Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-24
ANTI-CHINESE.
+. r. Dray Defends the Action of the
Local Organization.

Il DTdy DeIenCS me ACTON OIL the
Local Organization.
The Executive Committee of the Citi-
zens' Anti-Chinese Association met at the
Court house last evening
Grove L. johnson offered the following,
which was adopted unanimously
Resolued, That each Anti Chinese Club in Sac
ramento county be requested to send one rep
resentatiye to meet with the Executive ard Ad-
yisory and Standing Committees of this Associ-
alton on April 9th. for the purpose of consulting
with said Executive and Advisory Committees
as to the means best calculated to carry into eff
feet the resolutions of the Anti-Chinese State
Convention and of this Association.
F. r. Dray read the following. which
win be mailed to the State Executive Com
mittee with the Endorsement of the local
organization:
To the A1sti- Chinese association Of saeramepto-
GENTLEMEN: In reply to the resolutions pub
lished by the State Sub Executive Committee,
condemning the action OF this a. sceiation, win
say that their act of condemnation was caused
by ex parte statements of the acts of this asso-
citation and myself on March - 1856. which
were substantially as follows:
l. To withdraw our patronage from those who
employ Chinese on and after May l. 1856 which
date, therefore, would become the commenced
ment of that form of boycott.
2. Not to declare general boycott until after
November 10, 1856.
3. A committee of FIVE were authorized to be
appointed by the Chair to report every kind of
business and all kinds of places of labor that
could be specially boycotted on the report of the
committee.
4. That the State Executive Committee adopt
a label, or trademark, and certificate for the
use OF an those persons, firms, etc, that should
discharge their Chinese employees to enable
them to have the benefit of our patronage
In defense OF the action of this Association
have this much to say: The withdrawal of our
patronage on the LIST of May seems to cover sub
stantially the meaning OF the first part of the
declaration of the State Convention. to wit:
=" We are in favor at the very earliest moment
men directly or Indirectly The latter mart of
said declaration reads as follows .'0r who
purchases the product of Chinese labor" Now,
ask you how, in any common sense view Of
the matter. can the latter part of that deelars-
ton be pot in force in boycott at once9 Time
must be glyen-a reasonable time-or you can
not succeed. The third resolution appointing
a committee OF five to report all branches Of
business and places of labor for special and
immediate boycotting, continues the system
partially now in force | do not believe this
Association contemplates at this time the boy
cotting of individuals by publication Tie
fourth resolution is the most valuable part of
with the whole
The second resolution, not to declare a gen
eral boycott till after November 10, 1885," is the
Tune general boycott might be declared in
the extreme sense which was fully debated at
the time OF Its adoption on account of its being
AFTER the State election That is covering all
BUSINESS completely. The boycotting of those
who support the boycotted, and those who
might support them, till we would be boycotting
each other. Also that it would undoubtedly
cover such boycotting as neighbor turning
against neighbor; and the vicious would pro-
claim the irish boycott, and refuse even to allow
sales to the boycotted an the still more vicious
and depraved, indamed by the violent language
used by irresponsible public speeches in tue
election campaign,would incite acts of violence,
which it would not DO Tor me here to even sig.
gest. l fully realize now how much the
people might be terrorized by the bowling
OF lntemperate men during an election cam
pagn. Acts of violence occur more or less in
all elections, but the proclamation of a general
boycott would, i'll my opinion, add to its fury.
And will say to you that know of one man
VINO carries on large business, who has been
compelled to abandon il for want OF safety and
his machinery stands idle. I tn refore defend
this Association in each and every act up 10 this
time.
There will be fully as much excitement as the
good and welfare Of the people of this State can
stand iii the fail elections, without adding TO it
the proclamation of q general boycott before the
tlme named. have always in public matters
expressed my opinion, and here reilerate that
| believe the system this association has adoped
Is the best that could be devised under the cir
cumstances existing in this county If in your
opinion after reflection it is not then it becomes
your duty to change it. ] know that all the acts
OF this association have been in good iaith as
their work up 10 this time and the system
adopted fully proves