Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-19

labor and build up az honest peasantry.
Our platform declares that convict iabur
shall net come into oonflist with free
labor. The r publican platform IL full
u vapid allusiofs to labor, bnt does not
come out squareIy, az the Democfa attic
platform DOES. We are thoroughly in
favor Of irrigation. Oh the Chinese
question we are outspoken. We think
that the Burlirgame swift treaty should
be repealed. q we are ~ favor 4 na.
tlonal legislation that will deport The
Chinese. We want free and not Mon.
golisn lsbor My position on the Chi
nese question has long been defined.
My fraters on the ticket are good men
and true, ard es sure as the FL Of No.
vemb.r rolls around the D-moc' attic
hosts will be led on 10 victory" Loud
applause.
A. J. MoULpRR's ADDRESS.
The Chairman next introduced to the
assembly Hon. A. J. Moulder, ut pres.
ent Superintendent Of Public n hools in
the ~ and county Of san Francisco,
and Ca didate for State Sukerint rndent
of Public Instruction. Mr. Moulder
said in substance:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF Los ANGELES: II
ia with unmiDgied pleasure meet you
night 10 ratify The nominations made
in San Francisco at the State Conv-n-
ton. Many years ago, when was com.
paratively young man, visited Los
Angeles, then small but ancient vii.
lage. To-day as we psesed through that
scene OF desolati,n from the Tehschepi
Pa.s to the Soledad Canon, could not
help asking myself, is this any par OF
the wonderful laud so much has been
said about But at length the train
reached the head OF your valley, and
rolled TN through such scene Of lowell
ness that as we passed fields and or
chards and vineyards it seemed to me
the Happy Valley" of R4sselas. j
wondered If this were ia truth Los An
geles, and II few years could have
brought so great change' / thought
the lamp of Aladdin had Leen NINE and
that l had been enchanted to some scene
Of Paradise. As we cross the desert
the heat was very oppressive, and from
what had been told was prepared to
fluid some such temperature in Los An-
geles. but arriving at San Fernando we
xere met by delicious sea-breezs, which
took from US all sense OF fatigue, and
now here tonight find an overcoai
would n. be amiss What l see here
on all sides reminds me Of story heard
Of a Wisconsin man who some years ago
came here-I think to settle at River
side--where he purchased small ranch
He paid. l think it was, 81 500 an acre
TOR it. His friends, who followed him
later, expressed some astonishment thai
he shouid nave gwen sueh an ex,rasa'
giant price for the land. But he ex,
planned mat u was cneap as ne looksn
at it; ion see ssco sara ne gave so~
Tor the land, sooV 10, ne nea escelen' so'
c'ety | nnd mere, ana sooV ior 'ne CHI
mate. -,
Inc speaker said from WHAT see
would give so,ooo an acre Tor your per
Iect ciiha,e:
Inc position l seek peing an eouca'
tionai one. DO not feel called upon 70
enter into any pitter party pontIcs I'D
my remarks L merely wanted 10 see
YOU anu your Guy ana country; anu !
wanted TO be seen by you, 'nas you
might know what manner Oh man tne
state conversion had put up ior you 10
vote Tor, tnat GU might cast your Voees
lnteliigentiy. II You elect me l VIII
serve you as iaitnioliy as l nave oeeh
able. by Gods heip, 10 scharge SIM
lar duties hitherto. You all nave
children, or nope TO nave. lLaugntsr
rhey are the dearest OBJECTS OF yoni
care, your hrst soiicitnde. VIII 'eil
you what the Democratic party propose
70 do ior You lney nave pa e@ ~
their piai.r'h pie"ge 70 tne e"ee'
that the most poss, Die VIII ne
made OF the puoiic schoo,s
Ihey Shall nave me a'tention, 'ns
fostering care OF the parry without
UNIT. Inc party comes psfore you
pledged not merely TO Keep the scnoois
up to what they are at present, put !"
give you netter edncat,on snoe'a pet
ter system than any heretofore wherever
any such Improvement Is possible. l
know how heavy lax the sehooi DOCKS
are TO every tamiiy; ear ai,er year
come the lists OF new books, aud OF new
editions OF old BOOKS. IN demand Is
to many insuppottable. II Is the inten'
ton OF the STATE to fnrnish these BOOKS
at cost. There is much opposition 10
this. Some predict It's failure. II l. al
ready successful to this extent-that
books which have been costing go
ench, can be sold for 40 cents. 40
plause. l could name Others IN ike
ratio. Your school books VIII cost you
IRON one-haif to one-third less 'han un-
der the present system. NOW success
or failure VIII depend good deal on
whether friend or Toe is put at int
head of our system OF public instruction.
had the honor, aud It was pleasure
TO me to help frame that law. and to
help get 1t In the new constitution. In
San Francisco, with Its many thousands
of children l know how heavy this bur.
den is in many families. see that par
ents should have relief In THIS matter.
81 far as can Will work for that re-
lief for you all.
have said that could give reason
for the faith that is In me-for my lie.
10 Z Democracy. Let your memory
run back through the history OF the
nation, all strewn with the wrecks and
iuins OF political parties. There were
the Ftderals and the National Republi
licans. There was the Democratic
party, founded by Jefferson and brought
into power by jackson in 1926. Which
hers have gone down engulfed in the
depths of obhvion-Whigs, Free Soilers
and what not? We have with us to-day
the successor Of all these, but the days
of its usefulness are past, its mission is
fulfilled, it has no Issue to come before
the people in. 1t is busy trying TO find
one, and it will find one. l. will be
one which will seek TO interfere with
the personal liberty of the citizen
The other day an Anti-Saloon Keepers
Convention was held in Chicago. Tnere
we're there ex-senator Window. who
was candidate against Mr.. Baine for
nomination for The Presidency. He sees
the old issues OF the party are all dead
He is looking for a new one. That will
be found in the effort to make this a
paternal form of government. 1t will
be found in an effort to dictate to
you what you shall eat, What
you shall drink and wherewithal
shall You be clothed. 1t