Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-03


Tho Mech anics' Union OF Storey
county, including all the printers in the
Nkws Office. as well n the other print
ing ofices Of Storey county. at a meet
ing OF the Union held last Saturday
evening. passed the following resolu-
tons. which We willingly print. free OF
charge, inviting our journalistic eontsm-
porariss Of this section to do the same {:
wuEErAs. II has become evident TO the
members Of this Onion that many of our
representatives from Storey county, in the
LsgislAturs At Carson assembled. have. by
their negative action and direct vote on
the railroad question. violated their sol
emn pledges made 10 the people before
and after their election, TO regulate freights
and fares and TO relieve "a Of oppressive
burdens. imposed by . soulless corpora.
ton, whose road was In great part built
BY the peoples money!. by becoming the
plant and willing tool OF the railroad peo-
pie, 10 do their beck and bidding. for .
miserable pittAneo from tho corporation
sack and
WHEREAS. They have utterly disregArded
their pledges 10 tho people, public policy
and private sentiment so plainly expressed.
aud are deaf 10 all entreaties ; bat arc con-
tent ~ do their masters bidding /; thsre-
fore. be IL
Re.oissd, by this Union. that We de-
nounce In unmeasured terms this wAnton
violation Of Q bounded duty and bar
tering AWAY OF the peoples rights and
VIC suggest 10 you-Messrs Lane Allison.
Andrews. flanery. Fulton. lawson. Prisk.
Powell and Smith-not 10 add insult 10
injury by returning 10 an outraged con-
stitueney and communicating the eredu-
lous by q vain endsAyor to palliAts your
treachery, but. Judas-like, TO beiake your
self TO the nearest tree and expiste your
infAmy at the ind Of a. inch rope.
Resoirsd, That We are alarmed at the
frequent and total disregard Of pledges
made TO the people by the peoples SER
wants ; that such practices are subversive
Of the vital principles Of our Government
and calculated 10 bring odium and OBJ
loduy upon our institutions Of homo and
abroad ; and we further seriously appre-
hend that the time hAs about arrived when
patience will cease 10 DO o virtue aud the
Injured may rise ~ nsas.s and wreak sum
mary vengeance up0n the offenders.
calamity we earnestly desire Ctor the sake
Of society may, by timely endsavor, be
Averted.
Rs.olssd, That We tender TO Senators
Stewart aud schultz and k~ssemblymen
Frazer, Lyons, Harlow. Hanna and
Speaker CASTOR. aud all others Who have
had the mAnliness to do their plain duty,
although surrounded by the beguilins in
fiuencss Of the railroad magnates, the
SACK. and the venal herd of hired harpies
that possess the lobby and pollute and
poison tho legislative Atmosphere; not
withstsnding. these men have stood brAvely
mp and have done their duty, and we feel .
lust pride In calling them fellow-eitizens
and hail them As the conssrvstors OF equal
rights and good government. and say TO
them Well done thou good and faithful
servants. you have been faithful over =
few things we shall not DO afraid 10 in
trust to your care more exalted duties.
WHEREAS, The veto Of the bill for the
restriction u Chinese immigration. by
the President. continues the employment
Of ssryils labor amongst us indshnitsly,
and
wmKEls. We. a. free working men,
consider tho employment OF such labor
dangerous to u Independence and 10 the
continued freedom Of u country; there
fore. 10 1t
Resolved. That We, the Mechanics Of sto-
rey county. will use all lawful and peaceful
means TO remove the Chinese from our
country aud State. and In furthersnes OF
such action. DO IL
Rs.oirsa. That We will not. collectively
or individually. employ. either directly OF
indirectly. Chinese labor, and that We will
not buy from or trade with any person OF
persons who do; and DO IL further
Resolved. That . committee OF i've be ap-
pointed 10 secure. ifpossibls. such issisls
lion a. will remove from the State or pro-
hibit the employment % such labor.
Rs.oired. That 70 earnestly solicit the
cooperation u Sister Unions, and Of all
good citizens.
Tho NEWS Endorses the views Of the
Union. especially on the Chinese quss.
ton. Now let the Miners Unions, the
Epginsers' Union. or any other organ
lied protective Union or Association re-
spond to the call. Moreover w COM
mend these entire resolutions to the
earnest attention aud consideration Of
our Legislators at Carson.