The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-06

pretext for ridiculous insis1snce upon
formal attitude q hich implied no sur
render OF his sovereign dignity AZ: governor
OF sovereign state.
When Cleveland was elected Sow. Pen
meyer distinguisheS himself BE- refusing to
allow Estate gun to be used ila celebrat-
ing the election of Federal executive. A
rude message to President CIe*eaand from
Gov. Pennoyer IVES not unexpected, for
Pennoyer has hated Clevelar.i most cor
daily ever since 1855, when the Federal
arm was invoked against the snti-Chinese
rioters.
As matter of tact the conduct Of Gov.
Pennoyer since he has been elected to
Office has not been calculated - persuade
the president that be would sio his duty.
He was a conspicuous leader r. the anti
Chinese rioters before he became governor,
and since he became governor he helped
to incite anti-Chinese outrages by his in-
cessant denunciatiGn OF the Chinese and
open defense of lawless treatment of Mon
golians when the "regulatars' in Ore
gon violently expelled TIE Chinese
wash house men and secpon Iaborers
from Hlgard, Weston, Alters. Adams
and Milton. At u Ilton a Ch.,.aman was
brutality assaulted and dragged for some
distance with . rope around his neck.
Gov. Pennoyer publicly dec, red that it
was an outrage for our goTeEnment to
make compensation to the victims Of the
Rock Springs (Wvoming) massacre. and
in a published statement be denounced
President Cleveland for favorinr such com.
pensation.
President Cleveland has doubtless not
forgotten that the governor Of Oregon has
always publicly denounced hiin for exc.
cutting the pIighted faith of she govern.
ment under Federal Law and sreaiy with
China. and he may therefore be excused
for reminding this anti-Chipese governor
that his official position requires of him
not only vlndication OF the laws Of Ore
gon. but obedience to the laws and consti.
tuition of the Unitef States.
The governor of Oregon has already in
the past derided President Cleveland and
denounced the government Of the United
States for protecting those Chinese who
are legal residents of this country, and
under these circumstances the lawIess
classes Of Oregon can not be expected to
show any regard for the legai rights of the
Chinese. and they never have shown any
under Pennoyer's administration and
never have been called to account by him.
Gov. Pennoyer's public statements con-
corning the Chinese were &C unworthy an
executive Of the Law that Judge Shattuck.
Of the Oregon state judiciary. an eminent
jurist and Democrat, said:
think the claims OF humaui& and Justice
require compensation to be fps,!e to those
Cinnamon. aud II Gov. Pennoyer eatertains the
sentiments attributes 20 him don't think he II
nj man TO DO president Of the etsd States; not
because the people y hosuffered we're Cinnamon,
but because there Il principle .a"olved in the
question. The weaker party sss liable at any
timeto b subject 70 violence from the stronger
1t the principles announced by Pennoyer were
TO prevail The question 10 not confined to tho
Chinese BY any means. but affects all races OF
people. occupying di3srent posi- ons in society,
equally a. much - tie Chinese
With this unbroksn record Of anti-Chi.
nese agitation on the part OF Pennoyer,
both before and after he assr med Office, il
10 uot sur pTisiHE tEBt IIesiti.Es CleVeI0nQ
ventured to remind him of his duty, which
he has hitherto ignored under the laws of
Oregon. Gov. Pennoyer's renly was rude
and stupid, worthy of man who de-
nounced President CLEVELAND for favor,ng
the payment Of indemnity to the victims Of
the Rock Springs massacre of 1885.
President Cleveland held thai for q great
and powerful government Ike the United
States to exact pun hment anH indemnity
for riot Of China and Japaa and then re-
fuse them justice would relegssts this gov.
ernment TO the list Of barbarian peoples.
like the pirate powers that ouce ruled the
Barbary states.
No wonder that Presidsn. Cleveland
thinks that Gov. Penncser, who de-
nounced this act os simple intern ational
justice. this payment Of Indemnity to
China. is a person who n,eis TO be re-
minded OF his duty TO respect the law
rather than execute his preipdices.
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