Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-24

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like manner be able to discern
through the gauzy covering th,
horns Of these men who are
trampling them under their heels
| Wealth has plenty of machinery to guard
its interests, and the trouble is that we
are too ready to yield to it's influence. liz
the great struggle that is ahead YOU will
find on the one side the masses of the
people, and on the other will be ranged
those who, like Gould, would if they
could, make King.
| SOME INCONSISTENCIES.
| There is a great cry going up about incon.
sistency land the Republicans are making
great parade of the fact that in the Demo
cratic platform passed in Bartlett's time.
there was plank regarding the protec-
ton OF wool. This was certainly put
through, but it was an addition, and hur-
riedly considered; then again it was
simply State affair. Now let us look at
| the other side. In the legislation of this
State three sessions ego, a resolution was
passed in favor Of free jute, yet the Re-
publicans who cast their votes then, are
to-day outcrying the very thing they
then demanded. Again, in the platform
in which Estee was nominated for Gov
| ernor, there was very strong plank de-
nouncing the railroads of thisState for their
non-payment of taxes, yet that same
gentleman ls now supporting as long a
plank in which he said that Stanford was
one OF the greatest men that ever lived,
and that the State owed more to him
than to any other man on earth. An
other instance: Blaine, the acknowl-
edged champion of the Republican par
ty, writing from Europe, said that it
would never do to remove the taxes on
liquors, for it would increase the con-
sumption enormously yet in the plat
form of that party adopted in Chicago
appears plank to do away with such
| taxes, while, strange to say,
the document winds up with
the statement that they are in
favor of temperance and morality. OF
course it was good thig they said so, or
| otherwise such things might have been
doubted"
Mr.. White then read an extract from
Mr.. Mills tariff speech in New York, in
which, while addressing the House on
the removal OF the duty on tin plates,
that gentleman said that the only reason
the Republicans can give for its main
tenance is that some day Mr.. John Jack,
of Pennsylvania, may want to start such
a factory, and for this reason
the farmers must now pay out a
tax with which the Republicans are
not contented but wish 10 have
raised 1l0 per cent. Continuing, Mr..
White said: "The only way on which
the tariff should be applied is for the
protection for time of an industry that
| needs stimulating and not for those tnat
are well able to support themselves.
The people of California should have no
doubts as to which way they should vote
the course is clear to them if they
simply inquire as to how their interests
are affected. Regarding the Chinese
| question, when the treaty which the
Democratic party had arranged was sent
to the Senate, that body, with the
exception OF two men, were in
favor of it, and one of these
objected because he, Mitchell OF Oregon,
made business of kicking. AS to the
landing of Cinnamon on our shores the
Democratic treaty practically abolishes
all possibility of the certificate frauds, by
the production OF which a Mougol by
simply stating that he has been here be-
fore and answering few questions may
come in our midst. Never in the history
of Congress has there been time when
over per cent. of the Democratic party
would not vote for the labor interests, as
is evidenced by the records of their act.
ion whenever the subject of Chinese i'm
migration came up.
HARRISON ovERHAULED.
Harrison's friends are pleading that
ct the time he voted in favcr
of the Chinese he did not thor
onghly understand what he was doing,
but the Democrats who were there did,
and voted in the interests of the people.
All that can be said OF Harrison is that
he is the grandson of his grandfather, an
argument that was used when Fred.
| Grant was put up, and he was treated
| like this older gentleman will be in next
| November. During the whole time he
served in the Senate Harrison never did
thing to make himself famous, or gave
the slightest indications of being a
great man. Then there is Morton,
good business man, and with neat
banking account, but what else? Put
him side by side with Thurman-that
grand old man who has ever fought the
battles of the poor-and no one can have
any doubt as for whom they should vote.
Compare Cleveland and his sound ad-
ministration and typical Americanism
with Harrison. man who, though he
had every opportunity, could not raise
himself out OF the channel of everyday
life. Even in his own State, Indiana,
Harrison does not appear to be highly
thought Of, tor when he was put
up for Governor against Will
Jams that gentleman defeated him,
and he shared like fate later
on in his contest with Turpie for the SEN
atorship. In the coming campaign at
tempts will be made to control your
votes, and no efforts spared to bring up
everything that can in the most round
about way, throw any slur on the Demo-
cratic party. One thing that has hap
pened amuses me very much.
While was away one of
our Democratic clubs challenged
local Republican organization to de-
batting contest, but a reply was sent that
''they could not afford such discus
sion." They refused to descend from
the magnificent pedestal on which they
hail placed themselves. yet the same
club held primary last Saturday,"
Loud laughter followed this sally, dur
ing which Mr.. White retired to his seat
after an interesting discourse extending
over an hour. Mr.. Scofeld, Vice -Presi-
dent of the Working Mems Club, next
made a telling oration, after which ad-
journment was taken until the next reg.
ular meetinp-day.