The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-16
SAN FRANCISCO.
Manifesto Issued by the PeOple.

Manifesto Issued by the People.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 0.-The following
manifesto will appear in the Cau tomorrow
morning:
10 the People of San Francisco aud State of
Caliform -
That the motive of the present organization
OF citizens, known as the Citizens Protective
| Union, may be properly understood and ap-
preclated by thoughtful men, the following
statement is submitted: We decla G the OBJ
lects and purpose of this organization to be
lst. Preservation Of public peace.
"a. Protection of life and property.
81. restoration OF confidence in the secur-
lty of life and property from all violence.
4th. Resuscitation OF legitimate commerce
and industries and business of the people.
All this we intend and expect to accom-
pllsh within the law aud by peaceful means.
This organization is of conservative power
for public good. 1t attacks no political party
and is formed without regard to party politics.
We believe the time has come whit the mal-
hood of San Francisco should be asserted and
1t is intended that line shall now be dis
tinctly drawn between those who are in favor
OF law and order, the rights of property, safe
ty and liberty Of citizens and peaceful pros
perty, and those who are for riot, asSaSSina-
| ton and pllage and anarchy and unrestrained
destruction.
All good citizens, who agree with us and
approve Of our objects and purposes are i'll
vlted to join themselves to this organization
by signing the roll. There is no middle
ground upon which any man can stand.
Neutrality in this crisis can only be excused
hI-n al, Il
agitation which was begun and carried on for
of Chinese immigration, has degenerated into
a carnival of impudent, biasphemous threat
enings against life and property, and villica-
tiOns of private character, until it has become
the scanda. Of the time and brought dishonor
upon Al rican civilization. So long as the
agitation Is confined to its original purpose,
it proceeded without objection, for the whole
people of California recognized the evils of
Chinese Immigration and united to oppose it
by all lawful means. But now, when it is
made the preteXt for the organization Of large
bodies of armed men, whose declared pur-
poses are rict and possibly massacre to be
to be rewarded by the liberty of unlimited
pilage, the citizens of this commonwealth
have determined to interpose their power and
declare that this contemplated tragedy shall
! not be enacted here, and that the public
threats of the accomplishment OF such wicked
and inhuman designs cannot and will not be
longer tolerated. Duels in Secret places, the
nightly tramp in the streets of irregular
armed forces, accompanied by arrogant threats
Of violence by their leaders, are an intoerable
! ssenacs-so the peace and well-being of socic-
ty. If no harm is intended there will be no
more threats and the display of force will
hencetoth be confined to public parades in
open day.
The city wants peace, AMI it is our pur,,os
to give it that tranquility which will assure
its renewed prosperity and again place it in
the highway Of its grand destiny. We appeal
to the reason of the men who have been
drawn into the vortex of treason to the social
order prepared for them by the visions of
irresponsible and selfish leaders. We ask
them to reflect that this government of law,
by the people and for the people, that there
are legal and peaceful remedies for public
and private wrongs; that neither the Chinese
question, nor any other question, can be
solved here and now by resort to unlawful
force that the courts Of this State and the
United States are arbiters of all these ques-
tions, and that their DEGREES will be enforced
by the irresistible force of governmental
authority that threats of destruction and
desolation by dynamite and fire, of hangings
aud murder, furnish no remedy for grievances
nor relief to the destitute, but rather serve to
paralyze all our industries and business,
check enterprise, and produce thaG stagnation
which ultimately leaves all laborers out of
employment A few vicious and reckless
men, few in number but devi!lsh in their de-
signs, who have organized for evil, and in
their secret halls are planning mischief to the
people who have too generously tolerated
t1,tr
of counsel or warning; but let no man be
or confagralion, here let him first count the
cost; the honest, unemployed and deserving
poor have the sympathy Of all just men, and
the appeals of those in want have always been
met with generous response throughout
California, and so will it be now. Let all
turmoil cease, and true men unite for the res
toration of confidence, that enterprise may
again be quickened, our industries put III
motion and business revived, SO that all who
labor may find lemunerative employment anu
want become Il thing unknown. Instead OF
meditating upon the destruction Of the accll-
mutations of the people it were better to unite
in the development of the great resources OF
this fertile State, ample in area for us all and
millions more. The money spent for deadly
weapons, whose disturbing clank is heard on
our pavementS at night, were better spent tol
bread and clothing for the children of want
There is peaceful solution for every ques
ton, peaceful remedy for every evil. Let
reason prevail, and the way to permanent
tranquility and general prosperity is easily
found. An opportunity will be afforded to al
good citizens to join this organization.
By ORDER OF TIE COUNCIL.
No names are signed to the above NANTES
TO- but il is understood that t is nut forth h,
body representing the wealth and business
interests of the city, including some who
have been prominent in time past in taking
measures for the preservation Of the city from
the designs of disorderly and criminal men
Trade Dollars.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The House com
mittee on coinage has agreed to report favor
ably on the bill to provide for an exchange o
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