Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
ANTI-CHINESE.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE CITI.
ZENS' ASSOCIATION.
They Adopt Strong Resolutions, and
Denounce the "BOycotter" in
Unmistakable Terms.


Courthouse last evening was largely at
tended
The Secretary read the following letter
from c. F. McGlashan, Chairman of the
State Executive Committee:
SAN FRANCISCO April 10, 1856.
David Totconer, Esq.-DEAR SIR: The matter
of certificates and labels proves to bs more com
plicated than it first appeared. The Knights of
Labor, Federated Trades and other labor organ
1Zat1ons have labels and certificates, or propose
to issue them soon. To avoid endless confusion
and prevent clashing with organizations in
sympathy with us is a delicate matter. We
have not been able to arrive at a unanimous
conclusion upon this important subject, and
have concluded to lay it before the State Execu-
tive Committee on the 9th inst. Meanwhile, if
Sacramento is in need of immediate action, il is
certainly in the province of your association
to adopt certificate and label.
doubt not the Executive Committee would
indorse for the entire State anything
which Sacramento would indorSe. The care
and responsibility of issuing certificates would
be serious burden upon US, and yet the neces
sity seems to warrant the experiment, il details
can be arranged. The State Executive Com
mittee Will be convened for the express purpose
of settling this and other questions of like i'm
port. Senator Reuter- has been suggested as a
member of the State Executive Committee, vice
+. K. Dray, resigned Is he satisfactory to your
Association? ! ask the question because this
vacancy should be filled ar once, in order that
Sacramento may be represented on the 24th.
Yours, very respectfully, c. F. McGLAsHAN.
The communication was temporarily
laid upon the table, owing to the fact that
the recent construction placed upon Sec
ton of the definition of boycott by the
State Executive Committee removed the
objections made by Mr.. Dray, and as he
was not present ii was considered advisable
to consult him before taking definite action.
Another communication from Mr.. Nc
Glashan, asking the number of Chinese in
the county, the industries they were en-
gagged in, the number OF unemployed white
laborers in the county, etc, was read, and,
by motion, referred 10 the Committee on
Agricultural Labor
The Chairman stated that the first thing
in order would be the discussion of the
motion, made at the last meeting, that the
Executive Committee adjourn sine die
| J. d. Jost said there was an unusually
large number present, but whether they
came to resurrect or bury the organization
| he was unable to say. He was satisfied
| that majority of the committee were so
situated that they could not act as they
should in the premises, for to do so would
| injure them pecuniarily. He disliked to see
| it 90 out of existence, on account of the few
| loyal members who had tried to uphold it.
4hcilN, ut tldlitttl, iiel'i SOt III 81
| to be able to prevent the accomplishment
of the object of the organization. Many
men were in sympathy with radical
| movement, but their business forbade
! Eight-tenths of the business men of the
| city were opposed to any radical method to
| get rid of the Chinese He believed that
the movement could never be carried out
except by the poor men who have nothing
to lose. He did not think the time had ar
rived to use the third clause of the boycott
definition. He said it was no use to expect
any aid from Congress. The men who
were denounced as spoilers were poor men
who were giving their time to the work
One man had said he would shoot any man
he caught spotting around his hop ranch
The speaker said he had but little of this
worlds goods, but ne was willing to lose it
il it was necessary to do so in order to rid
the State of the Chinese.
Senator Reuter- said ne was astonished,
astounded and at loss to know the object
of the resolution. He thought they had
organized a club for the purpose of Kidding
this section of the Chinese, and to give up
at this time in this manner would be a
lasting disgrace. We know OF lots of hon
est men who are willing and anxious to
work at any honest toll for almost any
price. He had found to his sorrow that a
majority of the so-called best citizens
committee" were pro- Chinese. This is a
shame aud an outrage. Old men and
and young men, married and single, old
women and young women, wives and IN
| married are crying for work, and are try
| ing to mold up the arms of the boycott and
| for that and that alone they are called
Socialists. Because man wants to
labor TO keep his family from
starving, and demands the place oc-
cupied by the Chinaman he is called
a Socialist. If that is socialism he was one
of them. If the Z" Committee of Best Citi-
zens !" insisted upon resigning, let them do
so-he was with the laborers. They tell us
the fruit cannot be picked except by China
man. 1t is lie. They say the hops cannot
be gathered except by Chinese labor-that
the hops, not on account of their superior
skill, but because they do it for so cent or
81 day. A white man expects more
than that, and expects to be treated as
he should belize a human being
The rich are not always rich, nor
the poor forever poverty-stricken. He
remembered when he fed hogs for a
living; to-day he was State Senator,
and he did not know as he should be
ashamed of either. He certainly was not
ashamed of honest labor, however humble.
w HitS sSiilS, picHtt vi tilelii- COulC De o.
tanned as house servants at $15 per month
certainly no gentleman would ask them to
labor for less. Don't talk about patience
or putting things off for eight or ten years.
That means putting it off for twenty years.
it means submission. The day is COM
ing when the laboring class will be on top ::
it is almost here. Labor and capital
should go hand in hand, act in sympathy
and accord. No Jay Gould for me. He
is down now, and he will stay down for
ever. No best citizen for me. / am for
the poor laborer, and shall stand for his
rights and their maintenance"
Judge Galloway said the motion was
made last evening on account of the third
proposition in the boycott, and as that had
been Withdrawn he saw no occasion for
further discussion.
A S. Hopkins defended the committee.
and replied at length to the structures made
by Senator Reuter-. He said the Senator
should be the last man to find fault, as he
had never taken enough interest in the
movement to attend the meetings. The
organization had done an immense amount
of good. They were the first in the field.
called the State organization, and did more
than any other toward securing State or
ganization They had established
labor bureau, secured employment
iOA vi i4cA ana
women, boys and girls, and secured
the displacement of large number of Chi
nese He briefly referred to the assault
made upon himself and other members of
the committee by the Boycotter, saying they
were untrue, unwarranted, uncalled for,
and had tendency to undo much good
work that had already been accomplished.
Jost said that eight-tenths of the women
in Sacramento were pro-Chinese. If they
were patriotic, loyal and true, they would
do their own work and set the Chinese
house servants adrift. The Boycottcr in his
judgment, was doing a grand and noble
work. The men denominated as spoilers
and abused for their work were honest
toilers, jealous in the cause. 1t takes a
brave man even in time of war to make a
spy, but we all recognize their indispensi-
bility to successful campaign. We have
to work up a sentiment and make the
patronage and employment of Chinese I'M
popular. If this committee is not in favor
of doing this, then it were better for
them to adjourn sine die, step down and
out, and leave their unfinished work to
others who will dare and do.
III. Weinstoek said if there was nothing
that could be done within the law, then he
certainly would favor the motion. If we
can proceed and do any good, we should
certainly do so. He claimed that much of
|-the good that had been accomplished by
the organization had heen enuDferacted hy