Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1888 — HARRISON’S RECORD. [ARTICLE]

HARRISON’S RECORD.

Albany Argus; Her* are the plain facts in the record of Ben Harrison on the question of imported Chinese la* bor, and the plaoe in the offioial record where any one can verify them who chooses to do so. The Co gres* sional Beeetd is on file in th« State Library, and any oae is admitted between nine ▲. If. aid four P. M. The Record does not show that ta even one lastanee, during hia six years’ service iu the United States B«nate, Harrison voted to prohibit Chinese immigration; 1. Harrison voted in favor ot the Hoar amendment to admit skilled hinese labor to this country, See Congressional Reoord, March Bth, *B2, Vol. 13, part 2, page 1716. 2. Harrison voted; in favor of the Hoar amendment to admit Chinese artisans to this eountry. See Record same as aoove 3. Harrison "dodged” the vote on the final passage of ihe bill. See page 1' 53, as above. 4. Harrison voted for John Sher«* man’s motion to commit the bill pro hibiting Chinese immigration and the veto to the Committee on Forelgu Affair ,to smother it. See Congressional Reoord, VoL 13, part 3, page 2616. 5. Harrison voted against the mo* tion to pass the bill over the yeto.— See page 2617, as above. 6. Harrison voted to strike out the seotion in the ten-year bill, which prohibited the admission of Chinese to full citizenship; See Congressional Record, Vol. 13, part 4, pages 8262-8. 7. Harrison voted to strike out tbe sec ion which prohibited the admission of Chinese skilled laborers, and his vote oarried that amendment— See page 3234, as above. 8. Harrison voted against restoring the seotion whioh had been strieken out. See pages 3410-11. as above. 9. Harrison voted for the Edmunds amendment to exclude only Chinese engaged in manual laber. and admit skilled Chinese artisans. See pages 3411-12, as above. 10. Harrison voted against the bill to prohibit Chinese immigration for ten years, whioh President Arthur signed. Hee page 3412, as above 11. Harrison "dodged” the vote on tbe bill to enforce more strictly the law of IBBz against Chinese immigration. See Congressional Reoord. Vol. 15. part 5, page 5988, July 3d, 884. 12. The Congressional Reoord June Ist, 18*6 does not give ihe vote by which the last bill on the subject was passed. Thus those who opposed the legislation escaped going on record. This, we believe, is the complete record ol Mr. Harrison's action on the subject of Chinese labor during his six years’ term in the Senate. We find no reoord of any vote of his against Chinese immigration. We find two votes ho dodged, one vote he cast for admlttlnt Chinese to 3itizenship and eight votes against d<f* ferent propositions to exclude CM. □ese labor from .this country. If there were any other recorded faots, Republican papers would have presented them, citing the page of the Record. Ben Harrison is a great “protector of American labor.” Of cours- all Republican candidates always are about election time.