Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

EuSeue meyer,
Secretaries-W. r. Bettis, w. d.
Stephenson.
DIR. Richardson, on taking the
chair, made a few neat and appro.
pirate remarks, taking occasion to
pay a ha ndsome compliment to the
record of the Dem ocratic party. 1t
now had its State and local tickets
in the field and he felt assured that
his audience were satisfied with
both aud would show their satis-
faction by installing both in office.
1t afforded him pleasure to intro
duce to them Hon. w. b. G. Brown,
the present State Controller and
the Democratic nominee for his ow
successor.
ME-. BROWNS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Brown, who is character
by sonorous voice and greatf
gy of defamation, prefaced
was in truth mastery anu
haustive discussion of State and
national issues, by few remarks
upon parties in general. He recog-
nized the propriety Of the existence
of two great political organizations
in every commonwealth. They
were useful in sustaining those
they had placed in power when
those officials did their duty and in
rebuking them and dismissiBg
them from Office when they should
prove unfaithful to their trusts.
The State of California and the na-
tion had now, and had had for
years, two such organizations in
the Democratic and Republican
parties. There was no need of such
mushroom organizations as the III.
BIS or Workingmen's parties
which, like Jonah's gourd, came
up in a day to perish in night.
The speaker then gave graphic
picture of the rise, pretentious
claims and fall of the Independent
party, under the leadership OF
Booth aud Bidwell. That organic
alton was to have done wonders
and it did simply nothing. The
Democratic party was able to pro-
tect the people from the aggres.
sions of railways and it would per-
form that duty. By the new Con-
stitution this whole question of
railway was taken from the people
and placed in the hands ofthe Rail-
way Commissioners. The Democ.
racy in placing in nomination such
men as Gen. George Stoneman of
Los Angeles county had given the
people an earnest that it meant to
see their rights enforced.
The Chinese question was very
ably handled by Mr.. Brown, that
gentleman placing the responsible
ity for our unfortunate labor condi-
ton and the Chinese question
wnere it belonged, on Republican
shoulders.
Perhaps the most interesting
portion of Mr.. Browns address,
which consumed an hour and three
quarters in the delivery, was that
in which he illustrated the era of
reform and retrenchment which
had set in with the present Demo.
cratic State administration of Cali
fornia. He demonstrated, from the
official figures, that Gov. Irwin and
his associates, in the forty-three
months of their trust had saved
to the people 81, 100, 600 as compared
with the first forty-three months of
the administration of their Repub-
lican predecessors. These points
were simply incontrovertible, and
made q favorable impression upon
the audience. Mr.. Brown retired
amidst applause.
MR.. DEL VALLE.
The President next introduced
ore of the candidates for Assembly,
r. F. del Vale, Esq. He was
greeted with cheers and clapping ol
ands, in which the vivas of his
ellow-cOuntrymen were very pro-
nounced. He disclaimed any in.
teDtion of making q set speech,
but promised his auditors that they
should hear from him during the
campaign. His remarks were
pithy, graceful and exceedingly
well received.
About ten o'clock the audience
dispersed.