The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-10
TELEGRAPHIC
TRE VIGILANTES.
They Issue II Manifesto IN San
Francisco
Which Conveys a Solemn
Warming TO Bearney
and His Crew
The Reckless Agifa3Or Must
Cease, and Law Again
Assert Itself.
a Timely Proclamation Tenn
DeFateIy WOrded,

San Francisco, 9.-The following man.
ifesto will appear in the CatL tomorrow
To the People Of San Francisco and
State Of California:
That an organization known as the
! Citizens Protective Union may be pop
erly understood and appreciated By
thoughtful men, the following statement
is submitted:
We declare the objects and purpose of
this organization to be,
First-The preservation OF public
peace.
Second-The protection Of lie and
property.
Third-The restoration of confidence
in the security Of life and property from
all violence
Fourth-The restitution OF the indus
tries and business of the people.
All this we intend and expect 10 ae-
complish within the law and by peaceful
methods. This is an organization of
conservative power for the public good.
1t attacks no political party, and is
formed without regard to party politics.
We believe the time has come when the
msnhood of San Francisco should be
asserted, and it is intended that the lice
shall now be distincLively drawn be-
tween those who are in favor of law and
order, the rights of property, the safety
and liberty OF citizens and peaceful pros
penty, and those who are for riot, assag-
sination and pillage, anarchy, unrest and
destruction. ALL good citizens who
agree with US and approve Of
our objects and purposes are in
vited to join themselves to this
organization by signing the roll. There
IS no middle ground upon which any
man csn stand. Neutra ity in this crisis
can only be excused by extrems old age
or pitisble cowardice. The agitation
which was begun and carried on for
long time Ostensibly for the discourage
ment of Chinese immigration has degen-
Grated into carnival of lmpudent, bias
phemous thTeatenings against life and
property, and the utilization of private
character, until is has become scandal
OF the time and brought dishonor npon
American civilization. So long rs the
agitation was confined to its original
purpose it proceeded without obje ton,
for the whole people of California recog-
niZed the evils of Chinese immigration
and united to oppose it by all lawful
means, but now when II is made the pre-
text for the organization of large bodies
of armed men whose declared purposes
are riot and possibly massacre, to
be aided In general coufagration,
and the actors TO be rewarded by
liberty Of unlimited pillage, the citizens
of this commonwealth have determined
to iEterpose their power aud declare
that this contemplated tragedy shall not
be enscted here, and that public threats
of the accomplishment of such wicked
and inhuman designs cannot and will
not be longer tolerated. Drills in secret
places, the nightly tramp in the streets
OF irregular armed forces, accompanied
by arrogant threats OF violence by the
leaders are an intolerable menace to the
peace aud well being of the city. Ifno
harm Is intended, there will be no more
thr ats, and the display of force will be
henceforth confined to public parades in
open day. The city wants peace, and it
Is our purpose to give it THAI tranquility
which will assure renewed prosperity and
again place it in the highway of It's grand
destiny. We appeal to the reason
of men who have been drawn
into the vortex of treason to
social order, prepared for them by vicious
and selfish leaders. We ask them to re-
fleet that this Is a government of law by
the people and for the people; that there
are legal and peaceful remedies for pub
lie and private wrongs; that neither the
Chinese question nor any other question
can be settled here, and now, by the re-
sort to unlawful force; that the courts of
this state and of the United Sta es are the
arbiters Of all these questions, and that
their DEGREES will be enforced by the ir-
resistsble force of governmental author
ity; that the threats Of destruction and
desolatlon by fire, of hangiugs and MUIR
der, furnish no remedy for grievances, nor
relief to the destitute, but rather serve
TO paralize all our industrious and bust
ness, check enterprise and produce that
stagnation which utter Y leaves all labor
ers out of employment. For the vicious
and reckless men, few in num-
Der, but devilish in their de-
signs, who have organized for evil
and instheir secret halls are planning
mischief to the people, who have too
generously tolerated their presence III this
city, we have no word of counsel or
warning, but let no man be deceived.
Let him first count the cost. The honest,
unemployed and deserving have the SYM
pathy of all just men, and the appeals of
those in want have always been met with
q generous response throughout CaifUr-
mia, and so will it be now. Let all tur-
mol cease and true men unite for the
restoration of confidence that enterprise
may again be quiekened, our industries
put in motion and business revived, so all
who will labor may find remunerative
employment, and want become a thing
unknown. Instead of me itating upon
the destruction of the accumulatIons of
the people, it were better to unI'e in the
development of the great resources of this
fertile state ample in area for the use Of all
There Is a peaceful solution for every
question, a peaceful remedy for every
| evil. Let reason prevail, and the waC tC
permanent tranquility and general
prosperity is easily found.
An opportunity will be afforded to al
good citizens to join this organization
By order of the council.
No names are signed to the abOvl
manifesto, but it is understood that If i
put forth by body representing III
wealth and business interests of the cit.
who have been prominent in times pas
in measures for the pre-. eEvAlion Of tn
city from the designs of the disorder,
and criminal element.