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


would have become prosperous city Of
$4,000 to $4,000 inhabitants. The
extent Of the material and moral curse
of this Chinese slave labor on the Pa
ci6o coast can no. be fully computed in
figures nor amply protrayed in word4.
You aad |, both Of us,through our own
s1eTtions, and by Blessings Of God, have
secured enough 80 that we are not
compelled 10 work at manual labor for
our living. We have little something
to leave TO ourscbildren, but We ali
knew thst riches are very uncertain.
They very often take 70 themselves
wings and fly away. Il may be possi-
bls that our children may some day
have to work at mammal labor for their
daily bread. Do you want TO leave
yeur children IN country where, IL
that contingency COMES, they viii have
no compete for their daily bread wish
coolis slaves 2 No never. We, both
Of ns,if we positively knew such fate
was In store Tor our children, no matter
how much we love them, had much
rather bear them TO their graves asd
see the earth elase ever than forever
And feeling 81, must we not, beth Of
us, have some sympathy with the lab
oring men who are now among us, with
nothing in the wotld but their hands TO
depend upon for living, and aomo Of
them with families to feed, aud who,
now and here, have TO eomps.e with
these same coolie slaves for their daily
bread ? And Is there one single man
n this community, who has to employ
aboF, that would turn deaf aar 10 free
men ef bis own blood and race for the
'ake Of mere saving Of Gun III differ
sncs in wages hi'o these alien slaves {?
II there be such men they should hide
ieads for very ahame.
The people OF Portland have now be-
'ome divided into two distinct parties
tho snli-Chinsse aud the pro. Chinese.
The people Of Oregon, like the people
Il Ca.ifsrnia, should ba mott on THE
Chinese question. There should be no
'est unit this earsc Is removed. But
{ shonld be removed by aud through
he Law. There is an irrepressible con.
iict betwssn free labor and slave lalor
hat never wilt and never ought TO
'sase. This Pacific Cast cannot re.
main psAeeAbls half white aud half
1hinese. The Chinese tnast 60. aud
he, ought to 60. But no methods but
awful u.s.hosls ought 20 ba cmpIoyad.
rhe SsAsss Of CsliforaiA and Oregon. 10
heir state capacity, have never done TO-
yards the removal Of tbs Cainess shat
hey misbs have done, and ough. 10
ave dsne. sy tns lssf,l exercise of
heir plenary reserved police powsra
The Chm-ns snonId i.e evictrd BY law,
nd not Ia de6ancs of ,is l4w, and
Until we have saea legal remedies our
My recourse Is l., .sfasa q giss than
nlplo, m-n'. La this ~ sh1all al
.rss. Aud IL IL glasses Of or csaa
unnity shsaIl a.r-s 81 this, thara is no
,ats that sh- snti.easliss Asaoeiati3ns
would ,in 81 b -. 10 fssrssi.,a out AL
,uni,hips 81 p-rs 80, ~hp wonlj fsss,rs
% l.wl-as maih,aL. By such oantss
,saos instea IT .iise1rI wsn.l rsiga iu
,nr miiA'. As I prob. .hly will not hs
a..snt 81 the msslias called fls TO.
norro~, | sill sagges: here The res l!u
sons which tLink ought 70 he al1p,-'
III by ltat m-eting
ls,. That the exlstonce Of Chinese
.Isvs labor ia an nam:xed aid unmii
gated evil and we pledge ourselves,
singly anu uoite,iIy, TO do aIl IN our
power, by all peaceful and lawful
means, TO get I'D Of thsse allan sarf.,
and that 10 thai snd we will not give
employment 10 any capacity to any Of
these coelis slaves
2nd. That We respectfully entreat
our fellow citizsns OF the Anti.Ooolie
Association Of this Oity, TO unite with
US in preserving tbs peace aud IN dis
oonntenancing ali la~lsss mssho h AL
PROCESSES for ths sVio.ian of the Casn-
sss, believing "a we d., that by rsfua-
ing To give elnpioym ,nt 70 them, aud
by cenoseIiug Others - to DO, they will
be c5mpsllsl to Iasve through lack, Of
Ard. Vsal, instmnch ~ thu ,urts
of this cnnty ~ state ara eatirely
unohstraot~.l. anl the otllcera Of ths
Law ara amply empowered to entorce
the Law, we are iuasxibly opposed to
theorganiz.tion Of vigilance commit
tee, which in itself i as Iawless body
A. those yg,inst which il proposes to
organize itsslt
SYLVESTER PGSNoYEa.
The following are the resolutions
adopted at the Citizans mass meeting,