Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-02
CORPORAL TANNERS PATRIOTISM.
Extract from one Of His Red-hot Speeches
as Delivtred at San Diepo

Extract from 0ne of His Red-hot Speeches
as Delivered at San Diego.
Corporal Tanner, in his speech at San
Diego a few evenings since, devoted much
OF his attention to Mr.. Wigginton, candi-
date for Governor on the American ticket
After sharply and unsparingly reviewing
his so-called record during the period OF
the rebellion, he said:
week ago. in Platt's Hall San Francisco
Nigginton made a speech in which he said :
'In my early days labor was honorable. Now
our boys grow up to desplse labor and become
hoOdluns, and our daughters gC0rse. | say our
daughters are driven TO worse. No channels
are open for the employment of American girls.
Three weeks after an American girl secures in
dependent employment she Will be found either
IN the mOTgue or where ] dare not mention"
So, then, am to understand that in every town
! have been in those troops of lithesOme, rosy
checked and honest-heArted girls, dressed in
neat and humble garo. passing back aud forth
TO honorable toll on the authority of this expo
nent of absolutely pure AmericaniSm, are,
every one of them who has been so engaged for
three weeks or more TO be branded as a prosti-
tute. IN the name OF every girl that seeks an
honest livelihood, who, from her daily toll goes
TO her humble home. passes her evenings in
selfculture or such ether duties as command
neT attention, and then, &neeling by her bed
side, repeats the prayers her mother taught and
commits herself and her career to GOd-I say
in the name of all the hundreds and thousands
of these in all parts of the land, pronounce
WiggintOn an Infamous liar and ram his words
down his throat
am a Republican instead of Prohibition
ist, because | believe the Republican party is
the best and most practicable friend of all that
counts for elevated manhood and citizenship. |
allow no man to 90 ahead of me in my Ameri-
canism. But when asked to step upon plat
form with ?. d. Wigginton, do not forget that
this question of opposition to foreign-born citl-
EenS pressed for one OF the pOruer-StOngg OF
the Confederacy, and want none OF 1t. When
lay upon bed in the hospital at Fairfax. the
bed next to mine was occupied by au Irishman
named Pat Mahoney. He was member of the
Irish Brigade, and one of the jolliest fellows you
ever saw. He was terribly wounded, but had
no idea that he would not get well. One day
the doctor took the chaplain to one side and
told him that he must inform Pat that life for
him was matter OF but few hours. Pat always
called the chaplain doctor, and il was hard 10
make HIM take anything seriously. At last he
realized The situation and said: " Docthur.
viii yez Do me Il little fevor|' Yes said
the chaplain. :, Just wheel ny bed around a
little Rear the window and pull back the cur
tain" Pat lYpl-ed out. aud then we saw that
what he wanted was to get a sight of the flag
staff that bore the stars and stripes Pat looked
at the flag g NOM MT and said " All, there ye
are, darlin, waViu beautifully. One OF these
days yen wave over the whole country with no
one 10 say We nay. dreamed of We, darlin', in
M humble home across the water when the
gocd VIE lEge was pnencd with hunger. We
came hCre TO have decent home under We
and we fund IT, Write 10 Bridget. dGcthur
and tell her die vi n nothing in iny heart but
love for her and the children. Tell her | want
her % see 10 u that when my boys come to be
men t1ey VIII understand that i. that blessed
flag is ever IN dan. or, AID they do not give
their lives tor IL as cheerluily as Pat gave his
the curse of their father De upon them" Thus
Pat NabOpey died. Saali | b. kv as my emt oil
nent Of the true american Fat Mehouey or the
Honorable L. ". MIggintCu.