Is it the cheap complaint of demagogues? Is it a mere outcry of prejudice. of passion. or is it a noble aspiration for such social conditions and advancement as will maintain the decency. the comfort. and civic independence of the American people? The complaint is against cheap labor. not the cheap labor of the Chinaman alone. but the cheap labor of the assisted emigrant. the cheap labor of the emigrant who comes hero under a contract for his services. the cheap labor of the man who is a convict. who competes with honest people. It is not then as to the Chinese alone. but as to all and every form of cheap labor. against everything that tends to demoralize the social standing by reducing the wages of our people. that the protest is made. Is that right or is it wrong?
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