Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-14

30 Will we, Tue WOTkluSmen Vi Oai-
ifornia, forgive Leland Stanford, If
he comes right down and tells US
that he has done wrong, that he
had no business to import these
lepers from Asia, that he will COM
mence now and discharge all his
Cinnamon and employ in their
stead free American white men.
ECheers.]
Our quarrel with Stanford is be-
cause her~employs cheap Chinese
Iaborers; and if he discharges his
Cinnamon, and wants the Work.
ingmen of California to protect him
in his interests, we will do so, but
If he don't we will contiscate
all his property. [Cheers.] We
will discharge Leland Stanford and
Charles Crocker, and all the other
Directors, and select other men to
take the places of these gentlemen,
who will see that the miserable
Chinese lepers are discharged.
TChsers.] told him knew moth
iuQk about fares and freights-I left
thkt for future legislation; but 1
told Mr.. Stanford that he could
place more confidence in the Work.
inDmen's Party of California than
he has placed in all the Legislators
that have ever been elected in this
otate before. Now. further, he told
me that he was invited to the May
or's office-to the horses office
llaughter] San Francisco, and
was asked If he was afraid. He
said, "Afraid of what?" "Those
communistsv' "Why," he said,
II am a communist" He
said, "No, l am not afraid
OF the Workingmen's party, be.
ing O workingman myself; but"
he said, II am afraid of those
thieves that you have sent to rep
resent you at Sacramento" Fur.
thermore they asked him to con-
tribute towards my prosecution,
and he said, no; it took all the
money be had to pay those thiev-
ing legislators-in fact, he wanted
q change. Now, my fellow work
ingmen, he also informed me (there
were three of us presenU that a
committee from Santa Clara wait
ed on him. The bank smashers of
Santa Clara sent an aid-de.camp,
calling him to Santa Clara county
because the county was in danger.
Mr.. Stanford said, "What is the
matter?u "Don't you see those
comnunists?" "Why." he said,
'sif they are worse than the thieves
you have sent to Sacramento, let
them go ahead" Laughter and
cheers. So he would not interfere
thcfe. Tbe same way in Oakland
aug in Sacramento now. They are
trying to get Leland Stanford to use
his influence in support of the Re-
publican party; but Mr.. Stanford
says, "No. 1 do not care who
knows it, but l am not afraid of
the freeman in the exercise of his
rights as freeman. Let these men
vote as they please, and il they
win the day, well and good. They
can treat me no worse than you
have" daughter and cheers.
This was Mr.. Slanfords argu-
ment. l do not know what
he means ~hy it. He may
have been very plausible,
but I have found him to be smart.
er man than thought lie was be-
fore l tackled him. There was one
witness present. If any of Mr..
etanford's employees are intimi-
dated-if they are Influenced to
vote-I hope tney will make no se-
cret about 1t. He says, bring them
right to him, and he will discharge
the first man that dares to influence
or interfere with his men as to how
they shall vote or how they shan,t. |
[Cheers and voice, sBully for
Htanford."] This was my object in |
interviewing Stanford. Now Is
that selling out? Voices. mo,
sir" and mot much.v1 But about
fares and freights. Let me give |
you my idea of fares and freights,
although l would not tell Leland |
Stanford this. The freight bill In !