Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-09
THE REVOLT
1t The Infamous Rule and Grimes Of
the Bosses.
ELECTION FRAUDS CONDEMNED,
And Their Perpetrators to be Vigor-
ously Prosecuted.
THE REPUBLICAN INDIGNATION
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Great Enthusiasm and Success-Ringing
Speeches and Re- olutions to Defeat
the Republican Nominees-An Ex-
ecutive Committee to Garry
Out Its Purposes.
THE REPUBLICAN INDIGNATION
MEETING LAST NIGHT.

One of the most enthusiastic meetings
ever held in this city was that which was
held by the Independent Republicans last
night, at the old pavilion, to protest against
the outrageous frauds perpetrated at the
primary election held in this city on Satur-
day last, and to take measures to rid the
party of ring rule in the future. Fully five
hundred prominent Republican voters were
present. and the utmost harmony prevailed.
The meeting represented the best elements
of the Republican party in the city, and all
present seemed animated with the same
desire-to maintain the principles of the
Republican party, to put down boss rule
and corrupt practices, and to uphold the
purity OF the ballot-boX.
The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock by W. HI. Beatty, who spoke as fol-
lows:
- FelloO citizens: Circumstances seem to
have indicated that it was proper for me to
call this meeting to order, and it is a duty
which find a very pleasant one to per-
form. 1t is perhaps well that l should
state in general terms, although
OBJECT OF THE MEETING
you are called together on this occasion.
All of you who have lived here for eight
or ten years past have witnessed on nu-
merous occasions the defeat, through the
Vaccinations of those who make politics a
trade, of the legitimate efforts of the citi-
Zens of Sacramento to obtain fair ex-
preston of the will of the majority in the
nomination of party candidates. Such eff
forts as these, being successful, have a
natural and inevitable tendency everywhere
to go from bad to worse Let
the attempt of corrupt politicians succeed
once in defeating the will of the people,
and subverting the public interests to the
selfish and corrupt schemes of those who
make their living out of politics, and it
tempts them to bolder and more fragrant
outrage upon the same rights at the next
opportunity. And so We see from a small
beginning it goes on from bad to worse,
until we reach such results as we have re-
Gently seen illustrated in the action of the
City Convention of the Republican party,
where delegation from the Fourth Wasd
of this city. notoriously and confessedly
elected, not by the votes of the Republicans
of that ward, but by the hired and i'm
ported tools brought from the outside, was
admitted to seat upon the floor, in pursu-
ance of plan deliberately concocted for
overriding the wishes of a majority of the
people of this city in the nomination of
our public officers, and putting in those
places, where those only ought to be
who are approved by the general senti-
ment of the people, men who, if they
carried out the design for which they were
put there, may convert the Fire Depart
ment of this city into an organization
which will have for its purpose, not the
putting out of fires and decreasing the
rates of insurance here, but the carrying
out, as an organized political machine. of
the schemes of the parties who, without
such motive, would never have taken so
much trouble to succeed in organizing that
department and subjecting it to its control.
Now, gentlemen, because | took some
what prominent part in the protest which
was made against the action of that Con-
vention, suppose it was that a number of
citizens of Sacramento asked me if there
was not something that could be done to
mark our reprobation OF proceedings of
that character, and in pursuance of sug-
gesIions of others, and in cooperation with
others. | was instrumental in the publica-
ton of the call which has led 10 YOUR
assembling here.
Now, gentlemen, have no programme.
| have no particular plan. All that wish
IS that something may be done which will
TEACH THESE TRICKsTERs A LESSON,
So that for the future they will find no
profit in carrying out schemes of this kind
and will naturally stop it. Applause.
The call for this meeting was addressed
TO those who condemn the action of the
City Convention, and who are desirous of
doing something to mark their disapproba-
ton. Before put any motion or receive
any nomination for Chairman l desire to
request that those who are in sympathy
with the objects of the meeting take their
places here in front, and those who do not
subscribe to our purpose will repair to the
outside, so that l may know who to recog-
nizu as members of this meeting
All present were evidently in sympathy
with the objects of the meeting, for no one
took back seat