The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-04-27

if Won cannot afford TO work for the wages that Chi
namen do, that you yourselves. ought to emigrate.
Right here at home, of those unprinciped scrib
blers who are always found on the side of power,
and when they can get no other reward for their
servility, will pick up the cold victaas and old
clothes thrown them, the signature of Obserr-
er in the Record insults you by calling you "bum-
mers' too lazy to work, and affirming that there is
no conflict in this State between labor and capital
that there is work for al-that Chinese labor does
not necessarily come in conflict with white labor
and that the wages of laber even now has up
ward instead Of a downward tendency. This is an
insult TO common intelligence, and needs no argu-
ment to refute it. This same unprncipled scrib
bier endeavors to frghten you from the assertion of
your rights by limiting that you were the uphold
ers of the defunct Southern Confederacy, but his
fasehoods, alike with all else that he says, should
be treated only with your contempt. You should
treat all political parties aliks-you should sa here
are our principles: Taxation of Cinnamon to such
an extent that further emigration would be com
PEELED to cease; preference given to white men on
all public works, and total suspension of all trade
with those who employ Cinnamon in any capacity
whatever. These are our principles, and our votes
are Ior tiiosc only VINO endorse tne'n.
Fellow laboring men of California. you should
look boldly at the evil that confronts you, that you
may be the better prepared 10 overcome it, You
should grapple ii now, before it grows to such d
mensions as to bid defiance 10 your strength There
seems to be disposition on the part of those
who rule at ashington to place the ballot in the
hands of all. without regard to nation color.
Ior,r Co. rtl,ot
pose and to secure the State for all time TO come
no effort will be spared TO pass il into law. Now
is your time never; with the ballot in the hands
Of the Chinaman and you would be powerless.
From the earliest age of the world there has been
conflict between capital and labor, and there always
will be- 1t is the interest OF those who have work
to be done to employ those who will perform it for
the least amount of wages and it is the interest of
those who have only their labor to dispose of. to
dispose of it to those who will give the most for it.
All human experience has proven that man is nat
urally selfish animal, and loves power, and
wealth gives power. he will, if permitted, increase
it at the expense of the laboring man. To what
ever spot of the globe you cast your eyes you
the laborlng man, as general thing, ignorant and
degraded. This is the result of this sntagonsm.
The wealthy combine for the increase of their capt
tai; they approach with their purses in their hands,
the halls of legislation, and legislators corrup
ted to grant them the protection of Government in
their pursuits. This protection is generally given
in the shape of duties upon the necessaries of fe
and in the control of the circulating medium of the
country, which increases the cost of living the
poor man, while his labor goes without protection
81,
This antagoDiSm between capital and labor here
in California has assumed the worst shape it pos
sibly could assume. The most degraded class of
heathens upon the face of the earth, whose name
is legion, are introduced here to perform all the
labor requ:ed-and why? Because they will labor
for lordly capitalists at price which would not
suffice TO feed you. And your own Government
that Government for which you hazard your life on
the battle felds-for which you are taxed at the
rate of from 65 to 10 per cent on all you con-
sumo. employs the revenues which you-you, labor.
ing men of California furnish it to impoverish and
degrade you. This Government. which should be
your buckler and shield dscriminates against you,
in favor of rice and mice eating heather Asiatics.
by employing twenty thousand of them to labor
on the Central Pacific Railroad. Like the eagle
arrow leilucreu ITOul utT own plum
age, your thoughts em5lttered by the reflection
that you furnish the means of your own destruc-
ton.
Brother tolers,
Know ye not who would be free themselves must
strike the blow!''
Then
Rise like lions after slulnber
In unvanlushed number,
Shake your chains TO earth like dew
Which III sleep hath fallen upon YOU
1e are many. they are few.
You the only creators of wealth. Holy Inspi
ration has declared that ''the laborer is worthy of
his hire" and if you do not see that your labor is
protected against degrading competition, and that
you enjoy reasonable share of the wealth produ
ced by your own hands you are not true to your
selves, to your families to your country. or to your
God 1t is the intelligence and virtue of its people
that give distinction to a State, but unless you
apply the remedy in time to the evil that now con
fronts you, you will be unlbe to give your chill
dren the education necessary TO fit hem for the
duties of useful and vrtGoGs citizenship. And, if
the Celestial Empire is permitted to turn her head
in the direction of San Francisco every time her
stomach becomes nauseated, and she vomits out her
worthless dregs very soon will this fair land resem
bic province of China, and be reduced to the
necessity of resorting to the drowning and emascu
ating process, to prevent the vermin from spread
ing over the land as plague, as was the case in
Egypt, in days of old.
Fellow toiers of Butte County and the State of
California Awake 10 the Importance OF the crisis.
for the Philistines before you: assert your
manhood, and show to the world that you have the
spirit and pride Of men. Turn a deaf ear to the
honied accents Of political demagogues of what
ever party they would lull you. by their syren
song of party feaity, into false security. Your
brethren in San Francisco, Sacramento. San Joa-
quiu, e. Dorado and other counties are banded to-
gether TO correct the common evil; in San Fran
cisco alone nine thousand names enrolled, sol
EMMY pledged to full ticket, independent of both
political parties Men of Butte county, will you
permit them to struggle alone, when they are con-
tending against the common foe Organize in ev-
cry township; hold weekly meetings, and send del
egates 10 the AntiCoole State Convention. You
have the power. then why exercise it, since the
invitation is extended to you Possess yourselves
of the State government, elect members of Con.
sreSs, and enroll your upon the page of his
tory as champions of the Dignity of Labor and no
longer the slaves Of party. Do this, or, like Gurih
bound thrall of Cedric the Saxon. wear an iron
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