Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-08

Angeles, the Queen Of the Angeles, !"
was responded to by Captain A. W.
Barrett, who said: "We have one OF
the most prosperous and progressive
cities of the State" fle had laid
great stress on the size and import
ance of our city while before the State
Central Committee, and had told
told them that Gin ten years We would
exceed in size and importance the
city of San francisco ITSELF" and ex-
trayagant as this statement seemed,
he nevertheless firmly believed that
in ten years it woul have popula-
ton of 200, 900, and have better i'm
provements than any other city on
the coast.
At the conclusion of his address,
Marshal Risley arose and gave some
statistics in regard to tho railroad
traffic and banking interests OF Los
Angeles, as compared with San Fran
cisco. He showed that the Southern
Pacific, in the second half OF the year
1887, delivered So, 800 tons of freight
more to Los Angeles than to San
Francisco, snd the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, which delivers no
freight at San Francisco, adds great
deal more to the surplus Los Angeles
receives. The Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of this city has 5000, 900
more deposited in it's vaults than the
California State Bank, the leading
banking institution of the METROPOLIS.
Senator Del Vale was asked to re-
spond to the toast. "The Native
Sons of the Golden West" He stat
ed that the Democratic party was not
an old chestnut, but the subject OF the
toast assigned him had become to
him an old chestnut, from the fact
that on every occasion when speeches
were wont to be made, he was called
upon to speak on the "Sons of the
Golden West" He supposed the chair
man had signaled him out as the VIC
tim of a joke, but he would decline to
speak on that subject at all. He
would speak en- the aninus of the
present occasion, which he did and
made a most eloquent speech. He
said the Democratic party was always
ready to give credit where it was due,
therefore it was fitting to honor Mr..
Lacey and his colleagues. He dwelt
particularly on the efforts which MIR.
Lacey had exerted in the last six or
eight years in .endeavoring to secure
the convention for Los Angeles.
He also complimented Chair
man Hellman, and concluded with
mentioning the importance of show
ing proper hospitality to the expected
guests. He showed the good and
evil that might result from the con-
vention, and thought it would prove a
great source of knowledge to those
who came from the northern part of
the State, who would thus be accord
ed an opportunity to lew the resourc-
es and prosperity of Los Angeles.
The next toast was the "Demo-
Gratis of Los Angeles" by a Democrat,
"blast from whose bugle is worth
a thousand men," The respondent
was l. w. Hellman, who said: "You
all know that am no speaker, but to
speak of the Democratic party al
ways makes my heart jump with joy.
The party is never defeated in this
country when working unitedly.
What success we have had was not
through my efforts. / could have
done nothing without the support OF
all the Democrats. Others did more
work than 1. Whatever l did was
simply my duty. There is no such
word as fail when we all work to-
gether. I hope my successor will be
man of more executive ability and
vim. i will aid him all in my power"
Senator Munday responded to the
toast, "The Bar" He confessed COM
ing from the northern citrus belt, and
still pleaded guilty to the impeach
ment Of having warm spot in his
heart for his native heath. But he
was in full accord with the doctrine OF
State unity. and believed the Demo-
cracy-of the whole State should work
together and abolish sectionalism.
He came here because this is a pros
porous section and good place to
make money. He hoped the greatest
cordiality would always exist between
the various sections. There should not
and there must not be any Sec
tional feeling. As to the bar, he
was mixed as to which he was speak
ing for, but that was ina Amaterial.
Colonel ]. j. Ayers responded to
the toast "The Democratic Press of
Southern California. He said: "In
responding to any toast to the press l
always feel en- capdpe. But in res.
ponding to the Democratic press feel
responsibility that does not suggest
itself to every .one." He referred
them to the first victory of this sec.
ton of the State in winning the con-
vention, and the work of love and la
Dor, which now remained for every one
W ho lovesthis section and city, to do
He said we must not send the
people away this year disgruntled.
angry and inimicable to oul
place as was the result at the clio SO OF
the Republican State Convention two
years ago. Let us bring them here
with words OF cheer and the hospital
ity which belongs to Southern Cali
fornia and send them away sounding
our praises. But the people would dc
that. He passed then from mere
local to broader ground, the grand
theater Of craftsmanship looked upon
by the whole world, in which we
were playing part which would affect
not only the present year but would
reach far into the future. He spoke
of the broad principles Of. gov
eminent on which the Dem
ocratic party was founded-the
correct principles of American govern
ment, the maintenance of which
must not be a fight of words but o.
intelligence, He referred to some ol
the corruptions of the opposition
party while in power, as for example,
the lavish giving of the public lands
of the United States to corporations
giving them into the hands of the
few while the many have gone beg
ging for homes without gaining them.
The public domain, bought for the
people by the people, where is it now
| We have, as far as we could during oul
short tinno in yowor handod hack the