The Pacific appeal., 1875-04-24
WHOLE NO. 557.

to'the utility of the so called "Civil
Rights Celebration" which took
place at Horticultural Hall on the
10th of April.
+ He assumes the position that
there was no honesty of purpose
with those who differed with him
and rainlyI attempts to arraign
the ministerial and political, as well
aathe social positions, Of those who
i holesl With him in order to
TJustll the course he had mapped
out TO pursue in regard to the cele.
bration. The writer of this article
is charged with belonging to the I
hoodlum element" because of his
opposition to the so-calIed patriotic
dancing celebration. / admit that
a notice did appear in the PACIFIC
APPEAL, signed by the writer hereof
and others, that a celebration would
take place, but through some mad
vertence on the part of some one, a
false construction made it appear
that | was in favor Of celebrating
the Civil Rights Bill. Now, the
editor knew full we'll that | was
bitterly opposed to celebrating the
event, and had so declared in his
presence and in the presence of
others. He also knew that [ was
elected member of the committee
of arrangements before he was (the
editor himself being on the nominal.
ing committee that presented my
name), and the report of the nomi,
mating committee was unanimously
adopted by the meeting. He is also
aware of the fact that when the
names were presented at a subse-
quent meeting, my name was inten.
tionally omitted from the printed
list, which was under the control OF
himself and the editor of another
journal. Now, | ask, in all sincerity.
why was my name omitted? The
reason is because he knew full veil
that / would make a determined op-
position to said celebration, hence
he, as President of the meeting.
ruled that / was not a member Of
the committee, my name not appear.
ing in the printed list, which he
himself had purposely manipulated.
"Oh, Shame, where is thy blush 2"
Again, as to the hoodlum element"
in connection with his paper-I was
one of the thirteen who started the
concern, and paid up every dollar Of
my obligations to place him as ed.
itor. l worked on the paper three
months, carrying, folding, etc., re.
ceived twelve dollars for, my SER
vices in cash, and there was owing
to me by subscribers the amount Of
forty dollars, which | presented to
him. e-~1 ~.,'-.,
And further, while in Portland,
Oregon, only three MONTHS do.
mated in cash more than the price of
one and one-half years subscription
to his paper. After my return to
San Francisco | found the concern
in hopeless pecuniary condition,
the editor having abandoned ali
hope of publishing another issue.
Acting upon the authority of a pub
lic meeting, /, in company with Mr..
Montgomery, canvassed the city,
and collected the sum of two hun
dred dollars for him, and, lastly.
donated sum towards purchasing
the type, to prevent its loss to the
concern, and from tho first issue to
the present time I have been a con.
stant subscriber to the paper, and
paying for the same. Now, if this
is heodlumism," it would be far
better for the concern to build itself
upon such hoodlumism Oh! in
gratitude. AS to the vindieation of
my character, will leave that to
those who have known me for the
past twenty years upon this Coast.
In the absence of VIM. H. Hall,
who comes in for his share of slurs
in this connection, | would say that
he is fully able to re(ute the unman-
~ asperslons cast upon him when he
returns from Panama.
As the editor has given us hom.
lily upon politics, a'.d claims to be
an answering Republican. reads
good men out of the party, and now
comes boldly to the front, and ad-
mlts in his last issue that as soon as
Mr.. Cockrill, good Democrat, was
elected Chief OF Police, he came
upon the scene, and we find him
quietly manipulating for positions
for his truant friends. Truly,
" Consistency, thou' art jewel"
4. A. HALL.