Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-15
PEOPLES INDEPENDENT PARTY.
Report OF the Proceedings and Speeches.


Reportof the Proceedings and Speeches.
The meeting of voters, on Thursday
evening, in the District Court room,
to effect the organization of the
Peoples Independent Party in Los
Angeles county, having been called to
order, and Judge Thompson elected to
preside, and Col. j. j. Warner as Sec
retary, a motion was made which
brought Mr.. Doss to his feet. ~ ~
WHAT ARE WE ALL HERE FOR?
Mr.. Doss-I would like to know
what we are all here for. We are GER
tainly here for something; and we
ought to get some light upon the sub
ject. We want to do something that
will be of benefit to us in the future,
and it is necessary the beginning
should be in that direction. We ought
to know the circumstances under
which we have met; and my mind
calls up this: Under what authority is
this meeting called?
The platform of the Peoples 1nde-
pendent Party, adopted in Sacramento,
September 25, 1873, was read.
Mr.. Doss-It is very true that we
heartily indOrse all those resolutions.
They are the very thing, in theory,
that we crave. But, the point l wish
to get at is whether we, as body, are
tonight going to act practically upon
those resolutions. l,
therefore, request an explanation upon
what authority we act.
HOW THE MEETING WAS CALLED.
Tn, fTN IN
tleman, may say am as much au-
thorized to speak, perhaps, upon one
point, as any other gentleman pres
ent. He inquired for what this meet
ing Is called. l will state, Mr.. Chair
man, in response to the inquiry, that
some time in the latter part of Sep
tember, received letter from the
Secretary of the Peoples Independent
Party. He was an entire stranger to
me; nor do l know why he COM
menced corresponding with me But
the correspondence has been kept up,
somewhat, from that time to the pres
ent; and in one Of his recent letters he
urged the organization of the party in
this county. inferred from his letter
that one of his reasons for urging the
organization of the party in this
county was, that at the late Judicial
election there was not much of an Or
ganization here, if any, of the party.
l showed his letter to some OF my ac-
quaintances and spoke with them upon
the expediency OF having a meeting
for the purpose of organizing the party
in this county. 1t met with their ap--
probation, and had a notice published
in the newspapers that led to this
meeting here tonight. l did not do
it, however, until l had consulted
with some friends, who, l believed,
were in the movement more than l
was myself, in fact This is the reason
why the meeting was called, as far as
| know anything about it. supposed
that the object to be accomplished was
the electing of a County Committee.
That was the idea / had. My opinion
is, that is the proper step to be taken
and which ought to be taken now, for
when that committee is once elected it
can go OH.
MOTION.
Mr.. Lindley-If we are here for the
purpose of becoming part of the
Peoples Independent Party Of the
State, the first thing to be done is to
indorse the platform Of that party; and
for that purpose, and to introduce the
question, | move the adoption of the
Peoples Independent Party's platform.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Doss.
After a question of inquiry by Mr..
Gillette, the following
RESOLUTION
Was introduced by Mr.. Lindley, rs
substitute for his motion:
Resolved, That the Peoples Inde-
pendent Party of Los Angeles county
cordially approves and heartily adopts
the platform of principles enunciated
by the Peoples Independent Party of
the State, in convention assembled, at
Sacramento, September %, 1873.
Mr.. Gould called for the reading of
that part of the platform on the sub
ject of the tariff, and said he wanted
to know whether the meeting would
act upon that part of the platform
separately or not.
Mr.. Barrows called attention to the
fact that the part about the tariff was
only n part of the general platform.
He said: There may be some things in
the general platform some of us do
not altogether agree with, but in the
platform generally we do agree. AL
though l am myself tariff man,
still believe in what is said there. 1t
cannot be denied that the movement
last fall was an uprising-a protest
against the corruptions, foolishness
and encroachments of overbearing
corporations. Now, II We are in favor
Of uniting with the party throughout
the State, the hrst thing, it seems to
me, for us to do, Is TO form local or
ganization and work with it; pass this
resolution and proceed to organization
at once. (Applause. We are not only
to act ourselves, as l understand it,
but also to cooperate with the Oranges.
Mr.. Olden-We want an organiza-
ton of the people and by the people;
untrammeled by party ties other than
those incidental to this new organiza-
tion. Men who never voted outside
of their party before, are ready to CO.
operate in this new movement. There
fore it is necessary for us to be careful.
II we endorse this platform, that puts
us in accord with the party through
out the State Then let us have COM
mittee at once. This will be pre-
liminary organization, and when the
time comes for work we can work.
Mr.. King-What we want is organi-
zation. We want to put ourselves in