, 1879-03-13
KEARNEY AND WELLOCK.

The Bnn!-Lot IIoodlums on tho Rampage.
San Francsco Chroafrle. larcs4.
Dennis Kearney told bis 6and-Lot hoodlum
crowd lust night that SIT the Chinese curse Is
not removed, California will scccdc from the
Eastern Btatcs.n And he spoke Of an army Of
10000 men, controlled BY Col. Artley, Gum
uuu,st, Of Chicago, as being "ready to help
California; The same evening Kearuey spoke
at the First Branch Club, Eleventh Ward. aud
said that IL Hayes should veto The Autl- Chinese
bill, "thcn, by Cd, there will DO an army Of
10, 900 men in California In less than SIX month";
ready to shoulder u muskct, pistol, or dagger
to stop Chinese iMmigratioa.n Ou the sumo
evening. Wellock, the alien Engtshmnp, who
Stands secoud to Kcarney In o!llec ID tho ". T.
c., declared At meeting In Turn-Vcrcln Hall
that It was matter Of indifereuce 10 him
whether the btu was signed OF mott and hc cm-
ptasized his words upon the necessity OF using
lorce here to cxpcll the Chlncsc III de-
fiancc OF law, When Mr.. Kidney re-
bukcd the Euelsah b1athcrskltc md
blnsphemcr by saying that there ts
" no enemy to fight" mud that +" thu man WHO
baws 10 yeh emently about usng the bayonct Is
sure to be one who has little or no experience,
III the nusdcrous business OF rot anI wat,,"
Wcllock's friends retired from tho ball with
every display Of rags and disappointment.
At a mcetaug. l!eld the night utter lint on
which q kQpF Ol HCltOSh'6 HsuEHas NouukS1N+1
lng the name und character Of workingme'l.
brpke up tbs CnIon Hall Democratic E1IeettuE,
Kuarncy advised bis hearers .llat they had
right to intend tho meetings OF any party, slstt
TO show their hatred OF snrakcra by noisy
demonstrations He also counselc4 them to
70 tO such meetings "pseparcd, ,"-ineanints
urncd.
Takl,g their cue from this advice Of their
Icaler, fnctton OF SOME fifty armed bulltcs ut
tucked meeting pf the Second Ward Working.
mcu's Club, aud for while Inade an angry aiM
violent scenc. When tic mcct!nE was about 10
adjourn, illc tjfiairu,an Of it said: As CHAIR
man Of this meeting, authorize you to use amy
means you think NECESSARY. no matter ~Aa. they
Of the Club suggested "l atx.shooter" Us
good thing to preserve order, md was for
t'b!o,stng on thu tops OF tbs htnls of tie"
These 1ru but specimen bricks from tho polit-
tcnl fabric which Kearney tins erected. und, to-
eetAer with tic alien bIasphcnler n,d corrltp-
ttu,tst Wcltock, OWLS aud rules. On very many
occasions thcse twu n1li otherso thr!r speakers
have dcgla.Iued loudly and lightly about tho
good ukGs OF cannon, the pistol, the bayonet,
aud force generally, iu carrying. certain points
which they tlllME essential 10 tllu exstenca OF
aorlety, against tlle law anil IN delianee Dt tue
Goyorntuot,t. We have heard sucl talk before.
ecu years ago, Xhen combination q ttstea
| States lail resolscd to 20 out Of sl,s gnion ~
contempt of It's Constitution und laws. lley lsau
| what appeared to them quite as good cause "
tbIs Chinese nuisance gives tho petplo VI Call"
fnrptn for nukiuG threats Of treason nill civil
war, und INSULTING the NattonAI GnyerlInunt.
And they wGre more than twenty tltncs ~ strong
IA VIC now a1e, too; but for nll Their hgh talk,
they fuilcd to get out OF tho Unton.