Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-31
Republican Meeting.


bled around the Independent -Republi-
can-'alf-and-'alf platform in front of
Temple Block last evening TO listen to
Republicanism undefiled as expounded
by the Hon. J. G. Eastman.
The meeting was prematurely called
to order by drunken individual who
secured the stand and proceededto har-
rangue heaudence in Spanish till he
was led off by State Gauger Briefly,
who then announced the following Of
ficers: President, +. Stanford; Vice.
Presidents, Louis Wolfskill, Ethan
Allen, G. E. Chubbuck, Alfred James,
G. M.,Wright, J. B. Cox, J. G. Mich
OILS, Godfrey Hargett, f. p. Ramirez,
Capt. G.. Armstrong, John Thomas,
VIM. Cliff.
Col. Stanford in a few words ad-
dressed the meeting, saying that he
appeared simply as matter of cour-
tesy, and, without committing himself
to anything in particular, introduced
the speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Eastman said:
Mr.. President, Ladies and FelloaU-
Citizens: 1t seemed to me to night as
stood in front of a Democratic rem
devious I knew it was Democratic on
account of the article sold there) and
saw this procession which passed US,
that Barnum had come to town.
Laughter. In appearing before you
propose to talk as a citizen, to reason
with you, and to designate, if possible,
what we ought to do as men; and L
think that an immense responsibility
rests upon every man who thus at
tempts to discuss the issues of the day
and assumes the position of an in
structor of the people.
II
[ will premise my remarks by say
ing thatin this canvass, on all sides,
there has been degree of vitupera-
tion and personal abuse engaged in
that is simply disgrace to our age.
When man attempts to Willy a po-
litical opponent for the political advan-
tage which he may thus expect to gain,
oeiltSc hilu w NC q liar anu SCOuil-
drel.
First propose to discuss the Repub-
lican party, then the Independent
party, and then show where they diff
fer.
Here the speaker, with few allu-
sions to the "bloody shirt" and his
undisputed right to display it when
ever he thought fit, proceeded to re-
hearse the history of the Republican
party from 1856 to the canvass of 1860
and throughout the war. He conceded
the greatest honesty of purpose to the
Democrat who fought in the Confeder-
ate cause, but inveighed bitterly
against those who ran away from the
bullets and now want to fight the war
over again.
Referring to Grant he said: think
he is planning and plotting for third
term, and If he is candidate l will
frankly say that l will not vote for
him.
He then went into the history of the
Independent party of California and
disclosed some points which he claim
ed were not known to the outside pub
lie. The party was started in a war
upon subsidies. First, the people of
the State had gone too far in favor of
subsidizing railroads, and then they
had gone too far the other way.
Booth took up the movement because
he thought he could not go to the Sem
ate as a Republican. In the coming
election he thought Bidwell would fall
eight thousand votes behind either of
the other candidates for Governor
AS Mr.. Eastman held forth for near
ly three hours, we have neither
time, space or patience to follow him
to the bitter end. When he had con-
cluded his remarks, there was not
enough strength or energy left in the
crowd to raise respectable halloa.
Col. Peel followed with u rousing
speech on the railroad question, which
lasted about thirty minutes. Other
speakers followed, and the crowd dis
perfed about half past eleven O'Clock.