Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-24
THE DEMOCRATS.
Col. John P. Irish's Mas
terly Speech.
A GOOD MEETING.
Pure Rills From the JefferSOnian
FOuntain-rhe National Ad-
ministrati0n Defended.

held last night around the Democratic plat
form john F. Humphreys called the meet
ing to order and introduced to the people,
John Bryson as chairman OF the meeting.
The secretary read the following list of
vice-presidents, who had been invited by
circular to be present:
vIcE-pgEsfDENTs.
DR.. j. 8. Crawford, Judge II. X. s. oMel-
vany, DR.. II. 8. Orme. John C. Morgan, Esq,
Louis Roeder, DIR. K. G. Cunningham. NJ.
stephens. Esq. M. L. Wicks, DR.. ]. Kur,z, j.
d. Bicknell, Esq, Lowry J. Mathews, DR.. N.
Lindenfeld, S. J. Beck. ESQ. I. b. Brown,
r. J. Bearden. Esq, Frank Sabichi. Louis
Mesmer. Jeremiah Baldwin. Nelson
williamson, Antonio Coronel. G. II.
Wancs sf%us Hnns f5sseT HsSry T9o%as 9oe 3 Duddy "
Adams, ESQ. E. Ii. Owens. r. c. Carl
ton. r. Dunnigan, Esq, Col. X. G. Flournoy,
Eugene GERMAN, Henry Baer, George H,
Smith. ESQ, Burdett Chandler, George G.
Hager, Charles W. Schroeder, j. Downey
Harvey, John E. Platter. Henry Bartning, b.
Cohn, John NJ. Elliott X: Craig, Jacob
Kogler. j.. W; Henry. John Riggin. D. r.
Hyans, f. G. Bosbyshell. E. G. Webster,
Bayard T. Smith. VIM. Lacy, g. A. Coffman.
Mr.. Brysou then introduced to the audi
ence Col. John ?. Irish, the accomplished
speaker OF the evening. The HERALD prom
ised its readers n rare treat in the address of
Col Irish, and those who came out were not
disappointed. Few If any speakers in the
1aud could have held the people together in
spite Of the cold as the orator OF the occasion
did last night. 1t was as many said last
night one of the very best addresses ever
made from the stump in America. Elo-
uuent elegant, lucid, logical, powerfully
convincing, packed full of information,
and brimful OF humor, it was indeed mas
terpiece in its way.
He started out with the statement that
there are six State tickets in the field and
that in San Francisco there were twenty-six
local tickets for the voter to choose from.
-.'It is year in politics when, II the voter
does not see what he wants. please ask for
il. All are to be satisfied. l am not in any
of the side-shows, but travel with one of
the main circuses. / do not belong in the
tent with the fat WON an. nor in the cage of
the boa constructor. am in the ring where
the Democratic acrobats display their skill
l believe in great national parties. because
they preserve liberty, and therefore do
not believe in abusing the politicians in
the other parties. / do not say the Repub-
iican party has always been all wrong.
sm an American and would be ashamed to
think my country was altogether misgov-
erned for quarter OF century. But
think the Republican party has done all
the good there is in II, and am glad IL has
gone out of power.
One of the side shows OF larger grade on
the road Is the American party. j heard a
good deal of it on my way down the
couutry. This party do not believe in. 1t
proposes to put leg al disability on class of
our ,tizens because of the place of their
birth. Now that is the one fact in mans
life over which he has no control whatever.
There are good men born in all countries
do not believe in erecting bar because of
the fact of a mans nativity. / would close
the doors against Anarchists, Communists,
Socialists-against all who come here to
fl,Ypxu s.ttr inC ttIf I n nSa "a
the doors against the pllygamous Mormon
who comes here under the name OF religion
to overturn our sacred institution OF mar.
riage. But l would not shut the door
against the honest, industrious foreigner
who comes here to adopt our customs to be
one of us, TO uphold our institutions, and to
make his home among us.
Now there are the two great national
parties-the Democratic and the Republi-
can party. l hear men say there is no
difference between the two. When hear u
man say there is no difference between the
democratic party and the Republican
party, know it Is Republican who is
about to come over to us, or 1t is one of us,
who III about to go over to them. There is a
difference broad, well-defned and plain
difference. The Democratic p srty believes,
and for a century has taught the doctrine
of local self-gOvernment of home-rule |
might say. of States rights OF your will.
Why do you care who is elected here on
your county ticket? 1t is because in the
ical well-being you want the best men to
administer the laws, and to make the laws
that govern you here in your own home
You want these acts of government done
here nearest TO you. by your neighbors
whom you elected. You want these laws
that COVER you at your iresides made and
executed here by the government that
Is nearest 70 you, py your own County
Judges, Sheriff and local officers; not by
that government that is farthest away from
you, a Federal court and FEDERAL officials at
Washing on. We must not lose sight of
this mstter 1t is very important one.
HON s-government is the vital interest to us
all. Ii is ut the foundation of the national
life. All these laws are made at home by
yourselves and administered by your own
officers, with a jury Of your neighbors.
Each State is sovereign state, with sover-
eign power in all these matters. CHI
State has all such rights over her own cti-
zens. Even the little State OF Nevada, with
less population than some OF the counties
in this State-she wears the crown of
an American State. The chrism OF that
baptism was poured on her brow when she
was brought into the great family oi States.
AS such ,uot the great Stateof California, not
any combination of all the States can dis.
turb ner rights, abridge her privileges. or
touch a hair on the head of any OF her
citizens; People say he is talking
state III Rights. h That t. l. what 6soIght
no treason. That isone of the natural rights
of man. Where there is home rule, there
is a free people with freedom that no
power can shake.
The Republicans believe in a strong cen
tral government. They say so. ! must do
them credit, they generally know why they
are Republicans, and they have the courage
of their convictions and speak them out
respect them for this. Let no man say
there is no difference. There is great diff.
ference. We are all interested in this.
On this depends whether we are to con-
tinue free people or not. II we trust our
N n n m mt f,.r fhaat
away from as instead OF to that nearest our
homes, we shall lose our liberty. aln
Democrat because / elieve liberty is best
preserved by the government nearest the
people.
These two parties face each other in
political battle. The Republicans say bust
ness would be better II the Democrats were
not in office. They think everything de-
peDds on the government and nothing on
the people. This doctrine demoralizas
business. and the doctrine has taken deeper
root than most people think. Men fo get
that business depends onth .mseiyes. They
are all the time looking to Washington to
see what the government is going to do
The Republicans were all the time tinker
ing with the currency and fixing sliding
scale OF changes in the tariff. All this de-
was in doubt The young man
about to be married got afraid and asked
his girl to postpone the day until he saw
yda what Congress was going to do. It might
a Held was afraid TO plant it till he saw what
change was going to be made in the tariff.
Then all over the country has arisen this
absurd notion of paternalism in govern
ment until people want the government to
Duy up and 0oerate all the railroads. and
telegraph lines and steamboats, in tn 3 coun-
try. Henry George wants the government
TO buy up all the lands and reut them out
Hoe people The Republicans have been |
ching this doctrine of paternalism for |
twenty-five years A strong government |
makes weak people. want strong pso.
pie who can take care OF themselves and |
the government. do not want the |
government to lead the people about
ike q child till they cannot stand |
alone Why the other day labor commits |
sion In San Francisco called the shoemakers |
of that city before 1t. They said their trade |
was very much depressed, and when asked |
what they thought should be done, they re. |
piled: The government ought to take charge |
Of all the shoemakers in the Union and pay |