The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
CALIFORNIA; WRATH.
The Pacific Siopers Fcaming-The PresI-
dent Burnt In Emgy-Fiags at
Half.mast-Sand Lots Mass
Meeting.

Meeting.
SAN FRAscisGo.-March 2-Ow-
ing to the fact that tor the last two
or three days the community bad
been led to expect the veto of the bill
to restrain Chinese immigration, end
that anxiety on the subject had to
some extern worn itselfcut, the actual
receipt Of the news failed to create
any excitement 10 the city. 1t a q
not, however, be regarded from this
that a universal feeling of deep regret
and Indignation exists throughout The
State and Pacific coast All day dis
patches bsve been pouring iuto the
Office OF the Associated Press regard
ipg the sentiments of the press aud
ihe people on the action of the Presi
dent. With, thus far, but three ex-
ceptions. perfect unanimity has pre-
vailed in these expressions, the only
difference 10 the degree. The city
Journals. Of course, all treat the sub
ject ~editorially this morning,
The Call, after briefly reviewing
the points Of the veto message, says:
There is no intimstion that negotis-
lions are pending to accomplish the
purpose aimed at by the bill rejected.
On the contrary. he seems TO regard
tie nation as pledged TO permit the
immigration Of free Chinese, with
only such a degree Of restriction as
may limit the Influx Of Chinese to
the capacity of the country 10 absorb
them. This message does not indi
cate any comprehensive conception
on the part Of the Executive of the
question as it affects The coast. The
argument Of the message is not of q
character to mitigate in aay degree
the keen disappointment the people
# this coast will feel at the failure Of
the bill 81 which SO many hopes had
been built"
The AHa saws: We fail TO 6nd any
, satisfactory reason 10 the message for
Withholding his approval, except the
Inference that it being a treaty, there
fore it must stand until nego. iations
can be inaugurared for a revision OF
it. That is, we are bound aud can
not free ourselves. excrpt by permls
t sion of the Emperor of China. 1t is
, q pity the President could not have
realized that the people of the Pacific
coast believe that they are threaten.
ed with a great evil, that they are
Suffering from the evil, and realizing
the great strait of the people who
have p~etitioHed for this inlercession,
. have exercised bis prerogative tc
allow the bill 10 become q law. Bul
il required more courage than is pos
sessed by the President to listen tc
. the voice of the people in a seelioD
{ most directly Interested. He has
. chosen an easier course to follow il
difference to the clamor Of those wbC
, are nearer to him, but who are ia nc
wise affected by the evil TO be re
. moved by the BILL
Opinions Of interior papers are
!, generally much stronger in tone than
! The u~tterances Of city journals. The
? President is spoken of as having dis
graced his Presidential chair, killec
the Republican party in the State
: turned q deaf ear to the wall of Tho
/, citizens of the Pacific coast, out o
. Difference to the feelings of the En-
peror of China, and yielded as a cow
n ard and time server TO The popular
clamor Of people ignorant of The sub
. ject under consideration. The Ian
guage of denunciation is pretty wei
exhausted on The subject. Some take
a calmer view of The veto. aud while
Z crediting the President with states
maulike devotion to internationslcour
,esy. regret his action none the less
. The Marysville APPEAL. San Jos'
: Mercury, and Santa Rarbara Pres!
alone approve the veto.
. In addition to press n%tterauce'
from all parts of the stare, the wires
are blrdened with reports of mas
{ meetings and other demonstrations
c resolutions of County Committees o
both parties and of assrmblages o
citizens all ~deploring 10 tho stropges
terms the action OF the President ans
many induiging 10 gloomy f,rehod
!, ings Of trouble TO arise from the dis
= appointments Of the people. At
mass meeting at II allisrer, San Be
nito county, the President was bur
: led 10 efigy. and al Fairfield th'
: county seat Of Sonoms county, flag
were flown at bali mast on the recep
zion of the news Of the veto. A
Dotch Flat the last Chinese sbsut'
. 10 the town limits was burned
end % indignation meeting at oDc'
called.
!, From Nevada and Oregon public
: press opinions are coming in to th'
7, same pprport as above. and the whole
Pacific Coast seems to have united il
a general expression of regret anC
denuuciation.
a, SAND LOTS MEETING.