Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXIX, Number 153, 13 March 1893 — THE KKK DENOUNCED. Citizens of Sacramento Alarmed at tlio Legislature's Action. [ARTICLE]

THE KKK DENOUNCED. Citizens of Sacramento Alarmed at tlio Legislature's Action.

Sacramento, March 12.—Mayor Cornstock called a meeting of citizens for this evening to consider the action of the legislature relative to the removal of the capital to San Jose. An immense crowd of merchants and leading citizens attended and speeches were made denouncing the Bee for the article it published Saturday rousing the ire of the jn.w-nuJ<an. Thu totleiwini; rosolntfnrw were adopted by the meeting: Resolved, That the people of Sacramento regard with deep indignation the publication in the Evening Bee, of this city, of false and scandalous libels noon the legislature and the membors thereof, and denounce auch publication an being the mere sensational effort of a characterless sheet, worthy only of the profound contempt by the members of the legislature and citizana of Sacramento. Resolved, That the publication referred too does not represent any feeling, sentiment or opinion on the part of the citizens of Sacramento, other than that of the libelers themselves; and the people of S«cramento, speaking from their own knowledge, declare said publication to be false in fact, aa well as indecent and malicious in spirit; and further declare that the author or authors of Baid libels deserve arrest, examination and punishment by proper proceedings by the legislature. More reaolutiona were adopted in the same vein and a committee was appointed to wait on the legialature. The board of trade also adopted similar reaolutiona.