platform failed to say q
word about the continued exclu.
sion Of Chinese laborers from the
U. 8. although II must have been
veil known TO the makers of that
platform that the present Chinese
exclusion law will expire by limit
stion In 1902, and that unless II ia
extended by Congress our ports
will then be open TO Chinese cooley
lab0Iers. 1t has been noted also
that the Chinese Minister to the U.
8. has done considerable talking of
late about the probability OF the
increased friendship between his
government and ours resulting In
the removal OF immigration re.
strictions. That large employers
Of unskilled labor In this country,
not to mention the sugar planters
trust OF Hawaii, are anxious to see
the restrictions on Chinese immi.
grafton removed 10 we'll known.
BY putting oil these things to.
gsther Mr.. Mckinley 10 placed in
q suspicious attitude toward Amer
lean labor. Perhaps mention Of
Chinese exclusion was purposely
left out Of the republican platform.
In orde, to justify the republican
Congress in not renewing that rs.
strictiOn, and the reelection of Mr..
Mckinley may mean the flooding
Of this country with cheap Chinese
labor. The existence OF such an
intention would account for MIR
McKinley's Chinese policy. It
should not be overlooked that the
democratic national platform con-
tains this clause: 1--WE favor the
continnancs aud strict enforcement
OF the Chinese exclusion law and
its application to the came classes
Of all Asistic races" 1t Is not sur.
Prising that those who are interest
cd In the welfare Of American labor
are doing some deep thinking. 1t
ID time for them to think and to
set.
Senator Morgan, In . speech be.
fore the Jackson Democratic Al.
socistiOn devoted himself to the q.
nancial question, which he declar-
ID was the most interesting topic
70 him. He said: "The only way
" settle the financial question is TO
pay the public debt, and It would
be very easy to do 80 by saving
some Of the wild expenditures we
now making. In the course Of
few years we could save over $780,.
100000, and we should commence
to-day In order to save the interest
which the people are paying. The
svstem created by the last Con.
gross IL designed to increase the
national debt, and under that leg.
islatiOn the debt cannot and will
not bo paid, but will be Increased
from year to year. The payment
Of the debt would not underpin the
national banks, hut would force
them to the old Jacksonian idea OF
Q sspscie basis, and we would not he
dependent for circulating medium
on government bonds. When that
IL, done the financial question will
bs settled, and settled right"
SMr. Jackson H. Ralston, Of Nd,
made this reference to our trade
With the Philippines. In . speech
this week to the Bryan and Ste.
venson Club: "Our exports to the
Philippines have been $1,000 men,
sl cost Of $i2O,OOO.OO0. Onr I'm
ports from the Philippine Islands
have been $4,000 manned, disea sed,
and crippled American c!tixenr."
! Mrs. 8. p. Norton, treasurer Of
the newly organized Woman's
Bryan Antitrust and Anti War
Club, made q ringing speech at the
hrst meeting Of the club, In which
she said: TT bshoOS es every man
who IL suffering from the results OF
sombIned capital to vote for that
candidate who at least promises to
destroy those conditions which op-
press him. Every man whose lIv-
Ing 10 earned by the sweat Of his
brow 10 today the slave of the
money power. Vote for the man
who believes trusts exist and pro.
mises 70 crush them, who pledges
himself In no measured terms to
the protection OF your interests.s
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