Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-10-25
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Of Nebraska.
For Vice President.
ADLAI e. STEVENSON
Of illinois.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.

Last Monday night over a thousand
laboring and business men OF Everett
met in mass meeting and in ringing
resolutions denounced Asiatic labor OF
all kinds. 1t was non-partisan gather
ing, and yet all classes of Aslatlc labor
was condemned in almost the same Ian
puace as that used in the democratic ma
tional platform. The meeting was called
for special purpose of devising some
means of Kidding that community OF
about 600 Japanese laborers, who are
upon railroad work there.
On Monday, the day of the mass meet
ing, 29S white men-American citizens
some of them with families, and many
of them taxpayers, registered at bureau
in Everett for work. These men stated
that they were willing and anxious to
take the places of the Japs at living
wages, many of them holding these
places prior to the importation OF this
cheap labor.
Here is an object lesson. The condi-
ton which confronts the people OF Ever
EFT likewise confronts the people of the
whole state. 1t was not so many years
ago, that the people of this coast, from
San Diego to Port Angeles, were up i'll
arms over the importation to this coun-
try OF Chinese cheap labor. Riots were
of everyday occurrence. Many white
men, and ten times as many OF these
foreigners, were killed. A mighty pro-
test from the people of the Pacific coast
resulted in the passage of the Chinese
Exclusion Law. That law expires in two
more years. The republican platform is
painfully silent upon the question OF its
extension. The democratic platform de-
clares, as do the indignant citizens OF
Everett, against all classes Of Asiatic
labor.
judge Estee, of the federal court, in a
late decision holds that Il Chinaman liv-
ing in Hawaii has perfect right to come
to any portion OF the United States and
take up his residence, Notwithstanding
the exclusion law or any other law. The
supreme court of the United States has,
at three different times, held that the
sovereignty of the U. S. over country
carries with it the right of the citizen OF
that country to 60 to any country where
we have like sovereignty.
Today we have on the Pacific coast
many thousand Chinese and Japanese,
and despite all the restrictions placed
upon their coming the number is ever
increasing until it has reached an alarm
ing point. ii then we pursue the policy
as laid down by Mckinley, subjugate
and retain the Philippines, there can
and will be absolutely no way by which
we can prevent the millions of cheap la
borers of those islands from coming to
the United States. There are twelve
million people in those islands. Ten
thousand japanese now in the state of
Washington have caused indignation
meetings because they have thrown out
of employmentan equal number of Amer
lean citizens. Ten per cent of the pauper
labor Of the PhilippinesSwould crush out
every white laborer on the Pacific coast.
When we consider the fact that cor
porations are..willing.to run the risk of
punishment for violating the alien con-
tract law in order to secure the services
of these coolie laborers-and this they
are doing today-is it more than reason
able to suppose that with all barriers
down they will food the land with cheap
Asiatic laborers?
This is the paramount question with
us. The salvation of the people depends
upon the election of Bryan, whose policy
is to close the doors of Asiatic countries,
and make America the home of the free,
honest, Industrious, well-paid laborine