Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-14

so will we, the workingmen of CAL
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.
lCheers.
Our quarrel with Stanford is be-
cause lie employs cheap Chinese
laborers; 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 confiscate
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.] l told him I knew moth
I'M about fares and freights-I left
thKt for future legislation; but
told Mr.. Stanford that he could
place more confidence in the Work
innmen's Party of California than
ehas placed in all the Legislators
that have ever been elected i'm this
otate before. Now, further, he told
me that he was invited to the May
ors office--to the horses office
laughter lin San Francisco, and
was asked if he was afraid. He
said, "Afraid of what?" "Those
communism "Why," he said,
81 am a communist" He
said, mo, am not afraid
OF the Workingmen's party, be.
ing workingman myself; but"
he said, ~ 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 he had to pay those thiev-
Ing legislators-in fact, he wanted
a change. Now, my fellow work.
ingmen, he also informed me (there
were three of us present) 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
natter" "Don't you see those
comnunists?u "Why.u 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
there. fhe same way in Oakland
ana 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, mo. I do not care who
knows it, but am not afraid of
the freeman in the exercise of his
rights as a freeman. Let these men
vote as they please, and if they
win the day, well and good. They
can treat me no worse than you
have" Laughter and cheers.
This was Mr.. Stanford's argu-
ment. 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 1 thought lie was be-
fore tackled him. There was one
witness present. If any of Mr..
6tanford's employees are intimi-
dated-if they are Influenced to
vote-I hope they will make no SO.
cret about it. 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, "Bully for
5tanford."] This was my object in |
Stanford. Now IL
that selling out? Voices. mo,
sir" and mot much.u] But about |
ares and freights. Let me give |
Tou my idea of fares and freights,
llthough / would not tell Leland |
Stanford this. The freight bill In !