The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-20
BOYCOTTING THE CHINESE.

BOYCOTTING THE CHINESE.
The anti Chinese movement in Ogden
has been and is more vigorous and de-
termined than in any other city or town
in the Territory. The agitators have
threatened, pleaded. denounced, and re-
solved for weeks past, but, so far as We
have learned, have been guilty of no
actual violence against the heathens.
Now another policy has been adopted,
that of boycotting. On Saturday a
printed circular was distributed through
out the town, setting forth that certain
men and firms (naming them) had re-
fused to discontinue giving employment
and patronage to Chinese, and urging
the public to cease giving support and
encouragement to these houses, which
include all branches of business.
The circular also names the business
houses that have acceded to the request
to give no support or countenance to the
Chinese, and these are recommended as
worthy the confidence and patronage OF
the public.
The boycott may be made the most
effective weapon that can BE en-
ployed, because it operates with
unerring certainty, and is legit-
innate; that is to say, its EN-
ployment cannot be inhibited by law.
A man is master of his own affairs, and
can direct his trade to whomsoever lie
prefers, and nobody has the right to
interfere. The wisdom of boycotting
may at times be called in question, but
not the right to boycott. If the Ogden
haters of the Chinese have sufficient
numbers, influence and faithfulness to
themselves to deprive the MOngolians
of employment and the means of OBJ
tanning livelihood, the Chinese prob
lem in our northern neighbor will soon
be settled, and in a manner against
which there can be presented no solid
complaint When the heather discov-
ers that people will neither hire him
nor purchase his products or wares, he
will not tarry longer than necessary to
get his traps together and board the
tram for other and more promising
fields. If the boycott had been en-
ployed in San Francisco and other
places, instead of the shot gun and
club, the Chinese question would
have been solved very quickly and
most effectively The only sympathy
that anybody in this country feels for
the Mongolians, is embraced in the de-
mand that they be protected in their
right to live and enjoy themselves
when they can lawfully obtain the
means. 1t is not such sympathy as
would support the heathens in idleness
or protect them in lawlessness. Nobody
wants them 20 come here or be here.
but so long as they do come and are
here, fair-minded people are opposed to
shooting them down like dogs.
The boycott movement is the proper
one, and We heartily desire its success,
at the same time doubling that it will
succeed. Mankind is selfish. and there
is little of the spirit of individual sacri-
fee for the public good. As rule if A.
can buy his goods or labor on better
terms from B. than he can from c. lie
win patronize B. without regard to the
question of whether or not the COM
munity would be better of if B. were
not in it,
If the Ogden workingmen who are,
as matter of course, at the bottom of
the anti-ChiRese movement would get
rid of the Asiatics by means of
the boycott. they must perform
as much labor for a dollar as
the Cinnamon will do for that sum. |
1t isn't patriotism to employ the Ching
men at the lover price. but it is bust. !
ness selfishness, and that viii largely |
control in any community.
The Junction City experiment will re /
watched with interest, and it. success
will be hailed with delight, even / Y
persons who could not join in the ma !
CRY against the Chinese.