Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-20
LaY-Abidiny.


No better evidence is needed thai
the Knights OF Labo: arc controlled
by law abiding spirit, than their ac-
ton when it was known that few
of the citizens of Olympia. headed
(osien>ibly) by the Mayor, had
warned them from making the Cap
ltal city the place "f their dehbera-
tons on the 24th last. The Ian.
guase we quote below does not seem
to us 10 be at all insurrectiouaiy,
although it is Il tficult to see what
may lie under It's surface when sub
ject to the microscopic test by our
Band-box Governor iucited by Old
Mex and fear Of The official gu llotine.
1t must be admitted however, thai
if the CAPITAL Of the Toni DRY can
not be made the place for peace
able assemb age of citizens to dis
cuss admitted wrongs, then indeed
have we fallen upon evil times.
WHEREAS. At mass meeting held
held in the City of Olympia, on the
18th day of Nov, 1885, resolutions
were adopted protesting against the
holding of the second antl-Chinese
Congress at that place, and,
WHEREAS, The presence of U. S.
troops III Seattle, and the finding of
an indictment against certain citi.
zens upon a charge of conspiracy to
exclude the Chinese, has been tie
means of creating false impression
abroad as to the peace of the City o.
Seattle and the lawful character of
the anti.Chinese movement here;
and, although the peace and quiet
of this city has never been disturbed,
the high state of public feeling
having subsidized at the time the
troops were sent to the city, and no
unlawful designs or methods have
been formed or practiced by those
agiiating the exclusion of the Chi
nese, but the temporary triumph of
Chinese power, corrupt capital, and
brief autocratic power by such false
impression, having created such dis
trust among those not informed we,
with the mass of those struggling
against the dangerous Monaghan in
vasion, i'll our love aud devotion to
our free institutions and to law and
order as we have ever beeu, desire to
take no action which will give the
pro Chinese element and those who
would sink the love of country be-
low their greed of gain and petty
tyranny, to use to use their opposi-
ZION in any manner which may either
create any alarm or apprehension of
danger among any people, we the
Committee of Ten, therefore take it
upon ourselves to hereby revoke the
call heretofore made for a second
anti Chinese Congress to meet ct
Olympia on the oath inst. And
while the public may have time to
more calmly Judge US, and discover
the truth, let all true patriots
friends Of white labor those who
will not tolerate leprous invasion
Of our land to take the place OF
white labor. stand firm and falte,
not in every peaceful effort within
the law to exclude the Monaghan
race, and you will find that the little
brief authority aud the Vaccinations
of insolent pomp and unprincipled
capital which has apparently i'm
peded our progress, will find swift
destruction in a recompe nsing judy
ment of truth and justice. which
will give still more speedy and
complete triumph to our noble cause
All other papers will please pub
lish this notice.
| lSignedl George Venable Smith
Chairman, Walter Walker, Secre
tary, d. Cronin, p. p. Good, H.
Patrick, Nj. McMillon, j. L. Jordan
~. Keane, Louis r. Kidd, j. Nc.
Clellan.