Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-01
The Secretary Puts TO shame the
Efforts of Political Liars.


The Secretary Puts TO shame the
Efforts of Political Liars.
BALTIMORE, October 31.-Three thou
sand Democrats tonight attended
meeting at Ontario Hall under the aus
pices OF the Jefferson Democratic Asso-
citation. Secretary Bayar1 was the
principal speaker, and when he was in
troduced to the audience he was accord
ed an ovation seldom given public man
in Baltimore. In his speech he reviewed
the issues of the campaign and spoke in
terms of the highest eulogy of
President Cleveland, Judge Thurman,
and the acts of the present administra-
ton. Believe me-" said he in this
portion OF his remarks, "the task of the
Administration for the last three years
has been no holiday pastime. It has
been hard and flinty hill up which
Cleveland has toiled, but thank God the
light Of the coming sun welcomes him
now. Look everywhere and you find the
Americans like brothers, arrayed in the
services of this union under Democratic
administration. [Applause.] Look in
his Cabinet and you find there men at
tached by the same spirit of devotion
to public duty that marks their chief,
Applause Look at your Judiciary.
Was it not time that the great and last
resort of the American people, with its
mighty and exceptional jurisdiction
should find within it man who loved
and was beloved by the Southern peo-
pie (applause); not only respected and
honored by the Southern people, but
honored, respected and trusted where
ever the name of Lamar was heard.
There are men in the diplomatic service
who served as galiantly under the flag
of the Union as any whose names
can be mentioned land others who served
with equal consciousness and valor and
devotion under the flag of the late Con-
federsoy. IApplause.] But it is proof
Of the success of the war that perfect
union should be first established by the
election of a Democratic President. Loud
applause. Well may Hugh McCulloch,
the Republican exSecretary of the Treas
ury under two administrations, put in
his forty years history that the welfare oil
the Government Of the United States has
suffered no detriment at the hands o1
Grover Cleveland" Loud applause
Referring to the Sackville- Murchison
incident the Secretary said: Gentlemen,
there are political birds of prey that
fatten and rejoice over the carcasses OF
dead and exposed ISLANDERS and false
hoods. This country has been witness
in the last week of the interruption, fol
the time being only, of its rela
tions with foreign and friendly power
1t was made necessary act. 1t was
not the act of the people of the United
States or of any one in sympathy with
them or with their interests. 1t was the
wretched plot Of despairing politician
(great applause and cheers), or the con.
spiracy Of despairing politicians to bring
discredit upon class of our adopted citi-
zens for the purpose of creating unjust
prejudice in the minds of another class O
our adopted citizens. The SANDER upon
the one, and the foul attempt to misleaG
the other, can not be defended. A
defeat his political opponent, woult
poison the we'll of his enemy in time o
war and slaughter his wife and children
Tremendous cheers.] Against this
call upon the honest sentiment of every
American citizen to resent the insult thu
offered to our country by those persons
If, as the saying goes, the receiver is a
bad as the thief, what have you to say O
men VINO IN puDllc speeches Will glOaC AM
cheer and clap their hands over the proc
of infamy committed for the sake o
political supremacy? Whatever may bt
our differences as to our personal ad
miration, whatever may be the question
of our divergence upon non-essentials
let US at least resolve that ours shall b,
a government of honest, self-respectin
men. Let us establish such tone, sucl
a standard of morals all over the land
that when man goes abroad into othe
countries or stays at home he may sa
with Just pride and gratitude, ethan
God, am an American citizen" [Grea
applause