The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-29
KEARNEYISM.
THE WORKENGMEN's MOVEMENT I'M
CALaFORNIA-HOW 1T ORIGINATED
AND WHAT m AIMS AT.
tOhicapn Trihl1ne,1

New YORK, July 23.-The Tribune reporter
interviewed Judge Ord, of San Francisco now
here. The latter said II have watched the
progress Of the kearney movement from It's
inception. It was brought out through the
usual conflict between capital and labor, but
principally through the employment OF CHI
npsp labor to the exclusion Of all other. Ihe
emigration Of Chinese was at first very slight
and their coming was not objected to, ana, In
fact scarcely noticed It was not until the
Cantral Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads,
which extended competitive advantages to the
Chinese ernigrantS. and created such o ire
mendous influx for several years to the Pacific
coast that the present disturbances began 10
exist White men and women, who were only
receiving moderate compensation for their Ia
Dor. were discharged, and Cinnamon, who
proved themselves to be willing and apt sChOl-
ars were
SUBSTITUTED IN THEIR PLACES.
Not only did they make able miners, laborers
and mechanics, but cooks, servants and cham
bermaids, land to-day many OF the best houses
contain Chinese servants OF every grade Inc
enterprising laborer who had saved small
pittance easily stood this change for short
time, but while he was standing still specu-,
lators. manufacturers and others with capital
were quickly gaining wealth through tne IN
troductiOn of cheap labor, The result has
been that in few years the wOrkingmen have
become beggars and the capitalists have be-
come rich. and to-day San Francisco contains
over one hundred millionaires. AS natural
consequence this great wealth has created q
MONOPOLY: this has assumed SUCH glgantlc
proportions that any kind of legislation,
either local or State, Is constantly being tam
pered with. and even the courts are in danger
of being controlled by these monopol1sts.
This, with the general depression In business
and real estate, placed property owners In
very bad OdOr.
AS AN INSTANCE
/ recall the case of Hopper, an extensive stock
owner of the Pacific Company, who COntem-
Mated building q very fine mansion just out
side of our city. The drawings were com
pleted and the ground broken. Its cost was
estimated at $1,000,O00. Hopper employed
Chinese laborers, and the work was advancing
rapidlv but while this was going on the white
laborers grumbled considerably, and one night
large gang Of these men proceeded to the
unfinished building and destroyed it, This
was the signal for general outbreak, since
which time confusion and disorder have been
rampant under the leadership of Kearney.
Hopper was forced to leave the city, and
settled in the southern part OF the State,
where he died in n few months, his nerves
having become fatally affected. No will was
found after his death, and the estimate OF ms
wealth can be formed from the fact that his
wife was compelled tofurnish personal bond
of $4,000 1000 as administrators Of his estate y
The Judge continued: "All parties must
have O leader and KearneY became the favo-
rite among the raDDIe, anu was lOOkeu upon
as their leader Seeing this, he conceived
that his only opponents were great capitalists,
whom he despises in their alleged
INABILITY TO RESIST HIM.
He was encouraged in his course by men who
had more brains than himself some of whom
were amusing themselves at the expense OF
the public and some who from mercenary
motives were anxious for the movement to go
on. He very soon became not only popular
but powerful among that class of laborere
who for long time, felt sore at the capital
istS
"a disconnected set throughout the inte-
rior, hearing of him, imagined that great
power reposed in him, and simultaneously
'Kearneyism' found adherents in every part
of the State.
"Kearneyism is at white heat now, and it is
evident that concessions must be made by
both Communists and capitalists. In the city
it has gained more strength than in the inte-
rior, and there is no doubt but at the next
election will show bolder front. The re.
spectacle working element is against any acts
of Communism, but willing to affiliate with
any organization
OPPOSING MoNOPODIsTs AND CAPITALISTS.
It Is willing mainly to destroy the power Of
railroad, steamship and bank ing corpora
lions. In this way the Kearney men will
achieve their object"