Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-31
LOCAL INTgLLIGENCE.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP.


There appeared in yesterdays San Fran
cisco Examiner long drawn-out and illus
uated article which certain "smart Alexis
of the local Democracy in this city inflated
themselves with the belief would annihi.
late the Republican party in Sacramento
and send the Democracy into boomland al
a single bound. 1t has, however, had
quite the opposite effect, and instead of the
Examiner and the local smarties who
worked it up having elevated themselves
to unknown hight in Bourbon estimation
the leaders OF the Democratic party in
Sacramento have already discovered that
the little episode would cost them many a
vote, and all self-respecting Democrats are
feeling anything but elated over the affair
Up to yesterday they had entertained
some hopes of eiecting a portion of their
county ticker, but the iibelous article b av-
ing been traced to two members of the
Democratic Central Committee, and far
more damaging facts having been brough;
out upon the Democratic side By the En-.
anliner's fusilade and boomerang, all self
respecting Republicans can now be relied
upon to ignore any previous inclination to
drop party lines in reference to local
officers, and to stand solidly by the regular
ticket.
By affidavits published below, the fact
isproved that the Hat Brigade, which or.
dered the quits and which the Examine,
asserts were made By Chinese, and endeay-
ors thereby to show that the Republicans
are not anti-Chinese, were exceedingly
careful TO provide in their contract that the
uniforms should be made Exclusively 6y aolite
labor. This is so clearly shown, and the
facts so fully disclose the anti Chinese spirit
exercised by the club in ordering the suits
that the Republican position against Chi
nese is emphasized to the infinite credit OF
the Republican party, and to the strong
Disagreement of the local Democracy.
The affidayits showing these facts are as
follows
AFFIDAVIT OF L. ELKUs.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO.
Louis Elkus. being duly sworn, says that
he is the senior member of the firm OF
i. Elkus d Co., Sacramento. That on or
about the 2Oth day of October, 1888, he, on
behalf of said firm, made contract with a
committee of the Republican Club OF Sacra-
mento, called the Harrison Hat Brigade, "
by which he agreed that said firm would
make one hundred suits for said club, and
it WAS part of the said contract that said
firm in making said suits should use white
y,
thereupon said firm of Elkus & Co. en-
ployed fifteen sewing girls and began the
manufacture of said suits, in compliance
with said contract, and paid said sewing
girls extra wages, far above the going rate,
and for all night work, double wages, to
induce them to work extra hours to com
plete said suits within the time required,
and most of said suits were made and COM
pleted by said sewing girls. The affiant
finding it was an impossibility to get white
labor, and having no other means of finish
ing said suits within time, without the
knowledge of said committee, or CT the
members of said club, procured some
Chinese tailors to do some work on a few
of said suits. Affiant would have manu-
featured said suits exclusively with white
labor, had it been possible for him to pro-
cure the labor for that purpose.
Atfiant further says that for many DAYS
past several well-known Democrats have
without invitation and without right, Wis
tied the establishment of Elkus & Co, re-
tably Thomas Fox, J. NJ. Sullivan and
others. Four of said suits have been re.
moved from said establishment without
right and without the knowledge of any
member of said firm, and were taken with
out being paid for, and affiant has been in
formed that one of said suits, so stolen, is
Examiner in San Francisco.
Affiant further says that about four wears
ago Democratic club of Sacramento Or
dered and received of said firm of Ekus &
Co. lot of uniforms, knowing and under
standing at the time the order for the same
was given portion of said suits were to be
made by Chinese labor and made no obiec-
ton thereto, stating that they did not care
how or by whom the work was to be done,
SO that they received the suits within the
time required. LOUIS ELKUs.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
30th day of October, 1888.
: [sEAL WILBUR f. GEORGE.
Notary Public.
AFFIDAVIT OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO.
NJ. e. Brogan, Annie Lucey, Louiss
Schivan, Mollie Sheridan, Sadie Ball, Lizzie
Lucey, Lena Mitchell, Sarah Holt, Ella
Ball and Ella Fitzgerald, being duly sworn
each for herself says that she is one of ths
sewing women who was employed by the
firm of l.. Elkus & Co. to make the cam
paign uniforms for the Republican club O
Sacramento, known as the Harrison Ha
Brigade" That there were in all some
twelve 10 fifteen white girls and women
employed by said firm working on sale
suits, and nearly all said work was done by
them. Affiant received extra pay for said
work, and when working at night, or out
of the usual hours. received double pay.
Mrs. NJ. e. Brogan, Annie Lucey, Louise
Schivan, Mollie Sheridan, Sadie Ball. Lizzie
Lucey, Lena Mitchell, Sarah Holt, Els
Ball, Ella Fitzgerald.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
Both day of October, 1888.
[sEAL.l WILBUR F. GEORGE,
Notary Public.
The Committee consists of w. f. Hun,
toon, John Barrett, w. w. Rhoads, George
H. Clark and J. B. Gilbert, from the "Hat
Brigade" who made the contract for the
suits, confirmed by affidavit, that the con
tract specially set forth that the suits were
to be made exclusively by white labor
Members of the Committee also visited tht
establishment while the suits were beins
made, and saw twelve or fifteen white girls
at work upon them, and no one else, anC
had fullest confidence that the terms O
the contract were being strictly complied
with.
1t must not be understood, however
that the publication in the Examiner has
put the Republicans TO the slightest degree
upon the defensive. On the contrary il
has revealed to them most damaging facts
against the local Democratic clubs. as tc
Chinese record, which the Republican.
were not before aware of and now fully
expose.
1t is fully and oonclusiyely proven, a.
will be seen by the above affidavit of Mr.
Elkus and his challenge given below, tha
the Sacramento Democratic Club has hac
uniforms made for it by the same firm, anC
the contract for which work not only did
not exclude Chinese labor, but by Specia
agreement Il trds fully understood Chinese Ia
Dor 10aS to be used aud the HSe Of IL iuaS openl,
permitted and dppro,ed
The only wonder with all sane persons
must be that with this compromising anG
damaging record standing in the back.
ground against the local Democracy any
persons could be found in its ranks, and
much less upon its Central Committee, who
were big fools enough to venture out O.
their own glass house TO try 10 find another
of the same frail character TO strike at
And especially is il remarkable that J. VI
Sullivan should be chosen by the Democ
racy as one of the anti-Chinese lights O.
the party to expose anybody's Chinese ten
dencIes, since he himself owns houses il
Chinatown, and receives rent regularly
from Chinese tenants, and it was intima.ee
last night also receives rent from houses O
even worse class.
The damaging facts brought to light yes
terday against the local Democratic Clut
acted as genuine boomerang bombshell
and loud denials were made There is nc
use, however. for 1.-The damned spot
will not org - Mr. Fll-us stands