Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-08

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gressmen from Iowa. Under the Re.
publican gerrymander they do not elect
any. III the GlObe- Democrats nbiloS
ophy may be made TO fit Iowa. we may
reasonably expect a solid Democratic
delegation from that state.
What about Minnesota. where four
Democratic congressman would In
elected under a fair appOrtionment.
but where the Republicans mapipu
lated the thing so skillfully that the
Democrats have not elected 4 repre>
sentative i'm six years? What of Wis
cOiSlh ana Michigan. where the Dem.
ocrats could elect almost half the dele
cation If they had fair show They
have not elected representative since
lSJ2- What or Connecticut. where tb,.
Democrats could elect two out of five
II II were not for the gerrymander.
They have elected noIr since IS92
Ot course gerrynanderius - not a
eommendable habit IN either Demo.
Gratis or Republicans The intent of
: this article II not 10 defend the prac
uce. but To call the attention of the
CD. 20 the fact that what is sauce
for the goose is Sauce for the gander.
lf the Republicans persist i'm doing il
where they have a Republican lcgis-
lature. the Missouri Democrats would
Ice set OF con>ummatc idiots not 10
try their hands at the same business.
II Is not an uuhcurd of practice to
tight the devil with IRE.
Each party now claims that il will
elect majority or the lower house of
congress this fall The only thin. that
renders the situation AT all doubtful is
the fact that every northern state has
been gcrrymanGcred 10y Republican
legislatures. 80 the Globc-D, mocrat
should have the d,cencv 10 hold its
peace on the subject of gerrymauder.
ing.
Again the Chinese.
The iaborins people OF the United
States might as well wake up To the
fact that If we keep the Philippines
they are TO be made the breeding
ground for lot OF Chinese Iaborers
who will put the American lahorers
out OF business. The exclusion bill
passed by this congress is by no
manner of means what IL should
be. The house PASSED IA jam up good
bin, with which l am glad TO say /
had Il good deal TO do. The senate
passed a substitute bill. which was
much worse than the house bill. The
bill finally agreed on was not so good
as the house bill. but better than the
senate substitute. One OF the best fea-
lures OF it WAS that il shut the Chinese
out Of the Philippines. Now the press
dispatches say that Governor Taft. our
proconsul in the Philippines, since his
return 10 Manila has been advocating
modification OF the law so that il will
be made easier for the Chinese TO get
in there. the very thing the American
laborers DO not want Every one who
was around Washington while the bill
was being considered knows that the
covert influence OF the Republicans
was against rigorous exclusion. and il
is still against exclusion. or course
the Republicans pretend TO be for ex
clusion, but they are not \ careful
reading OF the following editorial from
the Baltimore Herald. Il Republican
paper, Will throw some light Oh the
subject:
The Chinese exclusion act passed dur.u-
the last session OF congress applies equal
" 10 the Philippine Islands. Yet in the
archipelago vast majority Of the trust
worthy agriculturists ard lohorers i'm
manufactures have hitherto been Chinese
III character. The experience OF many
American employers has shown that the
native Filipino IL inferior in Industrial
and commercial qualities TO the Mon
Golian.
AS a matter Of fact. the tribes making
up the mixed population of the islands
form the tail end OF race that has in
Variably yielded 10 the Chinese Whenever
the struggle for existence has brought
them face 10 face. The Moros. a pure
marked extent. are about the most highlv
developed among the people outside OF
Manila and its environs Yet the Chinese
are superior TO any Malay tribe. both
morally and Intellectually
The reason for Chinese exclusion in the
Philippine Islands is not then. probably.
so much TO aid the natives as IL is TO pre-
vent the accumulation OF race that can
withstand American conditions. yet does
not blend with an occidental population.
In the long run this extension OF our
American barrier against Chinese labor
almost to the doors OF Hongkong will
pay. but IL is apt TO cripple commerce
and manufactures until the influx OF
-Aluti l1stH lApOI VIII take up the lnQNS-
trial destiny of our oriental acquisitions.
The laborinS people of the United
States had better put ON their thinking
caps and decide now whether they had
not better join in with the Democrats
and get rid of the Philippines. Chinese
and all. rather than wake up few
years hence and endeaVOr to lock the
barn after the horse is gone.
The Prosperity Issue.
Our Republican friends have so much
to say about prosperity that the fol.
lowing editorial from tic Washington
Post may be read with interest by ev.
cry American citizen:
The prosperity argument being a de-
cidedly good thinG indeed the best thing
the Republican campaign ran-sars have
in stock ii Is natural and quite proper
for Republican papers - make The m 1St
or it 1T may and i; may not prove "a
winning card. Ten years ago there Vas
unexampled prosperity in this country
and no premoni;ion OF the crash that fate
had billed to show up twelve months
later Prosperity was exploited then as
IL Is now. but IL failed 10 win out
One OF the chief causes OF Republican
disaster in that year Of maximum pros
perity was labor trouble in PcnnSyl
vania. started 10y the best paid vase
workers on earth There is much NOR
serious labor trouble now pending i1
Pennsylvania started by men whose
weekly earnings. when they were al work.
Natural Anxiety