The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-06-08

II. His pluck and gameness however
support him, and ~ ne has the people
with him, he can afford 70 see the poli-
tieians writhe. The whole reason of this
determined assault upon him IL simply
that he has fonnd 80 many sore spots
IA the body polite of which, he Is the
head, that IL required the conrsge aid
ire sinsngth of a Hercules IN commence
the work of cleaning he has not
slone commenced II, but kept it mp and
in the exercise Of his pnrpose has spar.
ed neither friend nor Toe What the
country wants !. NOR. Goveraors like
him.
IL looks very much as II, thanks TO
the sFarts Of The Young Mems Catho-
lic Association, the dsmning vice Of
Opium smoking, and the Infamous trade
Of the Chinese in this connection, WAS
about to be broken NY. Perhaps il
would have been hsttsr fW the sake Of
the eventual conviction e the Mopgol-
ian fends II the society and tho two
clergymen at the bead Of it had quietly
gathered al the evidence they could.
went before the Grand Jury, bad the
miscreants indicted, and then given the
results Of their discoveries TO the press.
The pressure Of public opinion could
then have secnred not alone their in
dictment but their speedy punishment.
As IL IL, evidsnce in the legal sense will
be somewhas difticult TO procure now,
~ every chinsman is thornagbly scared
and keeps a. shady - pns-ihle. You
must understand, that The agitation Is
not 30 muco against the vice of opium
smoking Pry 80. ~ beca,'ss III. almond
eyed AaiAti.s make il the vehicle Of
debaaebins young girlS. and running
them, mentally, morally and physically
70 such An extent that they become
4 practically beyond redemption.
I.et me explain this Chinese question
Of our-. The facts ! have obtained
from gentleman who il ihotoughly
acquainted with what be sPeaks Of, and
I believe most Of his points are unknown
to the public at large, and fally deserves
the greatest ventilation. 0f the Chi
nsas population in this city, fully 90
p-s cs.nt. dc nothing for living The
other 10 r,er cent. consis's Of laundry
.s.a principally, few servants, hat ell
~ork for their daily bread. The 80 per
cent. kesp opium joints, ran fern tan
tables, l-ssy blackmsil, and in general
grow rich by cheating or s~indling the
others ont oi their hard earned money.
Ga Saturday evenings the Cinnamon
who work in the lanndries and factories
Of Jersey City, .Belleville and other
snberbs, come 20 town to purchase theft
stock Of groceries etc, for the week
|, They rarely go i.sck TO their homes
with q dollar in their l'ocks;s, fur the
sharps manage To get all their none,
away from them. Now for. years Thu
colony has been under the thumb q
Tom lee, former Deputy Sheriff VIII,
few weeks ago was indicted tor ex
torting money, dismissed from tn,
Sherifi's Office and is now IN prison
This fsllew is one Of the shrewdes
"bosses" seen FOR long time. Tweed
. Shepherd and other nosshilities Of tn
: Caucasian race would not he abls 1
hold a candle to him. He is clsveI
a quick. .wiJted, sdroit, nnscrupnlous an
speaks English like native. lie rule
h the Chinese quarter, and there was nc
n an opium joint, nor gambling hous
from which be Gid not draw a weekl
), stipend. IN fact IL was said tha. ther
= was not ChinamAn Ia town which di
j. not pay him tribute for protection
Aud the best part Of this wholesal
. confidence scheme was thar his han
> never appeared in any of these cont
:. dence transactions.
N When it became necessary to raj
the wind, or when member OF the co
ony was refractory to the chiefs rui
"a he was either individually arrested I
"a raid was made. Arrainged in cou
al the next day, of course the Judge con
M not grant. them q hearing on account
n the language. Then there were alwa
!. two assistants Of Tom Lee's in court
of interpret for them, and they interpre
NJ tedjnst as it would snit Tom L.
u Many and many poor devil it is sai
ne was thna punished for crimes and {
"A fences which he never committed.
Of he agreed TO yield to the power Of I
Of chief, rpatbsrs were 80 arranged as
n. get him clear, Cor q consideration
cy course. Two Tombs shysterS were !
ce legal advisers Of the king harry a
"a. they aided anil shetted him in eve
do way, L. courts Of course knew moi
ale ing Of this inside history, hut whett
the police y ere acquainted with it, is
mo- say .he least, open TO doubt.
,a- So
sell The rapid and certain disintegrati
ak Of the, Republican party is fully sho