Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-15
Ex-cov. WOOD.
The Republican Meeting Last Night.
An Out-Spo1xen Radical
Speech

Last night large crowd gathered
in front of Temple Block to hear ex-
Governor Wood of Oregon, who had
been extensively advertised as the
most eloquent speaker on the Pacific
Coast.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen. Bouton, and the organization
was effected by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: President, S. G. Hub
bell; Vice-Presidents, General John
Mansfield, John o. Wheeler, P. Hoov-
er, Oscar Macy, w. w. Robinson,
Jesse Yarnell, Henry Dockweiler, C.
E. Chubbuck, John J. Carrillo, ]. d.
Dunlap, F. Stanford, S. w. Craigue.
Mr.. Hubbell, in few words, intro
duced Gov. Wood to the audience,
and his appearance at once made
good impression. He commenced by
announcing that he had cast his lot
with the people of California; that
their prosperity would be his prosper
ity and their calamities he would
share. He announced himself une-
quivocally as Republican. The age
when Conservatism was virtue had
passed, and for the past ten or fifteen
years Conservatism had been term
servative men as lacking courage, and
h..It ~, tsp,S1
There was right and wrong side to
every question, and he believed the
Republican party was on the right
side in politics. 1t was a mistake to
say that the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties were dead, because there
was a philosophy of politics that un-
derlies both these great parties and a
necessity existed for their continu-
ance. The speaker then went into
historical sketch of the two parties,
as well as q history of the rise and
development of the religions of the
world that was quite interesting. He
said the Republican party was
like the Liberal party of Eng
land, headed by John Bright;
while the Democratic party was like
the Conservative party of England,
headed by Lord Derby. He also said
that Castellar's position in Spain was
similar to the position of the Republi-
cans here, while the Democracy was
compared to Alfonso. In France
Gambetta represented the Republican
idea of the country, while Mcmahon
was the head of party similar to
Democracy in this country. He had
got disgusted with the Democratic cry
for strict construction Of the Consti-
tuition and the time-honored princi-
Piles of the Democratic party, and said
that the Democracy had departed from
the principles of its founders. His
speech for some time was then de-
voted to historical argument for the
Republican party and against the
Democracy. He concluded with an
appeal to Democrats and Independ-
ents, as we'll as Republicans, to vote
for Houghton, and left the stand amid
the hearty cheers of his audience.
After listening calmly to his speech
of two hours, we are forced to ac-
knowledge that it was the first square,
toed, unmitigated, whole-hOg, honest
radical speech of the campaign. Gen.
Wood makes good impression be-
cause he comes straight to the point,
and strikes straight from the shoulder
for the Republican party. He un-
doubtedly belongs to the honest, sink or
swim, live or die, ante-war Republi-
can party. He believes the Republi-
can party has mission, and he
announces the real principles of the
Republicans, caring nothing for i'm
mediate defeat, but hoping for ulti-
mate triumph. There is none of the
milk and water, mealy mouthed, ,apol-
ogetic, lodging Republican about
him, and we commend his example
to others of his party who conceal
their sentiments, and blow hot or cold
as policy dictates. Had Houghton
half his ability or halt his Republi-
can honesty, it would be greater credit
for Wigginton to beat him.