The news & observer., 1905-12-15

lower the standards of the higher to-
wards those of the lower. Therefore
! do not consider that the general
welfare is promoted if inferior labor
IS admitted which will not rise 10 the
full level OF ours.
We all agree, / believe, that report
ed paupers, criminals and some other
European labor should be excluded;
also that contract labor should be
excluded. About the conditions of
admitting or excluding the white races
we are agreed.
Then what about other races? We
nave had in America experience with
three OF the cOlored races. the red
man, the black man and the yellow
man. We destroyed the red man. we
enslaved the black man and we have
shut out the yellow men. 1t trans
pires there was never time after the
arrival Of the white man on this con-
tinent that the fate of the Indian was
not sealed Our forefathers thought
otherwise. He was to be ChriStened
and civilized. He was destroyed and
there seers never TO have been any
alternative. He was in many ways
neld in high esteem, but there was
something incompatible between the
white man and the red man. The
white man brought the negro here to
been race incOmpatabi:ity and hind
rance to industrial development by
the institution of which the black
man was the subject. Again we found
that the yellow man was standing in
the way Of and hindering our indus
trial development We have shut
him out and ! am one who thinks
that cheap and inferior labor from
among any of the races which are
sociologically incompatible with the
American PEOPLE, ought not to be en-
couraged to come here This means
we may admit the sound and healthy
element of those people with whom
ours amalgamate and that we should
exclude those with whom our people
do not amalgamate.
This question of whom we will ad-
nit to citizenship has nothing to do
with the question of commercial re-
lations neither sho0ld restriction Of
immigration forces any particular
country be stretched to mean restric-
ton of commercial Intercourse.
1t profits not to argue whether soci-
ologicaI incompata bility means supe-
riority of either of the differing races.
The Chinese claim a superior civili-
Zation to ours. 1t is certainly older
than ours. We will not argue about
any other comparison. 1t is certain
there is sociological incompatibility be-
tween the races and to admit the
cheap labor of China is to sacrifice
our standards in some degree and in
proportion defer to theirs.
In whatever we do about immlgra-
ton we should include all incompatl-
Bile and inferior elements.
I am not, one who thinks that the
lpresent demand for labor at profitable
pay is an evil or q menace. 1t means
Industrial progress because it contrib
| favor .htrezog6 % 6 30 8 6
utes to social ameleoration. / am in
favor of immigration, but only favor
the very best type and wth strict Inn
| Iitations to confine it to the best.
The Railroads.
| We have a question of rate regu-
laton in which | conceive is involved
present advantage of a class of future
welfare. This was easily the situation
when slave (versus free) institutions
wasthe absorbing question. In the
then present the employing tobacco
land cotton planter favored the admls-
sion of negroes and the maintenance
of slavery.
! To nv mind there is need of mach
inery to enforce existing law to pro-
tect the roads against each other as
we'll as to protect the people from the
I
serious proposition has ever been
made to vest in the Interstate Com
mission the power to MAKE rates. All
the bills propose only to vest power
in the commission to correct illegal
rates. enforce legal ones put the legal
rates into effect without delay ana
maintain them in force during any
ensuing litigation nobody has pro-
posed lately to enact any new laws
l.. Il fn1sD Dfsti
create the machinery to enforce laws
Inow on the statute books and to the
! business of which the railroads are
making no exception.
In this situation the roads are ask
| ing to be allowed to occupy the posi-
ton of the feudal baron, who claimed
Ownership of the highways and even
| of the river Rhine and collected spe-
cial tolls according to their own judg-
ments. needs or desires in spite OF
Imperial edicts to the contrary. The
future welfare of the railroads is
! Involved in sacrificing present gain
/ by illegal or unwis2 advantage as
aaginst the future public welfare: as
against sound wholesome and whole
! industrial development. EQUAL ana
| exact submission to the law and CO.
operation of men and corporations in
Iameliorating and advancing the social
/ industrial development 1t is impOr-
tant that we support President Roose-
welt in his position upon rate regula-
/ ton.
| In North Carolina everv condition
| is now favorable n the highest indus
| trial development if we cooperate for
| the future welfare and equally co.
orerate 70 restrain immediate desires
which Civ temporary advantage hut
which lead to evil consequences in the
| future.
am satisfied that in the final ac-
/ ton on both these points I have
touched upon that our legislators will
he wise and fair in making laws re-
lating 70 immigrat ton and TO railway
rates and that the laws they make
| will be effective ones.
5 CASE OF INEFFTCIENCY.
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Can be Charged against Post
master Best