Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-16
DAILY posi-. INTElLIeENctn
gswgarsug Grssrs.

The proposition orisins'ins ffom tbs
Anti Chinese Comnitte Of faeoDs to
hAvss monster den anssrstsen add -
rnde In this city has excited general
comment ssd snfsvor .1ls eonDsni al
that. The idea 10 no, re.i-Ssd By con
sentative cir sn.. -hstsvsr ih-ir pol
too Ia regard to the ssl.zsion IN seAisi,
may be. TIE thoasht OF = cpDnisi's
10 q DeiabboriuR city originating ano
carry ing oct pizn FOE = demons rat'"D
10 Seattle is 10 say tue lest nov l. u
dinsriiy tie managers Of an ssitAi'on
Ia q city arrange tseir osn denonstrs :
tons asd psf their plans into sxscs-
tion, sometiues Win the hsip Of nsiat-
boring e.tiss ard somsiinss without H.
bat l. is an 1nhsard Of thing for sc
outside com miItee to suggest aud maks
the preparations fgr dem1ustrail1n
II 10 very Ike inviting yourself 10 yonf
friends hoass for dinner. Sapeose thai
after ths elsosi N Of d lestts Voorhees
last November the people Of Seattle bad
zone TO Tacoma 10 |. body and bad a
grand ,liihsstion nesting at that
place. Tbe rsoosns p~oyis. it may BE-
imagined. would havs regarded tbs pro
seediuR a.a q1sef oas. sa1 10 - mo-
snIiksly that tseif surprise vocId have
bssu more ssnnine than their seieoms-
Bat aaids from the novelty OF this
proceeding. IL 10 most ansIse. IL Is
positively dangerous. what may b.
the rssalt Of sriae na together q large
BODY Of men, nose OF them having any
interest IN oar city aai most OF them
bitterly hostile 10 is, cannot b tsid. IL
may b most disastrous 10 csnnos b.
hsppy. ls moss be remembered that the
Ansi- Chinese agitation At Isooms hiss
assaasd Q phase entirely different from
that al Seattle. There, public Deetires
have declared almost in % many words
that they eontsmplats violeocs II the
Chinamen do not take the alarm and
lsave, and that a. they interpret the
sssosutians Of the SEATTLE Convention.
any oosdsmation Of violence n :" In
entire opposition 10 their letter and
spirit" Nothisg could be more eIpii-
sis. SOFA . declaration osn mean
nothing bat an assertion Of mob Lac In
ease oshsr means Of driving oot the
Cainamen fail. with soch spirit the
leaders Of the agitation 10 this city de-
clare they have no sympathy. There !,
every reason to bslieve their declara
too. and II 10 be true, the movement In
Seattle and that In Tacoma are on On
tifsly different planes and have little IL
common. One aims q the at.sinmen
Of an end through pssessbie and iesisi
mate means; the other ooetemplate'
the possibility Of violence, disregard o
lav aud cooniot eth the AUTHORITIES
Of the Uaited states. Toe latter eoars.
10 worse Than mad lit IL suicidal. Th
psople Of Tacoma have right to carr
on their osu agitation 10 their sSl
way, bot they have no right 10 intro
duoe their methods In Seattle. In
effort 10 do % oaanot result In good;
may result In inosleulable evil.
A potent Argument against the con
templsted demonstration Is its ute
psslessness. TIE Chinese question, .
far as Seattle 10 concerned, Is rapid
settling itself. The number Of Chlnt
men in this city today is probably l.s
than two buudr-d. and tbs vast msioI
tty Of those arc out Of employment al
are preparing 10 lave. IL /, safe to 81
that there are not dem Chiname
nos In Seattle occupying position
where their emp oymtnt excludes whit
men. A fex are occupied ~ house sci
wants. n few ss cooks, aud q fe'
a. laoudrymep, hit the demand 10
white servants Is greatly IN excess OF %
supply. Most Of the people who EN-
play Cinnamon In the espasitiss mel
toned ars willing enough 90 discharR
them a. soon as white men ctn be fonp
TO perform the work. such being Oh
condition Of n, airs, the proposed actio
Of the people - rseotss is utterly ur
called for and unnecessary. EDGE tool
are useful Instruments. but wise men
not play with them. Sometimes the
are necs ssry. bat be ~ q fool oh
doerishes them when there 10 no eattin
y ~ doas.
Is thefs are slements OF danger |
this DEMONSTRATION. the psople Of SsAsti
should discourage 10 in ~ ~ poss'bi
vsy. II the people OF Tacoma persis
10 coming here and trading throas
the streets, they probably have the rieh
10 DO %, bat no Seattle man should tab
part In The parade. and none should ca
courage the parAdsra La h BE show
- plaisly thai U eAnnos b msssaks
that The pablo ssnsim emf of this eosI
naaisy 10 overwhelmingly opposed b
violence and In favor Of the ssforce
osnt Of lac; iss 10 be shown that th
men vho pasliely dsnounes Q rssolu
tioa vsiss dscresA,<s violence In Oh
nildese ssfms, vii and no companies
and no sympashissrs here. rhs lsborinl
men Of Seattle espesially have every In
s-ntive 10 discourage violeocs. wheneve
o. sasssvss . ssovd Of rassAis commit
On nniaufal act, the isboring men ar,
blamed foe 10. even thoaeh not Q siasi,
cne amons the lac brsakers had eve
lifted . hammer o. handed . spade
Fer yssss work ssmea hAvs been u
sslasd estsAesoasly In this manner. q
10 the interest," ssd tbs dssy Of th,
vsrkinamsn Of seattle 10 discsaras,
violent tsih and v,oless acsions. aud y,
% not beissvs tsas the real working
men viii follcv shs banners o.
sssanes'a Who have no hesitation Ia
1sciafiss that they sesssmel.ss vie
tsese. u thsy ceassess 10 secsssary ..
farther Their ends.
The psopie Of S&atsls hsx~ .iusx,