The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-06-04
aov. PasSoYERs IETTTR.

The following ia the lettor written by
Gov. Psnnoyor to the meeting held in
this city, which the Republican ring
organs haYs misrepresented. We ask
every votsr in Oregon to read IT,
PORTLAND, March 18th, 1886.
TO the editor Of tAe Oregoniaa
You and / have been neighbors and
friends Cor about twenty years. We are
still suoh and ! hope We may remain
such for the remaindsrof our lives. All
that we beth have made vas made aud
Is new invested in Portland, and we
both ought, therefore, upon every ques-
tion affecting Portland and Oregon to
advise that policy which We think to be
the bsst policy. II, however, We should
happen to diff-r (as we very often do)
il is no reason Why sheuld abuse you
or you should abuss ina. We ough' in
discussing questions affecting public ip.
terest to treat each other respectfully
aud fairly. have carefully read what
yon have had to say on this Chinese
question and although have very ma.
terially differed with you on every point
exeepe when you have urged q compli-
ancs with, and an enforcement Of the
law, | have held my peace, until nov.
But nos when you have come beldly
ont aud have demanded, as read IL, ia
plain and unmistakabls terms the for
nation Of vigilance COMMITTEES, which
Is nothing else in the world but meas.
urc Of outlawry, il Is high time that !
aud every other law-abidiDg eitizsn Of
Portlsnd should most solsmnly protest
against il. Why should . vigilance
COMMITTEES be formed ? Are the courts
Of justice obstruetcd Has the Sheriff
in serving the processes cf the courts
bsen resisted The courts are unob-
strvctsd, and the officers Of che la~
have not, IN one single instance, met
with resistance. Then Why this appeal
to moi Law. for sigilance esmmittee Is
nothing else ia lh. world than we'll.
organized mob ? /. IL for the purpose
Of hanging two or three msn withou;
judge or jury, for The sake Of intimidAt.
ing others ? This would be simply
nurdsr, aud aothing else. The condi-
zion Of affairs that now exist in and
about Portland Is most deplorable, 10
deed. Bands Of lAwless midnight ma
rauders are abroad, aud aow Il il delib.
erateIy proposed 70 ciganizs another
lawless band to opposed them. This 10
sad state Of affairs. How much bet.
ter they manage this thing 10 Caliter-
MA. There Last week . state conven-
ton was held, composed 10 part Of the
best citizens Of the sta's, and > united
resolve was nado 70 nss sysiy lawful
effort toward the removal Of the Chinese
from the state, and one Of tbs means -
be employed was the b1ysottins OF tho
Chinese. This measure Is perfscsiJ
lawful, sxpsdiOnt, prActieal, jastiiiaole
aud effective. Why do not the psopls
Of Portland and OF Oregon pursue tbs
same policy ? Why are tb"y not Acs.
log unitedly on this qasssiou, as are
the peo,.Ie ot CAIifornia : Il that sss1s
the leading ,aen ,iasd the an.i-cool's
movements, and the leading papsrs
espoused its cause hat both msn A.,i
papers there pursued .hs s4as a'afs-
thai John Myers and th. Hetss h.s.
endsavored 20 pursue here. rnsy 49,
their in6usncs in keeping tho IA we.
msnt within ths bounds Of tbs Law II
the 0regoHian had also pursued the s@'ns
course We undoubtedly would have had
uAitsd action in this state the sams as
h - be, had ia California, anil the or
gAniyation o,uld no~ be d)iag elRsosiss
work IN lawfaI way In removing the
curse Of Chinese slavery from the soil
Of Oregon. But the 0reJogiaa saw H.
to oppose the movement from the start,
and to belittIs those who engaged 10 II.
This has smtittersd some and has bad
a tendency 20 drive them to extrsma
measures, and lhs result has hesn the
engandering of fSeIipg between neigh
bors who differ on this question: the
emboIdening Of the Chinese aal the
carrying Of weapons by both parties,
and BY the Chinese Also, so tIst with
the bad blood that is aroused, anil the
carrying Of weapons, We ar, really
standing on the verge Of volcano that
Is liable 70 burst forth at any moment,
Let as both endaavoF to noaF water Ia
stead OF oil upon the rising 6.mss.
You and must as'ee TO The t"ct
that the psessncr Of th- Chinese here
in Oregon Is an unmitigated evil. Pat-
ting the average Of the number Of CHR
csc IN Portland At the lev 6sure cf
1000, and putting the money they have
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