Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-05
ANTI.CHINESE MEETING.

ANTI.CHINESE MEETING.
Gathering Of the People at the Oeurt House
Great Enthusiasm Of the Masses-Los Ange-
les Unanimous for the Bill Regulating Chi
nsss Immigraton-Ou Local Orators at
Their Best-Rlnging Resolutions.
Last night, at s O'Clock, crowd
OF 5000 people assembled In front of
the Court House to discuss the Chi
nese question. They were enthusi-
astic in support of the bill advocat.
ed by Senators Miller and Farley,
and the speakers were up to public
expectation. The assemblage was
immense, comprising fully five
thousand people. and they were
held, fer two hours, by series Of
mastery addresses. Such an out
pouring has never hitherto been
seen in Los Angeles, and we have
no doubt that, with the aid of SIM
liar meetings all over the State, it
will have it's due effect at Wash.
iDgton.
The meeting was called to order
by ]. de Barth Shorb, Esq, Chair
man of the Democratic County
Committee, who read the Govern
of's proclamation and the local
call.
Lieutenant-Governor Mansfield
WAS nominated for Chairman and
Walter d. Stephenson for Secre-
tary, who were unanimously
elected.
VICE PRESIDENTS:
] S Slauson, George e Gard,
John G Downey, e F spence, 1 w
Hsllman, o w Childs, Thomas Nc
Lain, Louis Meier, B Dreyfus, d
e Miles, Dr. H S Orme, 1 r Dun.
keiberger, G w Humphrey, James
McFadjen, Phiueas Banning, Geo
Kinds, p w Dooner, Victor Mont
gomery, A B Clark, w A Smith,
John + Godfrey, Wallace Wood
worth, & h CnapIn, Eugene Mey-
or. II G Hubbard, Valentine Mand,
A B Moffitt, Charles Maclay, JOsl
Il Turner, Horace Bell, Charles FL
Watts, A V Dunsmoor, A L Cur.
rier, "A B Caldwell, j s Phillips,
Tomas Sanchez. Eulogio + de Co.
lis, Antonio f Coronel, J w Clark,
Hancock Johnston, w Lord, M
Tesd, A w Ryan.
Conn ittee Oh resolutions, J. D.
Lynch, J. J. Ayers, D. M. Berry,
8. J. Mathes and p. w. Dooner.
General Mansfield, on taking the
chair, sa,d that the meeting was
organized for the purpose OF aiding
the passage Of the present anti
Chinese bill now pending In Con-
gress. He sal there was never
such an outp0uring AS the unani.
NOUS expression of the peo.
pie of California in opposition to
the Chinese influx.
Judge Brunson was the next
speaker. He said there is about az
much necessity to talk to you about
the idea of Chinese immigration
as there Is to talk about predestina.
ton to q Presbyterian Clergyman,
or about the doctrine of baptism to
u Baptist. In 1879 a nearly
unanimous vote went up to Con-
gtess telling them that we wanted
no more ChinameH. If they do
not listen now will feel like tell
ing them to go TO hell. For many
wears our State hired out lts GRIM
inals to private parties, thereby
enabling the criminal classes to
compete with honest labor, but
the people emphatiealiy protested
against it and it was stopped To-
DAY China is sending her criminals
to compete with her hard-hstsd la
borefs, and VS. protest against this.
We ask Congress to remember the
amount paid for the incubus of
African slavery and as sure rs this
has happened the retribution will
be as sure and the iron hail will
yet rattle over Alcatraz. The
brotherhood of man is very nice
and senator Hoar and George
Gorham may advocate 1t, but we
desire Congress to blockade the
ports OF China and quarantine us
against the Chinese hOrdss.
Col. Ayers was next introduced.
He said it afforded him great
pleasure to see the crowd which
had just been brought together to
protest against this Chinese inva-
SION. In 1852 an attempt was
made to legaIizs this coolie BUSH
ness, but the miners arose en-
masse. We should raise our voices
In thunder tones when there Is o
chance to aid tho grand cause. We
should aid by every means in our
power the bill low pending In
Congress
Judge Widney was next intro.
duced and disposed Of the BROTH
erhood of man doctrine.
Elk Gov. Downey was the next
speaker. He paid glowing trib-
ute to the United States and de-
nounced Chinese Coolie labor In
uum easured terms He drew his
arguments from history and his
logic was conclusive. He pro.
nounoed himself against Chinese
immigration in unqualified terms.
He demanded the passage Of the
Miller bill in the interest OF the
nannla of the unitad States