Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-02

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the interval speeches were made by
numerous persons.
DR.. Taylor. of Sumner, and f.
Maglll, OF Tacoma. were among the
speakers. The former referred to
the insults heaped upon the working
people by capital, and to the hand
ships endured by poor laboring wo-
men on account o. Chinese compe
tition. He advocated boycotting all
who employed Cinnamon.
Mr.. Magill said when he left Ia
coma his constituents had told him
that if any of their delegates became
weak-kneed, or faltered. to telegraph
the fact, and they would never be al
lowed to land here. He had prom.
ised that some plan should be for
mulated for causing the Chinese to
go.
At the evening session, when il
was understood that the report OF
the Committee on Platform would
be presented, the hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity.
G. Venablo Smith spoke of the
anti-Chinese crusade in California
in which he had taken an active and
earnest part, and the obstacles which
had been thrown in the Way Of any
legal measures owing to the inter
pretion by the courts and the shrewd
work of paid lawyers. He said un.
der their oatds lawyers are officers of
the State, and the people should
bold them accountable for their acts.
l am opposed to war; l am opposed
to bloodshed; but when the rights
of free people are disregarded
trouble will follow. The Chinese
must go, at all hazards; peacefully
If possible, but they must 90. He
did not believe in armed force if it
could be avoided. When the Gov
eminent and politicians are forced
to do a thing by public sentiment,
they will do it. All must he done
that can be done to drive them GU,
before October 18th. We want Sc
curity in the future, as we'll as relief
for the present. We should pass
resolutions demanding of Congress
treaties from China and England t.
keep Cinnamon from this port.
At this point the committee pre-
sented and the meeting unanimously
adopted the following
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS:
The citizens of Western Washing
ton Territory in convention assem-
bled, for the purpose of dsvising
ways and means to rid our Territory
from the presence of the Chinese,
declare the following principles ard
resolutions as our sentiments:
1t is the duty of our citizens to or
ganize themselves for the expulsion
of and protection against the inva
sion and the presence of elements
foreign to the principles of the laws
of existence, OF self-protection, of
mutual good government and its
aims and results. our individual and
collective welfare and happiness.
We are guided by the following
principles, which we submit for the
calm, impartial consideration of all
concerned.
Life's highest gain is individual
happiness; the duty of true and Just
government is to promote the same;
to create, dispense and promote the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. Where governments are formed
they are and ought to be q mutual
contract for equal rights, equal
burdens and equal justice to all,
thereby promoting the welfare and
happiness of all its members. No
government can be just where ele-
ments are permitted to exist which
by their nature are not fully respon-
sible to all duties of citizenship and
whose productions flow not in a col
lective fund to enrich the common.
wealth with their productiveness,
and assist the same with their full,
true and loyal support. These prin-
clples are most grossly violated
when elements are introduced in the
body polite, which, while they
share the full rights, benefits and
protection of the government with
the rest of the citizens, are not in
sympathy and accord with the same :
who do not contribute morally and
financially. to its support and main
tenance. Such is the condition of
all serfs imported into this country,
and especially the coolie laborers of
this coast. who are serfs, and are
not. and never will be in any res
pect, citizens of our country; with
no desire to build. support and
maintain our government, our pub
lie and priva institutions, they be-
come factors IN our institutions, con-
ductive Of conditions which are DOS
itively and absolutely in every re-
spsct in direct opposition with every
principle of true Republican Demo
cratic Government, are in opposition
with every law of political economy
and are opposed to our home s, fam
lilies, health, decency and morality:
derogative to our wealth producers
and laborers, appearing nothing less
than public nuisancss. which anita
gonize every law underlying the pro
motion of our society, our homes and
government. Believing these facts
in all their bearings to be by exper.
fence established as undisputable
truths, We call on our citizens to
adopt such rules and measures Ms
are best adapted to bring about the
abrogation of the Burlingame treaty.
by which the Chinese are permitted to
come and remain here, and to use all
lawful means to rid our country of
their presence.
Resolved, That tho present e1.
cited state of the people on this