The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-10
A GOOD SPEECH.
MIR. WI the Orator Of the Day at
Binghampton.

hands of few capitaliste. There is
some ground for this complaint. But
workingmen should take care that a
similar charge should not be made
against themselves.
1T seems that labor and capital
have formed themselves into two op-
posing camps. There is no valid rea-
son for this state Of things. The la
borer of today may be the capitalist of
tomorrow. Capital and labor should
De partners, not enemies, in the in
dustrial world; for their interests are
identical. There is, indeed, COM
munity of interest between capital and
labor. Arbitration is the method that
is generally proposed for the settle
ment of differences between capital
and labor. 1t is good as far as it goes.
But better method is to remove all
causes OF difference. In contest be-
tween capital and labor, injury is done
TO both. China has solved the question
by the adoption of proft.shs sing
scheme. This has worked we'll.
THE industrial development Of the
United States has now reached stage
in which production is 80 much great
or than what is required for home
consumption that an outlet has to be
found for the surplus products. The
Western States hsye not gone into
manufactures hitherto owing TO the
lack Of coal. But with the Harvesting
of waterfalls, the establishment Of
factories is rendered possible. It will
not be long before the Western States
will compete with the Eastern States
in manufactures. Where shall they
go for market, if not to China The
Southern States, especially South
Carolina, now sends so per cent. of
their cotton goods to China. The
trade of the United States with China
has been steadily increasing for some
time past. This increase would have
been more marked if there had been
no legislative obstacles in the way.
1t Is said that trade is not sentimental
that men will buy where things are
cheapest. This is true only when
there is no competition. But England,
France, Germany, Japan, Belgium
and othere are also in the field. Un-
der such circumstances, sentiment
may turn the scale in favor OF one
country against another. Every Chi
nese wants to see the United States
have it's due share Of China's trade.
/ ut should be remembered that q
vast foreign commerce is good for the
workingman. Owing to the Boxer
disturbance in China two years ago
the cotton mills in Charlotte, North
Carolina, had to be closed, because
their goods could not be marketed.
The result was very disastrous to fac
tory hands in the South.
''In this connection I-may be ex.
pected to say word or two about the
discriminative legislation against my
countrymen. I do not wish to enter
into discussion on the subject now
that it is settled. But l can assure
you that Dothing he's ever been done
or said by me which is not to the real
interest Of all workingmen. It has
been my aim, not to secure the unre-
stricted admission Of Chinese laborers
into the United States, but to remove
unnecessary obstacles to the coming of
Chinese merchants. students, and
other desirable classes of Chinese.
Suoh stand certainly does American
workingmen no harm. The objections
to the disoriminative legislation
against my countrymen are because it
is not called for; because such an ex.
treme and unusual step should not be
taken unless no other course is open;
because some means can be devised
that will amply protect American la
Dor without offending the sensibilities
of friendly nation. It is certainly
unjust to stigmatise the whole people
OF country as undesirable, and place
unnecessary obstacles to the coming
OF merchants, students, and other
classes, who do not in the least COM
pete with American labor. Now the
consequence is that while the work
ingmen Of this country have to strug-
gle against an ever increasing immi-
grafton of the laboring classes from
Europe and Asia, Chinese Of respect
able classes, to whose coming no pos
sible objection can be urged, find it
almost impossible to set foot on
American soil.
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