Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-25

was not right that money should be taken
from the pockets of the people unless
they were perfectly aware OF the amount,
and were perfectly willing to give it for
the purposes for which it was demanded.
The speaker characterized the cry of the
Republicans against the Democrats OF
free trade as false and malicious.
How" the speaker asked, 'can the
Mills bill be called free trade measure
which simply reduces the average
amount of taxation from AZ 59-100 per
cent. to about AZ per cent, still leaving
the tariff higher than has ever been
known in the history OF America, except
at the present time ?' The speaker then
referred to the idea Of European skill and
labor being superior to the American and
as being able to crowd America out OF
the foreign commerce of the world. He
then related that when being Superin-
tendent Of Printing in California he off,
cially visited Europe, the cities of Glas-
gov and London, and although seeing
some very fine printing machinery there,
he saw nothing in point of efficiency able
to stand against the American machinery
Of a like nature. Upon visiting Paris and
its National Printing Department, which
employs 1900 people, who were paid
about 81 .25 day (Which they could live
well UPON, he saw there in one room a
hundred "Franklin" presses, and ma
chinery that had been discarded in this
country one hundred years ago. In Cal
ifornia, the speaker stated, he paid his
printers $4. so day, and he could well
afford to do so in the point of the pro-
duct of their skill over that OF the French
Government printers and the much more
efficient machinery of America. He
could do more work with two hundred
American printers and better work than
they could in Paris with their twelve
hundred.
He then dwelt upon the Chinese ques-
ton, stating that it was the sturdy spirit
of the California people alone, and not
the Republican party, that had saved
the country from being absolutely anni-
hilated with the Chinese hordes. He
related an instance which took
place in this State many years
ago, when what was known as the Coolie
contract law, was about to be passed by
the California Legislature the speaker
said that when they heard that such
law was about to be passed in this State,
to legalize contracts in China with Cool
les to work in our mines, the sturdy min
ers rose up and swore that if the law was
passed they would proceed to Sacramento
and hang every member of the Legisla-
ture who was responsible for it. The
law was not passed. The veteran up
holder of the Democracy of the State then
said in closing: Give us but four years
more with Grover Cleveland at the head
of our country, and this great people will
assume that place among the nations for
which destiny had intended her. We
would wrest from Great Britain the
monopoly of international commerce,
and the vain boast that she and she only
was the Ruler of the Waves upon every
sea Americas white winged coursers OF
the deep ould sail, and visit every land
from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean
isles, from the Baltic to the Spanish
main our country then, not hemmed in
by the wall Of national prejudice and
that short sighted policy which essayed
to teach that our country should
trade with no one but itself,
would be carrying goods and wares
from every country under the sun
in American ships, manned by Ameri-
cans; we would be greater and more
powerful rival to England upon the seas
than We were thirty-fve years ago, when
Americas merchantmen rivalled those
OF England! With Grover Cleveland, a
statesman in every sense OF the word,
America will start out in new era of in
ternational commerce and prosperity !
The speaker then resumed his seat amidst
the applause of the audience which had
listened attentively to every word OF the
address. The chairman then introduced
Judge r. A. Dunnigan. The Judge com.
menced his address by stating that being
from the state where Mr.. Harrison lives
he was perfectly aware Of the status OF
that gentleman concerning the laborers
and workers of this country. He was in
that state when the celebrated strike
took place on the railroads and in which
General Harrison was employed as arbi-
traitor, at which time he said that dol
lar day was plenty for the working
man, and that they should only have
ninety cents and hired Pinkerton
detectives with revolvers TO drive
the man back to work. Concerning
taxation the speaker demanded
to know why it was that the taxes in the
last twenty-five years had been removed
from railroads, corporations, banks, etc.,
and placed upon the great necessaries of
life by the indirect taxation upon those
articles required by the great masses of
our people? Who brought the Chinese
plague upon us but the Pacific railroad
monopolists. What did they care about
taxing the necessaries of life. How
much did they have to pay OF it?
They tell US that the Republicans have
secured the exclusion OF the Chinese.
How is it they did not exclude them ten
years ago? How is it they didn't sue
ceed in soaring up Mr.. Arthur about the
Chinese? Did the Republicans think
the Chinese must 60 because Grover
Cleveland is more scary than their Re.
bablican friends? "What is a govern
ment for" asked the speaker, "but for
the protection Of the rights of every man,
woman and child under it's care and
how can that be accomplished by taxing
the great laboring classes Of the country
for the benefit of the few monopolists, as
the present protective system does, as
advocated by the Republican party
in the person of their 'un-
crowned king Mr.. James G.
Blaine?" The Judge throughout his
address illustrated it by well timed and
happy illustrations, and after a most
mastery ard vigorous speech in the
language of true blue Democracy, re-
sumed his seat amid the applause Of his
listeners.
Colonel Messmore then announced
that next Monday night another meeting
of the Democratic Club would be held