Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-03
eureka Daily Sentinel.
the ..EAGuE OF DELIvERANCE.

THE LEAGUE OF DELIVERANCE.
Our readers are familiar with the
measures adopted at the anti-Chlnese
Convention in San Francisco by which 1t
is proposed to rid the Pacific Coast OF
Cinnamon. a general outline of the plan
is this: An organization, to be known
as the Pacific Coast League of Deliver
ance. is to be formed. For the purpose
of perfecting this organization the Ia
ciic Coast and Territories are each to
act in the matter through members OF
an Executive Committee, apportioned
according to population. Nevada is 10
have three members on this copmlttee.
The immediate duty of the Executive
Committee is to get as many members
for the League as possible. Each men,
Der is to sign a binding pledge. The
substance of the pledge is that the mem
Der will not only have no association
whatever in matters Of business or labor
with Cinnamon, but also that he will
have no intercourse whatever with those
who employ or have anything to do with
the Chinese. In other words, the plan
of the League is that of stringent and re-
l~entless Boycotting. Those who are Ia
miliar with the present status OF the
Chinese question and who appreciate the
seriousness of the trouble 1t is going to
bring upon the whole country II lmmi-
grafton is not checked in time, sincerely
hope that the League will accomplish
the end proposed eonsummatlon
devoutly and universally wished on the
Pacific Coast at least. The means pro-
posed are lawful and from that point OF
view are not to be condemned, The ex-
pediency of the plan is to be tested. We
are afraid it will not work. The princl-
pal reason for our apprehension is that
those who rule. in a quiet way, in almost
every community in which the present
agitation exists, the solid citizens, the
business men of influence, will not sign
the League roll. 1t was the almost uni
versal absence of these men from the
anti-Chinese meeting in Eureka that
made it barren of results. Without their
cooperation nothing. substantial can be
accomplished. Can they be induced to
stand in? This is the vital question. 1t
is answered by the experience that has
been had right here in Eureka. Boy
cotting has proved dead failure here and
mainly for the reason suggested. When
the experiment is made again the same
obstacle will have to be overcome. 1t is a
fact not to be successfully disguised, that
only the poorer people are conducting
the anti Chinese agitation, while the
wealthy are throwing cold water upon it.
The latter, who manipulate the affairs Of
trade and do no manual labor themselves,
do not feel the incubus that begins tc
press upon the laboring masses, in the
shape of competition with Chinese labor,
To them the Chinese laborer, mechanic
and house servant is a source Of profit
and luxury, which they are not apt t.
see the propriety Of Immediately deny
ing themselves. Ii they yield to tht
Forthcoming demands Of the League,
they will do so not willingly, but be
cause they cannot help it. The resul
will be a recurrence OF the former ex
pertinent here-the weak many agains
the strong few, and, in many instances
the employees against the employers
The issue is hardly doubtful. We do no
wish to be understood as intimating tina
the influential business men Of Eureka
Or anywhere else on the coast, are op'
posed to Kidding the country of thu
Chinese. We are convinced OF the con
trary. They recognize the magnitude O
the evil for the present and the future,
but for motives OF immediate self-inter
est they prefer to wait for Congressional
legislation to abate the nuisance. Thi!
condition Of things goes to show what
hold the Chinese have upon us in thi:
very section of country, in which they
are best known and hated most bitterly
They have, in fact, so insinuated them
selves into our household and bushes!
service that if they should all be driver
away at once the Pacific Coast would
stagger under the shock. Hence, the
sooner the ak is laid at the root the
better. When all the local remedie:
fail. as inevitably they must, there re-
mains a public servant in the land which
has shown its willingness and desire tc
accord the relief petitioned for. This
public servant is the true friend Of the
people. 1t is the Democratic party. Let
the people put it in power, and off will
90 the head of the Chinese monster; anG
in such a way, too, that no principle
of international or municipal law will be
violated.