Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-04

amy. eXs5cises powers tQaf the tSyegu-
nent dsre not exercise. / obey the laws
bees use thev have the power to make
me do IT. Corporations grind the peo
pie down to starvation, and Congress
has never sid This thing has gone far
.nough." Thev say the people have
the liberty of selling tbsir labor.
hat is the only liberty ne have, exosp;
the liberty Of starving. This Chinese
question Is a bu9bear. Let "a insult"
together. urdersteud the parties On
the other side have elected a vigilance
committee to do away vith our leaders.
| advise them net to sow the Wind
lest they reap a vhirlviHd. believe
those parties have motives in keeping
the Chinese here. Tse corporations,
mill companies, and private individ
nsls have discharged their Chinese. and
our only oppositIos comes frsTn the bus
iness men. Why! Because Wa Chons
and bis crowd have mortgages on a
large amount Of their properly. That
"a the reason We gave them thirty days
time in which TO leave. We waited il
40 the business men could pay the
Chinamen what they owe them.
The unemployed need BOT wait
but may go At once. have no An
against business men. IL Wa
CnonR thought them good enough TO
trust with his money, he must have
enough TO trust them TO do
bis business after be is gone for he
Hust 90, money or no money. aud 90
must the balance of the pig tailed out-
6t. Ill say to Mr.. Wa ChonQ, how
ever. that il he forscloses any of bis
mortgages through spite, I'll nee that
tbs property he gets IL not worth dol
lar. The Chinese have ruined our
taken oar money, and thew
mus. go. Talk OF no help. Permi, me
TO insert an advertisement ia so East
ern paper, and bring five white meu and
women for every Chinaman. The Chi
nese ell go. II We don't get hostile We
can ssttle this matter among ourselves.
| can't uu !erstsnd why society people
keep these guttor snipes about them.
they are worse than yellow dogs. Why
ladies will let these things go through
their private bed chambers. can't see
u 70 one OF those things that Is past
finding out.
A. C. TURNER
Said be had worked for fifty years TO
promote the interests of the IaborinQ
men. Tbs Immigration of the Chinese.
with which We are oontendine, Is history
repeating iteelf. The same thing caused
the downfall of the Roman Empire. II
will not cause our overthrow, because
the Aperican people are too Intelligent,
and will work out a solution for this
question. When | was young a labor
ing man was considered az good a. any.
bsdy else. In Ohio the labsiing men
associated with the families in which
they worked. have worked with Gid
dings, Garfield and Ben. Wade, and
labor was then respectable, bat now, IL
a man IL laberer the ladies turn up
their noses at kim. Senator Jones is
the only millionaire on the Paofic coast
who IL not Chinese advocate. heard
him say ANY man who got rich on
this coast and employed Cinnamon ia
not a good American citizen" We have
Chinese here. No oas can give a good
reason Why they should stay. White
faen leave their labor and their money,
too. | have been here one one third Of
4 century and never employed China
man. AMI do not patronizs them. A
lsboring msn's word IL better than a
oath. 10 California the
sioh periure themselves svery year to
escape paying their jast proportion of
taxation.
updeTst and there IL secret IN setting
az the Opera House, but | don't appre-
bend any danger from its members, and
hey need not apprehend any danger
from us. NV friends, stop patropizinR
The Chinese. and 90 November LIST there
will be very few left.
WALTER wALKxR
"If our committee does its work
we'll. we will have nothing to do II not,
there may be trouble. When an Ameri.
san citizen gets under Chinamsn's
thumb he deserves no consideration.
Those opposed to rs are meeting he
hind closed doors. l care nothing for
heir Vigilance Committee; Pm Law
abiding and defy them because obey
The Law. But for the recent terrible
Dutrages there voald be no fear over
our agitation but il trouble comes.
The fault xiil be- with those who oppose
The Chinese going. move the adop-
lion of the folloxing resolution
Resolved, That we require our Com.
mittee Of Fifteen, elected to notify the
Chinamen to leave, TO report their
ioiugs az a public meeting Of citizens
20 be- h. Id on November 9th. IL they
'ail to perform their duties, We will con-
,ider them the peoples enemies and
not their friends.
The resolutions vas adopted.
A. W. Pipsr was called upon. int de-
,lined to speak.
NR. CLARK
Said that the Chinese should be sent
away to protect and save oar youth.
There is no city in the world OF its size
shere there are 80 many criminal chill
iren as in San Francisco. rney are
made criminals by the Chinese. Labor
n California is degraded lower than IL
,ver vas in the Senth. All light EN-
,loymeats are taken mp by the Chinese.
they mouopolixs the making of ladies'
indeF wear, dresses. shoes and tailoring
"A San Francisco and Portland. lam
Informed q meeting lie being held in the
Opera House for the purpose OF melting
. riot. desire this meeting to appoint
committee 10 volunteer It's services to
he City Council as special policemen
Without pay, to watch that crowd, and
Zee that they do no iniary TO life or
property.
Mrs. n. A. KESwoRrHY..
Vas called. She Was truly surprised
when eiacted on the committee. but
never desired 10 stand back when duty
o her couatry demanded her services.
: | am law abiding and was never con-
rIcted Of any criminal act IN nav life
never employed Chinsmsn, or wore
,lothes made or washed by them IL !
new il. fear these Cinnamon will be
protected by men. and cause much
roubls. This 10 a serious matter and
,annot be accomplished in day. These
chinese are in our families, they take
hs work from our girls. Did yeu
,ver read the appeal OF the
sorkiag women of San Faancisos,
md bear the prayers of the poor
creatures Who are trying 10
york az Chinamen's wages and support
heir families. ns yoa wonder that
hese women are driven TO desperation
md ruins I weuld do anything on
.arth before ia zee my children stArve.
"a take my pistol and shoot my way
I've heard of q Seattle Woman
she discharged q white wood sawyer
md put three Cinnamon TO work, Do
starring that she would protect them. |
rant the Chinese 10 go and never come
,ack. l am sorry o COMMITTEES Of 10
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