Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-17
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AMONG
THE MASSES.
Eloquent Addresses in Be-
half of Good Government.

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cratic orators advertised. The meet
ing was called to order by Mr. M. II.
Newmark, in the absence of the chair
man of the Democratic Central CON-
mittee, who nominated Gov. J. G.
Downey for President of the meeting,
which was confirmed
Gov. Downey on taking the chair,
addressed the audience as follows:
Gentlemen: feel complimented on
the honor conferred upon me by ask
ing me to preside over this important
meeting. have no doubt we have
been surfeited with Republican
speaking, but to me it is an evidence
of the perpetuity of our institutions
that the people are taking such an ac-
tive part in public affairs. We see in
history how the people have lost their
liberties, but in our affairs we see the
people interest themselves, which is
an assurance that our institutions will
continue in the future as in the past
one hundred years. You have been
addressed by all parties, or the repre-
sentatives of all parties, some tell
you that the mission of the Democrat
ic party is ended, others that they are
intent on destroying it. We refer
back with pleasure to the history of
the Democratic party. It's birth was
almost coeval with the formation of
| the Government. The Democratic
party was started about the time of
the alien and sedition laws under the
elder Adams, and was intended to Sc
cure the people in their rights. Those
who think the Democratic party is
dead are mistaken, for it will be years
before it will have reached its man.
hood.
The President then read the follow
ing list of officers who were confirm
ed: Secretary, Nj. H. Newmark; Vice.
Presidents, Hon. H. X. S. O'Melveny,
Col. E. M. Sanford, Hon. A. f. Coro-
mel, Hon. c. Aguilar, DIR. J. S.
Crawford, Don Pedroz, c. Carrillo, Dr.
John S. Griffin, Mr.. ]. M. Bassett,
Major E. M. Ross, Mr.. Samuel Pra-
ger, Mr.. James German, Mr.. Frank
LecOuvreur. Mr.. Benjamin Dreyfus,
Judge John Hopper, Hon. G. A. Bush,
Hon. Asa Ellis, Mr.. J. E. Upton, Mr..
E. G. Parish.
President Downey then introduced
Hon. James A. johnson in the follow
| ing terms:
Fellow-citizens: You will have the
pleasure Of listening to the candidate
of the Democratic party for Lieuten-
ant Governor, a gentlemen who has
| lived in the State almost since its adj
mission. A gentleman who has served
in almost every capacity, in which
the people desired him. He was in
the Legislature and came forth un-
blemished. He was in Congress, but
never took part in any back pay steal
or salary grabs. Everyone who
knows him loves and esteems him.
Gentlemen, have the pleasure of in
Producing to you the Hon. James A.
Johnson, of Sierra, the next Lieutenant
Governor:
Mr.. Johnson spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow-citizens:
I am delighted to stand in the pres
ence of a Los Angeles audience. l re-
ceive additional pleasure in meeting
as President, Gov. Downey, with
whom have met in the public ser
vice years ago. After my splendid
ride over the Mojave Desert it is
doubly pleasing to be with you. l am
in poor voice after five weeks of public
speaking, and therefore, without pre-
lude, will sail directly into the gu es-
tions of the campaign. will first deal
with the Republican party proper.
/ charge them with a criminal policy
calculated to destroy the liberty
of the people. That their acts.
whether proceeding from will
full desire to overthrow liberty and
break down the Constitution, or h
break down State lines, subvert the
Constitution, destroy the peoples lib
erty and result in a central despotism:.
The speaker then effectively referred
the people to the Arkansas, the Mis-
sissippi and the Louisiana cases, as
evidences of his statement. He also
stated that Messrs. Booth and Pacheco
had been in the Governors chair
three years and half, yet in all that
time they had not investigated the
affairs of the railroads, though section
3S2 of the Political Code authorized
such an investigation. He demanded
to know why Booth and Pacheco had
not Investigated the affairs of the Pa.
cific Railroad aud the Contract and
Finance Company. He also changed
that the increase of salaries alone
under the present administration was
S28, 900 per annum, or $4,000 for the
term. He charged Bidwell with
helping through Congress a railroad
grant from California to Oregon in the
interest of Hopkins, Huntington,
Crocker, Stanford and Bidwell. He
said that Bidwell announced himself
in Congress as an interested party and
that the facts would be found in the
Congressional Globe of 1866. He also
charged Bidwell with being interested
in the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
fraud, concocted in the interest of
swindlers in st. Louis and San Fran
cisco. After strong appeal for the
success of the Democracy, he bade the
crowd good night.
Gov. Downey then introduced Hon.
j. B. Lamar as follows:
Fellow Citizens: You will now have
the pleasure of listening to very dis
tinguished citizen. He has never fig
ured in politics, having been raised in
the law. He is man of great integ-
rity and worth, highly esteemed by all
classes-Democratic, Republican and
Independent. A man of great purpose,
/ introduce to you the Hon. j. b. La
mar of Mendocino.
Mr.. Lamar commenced as follows:
Mr., President and Fellow Citizens:
l hardly know how to respond to the
very handsome compliments paid to
me by your President; but If faithful
| service i'm the cause of Democracy