Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-25

DOTlUeS Cne OCat0 ClckcC, anu tuo Dcmo-
Gratis the Congressman and the electoral
vote. If the fusion is accomplished, the
Republicans are lost"
TRUE BLUE DEMOCRATS.
A Most Enthusiastic Rally I'm Fair
AZusa.
EDITORS HERALD-A large crowd OF
ladies and gentlemen assembled here last
evening at the Democratic stand to hear
the Hon. S. M. White, who was to ad-
dress them. At o'clock Judge John T.
Goodwin, who was selected as President
of tie evening by the Azusa Democratic
Club, called the meeting to order, ap-
pointing as Vice. Presidents Messrs. j. G.
Jones, J. McNist, J.. p. Barnes, E. E.
Pollard, ]. H. Malone, Geo. w. Sells. A.
J, Horn, Gabriel Aguaya, M. Canbury, A,
Streshler, w. B. Cullen and j. c. John
son. Mr.. James Nelson was appointed d
Secretary. The candidates present,
Judge Dupuy and Messrs. John Mccoy
and G. E. J. White, were invited upon
the stand and presented to the people.
The Hon. S. M. White was then intro
duced and received by the large crowd
with loud and hearty cheers. He said he
felt proud to meet the large audience be-
fore him, hoping that among them he
would find many Republicans as it was
to them he proposed to address himself
particularly, knowing that his brcther
Democrats were satisfied with the Demo-
cratic platform that had been adopted by
the Convention that met in st. Louis and
L IL rke
hoped. however, that, if from the argu-
ments he would produce our Republican
friends we're satisfied that they were cor
rect, they would change their
minds and vote for Cleveland
and Thurman, but if not they should
vote as they thought best. He said the
first question with US was the tariff, aud
there were some wrongs inflicted upon
the people. Four years ago the two Lar-
ties advocated the same principle, but
now in 1888 in defiance OF the PRINCIPLES
taught by the Republicans at that time,
now when the Democrats have advocated
a reduction of the tariff by the introduc-
ton of the Mills bill, they call us the Free
Trade party and to show how great
change has come over them, the speak
er quoted from the message Of President
delivered by Senator Allison, of Iowa,
pie, was interrupted by Senator Lawrence
advantage the manufacturers and con-
sumers would have by the introduction
of wool into the country free Of duty. He
also quoted from the speeches Of Ii. Will
son, Vice President of the United States,
self-made man Hugh McCulloch's re-
port of 1884, President Arthur's message
and several other prominent Republi-
cans all of whom advocated the reduction
Of the tariff. But now change has come
over the spirit of their dreams,
and now they brand the Democrats as
the Free Trade party. Caliiornia::wool is
worth only one-half the tariff, we do not
produce fine wool, and our manufactures
cannot produce the articles imported into
this country on account of the high tariff.
We cannot make these fine cloths, not
having the fine wool here to make them
out of. More than half of the cloths con-
sumed we get from abroad. We have
put an embargo on our own manufactor-
les. There is no sense in putting tariff
on the raw materials. Hides are brought
to this country free of duty, consequently
business are doing well. Before the war
we had a fine merchant marine, and
where is it now? After the war the iron
ship was introduced, but the tariff upon
steel and iron was 80 high that our ship
makers could not compete with England
ship-makers, and now American suprem-
acy has left us. McCulloch shows from
his report that the articles used in ship
building should be free OF duty. A
Nation that has to employ a foreigner to
do its carrying must fail. When the
Mills bill was formed, tin was put upon
the free list, and no article is more
generally used. 1t is used by everybody
The canneries make very small profit
and we must rely on our canneries. They
say tin mine has been discovered in
Idaho, but it has produced nothing as
yet. Salt should also be given us free o.
duty. It Is one of the necessaries of life
Ottar of roses, oil of orange flowers, and
various articles in that line are free o.
duty, they are luxuries and we can gel
along without them. Castor oil pays 9
duty OF 1870 per cent, and is used fol
many purposes. Diamonds are taxed
only 10 per cent. They can be dispensed
with, window-glass pays nearly 100 pei
cent, vet we are compelled to have ligh
in our houses, this is necessity. From
, lumber, the Mills bill proposes to take
off the tax of two dollars on the thou
sand. The Senate bill proposes to re
tain it. Blaine some time since said ht
! thought the tariff should be removed
, from lumber, now he opposes it. Arthu
: appointed commission who said the
: tariff should be reduced 25 per cent. HI
then made quotations from many Of thu
} Republican leaders, all Of whom advo
; Gated a reduction Of the tariff. No on
is in favor of free trade, which is thei
great cry, but there is n
truth in it. The Mills bill pro
, poses . reduction of per cent
. and reduces the surplus sixty millions
Y the Senate bill asks reduction of sew
8 enty-five millions. Which party is ad
Q vocating free trade? They charge tn
: Mills bill with favoring the South, whel
r the reduction ON the tariff on orange
= and lemons favors Mexico. This grea
J. love for the laboring element now show
9 itself, but it is only recently that Gould
It Vanderbilt and others Of that ilk hav
advocated the great labor cause. Blain
d also showed his love for the poor ma
Il when he was invited by the advocate (
o the suffering Irish to come and dine wit
him, but the Maine man was very sic
and couldn'tgo. He was, however, ver
muCh like the 0irl WIN waan,t at hon