Show Garfield and the Heathen Now York 22 Heralds Cleveland Following is an abstract from an interview inter-view which the city editor of theicoder of this city had with General Garfield at Mentor some time befor his nomination nomina-tion What is i your opinion General in reference ref-erence to tho Chinese question I have a great deal ofsymp tby with the people of California and other Pacific hates in reference to this subject tut it was a mistake on the part home congressmen to confound the immigration ot regular Chineo to thLs country with tho advent ef coolie who may be brought hereunder here-under control and perhaps u slaves We have the right to reject all lave there are laws to prevent their importation importa-tion lain tbe United atatei just as in old times These bows can be made to apply to coolies just as stringently or better still to obtain thu end in view of I preventing the introduction of coolie labor to the disadvantage of tha working classes of this country we might make a a treaty with China by which it could be underttocd that slaves or coolies were not to be landed on our shoVes but to say that any wellbehaved lawsbidirg person should be kept away when desirous of coming of his own freewill aside from the coolie system would be hard and contrary to the intentions of our institutions Will a bill of tho character you indicate indi-cate be apt to pass A bjll in some modified form will be presented pod if in proper shape relative to coolies we < tho republican congressmen will be willing to help its passage and the president presi-dent and all will concur in iti otherwise not j S |