Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-02
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
speeches Made by Campaign
TeSuaa rianuaeed

lssue3 DlSCu3SSQ
The first mass meeting proper of the cam
paign in this county was held by the Republic
cans Saturday evening at the Metropolitan
Tnester. The meeting was called to order
by John Rider. Chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee. Hon. w. II.
Beatty was called to preside. and the follow.
ing list Of Vice Presidents was read Chris.
Green, Talbot II. Wallis, J. J. Buckley, Ell
wood Bruner, E. E. Aues, John J. Ankener,
Peter Boil, Henry Mccain, Win. j. Davis,
]. W. Richmond, George Z. Kuchler, Henry
L. Buckley. E. K. Alsip, I. M. Lindley,
Jabez Turner, l.. s. Taylor, Frank Avery,
George B. Blue. George Putnam and F. p
Lowell. Sscretaries-W. Pitt Eldred and
Gus Weiman
Mr.. Beatty, in his intro ductory remarks,
said ii it were trus that there was no differ
ence in principles between the two great
political parties, il would still be necessary to
put forth every effort TO win in the coming
election, rather than to trust the government
20 the hands Of the Democratic party. How
ever, this is not true, for there are very i'm
portsnt questions at stake. but he would re
frain from discus ing these. as the people had
assembled for the purpose of listening to
other speakers. After expressing thanks to
the meeting for the honor conferred by being
called to preside, he introduced the first
speaker of the evening, Hon. Grove L.
johnson, candidate for State Senator.
stenographic report of Mr.. Johnsoh's speech
has been taken but owing to lack of space il
crowded on. of this issue. 1t will appear ia
full tomorrow morning
j. RoUTIER,
Candidate for Senator, was then intrc duced.
10 H., L. IzL
the leading issues of the campaign, which he
believed to be hydraulic mining the Sunday
law and the schools. The Sunday ISSUE was
o question OF life or death TO the republic.
In other States Sunday is observed, and
should be ia this State. He vas opposed to
the destroying angel known as the hydraulic
miner. Dams, TO be built with any degree Of
safety, must be placed on solid foundation
and eyea then such q dam, in the Atlantic
States was, a few days since, swept away in
three hours. He was in favor of making by
draulic mining crime, punishable as are other
crimes. He was not opposed to surface, drift
or quartz mining, as he believed they could
be conducted without injury to this section
of the State. He said he stood on the c5unty
platform on this Sunday question, and was in
favor of oae day in seven for rest. worship or
enjoyment, a. any individual might desire.
To him it. was the most welcome Gay ia the
by law to observe Sunday as day OF rest.
However, we should not 90 too far. N one
should interfere with the enjoyment or LID.
erty of any citizen, but rather be satisfied
that all should be f:se, and not be compelled
to labor 365 days in the year. He was salts
fed that the next Legislature would sove
the question satisfactorily to the people. He
believed the school system was one of the best
Ia the world aud was in favor of the State
r11rcba in gakep1 bDNlrS nd
TO TIE children.
F. D. RYAN,
Candidate for the Assembly, was the next
speaker introduced to the meeting. He said
in his opinion slickens was the first question
In Importance to the people OF the Sacra-
mento valley. 1t affects the agricultural and
the commercial Interests. Already over 100,-
900 acre, of rich agricultural land have been
destroyed, and the bay and rivers are filling
up. He was in favor of compelling n.y.
draulic mining to cefss forever. Il was
necessary for the people TO have some rest
and recreation. For this purpose Sunday
combines every advantage, and it ought to
be upheld and maintained He believed that
all good citizens stand upon the platform of
the Republican party in this respect.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
George w. Han cock. nominee for tho AS.
sembly, delivered short address, in which
he said he had labored for years Lefore the
committees of the Legislature to prevent the
report of bills which might have proven Diet.
rimental to Sacramento. He said. in regard
to the Sunday issue, that he believed the
Democratic platform was an encroaohment
upon good government. He believed in the
holy Sabbath being protected for the use Of
those who wished it as q day of worship. 1t
was his hand that turned off the water from
the hydraulic niaes in Nevada county year
ago, and his hand would always be against
thai class of mining. He helped to defeat
the Bancroft contract for supplying school
books, and believed the State should print its
own school books for the people, He was of
the opiaion that corporations held the same
position before the Law as That OK Individuals.
r. S. LoCKETT,
Candidate for the Assembly, was then intro.
duced. He said that as farmer be had a
deep interest in the debris question, and that
all farmers demand that il shall be stopped.
When he read the platform Ct the San jose
Convention, he said "C4r it be possible
that party will demand legislation against
morality He demand d that there be some
law to protect morality. He did not believe
il cinching" the railroad 1t had been
great benefit TO Sacramento. Corporations
were the same as individuals, and should be
treated under the same laws. A few years
ago Il iisuiahaer anu oLneIs chartered all the
ships in the grain carrying trade. 1t was
then that the RAILROAD started south; crossed
the burning sands of the Yuma desert, never
stopping for the war whoop of the Arizona
Indian, but ever onward, until through line
was made TO shipping port on the Cult of
Mexico. The result of this was, that whest
can now be shipped to Europe at reduction
of IS cents per bushel from the old price.
After the address of Mr.. Lockett the meet
ing was declared adjourned. During the
evening the speakers were frequently inter.
rupted by applause. Music was furnished for
the occasion by the First Artillery Band.