The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-05-27


day evening. in answer to the call of
John Curtis, Member of the Executive
Committee of the League Of Deliver
a,lce for Nevada, wa pretty we'll at
tended, though it lacked in fervor and
enthusiasm on the subject brought
before it. Mr.. Curtis opened tine
meeting, by stating its object in a
very concise and lucid little speech.
On motion j. c. Raper va called
10 the Cnair and 2. II. Cannon APP
pointed Secretary.
Capt. Wm. NJ. Bell read the pledge
AMI declaration of the parent organ
ization in San Francisco, after which
he took the floor and strongly OPP
posed 1.-THE foreee clause thereof. lie
was ready and willing to approve and
cooperate in any scheme to get rid OF
the Chinese, which did not conflict
with the laws OF his country, further
he could not go. The Captains re
marks were we'll received aud he was
loudly applauded.
Mr.. Curtis next took the floor and
conceded in his predecessors views.
He said the meeting was mo- hound to
20 to the full extent of the San Fran
cisco acknowledgement means
wot Id only be Employed here.
Mr.. Love being called for, relnct-
antly came forward and made some
sensible remarks before the meeting,
though evidently not in accord With
the subjeet-matter for which the
meeting nad been called. He said i'll
substance. 1ahatthe signing of the ten
years A%nti-Cnine>e bill by the Presi-
lent was a step that, in his opinion,
made any fur her prescription IN the
small interior towns III this State I'M
necessary. In San Francisco the
move was both timely and urgent;
tue people there were the great suffer
ers from the Chinese. Here they
competed with no one and il We drove
them out they wonld return To san
Francisco and make matters worse in
thate 81 Y. lie thought our best course
| To pursue would he to lend financial aid
to the movement there instea OF or
ganizing "A Branch League here. lie
was aware. that, perhaps, his views
were not popular, though they were
conscientious. His remarks through
ont were well received, even hy that
portion OF the audience who did not
coincide IN his views.
Mr.. Benedict was mex ealled on,
and responded in a fiery denunciation
of the Chinese. Ills French blood
wa, up, aud he Vas in for ssbloWing
up" the Chinese. Josh-houses AMI all.
Never did Robespierre, in the stormy
days Of The French Revolution, APP
peal with more veheInenee for the
total destruction oflaw an order, than
did the speaker for the annihilation OF
the Chinese in our midst. Though
listened To with marked attention,
his views did not 10 any great extent
animate his hearers.
The next speaker was Neil Munro,
an honest miner. who dealt his pre-
deeessor a left-hand compliment. lie
said IL was evident that the gentleman
who preceded him va of foreign
birth, must have taken the oath Of
allegiance To support and defend the
| Constitution anu laws of this country,
and il seemed to him iMunro1 IN bad
taste for Mr.. b. to advocate such
measures As would set aside his high
"ODllBli1Di. Mhnlo MAS III idNVi "
a pepeeable remedies Tor supprsssing
the Chinese evil.
Mr.. Fuller made some pointed re-
marks IN the samsd direction, deplored
the presence of the Chinese, aud hoped
peaeeable remedies would in time
cure the evil.
MIR. lsaper (the Chairman) favored
thu formation OF II Branch League
n re, with tae .'foree' provision OF
the .'declaration , stricken out. lie
was opposed 10 violence IN ans shape
aud would give it no countenanee.
Mr.. Rowe was the next speaker.
lie wandered off in bygone historical
paths and nnargumenlive rhetoric,
and so did most of the audience wan-
der down stairs and into the street.
some speakers never know hen to
..let up and Rowe Is one of them.
\ motion, that = Branch OF the
League of Deliyerance be organized
in Cherry Creek, with the '.force'
| clauses of the ~"pledge' and "ieclar-
atom stricken out, was unanimously
carried, but by this time half the
audience had left.
ON motion, the Chair was author