The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
kNTI-COOlIE DEMONSTRATION
Monster. Meeting at San
Francfscc.
Speeches by Mayor Bryant, Senator
Roach, and Others.

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Speeches by Mayor Bryant, Senator
Roach, and Others.
Previous to the departure Of the Con-
gressional Committee sent to the Pacific
slope to investigate the workings and ef-
fects Of the coolie traffic, a monster meet
ing Of the working classes opposed to its
continuance, was held in the city Of San
Francisco. Over 1000 men, under the
leadership Of Hon. Phillip A. Roach,
marched to the Pavilion, in which over
1000 citizens had assembled. After order
had been restored,
MAYOR BRYANT
was intrpdncsd "a President II the raoese
ing by Marshal Roach, and congratulated
his hearers that they were met to p1ve ex-
preston to their sentiments on question
on which nearly all the people Of Califor-
MA were united. At least 90 per cent. Of
the white population of the Pacific Coast
were Of one mind with regard to coolieism.
! The question was not a party one, and it
3 duCCbCd al SidSscs Inc HEEochl
had its origin on the 10th Of March last,
when the news came to this coast that the
\ Supreme Court Of the United States had
decided against the Stare law restricting
| the emigration Of certain class of Chi
nese. The Legislature, then IN session,
/ took the matter up. The Board If Super
/ vlsors also directed attention to the suit ject,
and on the 9th Of April the people raised
| their voice at the great meeting IN Union
Hall A deputation was then appointed
/ to proceed to Washington and lay the views
| Of the people before Congress The COM
mittee discharged its duty, aud there was
noE in session IN the city CJngressional
/ Commission, taking testimony as to the
/ good or evil effects of the presence of the
I Chinese amongst us. In a short time this
| Commission would return to Washington
and make their report, and from the facts
contained therein he had very little doubt
that the Congress Of the United States
would grant the relief So urgently needed
/ What was ASKED was simply that Congress
J should amend the Burlingame treaty in
such a way as to prevent the landing OF the
dlsreputabe class of Chinese Oh our shores
1t was not demanded that the Chinese now
III the State should be sent back, but the
people Of this country had a right to ask
that vessels plying between China and the
United States should not bring thieves,
prostitutes and slaves among Us. Cheers.
SENATOR P. A. ROACH
vas the next speaker, and was warmly re-
ceived. He stated that the meeting was
an earnest and emphatic protest on the
part of honorable anu industrious people
against the unchecked arrival % MOng0li-
ans. We are not here in a spirit Of perse-
cutlon, but animated hv desire that our
labor shall not be degraded. and that
avenues IF useful employment shall not be
shut aga ust our childrel ana the men
who. from the East and Europe, come 70
settle among us. Three iou rths Of the
boys Who yearly come 70 an u dueirial aga
m San Francisco hnd IL impJsslble to se-l
cure employment, and by necessity they
lead a life ii enforced illeness The idea
has been advanced that to cheaper labor
is an advantage. The Commission have
been told that the Chlnaman has the same
effect on labor that machinery has upon
production That assertion il opposed to
every principle VI political economy. La
Dor saving machinery IS paid for by cspi-
tai; but IL does not consume food nor en-
lthllSS AlN NosA NA tuc ilENNoHdllts Ol ilIc.
The coolie completes with white labor, and
unless the white man can live III the same
cheap manner as the Monaghan, and work
for the same low wages, the latter will al
ways take the place Of the former. 1t is
said that white people can hnd other FIELDS
Of labor, but this IS not the case. Take
an instance Thousand American grls
are driven out Of factory a. coone boys
take their place What are they to az
They cannot become domestics. The coohe
undersells them even III the capacity Of
housemaid. II is not difficult 20 see
whore the remedy can be found. We are
the people for whom the laws are made.
We elect the lawmakers. Let us take
care to elect only those men who are
pledged 70 act for the people on this ques-
Iion. The speaker went on to argue that
there never had been a time in the history
OF California tina, coolie labor could not
have been advantageously dispensed with
and that the presence Of the coolies and
the manner in which they undersell free
white labor Is q drawback to the prosperity
and rapid settlement Of the State.
SENSIBLE DISPATCH FROM SAN JOSE.
Mayor Bryant read a telegram from
San Jose, as follows:
SAN JOSE, Nov. Is, President
Anti Cooiie Meetinq Mechanic, Pardon
large majority OF the people Of Santa
Clara county send their best wishes for
the success Of your movement None de-
sires the coolies presence here excepting
those fsttening on the coolies labor
w. WINTER,
Vice Prest Anti Coolie Club, San Jose.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Stirring sc dresses we're then delivered
by Congressman Davis, Hon. Thomas p.
Ryan, Supervisor Edwards, L. +. Hoag,
Hon. J. ]. Tobin, and r. J. Hinton. All
we're well received, and We regret that
space will not permit US to give them in
full.