Speech #500101740

The debate shows the sneers and jokes of Democratic Senators in their attempt to embarrass Senators from the Pacific coast and prevent a fair and impartial hearing. It was the Republican party that we were called upon to convince that this was wrong. We did convince them. and when the time came that the Chinese were invading the Pacific coast and interfering with civilization there. it was the Republican party that moved to abrogate the Burlingame treatyand make a treaty restricting Chinese immigration. and the Republican party. and not the Democratic party. did make the treaty of 1880 for that purpose. Nearly every measure that has been before Congress has been introduced by Republicans. and every measure to restrict Chinese immigration in any form which has become a law has been passed mainly through the influence of Republicans. True. they have been sustained by Democratic votes as well. but the facts and arguments upon which they were based were produced and made mainly by Republicans. Republicans have done this work.