Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-10
SAN TRANGIgC0.
The Situation, as Viewed by Our
Special Reporter.
KEARNEY AND THE MANIFESTO"
He is Vigorous in His Denunc;ation
of the Movement.
TIE sANDLoT IN STATE OF AGITATION.
The workingmsn Evidently Preparing to
Subs1de.
Isr.olAL By TELEGRAPH TO THE AEooaD-usros.l

ESPECIAL By TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRp-usos.]
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9th.-The publ
cation in the morning papers IF the mani
festo of the Vigilance Committee and the
subsequent movement has stirred up a fever
Of excitement in the city, and also set tongues
wagging over the new phase that the agita-
ton has assumed. 1t has been understood
for some days that such an organization We S
in progress, but the information in regard to
it has been of the vaguest character. The
papers containing the manifesto were eagerly
sought after, and the document itself has
been exhaustively discussed during the day.
Books containing the pledge of the committee
were extensively circulated, and received
thousands of signatures. Very few business
men who were approached refused to put
down their names, and many who have been
looked upon as sympathizers with the Kear-
neyites signed In the latter case no partic-
ular Specification can be attached to their
course, as there is nothing in the letter of the
pledge which any citizen might not cheerfully
indorse, and they doubtless put down their
names to disarn suspicion.
THE ADvIsABLITY CT THE MOVEMENT
Is variously estimated. Some think there is
no necessity for it. Others are in favor of it,
if energetic action is intended; but say that
if nothing results but vague threats, harm
will be done instead of good BY far the
larger part of those who affixed their names
to the pledge did so with the tacit under
standing that business is meant, and that the
sand-lot agitators are to be summary wiped
out Among the Workingmen the publica-
ton of the manifesto has occasioned great
excitement and indignation They profess to
see In it an attempt TO crush their movement
by violence, and while evidently good deal
cowed, are vocferous in their determination
to fight it out to the bitter end.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
At at meeting of the unemployed on the
sand lot to-day there was much suppressed
discussion of the subject, and all agreed that
it was high-handed invasion OF the rights of
peaceful citizens, and must be met with such
a display of force as to deter the committee
from any attempt to interfere with their
leaders or suppress their demonstrations.
kearney is defiant, and evidently looks on
the present excitement as furnishing him
with new weapons OF offense. He says the
Workingmen are peaceable and law abiding
and the city is entirely safe in their hands.
and that it is only Chinese EMPLOYERS and
stock gamblers who threaten to make trouble.
He affects to treat the formation of Vigi-
lance Committee with contempt, and believes
that they will not dare to modest him but il
is noticeable that he has made
A PERFECT ARSENAL
OF his house, and takes a good deal of care
for his personal safety. This morning lie
bought Winchester repeating rife, which
he keeps loaded to the guards in his sleeping
apartments, and both Of his brothers are sup.
piled with revolvers and shotguns, until their
rooms look like gunsmith shop in duck
shooting time. In private conversation
KearLey declares his intention of keeping up
the present agitation, and swears that if VIC
lence Is used to stop him, speedy and terri
bic vengeance will be taken. As counter to
the action of the Vigiantes, he proposes
to hold all the employers of Chi
nese labor responsible for their ac.
ton, and declares his intention of
making list of 200 names, whom he has rea.
son to suspect of being concerned in it. and
reading it at the sand lots. Every one of
those men who do not clear themselves of the
suspicion that they are prime movers will be
denounced as assassins and marked for retri
button. He has been aware for some time
that deep feeling has been aroused and
processes to be acquainted with all the move-
ments that have been made toward the or
ganization Of the committee; but CONVERSE
ton with him shows that ne is entirely in the
dark as to the steps that have been and are
to be taken. He is vigorous in his
DENUSoIATIoN OF THE GOVERNMENT,
One moment scouting the idea that they will
dare to modest him, and the next declaring
his readiness to suffer for the advancement of
his cause. To a suggestion that it would he
better to forego the usual sand-lot meetings
for time, and allow the present excitement
to die away, he replied that there could
be no yielding. The sand lot meant no
violence TO any one, but the agitation would
never cease until the success of the Working
mems movement was assured. As one means
of allaying the bitterness of public feeling,
however. he proposed that his opponents
should meet him on the platform at the sand
lots, and there discuss the questions at issue,
Hedging them, If they would do So fair and
respectful hearing.
oLp-TINE vIGoR AND BITTERNESS.
At Ward Presidents meeting this even
ing at Irish-American Hall, Kearney spoke
briefly. attacking with all his old.time vigor
and bitterness the men supposed by him to
be prominent in the Viglante movement
He pictured them as assassins, meeting by
night to plot away the liberties of the people,
and threatened, in case any attempt was
made by them to silence the Workingmen's
speakers, that sure and speedy vengeance
would be taken The idea of holding up
prominent citizens as being identified with
the movement, and requiring them to come
out publicly and disprOve their connection
with it under paia of some indefinite punish
ment, was elaborated. and met with the vo-
c;ferous approval of the audience. The
most noticeable feature of the meeting was
the
ExTRAvAGANT EXPRESSIONS OF DELIGHT
When the speaker INDUCED in some more
than usually savage and vindictive language.
Notwithstanding all this brave talk, there
are indications that the Woriingmen are
preparing to subside until the storm blows
over. Should they do SO, the present crisis
viii pass off without special difficulty /; but
if they maintain defiant attitude, it is hard
to see how conflict can be avoided. Ii half
that is expected of the Vigilantes is at
tempted, somebody will be hurt unless the
sand lot surrenders. On the other hand, ii
all this talk of organization is followed by
no practical movements towards putting an
end to the agitation that has convulsed the
city for so long, it is plain that the Kearney-
ties viii have gained an important moral ad-
vantage, and made q long stride toward COM
pleting their capture of the city. In view Of
the great interests at stake, the events Of the
next few days are anxiously awaited.
PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR KALLocH.
Mayor Kalloch has issued proclamation,
which will be published in the morning pa
pers, as follows:
deem it my duty to the city over whose welfare
have been called TO preside, and to the public at
large which is being UNANIMOUSLY deceived by incen-
diary misrepresentation IS to situation to de-
clare in the most emphatic and public manner, that
there is not and never has been the slightest
to apprehend any disturbance, riot or lawlessness
whatever from the working classes of San Francisco
II trouble comes to u.s. it V i'll not come from them
The most iuexcusahe and outrageous means
are being used By designing mer 10 goad
fail. They are as they Lave proved themselves to
be under the most trying provocatioD, the l@w-
abiding nd -te preserving portion OF our popu-
ation. vnuch to the worll for them, and further
declare however people abroad. may be imposed
upon that the people Of this city see through all
the transparent hunbuggery OF military interior
erce, police increase and infanE,atory circulars,
and will wait their constitutional day OK Judgment
to pe1ceaby but effectively consgn their authors 10
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