Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18

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E. A. Burr, Thomas R. Jones, Ben. Will
son, Dr. w. H. Baldwin, Lee Stanley,
Thomas Taylor, L. E. Smith, c. Adams,
John Conran, Henry Gerber, John Nc
Neill L. Elkus, ]. J. Ankener, D. Mckay,
A. H. Powers, F. H. Russell Philip Doug
lass, Robert Forbes, D. ]. Long, n. N. Den
ton, George Kuchler, J. N. Porter, George
w. Stafford, Stephen Dwyer, George w.
Booth, c. I. Noyes, d. A. Lindley, John
Shelton, Aaron Matthew. Secretaries-W.
H. Hanlon and w. A. Potter
On taking the chair, Mr.. Steffens made
one of the most telling local speeches of
the campaign, it being straightforward
appeal to Republicans to stand by the
ticket, and giving substantial reasons why
they should do so. It was received with
round of hearty applause.
The first speaker was Hon. Jos. Nc
Kenna, who came ON the stand amid
the plaudits of the vast audience, re-
peated over and again, mingled with
enthusiastic cheering. Mr.. Mckenna's
Congressional career has been so thor
oughly satisfactory to the people of this
section that there is not here entertained
the slightest doubt of his return to his post
by an immense majority. He spoke for
about forty minutes, and in an impressive
and convincing manner. We cannot find
room for any extracts from his argument
at this time. He reviewed the promise of
the Democratic party on which it went into
Federal power, and its utter failure TO re-
deem it. 1t had not found rascals to turn
out, nor had it been able to discover any
inaccuracies even in the books, let alone
evidences OF peculation and robbery. He
took up the Democratic platform of this
State, and on which his opponent, Mr.. Nc
Pike, is seeking Congressional honors, and
showed its hollowness and falsity, declar-
ing most of its planks to be insults to
ordinary intelligence. Democratic DOM
nance he proved to mean free trade, and
the only salvation of the country from that
he showed was in the Republican party re-
tanning power in Congress sufficient to
throttle the evil. On the Chinese question
he discussed the restriction bills and ex-
planned the action OF Congress upon the
new bills, proving that the failure to pass
the measures necessary to meet the
weakness of the law to be wholly
chargeable to the Democratic majority
in the House of Representatives. The
Republican Senate had promptly passed
the bills, but they died in the House
despite the efforts of the California delega-
ton to gain them any consideration. The
Morrow bill, as it passed the Senate, he de-
clared to be amply equal to the needs of
California in checking Chinese immigra
gree on the Chinese evil as drawn by Mr..
Swift, he said it was the most effective and
powerful paper ever presented on the sub
ject and had a wide reading and eXerted
great influence in the East. He took up
the silver question, defending his vote
against free coinage, and replying to Mr..
McPike at length, pointing out how i'll in
formed is the latter upon questions
of national finance. To show that the
President, Secretary Lamar, Secretary Mann
ing and Secretary Bayard are all opposed
to silver coinage, and that the President is
equally so, he read extracts from Con-
gressional reports and other sources, giving
letters and speeches of those Democratic
chieftains. He declared that the financial
question will not be settled by sentiment.
1t is grave and weighty question, which
Mr.. McPike wholly misconceives. The his
tory of the Bland bill he clearly and
briefly sketched, and announced that I'M
der the law as it stands all the silver pro-
duct of the country can be minted if only
the Democratic administration can be
brought to realization of duty. His NC
kenna's) vote against free coinage was a
vote of conscience and conviction as
to the best policy of the country
and against initiation. Regarding the
pensioning of soldiers he made a strong
appeal to his hearers and telling assault
upon the vetoes of the President. He ut
tered truism when he said that if we ex-
pect volunteers in time of trial again we
will, by refusing to pension soldiers and
care for their widows and orphans, create
the liability of the men of the country re-
fusing to trust their loved ones to the black
ingratitude of the country. He Lesought
the people A." for Gods sake to preserve the
sentiment from which army and navy can
be called on in time of need-and neither
of which we now have" In conclusion he
declared that the election in California this
fall was of the highest importance in its
bearing upon the Presidential campaign
two years hence. Victory now means VIC
tory tben-defeat now means misfortune
then. He closed with a splendid eulo-
GUM upon John +. Swift. He was
repeatedly applauded, and as he
closed the vast audience gave three cheers
and tiger for 10 McKenna.
HON. NJ. NJ. EsTEE
Was the next speaker Mr. Steffens intro
ducing him as the man who got left four
years ago in the race for Governor. Yes"
said Mr.. Estee, but I've been good deal
happier than the man who won, which
happy reply brought down the whole
house" Mr.. Estees speech was a happy,
witty talk and kept the audience in
merry humor. He reported the camp
fires of the Republican party all through
the country brightly burning, and that the
prospects of victory were brilliant and tri-
umph certain. He eulogized Mr.. Swift,
referring to his long acquaintance with tie
man and his knowledge of the irreproach-
able character he bears. He also bore tes-
timony to the fact that at the great Dolly
Warden ratification meeting at Platts Hall
in 1873, Bartlett sat on the platform, being
the nominee for Senator, and applauded
Governor Booth, who spoke. He took up
Mr.. Bartletts record on the chool bill,
and showed how foolish and unjust it is to
ask each school district to stand on its own
financial ability in educating the children
of the State. Bartlett, by figuring, had
found that San Francisco had more money
than children, and hence would be COM
PEELED under the futile bill to contribute
to outlying districts, and by the way"
said the speaker, Mr.. Bartlett
is to blame for there being
fewer children in San Francisco"
This happy hit at the bachelorheod of
Bartlett was received with great laughter
and applause, and in which the ladies
joined with unrepressed glee. Mr. Estee's
remarks were frequently interrupted by
loud applause.
HON. IRA G. HoITT,
Candidate for Superintendent of Public In
STucton, was the next Speeker. he SAID
be came simply to be seen and to meet the
people. He intended to be elected. He
received his education in the public schools
and had been twenty-three years a teacher
of common schools. He was friend of the
new schoolbook system and favored going
step beyond that and making the books
free. This could be done by retaining
them in the school libraries as fast as
yielded by the grades. This would make
the children careful of them and tend to
: drill them in habits of neatness. Where
damaged badly the parents should be
charged the cost, and thus they would
bring their children up in habits of careful
ness and neatness. It had been objected
that he was old. All he had to say was
that he was never more vigorous, and ne
submitted that few men of So were more
so, while as for his opponent he
was 81. Mr.. Hoilt's address was witty
and received with laughter and applause.
WALTER S. MOORE,
Candidate for Secretary of State, was the
l next speaker. He spoke briefly, wittily
and made a good impression His delivery
was clear manly. aud his remarks straight
forward. He promised to do his duty if
+ | e1ecfed and believed he was cou1uetent