Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-06
DAILY POST INTElLIeENcER


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The spirit vhich animated toe meet
M us the Oyega Hs1ss On Saturday
waning vas snch - shocsd control We
,etiors Of al eitizsns ~ tcis time 30
vas shown 70 ds.sna fne
urssence Of the Chinese afnoBg Is w
The contrary, the resolutions parsed Ano
usssed in good faith, demand The strics
enforcement Of the exclusion sc' and |
urss ali employers to employ weiie N
asad Of Chinese labor- Every peace
able means Of accomplishing tie snc
.o srdsntly aesared xiII ind hearty sap
uorters among eitizsns Of all classes
The Opera Hoose nossiIng vas nos cali
cd together 10 the interest Of the Cni-
ps@e or OF those who employ CEinsse-
II vas called toRsthsr 70 protest AGAIN
laxle-suess and violenoe 10 anY form.
Ix action means that the citizens OF
Washington Territory are Law abiding
and that, however much they regard
,heir Own wishes In 3 matter OF this
kind, they regard the laws OF their eosn-
try more and mean that they shsll be
maintained at all hazards.
We believe thai the vast majority OF
those Who are most sotivs IN the an u
Chinese agitation eccopy precisely me
same position a. those Who voted for
the resolutions of Saturday evening.
We believe that ninety nine oui OF every
hundred Of our people dspreoats NO
lsuos and are willing 10 abide by the
laws under Any circams,an ces- Why.
then.r sone one may ask, sas The
Opers House nesting necessary' sim
DIV because the remaining one hun
drsdth. OF IL may be less, Of oar people
cannot be depended upon 20 regard the
lag. While there has been hiils public
manifestation Of lAwless spirit, the
verbs uttered by irresponsible men upon
the Streets, the talk 70 be heard at night,
che exul,ani anticipasions OF men who
are rseardlsss of Lag and Who are always
peseeus nj scenes Of tamait and mot that
they NAV rob and kill 10 their hearts
content, certainly call for precisely such
precautions a. have been taken. We
are In the midst Of sn agitation OF q
serioaS nature. Dangerous men are
coming 10 our city in great Numbers.
hoping doubtless 10 fomsnt troubls for
their own selfish and lavless ends-
They are tho carrion birds Who hover
over every battlefield, calling their fell
lows from Afar, and waiting until the
booming of the cannon gives them the
sianal 70 svoop down and begin their
shassly work. without interest IN the
battle. they glory In IL. They gorge
themselves upon the entraiis OF the
slain.
The number Of suspicious characters
In seattle h greater than 10 has been
for many years Constant arr ivsis are
adding 10 the strength Of these worth
less once. At such q time, no precan-
tion can be considered unnecessary.
SO long As the laws are respected, as
they have thus far been. there will be
no trouble. bat every violAtor Of lag
will receive the punishment which is his
due. The United States Is greater than
Washington Territory. greater than the
Pacific Coast. and It's laws are bOand 30
be enforced. IL IL better for eur own
citizens TO see 10 their enforcement. bat
II they do not, others will. We believe
that the workingmen Of Seattle and of
King Coanty are thoroughly Law
abiding. and no contrary impression
must be given to the world. Wherever
. half dassa va1abonds, thugs and
thieves burn a buiidins or commit a
murder, it is the custom in these DAYS
10 telegraph over the country that q
labor riot has taken plsee. that riotoas
workingn,en have done this or that.
10 this manner the laboring classes in
many sections OF the country are bur.
dened With sTil equations which they
do not deserve. No such cloud must
rest upon the fair name Of the working
people Of Seattle. They, ahsve aii other
Glasses Of citizens. should be determined
10 reprsss as once any violence that may
be attempted by the wrc,ohed men Who
have come here anticipating plumber,
By the vorkingmen Who never work.