Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-24
REPUBLICAN MEETING .
Address by Hon. m. M. Essec
Last Night.

Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening the
seats in front of the Republican stand. oppo-
site the Court House, were well fille1 By
ladies and gentlemen to listen to Mr.. n. NJ
Estee, who approached in a carriage with
Gen. Briefly and Mr.. Walter Van Dyke.
headed by brass band and thirteen mem
bers OF the young mems Republican club
bearing torches. Gen. Briefly Immediately
announced that 1t had been agreed to mako
Hon. Walter Van Dyke Chairman OF the
meeting, adding that the Vice Presidents
named would appear in the morning
papers. Not more than dozen or fifteen
others appeared on the platform. among
being introduced by Gen. Brieriy, pro-
ceeded without q speech to introduce Mr.
Estee. Mr.. Estee opened by alludtng to his
recent speech making in Humbolt county,
aud the belief that that county would go
Republican this year by large maj jority-
He then said that he should not indulge In
personalities, and spoke of Gen. Stoneman
rs an honest man. untrained In civil ahsirs
and statesmanship. Mr.. Bartlett. he also
said. he had known for twenty four years.
and there was no more honest man in the
State. His objection to Bartlett for Gov
ernor OF the State was not to the map. bat
people and principles He then stated that
Bartlett was one OF six who opposed tina
present school law in the Legislature be-
cause. as Bartlett had stated, 1t taxed the
people Ol oiu FTduC1eCo W cuucdtt tn0
children of the c,untry. Comparing the
appropriations made by the 36 h and s7th
Legislatures he asserted that the taxes
had been increased s2,0o0O00 without
increasing the school fund. He spoke
of Mr.. Jos. d. Lynch as an able journalist. a
man of integrity and great good will! toward
Southern California, and asked what Mr..
Lynch was going to do with his silver ideas
under an administration hostile to silver
coinage? alleging that under Cievcland's
administration the products of the farmer
had decreased in value from 10 to % per
cent. owing to the contraction Of money In
circulation, which he stated was to-day
more than $lo0 600 less than when
Clevelands administration went into
power. But considerable applause was
created when the speaker said the present
administration would be overruled BY tho
election OF Blaine two years hence. He
praised Los Angeles, and Califoruia gcner-
ally, by an eloquent quotation from an old
Greek poet who prophesied land In the
west where nature would supply every
want. and man need only enjoy. Mr.. Esteo
asserted that the National Democratic plat
form adopted free trade, while the Califor-
ton. Paying his respects to the President
he spoke severely of his vetoes of pension
bills. but lauded the Southern members OF
Congress who, he asserted, had voted to
man for the bills. With conspicuous
absence of anything to say concerning the
Chinese question. not word concerning
the great water question, and pointiess
allusion to the labor question, the eloqutnt
speaker spoke few werds commendatory
OF Col Walter s. Moore, whom, he said had
been received through the north with kind
ness and enthusiasm, and retired from the
platform and was followed by Mr.. J. DePuy
in a brief speech.
Owing to the lateness of hour the inaccu-
pointed out in the present issue OF the
HRRALD.