Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MASS MEETING AT THE SAN
FRANCISCO WIGWAM.
Hundreds Unable to Gain Admis-
sion-Address OF Ex-senator
Sargent.

Sargent.
SPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH To THE RECoED-UNIoN. ]
SAN Francisco, September 18th. The German
Republican mass meeting crowded the Wigwam
tonight, and hundreds were unable to gain ad-
mission Elaborate speeches were made by eX-
Senator Sargent in English and T. S. Solomon
in German
EX-SENATOR SARGENT'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Sargent spoke of the pleasure with which
he had accepted the invitation of his German
friends TO address them on that occasion. The
gathering revived in his mind pleasant memo
ries of his residence in Fatherlaud, where he
learned TO read the native tongue and appre-
Ciate the genius of Goethe, Schiller and Leasing,
whose Nathan der Weisser'' is a rebuke to the
intolerance that even now makes a hell of some
parts of Europe for those of an ancient faith He
learned to love the spirit of liberal Germany,
striving TO keep alive the spirit of liberty in the
peoples hearts under excessive burdens. lie
felt drawn to such enlightened statesmen as
Won BUnsen, kapp, hamburger and Lasker, and
could not too much revere such liberal pro-
fesSors as Du Bots Raymond, Nirschow Hirsch-
berg and DR.. Abel. He owed debt of gratitude
to the liberal press of Europe for its generous
defense of a stranger who had incurred official
dispeasure for seeking to do his duty to his
Government and people-to such papers as the
V0ssichcr Zcttag, the Ber{iner IdGcbLdH and
BOcrSeH Courier. He had found a generous hos
pitality and Warm-heartednesS among the
people, and he had found earnest sympathy and
goodwill among the Isr0elites because they be
lieyed he had suffered in the events following
the death of an eminent professor of their faith.
BISMARCK AND EMIGRATION.
1t is not an issue in this campaign, and only
because it interested his German friends to
know the facts, would he allude to his official
experience in Germany. lie would expose no
diplomatic secrets in saying that Prince Bis
marck, who absolutely controls the foreign
policy of Germany, is unirendly to the con
tinuanCe Of German emigration 10 the United
States because the growing strength and great
prosperity of this republic weakens the mo-
narChial idea. lie seeks to turn this emigration
elsewhere, makes it somewhat uncomfortable
for young GermanAmericans returning to Ger
many, and does what lie can cOVertIy TO lnluTe
our trade with Germany. In this spirit he pro-
hibited our potatoes our canned and barIeled
meats, and finally our pork products, under Il
pretenSe that they were dangerous to health.
Thereby he made the cOndI- lOHS OF life Tor the
poor harder, but pleased the Conservative land
holders, who got better rents for their lands.
The speakers protest against this violation of
our treaties, and demonstration that the allcga-
tons against the WhOleSomeness of our products
were untrue excited Prince Bismarck wrath.
The LaSker incident followed. The speaker
showed that Lasker was a pure, able ana pltri-
Otto statesman, and that the effort made to show
him as an enemy of Germany. in order - excuse
BiSmarCk'S Insult to his memory was prcpos-
ferrous
OPPOSING AMERICAN INrOETATIONS.
Hc showed that Bismarck is still pursuing his
policy towards the United States. Since he left
l5efhh BlSihafcA mas StrGcA hahdS with Nobel,
me great russian lhn!lOlaiFt ana owner OF the
principal oil wells on the Caspian Sea, and their
combined energies are To DC employed 10 shut
ON american petroleum. me American arti-
Gle LETT TO ltSell 70 compete untramneled would
easily assert ana hold supremacy, as 1t has done
throughout Europe for twenty Years because
no European on approaches 1t III quality or
safety. Bcsldes inns, the Fermah-l tlsSlan Naph-
ina import ASSOCIATION nave MED Il petition
with the Minister OF Ways ami Means to reduce
the tariff on all Russian petroleum from the
frontier TO Dresden, Berlin ana otherpQlntS, and
the speaker private adYlccs are that Bismarck
fayors a drawback Of 30, per cent. This action,
II etectual, will cause the abandonment Of the
German market by American producers, and
following SO closely Bismarck attack upon
American PORK ana canned meats It IS signih-
- W NJ ~ . t a.
Say then and there about remedies. and only
alluded to these matters to indicate that he had
eos0ns from The st5nfnoiut of lntv ma ,,at,Et
ism 10 Object to the c0ilrSe of Prince Eisr1arcl,
and Drawing Official disclosure. He Cyprrsscd
his high regard f1rthe AGED Emperor. who. he
believed had no part il the policy which treated
Tho commercial treaty Lct;yaeli C;,.r,noT,- an 4
America rs waste Hapcr
80
'E'HA'N AND hhf AA4' -ANl>M'
He responded to the caIIto night with Satisfac-
ton as 10 friend, as well rs to auditors for h,.
Germany. Any man might be proud to address
50 vast and earnest an audience upon the i'm
pQTtaut questions which await public decision.
lie believed he knew the German character
enough to know that their votes would not be
cast for caprice or prejudice. The Germans are
naturally Republicans, and there must be good
reasons exist before they could be detached from
the Republican party. II was his purpose to
that from SllpH gxls'inor
there never was time when II was more IN
Postant from German standpoint, that they
should rally to the Republican cause. He had
analysed the speeches made at some German
Democratic meetings and found the objec
IONS IONS advanced might be embraced under two
First-Tba Tanu15fcaD rsrr,. +. ,,,,tit,i,io,,
party.
S,cond-Tbc Democratic Marty exceeds it u,
devotion to the Interests Of riattralizad ritgon
travelling abroad.
.,..-,-.,,,. 80. .-...-.-.-...
"Al'f IKE "' lf''iiiHi ii"NI9iN.
The ACCESSIBILITY of a political temperance
society l. very doubtful from Il temperance
standpoint. Temperance and religion are both
good things; but stringent laws 70 compel men
to conform 10 certain faith have always failed
no matter now enforced. \ temperance so en-
forced Is apt 10 pe trdnsltOry. But the PrOhibi-
tionists have separate organization, and are
trying to beat the Republican party in order to
take their place. The PrOhihtiuhists would
gladly turn oNerhthe whole German vote 10 the
Democrats, so Is to destroy this party. Is it
good sense TO play INTO their hands: or is it not
better TO strengthen the Republican party,
winch Is compelled IN selI-dctcnSe to politically
hgnt these men Inc FrohihltIonlsts may sue
coed IN getting the lllWill Of the immense body
Of the Republicans, which, if ii is bad for their
cause, they have only themselves to blame.
Some Germans had objected to the sunday law
plank OF the party IN TINS state of two years
go ne a no. See now tney DetIetGd the case
STRINGENT sunday law Of Nov York, or Efnr tbe
Democracy who have mt sl,rb - Law. on Tho
.tatutc hooks of every state which tl,e, controI
The fence that It German friend of hi, w0uld
erect around New England would have to in
Guide the solid South and New York
r.,.,, ,,,--,-,.,.,,.,- 90 .,. 49, - -
'-' nv '"' vi ''i'i','> -''i'> 'I''Ai--'S'
oecunG-As u the protection OF naturaliZed
cltlcHs abroad the record OF the Republican
party Is most acceptable General Logan had
T"tcn " SHOWN thal the hcpubican party had
put, IN lab', the iirst law upon the statute books
declaring the right OF eXpatratIorT and cnjoin-
ing defense of our citizens, native or natural
lZcd, while SQloufnInG abroad During all the
years OF Democratic national power, prior to
That time, no such law was enacted, and 10
treaties were made with foreign powers rccOg-
llAEg the right OF foreigners to ALLURE their ale
SaNct 10 the countries OF their birth, and rs en-
lued 10 the protecting care OF our Government,
ne same Is NAIVE citizens. but the kepubll-
IAN party mas negotiated such treaties with
nearly every cIylH/ed nation, especially with
'TeAt hutaln ana Germany. ana II mas been
pleasing lhoiCh sometimes ardu0us duty OF the
'pc|ker, WINE IN oiiciai position abroad, to
'ecurc the treaty nights OF GeTnan-America
while revising the tatherand, This simple
winch can be verified by the most
a>Hal reference 70 Inc statue books, answers all
ne ,AlsenoQdN toid on TINS SUBJECT: Mr. Hen
tricks had lately referred to the Martin kozta
use aN AN illustration OF Democratic policy IN
hat regard
THAT WAS An ISOLATED CASE,
IND was followed nv no law or treaty or nor
,a,,, -n.iIt ito1;, co,n@ from 4TStria 70 tbo