Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-14
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Speeches by Senator J. T. Farley and j.
r. Glascock.


r. Glascock.
The Metropolitan Theater was filled last
night great numbers of people being COM
PEELED to stand up during the entire evening.
| The meeting was Democratic rally to hear
Messrs. J. r. Glascock, candidate for Con-
gress, and United States Senator james L.
Farley. r. D. Stephens called the meeting
TO order and announced the folio wing officers:
President, Matt T. johnson; Vice Presi-
dents-James Mcclure, Chris Weisel, Il. M.
Bernard, L. T. Cowdry, DR.. J. +. Montgom-
ery, p. Nash, George w. Nichols, j. S.
Woods, DIR. e. c. Tyrrell, Daniel Meagher,
E. G. Blessing, Joseph Hahn, John b. Fay
Ior, S. Il. Pugh, R. ii, Doyal, S. NJ. Gala
White, Fred Cox, DR.. III. L. Nichols, A. G.
Wait, r. S. Carey, D. J. Considine, b. L.
Stewart; Secretaries-P. J. Harvey, G. II.
Clapp.
Mr.. johnson, after brief and spirited
speech, introduced j. R. Glascock, candidate
for Congress. Mr.. Glascock, after an ex-
tended opening, said he had no hurrahs to
make, no bloody shirt to haunt. Applause.
He wanted to appeal to cold, hard reason.
He had no personal abuse to make of MIR.
Page. If he misquoted Mr.. Page it would
RECORD UNION. He assumed that report
correct and read from it. In reply to the
statement of Mr.. Page, that for eleven years
all the treaties were made under Democratic
Administration, under which the Chinese in
fux was great he said that the Burllngame
treaty was made under Republican Admin
istration in 1868. [ApplauSe.] He read from
Senator Morton's report on the Chinese IN
California, to the effect that the Chinese can
Nv ha cd Nv the riOht
frage. The party had not ceased to be pro-
Chinese in 1880. He read from published
letter of F. III. Pixley, stating that the Re
publican Convention at Chicago was opposed
to checking Chinese immigration. and
that it came near defeating the Chi
nese plank in the platform, and was
forced. by the California delegates to
put in an anti Chinese plank OF
glittering generalities. General Garfield was
bill and voted to lay it ON the table in the
House. He had ample opportunity to ex-
plain his vote, and was not cut off by the pre-
vious question, as stated by Mr.. Page. The
bill passed and the President vetoed it and
General Garfield voted to sustain the veto,
and was with a delegation that visited the
President to ask him not to sign the bill.
TApplause.l Garfeld's letter of acceptance
was at first squarely anti-C Chinese but it was
generality on the subject that means moth
ing. The Democratic platform is bold on the
subject, and General Hancock in his letter in
dorses every plank in it. Applause. As to
the tariff question, ne understood Mr. Page to
be in favor of protection. For himself he
was in favor OF free trade. lApplause.l MIR.
Glascock then proceeded to explain why he is
for free trade, claiming that it is in the inter-
est of the working classes, while protection
20. into Of MAJ fnaSr1v tner
lions at the expense of industry. The fact is,
he said, American labor now manufactures
and sends its products abroad and completes
with pauper labor abroad on foreign shores,
and hence q high tariff is not necessary to
protect American industry, and he cited arti-
cles made up and shipped abroad from the
United States. Under free trade wealth
would be distributed more largely, labor fos-
tered, and industrial manufacturing encour-
aged. Applause. There is no American ma.
rine now, because of the tariff on shipbuilding
materials established by Act of Congress
voted for by General Garfield.
MIR. Glascock said he was at heart hard
money man, but we have soft-money in the
country, and the question is, What to do with
it? He was therefore for the Weaver resolu-
tons, and if he had been in Congress he
should have voted for them. He believed the
greenback law unconstitutional, and that the
Supreme Court was built up to sustain the
Act as it did. So, through the making of
greenbacks, he believed to be unconstitE-
tional from the beginning, he accepted the
situation, and was in favor of the Govern
ment controlling all the soft money issued
and no notes should be issued, except
signed by Uncle Sam. He wanted no more
greenbscks issued than the Government has
money IL the treasury to redeem when called
for lApplausel Had he been in Congress
he should have voted for the Mexican war
pension bill, as he didn't believe that bill
would pension JEFF. Davis and rebel officers.
The debris question he believed should be ex-
AHMED into by the national Government, and
after a long ard careful examination, that
Congress then should legislste as necessary.
Mr. Glascock concluded, amidst appliance,
with an appeal for votes for Hancock and
English.
After music by the band, the Chairman in
troduced United States Senator j. 7. Farley, |
who was received with applause. MIR. Far
ley said he believed continuation of the Re
publican party in power would result in the |
governing of the people Of the sovereign States |
by centralized despotism. He referred to the |
recent Supreme Court decision relative to the |
drawing ofnegro jarorsir Southern State, and |
pointed at it as one of the indications of |
Capitalization. The Federal election laws he
cited as evidence also of the tendency to GEN.
tralization. Applause.l The exercise of the
right OF local self-government does not mean
secession, or indicate an effort to disrupt the
Government. Judge Chase of the United
States Supreme Court held in favor OF States
rights, and he was one of the ablest men the
Republican party ever had. States rights
means only the right of the people to govern
themselves in the States on all local matters,
as guaranteed by the Constitution. Zap
plausel. 1t is only since the Democratic
party got control of Congress that United
States bonds became worth premium, and
their advance is not due to Republican pol
lev; vet it is said the success of the Demo-
cratic party will cause a financial decline.
On the contrary. since the close of the war,
q Democratic Congress, in one period of
four wears reduced the Government expenses
500. COO coo, and the result was confidence in
the Government and an advance of its credit.
Coupled with this are the effects Of the pros
porous seasons. Applause As to Ohio
and Indiana, the news had not demoralized
the Democracy. He had said six weeks ago
that he didn't expect the Democracy to carry
Indiana at the October election. Applause.
The Republican ring has had its arms in the /
public treasury up to the armpits, and is
afraid of the exposure that will come after
the 4th of March next. [Applause. Re-
garding the erasures and taking out Of leaves
IN the public accounts, he said it was proven,
but Mr. Dawes replied to the proof that the
committee found no wrong was intended. and
that was the way they got out OF it. APP |
pIause. If the Republicans have not carried
Indiana by over 5000 votes it will go for
Hancock in November [applausel because
the Republicans have exhausted themselves
there. Mr. Landers was unpopular, negroes
were imported to colonize the State, and vast
amounts of money have been spent by the
Republicans to carry this election. Local issues
divided the voters, but nothing Of that kind
will be known in November. Mr.. Landers
~ Ioc,l candidates will be out OF the way. |