a —MICROFILMED 1986 - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY GENERAL LIBRARY BERKELEY, CA 94720 COOPERATIVE PRESERVATION MICROFILMING PROJECT | THE RESEARCH LIBRARIES GROUP, INC. Funded by THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION Reproductions may not be made without permission. ~~ CU-B THE PRINTING MASTER FROM WHICH THIS REPRODUCTION WAS MADE IS HELD BY THE MAIN LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA 94720 FOR ADDITIONAL REPRODUCTION REQUEST MASTER NEGATIVE NUMBER g4-0743 AUTHOR | L g PLA LACE :[ San Francisco J B C [97822 F3 hg VOM 5% g6- . CA CALLCY V- 5 a G.NO. %7¥3 Hon. Frank McCoppin. [San Francisco, 1878?) F860 [7] p. 22cm. [Pamphlets on California biography, v.S5, ow, no. 2] FILMED AND PROCESSED BY LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA 94720 JoBNO. 8 6 15 0 pATE 3 8 | 6 8 REDUCTION RATIO © DOCUMENT "SOURCE BANCROFT LIBRARY — JLo Ei he = ln voles = le fl2e = 20 le = 0 fli 2 lis ne MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL 1010a (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) Hon. Frank McGoppin EE ——————————————— The Péople’s Champion, whether as Supervisor, Mayor, or Sen- ator, in the advocacy of all public measures promotive of the com- mon weal, The steadfast friend of Labor. His practical and eloquent enunciation of the Chinese problem before the joint committee of the two houses of Congress in 1876. The momentous question in a nutshell. The man to whose patriotic and intelligent efforts San Francisco is indebted for the ownership and control of Golden Gate Park. The author of the Peoples Bill, reducing car fare to five cents. A measure enacted in the teeth of corporations and for the relief of the working classes. McCoppin puts a full stop to gross municipal abuses and reck- less extravagance of the public funds, by his timely passage of the celebrated One Twelfth Act. Let every honest voter in the Fourth Congressional District carefully read the following excerpts from the true published record of Mr. McCoppin’s long and honorable career, and then express, if it can be truthfully said that the venemous and mendacious attacks made upon him by nondescript political pigmies are warranted by any public act of that distinquished gentleman. HOW WE OBTAINED GOLDEN GATE PARK. McCoppin as a Benefactor. The title to the territory formerly known as ‘‘the outside lands,” and lying beyond the charter line of 1851, remained in a state of confusion and uncertainty until 1867. Congress in the year 1866 passed an Act which gave the city jurisdiction over this property, subject, however, to the approval of the Legislature, and the fol- lowing year the question of its disposition entered largely into the 2 politics of both the city and State. An independent party was formed here. under the patronage of the Bulletin, and led by able men, the object of which was to oppose a settlement of the question upon the lines laid down in an ordinance known as 733, which iy passed by the Supervisors and approved by Mayor Coon. is party proclaimed that every man who supported its Pinas should have a fifty-vara lot, and the result was that all the Ser elected to office that year, with a single exception, were committe against the ratification of that ordinance. This left the whole ques- tion open. hy exception referred to was the then Mayor-elect, Wn McCoppin, who during the seven preceding years Somesents e Eleventh Ward in the Board of Supervisors. This gent es knowing that whatever action the city might take looking omen : settlement of this vexed question would have no effect until ra & by the Legislature, and appreciating the influence and power g such men as John B. Felton, Eugene L. Sullivan, John H. Ba : Eugenie Liés and many others of equal standing, who dee o own much of the land in question, invited them to a con Sn and, after stating that he was the only person connected wit 5 city government free to deal with the question asked esl} She of them in turn, “How much will you surrender for a settlemen : They put the figures all the way at from ten to thirty per sorb, but generally agreed that it should be ten per cent., and doa bs basis the whole question, in which was involved the acquisi i” 9 the Golden Gate Park and numerous other reservations was settle forever. Then was evolved order 800, which provided for a Sel map and appraisement of the whole property. The Somulliise Ya ued it at fourteen million dollars, and as the proposed gn fons represented fourteen hundred thousand dollars, it was foun 4 8 an assessment of ten per cent. upon the lands to be conveyed to y settlers would pay for the reservations, including the pass, fot pu ; lic purposes. This ordinance was passed by the Board of | or visors, McCoppin being still a member, just in time to Sogn is approval as mayor, and the Legislature being in session at the time, it was forwarded at once to the State capitol for ratification. But upon the final passage of the act by the Assembly, Mr. John W. Dwinelle, then a member of the lower house from Alias, offered two amendments, which were incorporated in the bill, an 3 which, had they been allowed to remain a part of the law, would have been fatal to the city’s interests. One was that the city should not have the right tolenter into possession of any of the reservations until they were first paid for; the other provided that the Super- visors should have the power to exchange the park reservation for land elsewhere—in fact any where. Upon the reception of this intelligence here, by telegraph, Mayor McCoppin took the boat for Sacramento, and, having pointed out to the Governor the fatal nat- ure of the amendments, received his assurance that he would not approve the bill in its then form. This led to the passage by the Legislature of what is known as the supplemental act, which elim- inated the objectional provisions from the original bill, and secured to the city Golden Gate Park and much other property of great value. Working Men, Pause and Reflect Street Car Fare Reduced to 5 Cis. An act to limit and fix the rates of fares on ‘street railroads in cities and towns of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants. (Approved January 1, 1878.) Section 1. No street railroad in any city or town of this state, with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, shall be al- lowed to charge or collect a higher rate of fare than five cents for each passenger per trip of any distance in one direction, either goingjor coming, along any part of the whole length of the road or its connections. Section 2. Every violation of the provisions of section one of this Act shall subject the owner or owners of the street railroad violating the same to a forfeiture to the person so unlawfully charged or paying more than is therein allowed to be charged the sum of $250 for each “and every instance when such unlawful 4 charge is made or collected, to be recovered by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction; such causes of action shall be assign- able; and the action may be maintained by the assignee in his own name, and several causes of action arising out of unlawful charges or collections from different persons may be vested in the assignee and united in the action. SgorioN 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. McCoppiN oN THE CHINESE QUESTION. The Joint Committee of the two Houses of Congress on the Chinese Immigration met on Saturday, October 21, 1876, in their rooms at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal. Mr. McCoppin’s remarks on the Chinese Question were as follows: Mr, Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee :—The Committee created by the resolutions just read organized at the State Capitol, on the 4th of April last, and thereafter met in almost daily session, both here and in Sacramento, until June 3d following, taking the testimony of all persons who it was thought would enlighten the public mind upon the grave question of Chinese Immigration to these shores. A copy of that testimony, so far as it has been printed, I now beg leave to hand you, and wish it made a part of my statement. We find that China, whose people have been brought so near to us by steam communication, contains a population exceeding Four Hundred Million (400,000,000) souls, or more than one-third of the world’s population. Mr. Williams, so long connected with the American Embassy in China, tells us, in his work known as ¢ The Middle Kingdom (page 209, vol. 1), that even as long ago as 1812, when the last census was taken, the population of this remarkable country numbered more than Three Hundred and Sixty-two Mil- lion (362,000,000), or two hundred and sixty-eight (268) persons to a square mile. This dense mass of people is within four weeks’ sail of this port, and the price of a passage is only Forty Dollars ($40), and from present indications I should judge that this people, if encouraged, will become the most migratory on the globe; for, notwithstanding the comparatively short time their ports have been open to free 5 commerce, some of their people may have been found to-day in every part of the civilized world. : It is true that so far as we are informed, the Chinese government does not encourage the immigration of its people; but the pressure from within that crowded hive is so great, that they have to seek an outlet in foreign lands, and this coast, being the most accessible to them, is in danger of being overrun by this pagan horde, unless their coming be checked by legislation and a modification of exist- ing treaties. Because of a want of that adaptability which is the attribute of Europeans, the Chinaman, under all circumstances and changes, retains his distinctive national traits, and when abroad lives in the hope of securing a competence and returning to the land of Confucius. Indeed, so much is he attached to that land that he will only quit it with the understanding that in case of death his bones shall be sent back for sepulture; so that the China- man, though in this country, is not of it, and in this fact, it seems to me, lies one of the strongest and most insuperable objections to his coming here at all. Unlike the people of other nationalities he seems to have no desire to acquire real property in America; for while the assessed value of all the property in this State cxonedn six hundred millions of dollars, those people, though numerically one-sixth of the population, do not own tv exceed $1,500,000 of this amount, and therefore pay less than one four hundredth part of the revenue required to support the government of the State. Our present Chinese population is estimated at 116,000, of which number 30,000 are domiciled in this city, and of these five or six hundred are females, mostly occupants of the forty to fifty Chinese houses of prostitution which are known to exist in San Francisco. It is in evidence that these unfortunates are brought here from China for immoral purposes and actually sold into the most de- grading and abominable slavery. It is also in evidence and the statement remains uncontradicted, that there are fifty to sixty gam- bling houses kept constantly open in the Chinese quarter. Coupling these facts together it will be seen that a pretty lage proportion of the class called criminal in our city is found among these people. Here we have a Chinatown in the heart of an American - city. There is nothing else like it upon this continent. It is as foreign as any quarter of Canton or Pekin and its inhabitants are governed by the ¢ six companies” rather than'by the municipality. That they are a very frugal people is undeniable ; their wants are few and inexpensive. Hence it is that they can underwork people of European extraction, for the requirements of the latter are greater than those of the former. The American or European mechanic or laborer appreciates the decencies of life, and wants a home hav- ing separate apartments for himself and wife and children ; but the Chinaman knows no such fine scruples. A portion of a shelf fif- teen to thirty inches wide serves him for a bed, and a little rice suf- fices for his food, In a struggle for bread for existence in fact, this man has the advantage of the American or European, ‘We want these conditions changed, and through you, gentlemen, shall ask Congress nnd the executive branch of the government to modify the existing laws and treaties between the two countries in such a way as will prevent the coming of these people in great numbers to our shores to the exclusion of those of our own race who would otherwise come hither and occupy this fair land ; and I feel well assured that when you shall have examined this question thoroughly, as I am sure you will do, there will then be found no serious differences of opinion between Californians and you of the East in regard to the evils of our society resulting from this Chinese immigration of which we complain, and against which we seek, through you and our other representatives, the protection of the Federal Government. The decisions of our courts excluding some of the most abandoned of these people from our State having been overruled by the Federal Courts, we are powerless to protect our- selves. McCOPPIN'S ONE TWELFTH ACT. His Vigilant care of the City Treasury. An act to regulate and limit the payment of money out of the Treasury of the City and County of San}F'rancisco. APPROVED, FEBRUARY 256, 1878. ‘The People of the State of California represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: : 7 Section 1. It shall not be lawful hereafter for the Board of Suap- ~ ervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, or any Commit- tee, Officer, or Board having power to authorize, or contract liabil- ities against the Treasury of said City and County, to authorize, allow, contract for, pay, or render payable, in the present or future, in any one month, any demand or demands against said Treasury or any of the funds thereof, which shall in the aggregate exceed one-twelfth part of the amount aliowed by laws existing at the tire of such contract, authorization allowance, payment, or liability, to be expended within thefiscal year of which said month is & part. If at the beginning of any month, any money remains unexpended in any of the funds set apart for maintaining the municipal govern- ment of the City and County of San Irancisco, and which might lawfully have been expended the preceding month, such unes- pended sum or sums may be carried forward and expended, by order of the Board of Supervisors, in any succeeding month. Section 2. All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments, liabilities to pay, made or attempted to be made in’ violation of Section 1 of this Act, shall be absolutely void, and shall never be the foundation or basis of a claim against the Treasury of the City and County. And all officers of said City and County ave charged with notice of the condition of the Treasury of said City and Gounty, and the extent of the claims against the same. Section 6. All Surervisons as well as the 4rditor and any other officer authorizing, or aiding to authorize, or anditing, cr allowing any claim or demand upon or against said treasury or "any fund thereof, in violation of any ui the provisions of this Act, shall be liable in person, and upon their several official bonds. ¥ ok Xx ok Rod Fol de RR RX sR ig hi Section 7. The Treasurer paying any claim: authorized, allowsd or audited in violation of this provision, shall be LiaBLE on his offi- cial bond to refund the same to the City and County treasury. Every vote for Independent candidates is equivalent to voting for Morrow. Democrats carefully preserve the majority in Congress by voting for the faithful and efficient McCoppin, ivr of Centén ‘or Pekin and its inhabitants ate govt « gix companies” rhther than'lby the municipality. That: a very frugal people is undeniable ; their wants are few pensive. Hence it is that they esn underwork people of in extraction, for the requirements of the latter are greater of the former. ‘The American: or European mechanic pr 8 the decencies of life, and wants 8 home hav- 3 apartments for himself and wifé and children ; but the n knows no such fine scruples. A portion: of a shelf fif- thirty inehies wide serves im for a bed, and a little rice suf- r his food, Ina struggle for bread for existence in fact, this ;the advantage of the. American or European, A1 t these a changed, and Shrough you, — er ‘prevent ‘the soming uf pot aa our shores to the exclusion of those of our own race i otherwise come hither and edeupy this fair land ; and’ ‘afsured that when you shall have examined this question 48 Fahd sare’ you ‘will do, there will then befound no noes of opinion between: Californians and yok of tie po | $b-the evils of our society resulting from tids Cline ii of which we complain; and against whick ‘we seek, ad ‘our other representatives, the protection of the ent. The decisions of, our courts excluding some i of these people from gur State having bean. th, Bode Courts, we. are powerless to ra our-. ur Ltsien ¥ rd 4 By A. Ie vvtal h aio ix the Board of up Bussola phini. in neisco, or any Coma tee, Officer, or Board having power to authorize, or contract : ities against the Treasury of said City and County, to authorize, allow, contract for, pay, or render payable, in the present or future in any one month, any demand or demands against said Tr or any of the funds thereof, which shall in the aggregate: _ one-twelfth part of the amount allowed by laws existing at the time’ of such contract, authorization allowance, payment, or liabilits be expended within thefiseal year of which said month i isa » part at the beginning of any month, any money remains un any of the funds set apart for maintaining the municipal gov ment of the City and County of San Francisco, and which might lawfully have been expended the preceding month, such unex: pended sum or sums may be carried forward and expended; by order of the Board of Supervisors, in any succeeding month. Szortox 2. All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments) lisbilities to pay, made or 40 ‘be made in’ violation Section 1 of this Act, shall be absolutely: void, and shall néver b the foundation or basis of a ‘claim against the Treasury of the and County. And all officers of said City .and County are cha with notice of the condition of the Treasury of said City ‘County, and the extent of the laims against the same. Szorzox 6. All Supervisors as well as the Auditor and any officer authorizing, or aiding to authorize, or auditing, or allowin any claim or demand upon or against said treasury or "any fand 0 thereof, in violation of Supt A the he peo isions END OF TITLE "END OF REEL. PLEASE ~ REWIND.