Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-14

they were liberty.loving people. They
were opposed to sumptuary laws, and so
Is the Democratic party.
The Republicans opened the campaign
last Saturday night. was in Sacra-
mento. Colonel Creed Hammond was
the speaker. He 10 an able and eloquent
gentleman; but with all his eloquence
ho could not arouse any enthusiasm. So
it is elsewhere. The Republican party
has outlived its usefulness. The honest
men are leaving 1t like rats from sink
ing ship. All over our great Common
wealth the Democratic party tonight
presents MI unbroken front. The news
from Maine helps us, as it clearly shows
that the Republican party is the party
of narrow idoas, and large lease of
power to them will fasten their prohibit
ton ideas upon the country, aud the
great wine interest, the beer interest,
the corr: interest will languish aud die,
and gradually our rights will be
taken away from us. The crank
ridden States Of Iowa, Kansas
and others Of the great Western States
are suffering by the prohibition legisla-
tion of the Republican party, but in
States where the Democratic party is in
power the largest liberty Is allowed the
citizen. And in our own fair State we
have wiped from the Statute books the
laws that take away from the citizen bis
right to do as lie pleases, so long as he
does not interfere with his neighbors.
In 1875 Hendricks was elected to the
office he is now candidate
for and Governor Tilden was elected to
the Presidency. We have almost tho
same battle over again; Cleveland rep
resents Tilden and reform, and with
Governor Hendricks We have as near the
old ticket as possible. There Is retri.
butive Justice in their election to the
high Offices they have been nominated
for, and the American people will see to
it that the great fraud Of 1876 is wiped
out. In California, IN our local affairs,
we as Democrats, may differ. All our
local misunderstandings must be buried
this Presidential year. Every man of
us must rally under the banner of Cleve-
land and Reform. We must unite to
check the downward career Of the Re-
public. We must see to 1t that Del
Vale, your nominee for Congress, il
elected. l have known him long
and well. He has done the State
good service in the Assembly and Senate
and his promotion Is just. No man eau
better represent the interest OF South
ern California than he. Your great in
terests demand that you shall have a
live man in Congress, and Senator Del
Vale is that man. II l had my way
Los Angeles. to-day would have
had a Congressman. .at-Large in the
person OF Joseph ID. Lynch. l was for
him two years ago, aud If he had been
selected Los Angeles would have had a
friend to bet ON, and her interests would
have been carefully guarded. In con.
clusiou, fellow-citizens, let me urge, one
and all, by your votes, to teach the Re.
publicans that what is left of the country
we want as heritage for our children.
Let us show them by our votes they
have betrayed their trust, and an out
ragged people yearn for vengeance. Let
us teach them that the bloody chasm
they speak of Is not wide enough or
deep enough to engulf the labors OF the
American people. Let us give the power
to that party under which the country
prospered, and under which our terri
tory was acquired Except Alaska; they
got that for u.s. Let MS return the gev-
ernment to the honesty and. simplicity
that characterized it in the days Of jack
son and jefferson. When this is done,
when the Democratic party assumes
power again then will arise the dawning
Of brighter era for the Republic, aud
once again We will be a happy aud pros
porous people.