Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-23
OPENING MEETING.
The Democracy Opens Their New Head
quarters on Seventh 'Areet.

$4,000 1890
two and three hundred people, is nicely
carpeted, seated with chairs and hand |
somely decorated. One would think from
the display of American flags that the dec |
orator was Republican, for bandana is |
nowhere to be seen. The elevated stage in |
the east end of the hall is provided with |
side rooms, wings, ETC., and nicely draped |
with the national colors. A large number !
OF Democrats came early, it having been |
announced that barrel would be on tap I
from P. NJ. The barrel was there and on |
tap. 1t consisted of several gallons of |
water, in which were floating huge chunks
of ice. A Clipper hanging to the side was |
labeled " Take drink" at s o'clock the |
room was comfortably filled and the meet
ing was called to order by Matt +. johnson. |
Alter short address, in which he predicted |
that Cleveland and Thurman would carry
almost every State in the Union, he intro
duced, as the first speaker of the evening |
Attorney General Johnson
The General had not had opportunity TO !
prepare himself specially for this occasion,
and so read speech he delivered |
some time since to Democratic |
club IN San Francisco, and which has been
varlously referred to by the San Francisco |
press. 1t was an ably written speech,
scholarly effort and from a tree trade stand
point was good address. All the Free |
Traders" in the room, and that included |
all except few Republicans who were
present, shouted themselves hoarse when
ever he would speak IN favor of free trade
One Democrat in the back seat, who for d |
time held down a case in the State Printing
Office, would lead in the frequent applause,
not by clapping his hands or stamping his |
feet, but by yelling at the top of his voice |
"hl-yl-yl!" The speaker took up the lives |
of Cleveland and Thurman and paid high |
tribute to their ability and moral worth !
He said both were the sons of poor clergy
men. They had won their way to emn-
ence by their industry, perseverance and |
natural ability. He based his free trade
argument upon the fact of there being
large surplus locked up in the Treasury
that was thus drawn from circulation.
Cleveland sent in his message; something
must be done 10 solve this enigma, and he |
proposed revision of the tariff. The Re-
publicans put in a general denial and call |
US free-traders. They are willing to give
you free whisky and tobacco. but claim
that the tariff must be kept intact They
will take the tariff off the luxuries, but
leave it on the staples. He said "Cleve-
land is not in favor of taxing the necessa-
ries OF life, and that is craftsmanship"
He reviewed the political life of Cleveland |
from Mayor to Sheriff, to Governor, 10 the
exalted position of President, and defied
any one to point to asingle act in his official
career that was not in the interest of the
public good. In referring to General
Harrlson's ancestry, the speaker said his
grandfather lived only one month after his
Inauguration. He had been piled with
hard cider too much during the campaign
At this attempted joke the ex-case-holder
at the State Printing Office jumped up and
howled, Hi-yi-yiV' which was the sig
nal for long and continued applause. The |
speaker next referred in glowing terms to
Allen 6. Thurman. When the modest |
Roman OF them all was referred to- the
" ex-State compositor jumped on his seat
with his Hi-yi-yi!" and proposed three
cheers for Thurman, which were given
with a will.
COLORADO ORATOR.
Judge W. ]. Kerr, of Colorado, was The
next speaker. He is large man, with a
big voice, and taken altogether q first. class
stump orator. He thought there was
something lin the eternal fitness of things"
and the holding of this meeting in the
basement OF church was indicative of the |
fact that the Democratic party was doing
the Lord service. He did not, however,
state just how long Jehovah had belonged
to the grand old party. He denied that the
Democratic was free-trade party, and in
this his argument was something in oppo-
sition to that of the preceding speaker, who
pinned his faith to Clevelands free-trade
message. The speaker paid his respects to
Harrison by saying that all there was to
the man was his pedigree. "a few days
ago it was reported that Haggin sold colt
for $4,000. The actual amount paid for
horsefesh was $125-the other $39 ,875 was
for pedigree" He said M II. De Young
was the champion "crow-eater OF the
Pacific coast and that Greed Raymond did
not show as much sagacity and good judg-
ment or respect for his fellow man as did /
Judas Iscariot. fhe latter, after betraying
his Saviour, threw the pieces of silver in the |
dust and went out and hung himself
Raymond still lives" He tried to show
that Morton was an English banker and |
that Harrison s favorite style of church was
pagoda. He closed his speech with an
address to the American flag, but said not
word about the bandana.
N GREENE CURTIS
n. Greene Curtis was the next speaker.
He said he had come to assist in the bap-
tism of the new club, and he felt happy,
very happy. " The more pray the hap
pier | get. / feel like the old war-horse
that sniHs the battle from afar off | want
to get into the thickest of the fight. When |
was young | had bitter tongue and it |
often involved me into needless controyer-
sizes. With years has come wisdom, and l |
ind that there is little to be gained by the |
use OF abuse or personalities in political |
campaign. Let US have no mud-sliging in
the coming contest. Don't strike below
the belt, boys, for you have plenty of am
munition and to spare to carry on a decent
campaign" This was good advice but the
Judge seemed to have forgot himself mo-
ment later, for he referred to Creed Hay-
mond as the biggest liar on the coast"
He also said who is General Harrison |
What is his military record? / never
heard of his leading in fight command
ing on the battlefield, or in any manner
distinguishing himself as a military leader
He had charge of a hospital once and is
said to have marched from Atlanta to the
sea with Sherman. A blind mule could |
have done that, for there was nothing to
oppose their progress. All they can say
for the Republican nominee is, that he is |
the son of his father and was born in his
grandfather's house" These illusions to
Harrison brought this "hi-yi-yi' compost
tor to his feet and the crowd Joined in the
applause. The speaker said the Republi-
cans were not satisfied with the nomna-
ton of Harrison and do not expect to win
with him. They don't go into this fight
with hopes of winning. Their position
reminds me-" said the venerable Judge, "of
an Irishman whose house was blown down I
while he was in bed. He crawled out of the |
wreck, and in his excitement pulled on his !
pants wrong side in 'front.' He was met |
by friend who, shaking him by the hand
said: Pat, are you killed entirely?' 4 am
not killed. replied Pat, and then looking
down on the seat of his pants, which were in |
front, he said, most resignedly, but, be- |
gorra, l think l am fatally twisted" The
Judge said the Democratic was not party |
of free-trade. neither was the Republican |
party of protection.
Charles jenkins, q candidate for Presi- |
dental elector on the Democratic ticket, |
was The next speaker. Owing to the late
ness of the hour he spoke but very few |
moments. He advised thorough organiza- |
ton and predicted the success OF the Demo- |
cractic party in November.
Installation at Elk Grove.