Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-08-18
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SOmefhins Regarding the "Ap
ke--I" and the Antl-Chis e
League

Ieas ne.
. 1t has been stated IN pubiic prin
in this city that the proprietor "
the APPEAL was the first Sisner Il
the document by which some S0i
citizens of Ormsby county boun,
themselves To discontinue the em
p!uyment of Chinese after Apr,
], i'.S6 This is true, aud since tina
time the first siguer" mas kept HI.
pledge. This pledge We reproduc.
because a good many member, oi
the League seem 10 have forgotten
it. Ii reads:
Agreement in behalf Of our race
and against Chinese In any capac
ity-We, the undersigned citizens
do hereby agree that we will nor
sell, lease or sub-let or rent in any
manner whatever Excepting actual
present leases any part of farm,
town lot or real estate. to any China
men or Chinese. for any purpose
whatever, neither will We employ
any Cinnamon or Chinese in any
capacity, directly or indirectly, and
that We will use all peaceable means
to discourage the patronage and
employment of Chinese
The proprietor of this journal ha>
strictly observed every clause IL
the above, and deties proof to III.
contrary. He did not wait, as diu
several OF the most rabid of the
anti-Chinese leaders, until the LIST
day of April, but discharged his
Chinese help several weeks before.
The agreement did not bind any
member Of the League to do any
more than look after his own
pledge.
As long as the writer keeps his
agreement he does not propose TO
90 smelling round his neighbours
kitchens and back yards to see
what they are doing.
The keeping of this agreement
has been attended with great incon-
venlence to US. The writer dis
charged a Chinamau and for some
weeks was unable to employ any
help at all. 1t was not to be had
at any price. When it was found
the season for planting crops was
nearly over The white help worked |
a month, and with but few days |
warning left US TO go at his old |
business of fuming. So to make a
long story short, we secured white
help when We could, and during the
intervals work on the ranch was
suspended. We were five months
any white help in the
kitchen. So. summing up the Sum
mers accounts. we find that our
endeavers to add to the taxable
property OF Ormsby county has. by
reason of being unable to obtain
help when it was needed, resulted
in direct loss of nearly $500.
There are scores of other citizens
Of this county who have been called
lpon to make similar sacrifices, and
or whose benefit? nobody's. except I
he few scheming politicians who
nave nothing to lose. no matter
low the thing goes. Now, the .
APPEAL would like to squareiy
iebate this question with any Of +,
he leaders of the League. We
would like to debate without per-
onalitles or prejudice. that the ,
ruth may be reached by the
hortest possible route.
1t may be that other members Of
he League have suffered as much
8 ourselves In an earnest endeavor !,
o keep faith with their own sigma I
ures. Perhaps Major Garrard, ;.
citing in the shady vestibule of {
he Mint, under the spreading elms,
nd drawing salary Of several
thousand q year from Uncle Sam.
nth nothing whatever to do. has
,ade equal sacrifices. We have q
ever heard. however, that any {
lember Of his family has been com =
elled to do cooking and house "
ork beyond their physical strength
, do, or that he ever suffered a
lements Inconvenience or lost u
ol.ar because he could not get
bite help. Nor have we ever e
card that he has, since April LIST, a