Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-11
GENERAL A. L. HART
Addresses an Immense Audience in the
CIunie Opera House.

pdlSn was lnal u0tQ at Tue Siuuio Opera
House last night under the auspices of the
First Time Republican Club" They
marched from their headquarters on
Fourth street, headed by the First Artillery
Band, acting as an escort to the Harrison
Veterans. The young men who are to cast
their maiden vote for Harrison and Morton
and protection to American industries
made a fine showing. Their uniform Is
quite tasty and attractive. II consists of a
gilded helmet, a shirt made of red-and-
| white striped material with sailor cuffs and
collars of navy blue dotted with five
pointed white stars, and pantaloons of dark
material. On their shoulders, attached to
| the end of an orange cane, they carried
Japanese lanterns eighteen inches in cir
cumference, on which appeared portraits OF
the Republican candidates for President
and Vice President. the American flag and
sketch of the typical log cabin, etc. The
boys marched well, and were cheered along
the line. The Veterans turned out in full
| force to do honor to the man whose Grand
| father received their vote for the Presi-
dency.
After the band escorted the column to the
Opera House they returned to the Republi-
can headquarters.
The stage in the Opera House had been
| gorgeouSly trimmed with floral pieces, por-
traits, bunting and notices. In front of
the speakers stand was a large tablet, rest
ing upon an easel. 1t was constructed of
tubelroses. interviewer with the delicate
| leaves Of the smilax. In the center of the
tablet, in raised letters, wrought with car
mine pinks, were the words, First Timers" "
At the corners of the stage were life-sized
portraits of Harrison and Morton, in mas
sive gilt frames, delicately trimmed With
! evergreens, smilax and roses, while the en-
| tire stage was profusely decorated with ban
ners. At the back of the stage was an i'm
mense banner, on which was printed the
Republican battle cry, Protection to Amer
lean Industries" Stretched across the
| stage, some twelve feet above the footlights.
was row Of lighted japanese lanterns, of
| the same size and pattern as those carried
| in the procession. Hanging from the gal
! lery, the entire distance around the dress
circle, was similar row of lanterns, all
| lighted. 1t will thus be seen that the dec
orations Were profuse, and it is safe to say
that the Opera House never looked better
than it did last night.
Long before the procession arrived the
| building was packed, ali the seats were
| taken, and many who came late could not
find standing room and went home a
large number of ladies were present.
| The meeting was called to order by the
| Chairman of the " First Timers, who read
the following list Of officers: President,
Joseph Steffens; Vice e-Presidents-M. NJ.
Drew, VIM. Land, c. J. Noack. G. J. Titus.
| A. a Redington, A. a. Van Voorhies, r.
2. Burr, f. D. Lyons, Henry Eckhardt,
| Wittenbrock, w. E. Bowman, George
Schroth, Adolph Wittenbrock, C. Il.
Krebs, Herman Mier, S. s. Nathan. G.
E. Ebert, Fred. Kolliker, e. NJ Gra-
ham, c. V. Kellogg, John Bellmer.
]. P. Siebenthaler, S. S. Beede,
George Smith, G. Zimmerman, P. H. Men
ken, c. K. Daugherty, VIM. McMitchell,
George Murry, George NJ. Mott Frank
Miller DR.. @. E. Pinkham, H w Bragg,
J. f. Slater, W. II. Young, G. W. Chesley,
P. S. Lawson, 7. c. Churchman, A. Dit
mar, Thomas J. Scott, Charles F. Sellineer,
A. b. G. Nusbaum, J. Minford, Abrams
| Petrocchi, Lieutenant ?. A. Galgani, H.
Conkrite, 3. +. Bell, Ben. Leonard, U. NJ .
Reece, Jacob Nagele
Secretaries-lsaac Joseph, II. J. Norton.
Mr.. Steffens made few remarks compli-
| mentary to the young men who were to
cast their first vote for the Republican nom-
inees, and, after brief but pointed speech,
announced the next thing on the pro-
gramme to be song by the double quartet.
While he was speaking the band entered
the hall at the head of the Harrison and
Morton Glee Club. The band played
Three Cheers for the Red White and
Blue" which captured the audience and
caused rousing cheers for the Presidential
candidates, the " First Timers" " and the
Glee Club.
The double quartet then sang a cam
paign song that brought forth immense
applause.
The train is coming around the bend
Good-by, old Grover, good by
Its loaded down with Harrison men,
Good-by, old Grover, good-by.
Free trade is busted, protection we say,
Good-by, old Grover. good-by..
Roast beef to eat two dollars day,
Good-by, old Grover, good-by.
The time has come for loyal men,
Good-by, old Grover, good-by,
To shoot the bandana and vote for Ben
Good-by, old Grover, good-by.
The duty on wool, we'l keep the same,
GCod-by old Grover, good-by.
II you don't believe just ask Jim Blaine
Good-by old Grover, good-by
Tippecanoe and Morton too.
Good-by old Grover, good-by.
If you can remember, you will in November
Good-by old Grover good-by.
f. A. Jones read poem, Grover to Dan
iel, entitled, IF l Had Only been Girl u
1t was well rendered and loudly applsuded
Prot. Kinross sang The Heart Bowed
| Down" and TOR an encore, II Fear No
Foe
Owing to the great length of the pro-
gramme General Hart did not commences
speaking until nearly 8 o'clock. He spoke
for an hour and a half, and made one of
the finest addresses heard in this campaign.
He was in fine voice, made strong an1 tell
ing points, frequently made oratorical
| flights that wrought the audience to such II
pitch of enthusiasm that their cheers could
be heard blocks away. In the early part of
his speech he used the name of Grover
Cleveland, and the Democrats in the audi
ence cheered Justify. Mr.. Hart said he
was glad to observe there were so MANY
Democrats present, and if they would listen
| to him TO the end of his speech he was
sure to make some votes for Harrison. The
plaudits of the Democracy seemed to put
the speaker on his mettle, and he grew elo-
quent in his denunciation of the Demo-
! cratic party and their candidate stating
that the latter had never filled one, but had
I been traitor to ell of his promises. He
! handled Cleveland without gloves on the
civil service reform. He said the song.
The Heart Bowed Down." was quite ap-
proprlate. There was time in the history
Of our country when the hearts of millions
Of children were bowed down, and thew
were bowed down that the nation might
| live, that the Star-Spangled Banner might
! be permitted to wave over free and united
country When he reviewed the national
Democratic party he claimed the right
| to criticise its conduct, and if he
found it disloyal he claimed the
right to tell his fellow citizens of it. If to
review the history of ones country was to
| be denounced as the waving of the bloody
shirt, then he claimed right to wave. He
said the Democratic party was party of
free traders and the Republican the party
of protection, and read the national plat
forms of the Democracy for the last forty
years to prove the assertion He said it
was party of dishonesty and disloyalty,
and referred to the close of President
Buchanan's term There was no surplus
| OF funds, of navy, of munitions of war
| then. He claimed that the party headed
by Cleveland to-day was not the party of
Jefferson, Clay, Jackson Calhoun or Web
ster, but British Free Trade Party" He
spoke at length on the tariff question and
replied to the speeches of Follet, Irish and
Grady.
Railroad Men and Harrison.
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