Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-09-08
The Monte Democracy.

EDITOR HERALD: At q meeting
of the Hancock Club of Ell Monte,
held last Saturday evening, Gov.
]. g. Downey and Hon. w. +.
Heathman, candidate for the AS
sembly, made their appearance by
special request of the Club. Their
arrival was announced by the com.
bined cannonade of the Broaded
and Smith batteries of anvil artil.
lery, which clearly sounded Ham
cock notes tor ten miles around.
People coon began to gather In
from the fields and workshops.
EARLY in the evening the ball was
filed with ladies', while most of
the mGu stood around on the out
side.
Mr.. Heathn,an WAS frat intro.
duced by Judge Hopper, the Presi-
dent of the meeting, and the speak,
er commenced by saying that it
was the duty of the American PEG.
pie to rebuke the great wrong done
them in their choice for President
in 1875, and nothing but COM
plete overthrow of the Republican
party and the defeat of Garfield
should satisfy them. He referred
to Garfield being sent to New Or
| 10 hn IaaA In,
making up a fraudulent case for his
party, by changing returns and
throwing out whole parishes until
he had completed his villainous
work. He then returned, reported
to his masters, and was placed upon
that noted Electoral Commission
of to 7, which placed usurper in
the Presidential chair; and, for this
act of his ingenious fraud, he him.
self was nominated by the Repub-
! licans at the Chicago Convention.
In fact he gave Garfield's political
career complete ventilation. He
also compared the two parties on
the Chinese question, and showed
conclusively that the Republican
party not only favored but also
wished to extend to them the right
OF suffrage. He finally closed his
address with an eloquent eulogy on
Hancock, as to his civil and mill
tary ability, and said that when
elected no Electoral Commits
sion would deprive him of his seat.
Gov. J. q. Dewey was then In
PRODUCED. He commenced by pay
ing high compliment to the en-
couraging presence of so many la
dies, aud said that he was more
than pleased to be here tonight;
he mentioned about his frequent
and pleasant visits here for the last
twenty.eight years, ana from that
day until this he has always looked
with pride upon this the banner
Democratic precinct of Southern
California, and was proud to see
, our Jealous interest manifested
in behalf of the Hancock boom. He
spoke Of the continued frauds prac'
tised on the government by the
Republican party for the lasl
Twenty years; and he furthes stated
! that the time had come when II
should be checked by the jealous
oIIOTJS VI thC R0tsyt "h~
said we are now engaged in grea
struggle which involves tho liber
o alton of, 49, 000,0 00 people who ar
: overtaxed to support the legions o
satellites and to uphold the Repub
. lican party. He compared thu
8 record of Hancock with that o
Garfield in words that could not b
misunderstood; he reviewed tn
action of the present administra
ton and showed how Hayes go
g into Office, aud that all the mem
i hers of the fraudulent Returning
Il Boards had been rewarded will
e fat appointments. In conclusion
r he said: awake up, everybody, t
;. duty, men, women and children
l. and revenge the wrongs done you
% and support honest men In orde
g to uphold the honor and dignity o
" your country M. F. QUINN.
9, Secretary of Democratic Club Q
10 Ell Monte.
d Five hundred dollars worth
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