Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02
ANTI-CHINESE.
Democrats Rejoice Over the
Exclusion Bill.
A RALLY AT THE GRAND STAND.
Addresses by Colonel J. P. Irish,
Major Arbuckle, j. s. Ward, P. c.
Hunt and r. s. ScOfield.

When the news reached the Coast that
the President had signed the Chinese
Exclusion bill, the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee decided to make it the
occasion of simultaneous rally along
the line. The County Committee here at
once gave instructions to have salutes
fired at intervals from the wigwam on
New high street, and the sullen boom of
the cannon ever and anon reverberating
over the city called the attention OF the
community to the grand episode which
had occurred in the history of the State.
At dusk bonires were lighted, and by
7 80 large concourse had assembled at
the grand stand and eagerly awaited the
arrival of the orators. by s o'clock the
platform was occupied by members of the
County Central Committee and the var
ious political organi cations, and a few
minutes later Mr.. John Shirley Ward,
who acted as President of the evening
opened the proceedings with the follow
ing address: Ladies' and gentleme
More than hundred years ago the bell
of independence rang throughout the
land and was heard by three millions OF
American citizens. To-day Grover Cleve-
land has touched bell that will thrill
the heart of every man on the Pacific
coast. This new declaration of indepen-
dence means the absolution of California
from the bondage of the Chinese race.
For twenty-five years California has on
bended knee piteously appealed to Wash
ington for relief from the Mongolian in
vasion, and to-day her prayer has been
answered. 1t has been a long war to
gain our end, and we have been assailed
on all sides by the Republican party
for their leader, Harrison, voted per-
sistently, joyfully, aye, gladly to make
the cords of the Chinese hold stronger,
but to-day he stands miserably whipped.
Blaine it is true. from his place in the
front of their ranks says: "The Chi
nese must CO." Harrison with a know
ing look adds, "You bet," but Morton,
looking over the steel rails of the Cana
dian Pacific, says to them, "Come and
rest on this bosom, thy home is still
here" will now ladies and gentlemen
open this meeting by calling on the Sec
r. .ary to read the, list of officers. The
following document was then called over.
THE OFFICERS.
President-John Shirley Ward.
Secretaries-M. Slough, w. G. Phil
lips.
Vice -Presidents-Dr. J. s. Crawford,
H. j. Stuhr. H. Newmark, Henry Fen
ton, T. B. Brown, B. Cohn, H. w. Pat
ton, Ed. Roth. G. F. A. Last, T. j.
Cuddy, Chas. A. Bell, DR.. J. E. Fulton,
G. G. Desmond, Gen. Robt. H. Chap
man. E. S. Fancher, Dr.. G. F. Hemzi-
man, A. G. Roques, Phillip Stoll, H. g.
Stevens, A. G. Clark, Pierre de jean
vile, DR.. H. Nadeau, Ed. Perry, G. A.
Schroeder, G. Collins, F. M. Hodgkiss, j.
F. Sweeney. H. j. Harding, Thos. Nc
Caffrey, G. Ducommun, James N. Han
ley, Gen. J. w. Baldwin, M. T. Collins.
Y. Bilderrain, ]. w. Glowner, w. L.
Waters, R. Martin, J. F. Tournoux.
MAI. ARBUcKLE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Ward then introduced Maj. Ar
buckle, whose appearance was greeted
with loud applause. He said: "Mr.
President, ladies and gentlemen-I come
up tonight like an old Methodist, with
my bible in my hand, the bible Of the
United States, the Congressional Re-
cord, not what is promised, but what
has been done. In all the cyclones of
war and politics, when the Gov
ernment has groaned in every fibre,
parties have come up and
gone down and at last they find refuge
in an ark launched when the country
was made. We have had as our com.
mander true, thorough, digni6ed and
grand American, the greatest American
Of the day, Grover Cleveland, and he has
proved an officer who never waits nor
vacillates. Year after year since the first
invasion of the Chinese horde
on our Coast, the people of California
have held up their hands in an
appeal for protection but not until to-
night has it come. 1t comes now as
welcome as the message over the hills OF
Judea. "The Chinese must 60 and the
Californians who have earned this coun
try shall have it for themselves and their
children" The great American who is
the author of this great statute, the
Chinese Exclusion bill, William L.
Scott, was born in perfect poverty.
Helped by his mother to a
small education he became a page in
the House of Representatives and has
come up steadily, until now he is in the
front rank, and occupies place tonight
in the heart of every Californian second
only to the President of the United
States. He controls the anthracite coal
business in a large district and in his
town he establishes every winter a Goa
depository where fuel is furnished to the
widow and orphan 80 that none may &c
cold. In Erie, Pa, the place of hi
birth and mine, no man dare utte
a word against him. He was elected BY
5000 majority in a Republican distric
that on previous occasion, with anothe
candidate, gave 4200 majority the othe
way. hold in my hand documen
from which I wish to read you an extrac
regarding this labor question. After tn
war, in support of can act to encourag
immigration, Senator Sherman made
speech in which he said that the labo
market had become so depleted tha
it was necessary to get help fror
abroad. The Republican party passe
this message, and during the twenty-fou
lyears they kept it on the statute books
When the Democrats came in power on
of them introduced an act for it's repeal
and shamed the Republican party int
making it law. These facts show yo
what party is working in your interes
and tonight, while you come here spor
taneously to show that you are in fave
! of the Chinese exclusion bill, let us joi
our voices together and looking over Ii
mountains to the White House say, ,"Gc