Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-22
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
SPEECHES OF C. n. FOX AND THE
COUNTY NOMINEES
At Seventeenth and NJ Streets Last
NiSht-A Large and Enthusi-
astic Gathering.

blazed at the street intersections, brass
band was in attendance and the meeting
was largely attended, Notwithstanding the
night air was chilly. 1t was called to or
der by George Murray, President of the
Four-and-a-Half Ward Republican Club,
who announced the following officers
President, Charles T. Jones Vice-Presi-
dents, Phil, Herzog, H. H. Linnell, Jacob
Gebert, ]. F. Richardson, E. X. Alsip, Pat
rick Burns, John Minniford, Frederick
Schnauss, Geo. 0. Bates, Lincoln White,
Robert Miller, w. A. Fountain, a. o.
Henley, Lucas Kreuzberger, All Starr,
James German; Secretaries, E. +. Amsden
and George Gale.
C. t. JONES.
In assuming the duties of presiding Off
Ger, Mr.. Jones said he considered 1t an
honor to preside over Republican meet
ing in the Fourth Ward, the banner Re-
publican ward in the city, and one which
at every election maintained its own indie
pendent club. He was pleased to see such
an immense gathering, which only demon
strated the fact that came from every quar-
ter, that the Republicans were enthused
throughout the State. The county ticket
had " walk-over this was conceded by
everyone; but this fact should not cause
anyone to lose their interest in the State
election 1t was the most important cleo
ton ever held in the State outside of
Presidential contest. There would
be elected six Congressman, an entire
State and county ticket. A full legis-
lative ticket is to be elected, and as
the Legislature would be called upon TO
elect a United States Senator, it was of the
greatest importance that the majority of
the legislators elected should be Republi-
can. He said the State ticket was first-cass
from top to bottom, while the county ticket
was unexceptionable the best ever put up
in this county during his recollection, and
he had been here since 1854. The nomi-
nees upon the county ticket were repre-
sentative, good, substantial citizens, and
deserving of the confidence and support Of
every true Republican.
F. R. DRAY
F. r. Dray, the Republican nominee for
State Senator, was the first speaker in
troduced. He said he desired to give
brief sketch of his life and po-
litical record, so that his hearers
might know who and what he was.
For twelve or fifteen years he had not been
q candidate for Office, but had ever been a
worker in the Republican ranks. He was a
native of Pennsylvania When a small
boy his father moved to Iowa, and after a
short stay in that State, to Missouri, to the
county in which John F. Swift was born.
His school days were spent in that county.
His father afterwards moved to Illinois,
from whence the speaker came to California
in 1850. He first stopped at Placerville,
next moved to Michigan Bar, in this county,
and shortly afterwards to Drytown, in
Amador county, where he successfully en-
gagged in mining for several weeks. He
came to Sacramento at the time of the
squatter riots, and since that time had been
a resident of this county. For time he
was engaged in farming, afterwards
followed mercantile pursuits. His first
political position was that of Deputy
Sheriff under James McClatchy. He served
this people two years in the Office of Public
Administrator, eight years as Assessor, and
afterwards term as Supervisor. He had
always been a consistent and outSpoken
Republican, and never feared to discuss
every issue at any and all times. His Re-
publicanism dated back to 1856, when he
voted for Fremont, and he had voted for
every Republican President since. He did
not claim to be lawyer nor public speak
er, hut he always could make himself thor
oughly understood by speaking plainly,
squarely and to the point.
He should, he said, direct his attention
for a few moments to his friend General
Carey, whom he regarded with the highest
esteem, and who in every sense was a per-
his record as a public man, which he had
right to do, and, the speaker added, Il
have no fears of the result"
In his speech at Armory Hall the other
night Mr.. Carey said:
I'm the pride of American citizenship APP
pear before you TO exercise privilege accorded
to the humblest citizen of this Government.
Thanks be to God, my lot has been cast that ii
is my good fortune and my high privilege 10
share in the heritage bequeathed us by our fore
fathers, and that the sun of American liberty
casts its impartial, warming rays into every cor
ner of this united and unbroken Union of
States, fertiliZing and renewing the soil and
bringing into new and vigorous life the germs
of American independence, love OF one country,
love of one flag, a united people and an insep'
arabic Union"
That, fellow citizens, is a Republican
speech. No Democrat in Congress ever
voted for the adoption of the Fourteenth
Amendment General Carey was made an
American citizen by the Republican party
when they passed that amendment in OPP
position to all the Democrats in Congress
ana SEtuTtt us IdllllCdliOu III lliG
States of the Union in opposition to q
united Democracy. Prior to that time q
man could be citizen of a State but not
until the passage by the Republican party
of the Fourteenth Amendment TO the Con-
stitution of the United States and which
the Democracy labOred to defeat. was
American citizenship heard Of
Mr. Carey told his auditors that he knew
enough about law, being q member of the
| legal profession, to draw his own bills; thai
the position was more in keeping with his
profession than mine; then enumerates a
| large number of bills that he will intro
duce and urge the passage of, amongs
which is one compelling corporations tC
pay their laborers every Saturday night
| He draws the line in his favor and agains
me because he is lawyer and | am not
| When | was before the Convention anC
nominated for Senator, three members o
| the Convention came to me and said they
supported me against my two opponents
members of the bar, simply because | wa
not lawyer. They had tired of lawyers il
the Legislature. If he had so many bill
that be could draw that were so greatly il
the interest of this people, why did he no
draft them and give them to Senator Coz
to introduce Senator Cox is no lawyer
but u banker He is clear headed, sue
cessful business man, and made gooC
Senator. His party was not anxious for
lawyer for Senator, for they tried TO fore
him to take the nomination, but he re
peatedly declined to accept.
The Examiner, Mr.. Cary's Democrat
Bible, says that it has noticed sneer
against George Hearsi's career as Unitet
States Senator, and that it comes iron
those who think that no man can be an ef
fective Senator unless he has the gift o
CAB and is possessed of all the tricks of
Skilled lawyer, and adds that the best Sen
ators are those called from other than tn
legal profession.
I will admit that General Carey is al
able lawyer and that he did make goo
District Attorney. During his term OF OF
flee question arose as to whether the Su
pervisors Of this county could eDioin tn
hydraulic miners and defend our home
against the flow of slickens. Genera
Carey, as the legal advisor of the Boart
gave them legal opinion, in writing, /
which he held that the funds of the count
could not be used for that purpose. In
Board, however. proceeded with their II
junction, and did stop the hydraulic mil
ers. and it is evident from subsequent n
suits that his opinion was not good law.
He said he agreed with General Care
upon the irrigation problem, but elaine
that he was more intimately acquainte
with the wants and requirements IN Thu
direction.
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