Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-10
AT LA PUENTE.
A ROusing Democratic Rally OIL
Saturday Night.

ROusing Democratic Rally on
Saturday Night.
On Saturday evening there was a
rousing Democratic meeting at the beau
tiful and fourishing town OF La Puente,
which is situated seventeen miles east of
this city, on the S. P. R. R. Notwith-
standing the fact that the committee of
arrangements was not notified of the
coming of the Democratic speakers until
Saturday morning, there was by Joint ef-
fort of Messrs. S. P. Rowland, J. H.
Mag and ex-Sheriff VIM. Rowland a
goodly and inspiriting crowd collected
| by the time the speakers arrived at the
stand. Word had been sent out by the
above-named gentlemen to all the out
lying precencts, and the stalwart yeo-
manry OF this part of the San Gabriel
ley, accompanied by their fair wives and
daughters, assembled in goodly numbers
long before O'Clock, to honor the occa-
sion and cheer on the good cause of hon
est and economic Democratic policy and
purpose. 1t was an open-air meeting, a
substantial stand, neatly carpeted and
gracefully festooned with American flags,
having been hastily prepared in the CEN
ter of the town for the speakers, while
great bonfres made the scene as bright
as day.
Messrs. S. G. Long and L. G. Maccabe,
lawyers of Los Angeles, were the chief
speakers of the evening. These gentle
men presented the Democratic side of
the great questions now agitating the
public mind in masterful and eloquent
series OF arguments, backed by statistics,
record, evidence, anecdote and historical
facts, convincing, it would seem,
to even the most hardened and OBJ
tuse Republican political conscience.
Their speeches were calculated to do
great good for the Democratic ticket, for
they said nothing against the Republi-
can party except that which the history
and record of that party warranted them
in saying. They advocated the election
of not only the National Democratic
ticket headed by the incompatible can
didates of the Democracy, for President
and Vice President-Cleveland and
Thurman, but urged their hearers to sup
port especially the local, county and
Congressional District tickets, as, per-
haps, of greater importance to this i'm
mediate section than the triumph of the
National Democratic ticket, which latter,
they said, was sure to be successful, no
matter how the State of California cast her
electoral vote. They urged thorough or
ganization, sleepless vigilance and per-
sistent effort, among the Democrats, as
the sure means Of success; calling upon
their hearers not to cease their labors in
the good cause until the close OF the polls
on the 9th of November next. These
gentlemen were listened to with great at
tention and generously applauded
throughout and at tie close of their re-
spective addresses.
In response to repeated calls, afte- the
regular speakers of the evening had
closed the discussion, Mr.. A. Hopper,
one OF the staunchest Democrats and
pioneer citizens on the Pacific Coast,
took the stand and made genuine old
time Iousing and inspiring Democratic
speech, afrer which, and after three
cheers for Cleveland and Thurman, the
orderly and well-pleased audience dis.
persed to their respective homes.