Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-29
POMONA'S RALLY.
The Democrats Turn Out in Full at
the Meeting.

EDITORS 1ERALD-AC HVe O'CLOCK
Saturday evening the train from your
city arrived, bringing with it Col. Mess
more and Judge Dunnigan, the Demo-
cratic speakers who were selected to
address the Democrats of Pomona. In
company with them was Judge Victor
Montgomery Of Santa Ana, nominee for
Senator from this district, and Mr.. G. E.
J. White, the nominee for Auditor of Los
Angeles county. Sharp at o'clock,
after a few fine pieces from the brass
band of Pomona, the meeting was called
to order by Judge ]. A. Clarke, who in
troduced Col. Morton as President of the
evening. After short but eloquent
speech, stating the objects of the meet
ing, he introduced Mr.. White, who made
a few remarks, closing with an invitation
to the citizens of Pomona to be ready in
November to jump into the Democratic
wagon "and all take ride" Col. Mess
more was then introduced to the crowd
assembled, and in an eloquent and mas
terly manner, took up the tariff question
and handled it in manner that ap-
peared to be entirely satisfactory to the
large audience, judging from the heavy
rounds of applause he received and the
attentive manner in which he was lis
tened to. He referred to the party that
had been in power for twenty-four years,
and asked them to compare impartially
the work that had been done for the
benefit OF the whole people by them, and
that that had been done by Grover
Cleveland in the brief period he had
been in the Presidential chair, and see if
by the stand he had taken, he had not
worked for the interest of the working
class, and not for the bloated, aristo-
cratical monopolist, who was growing
richer every day, while during
the other administration, the poor
man whose situation instead of
being improved had grown worse.
The Colonel spoke nearly an hour in a
most eloquent manner, and closed with
an appeal to the citizens to come out in
November, and use their utmost endeav-
ors to give the whole Democratic ticket a
majority greater than had ever been given
in Los Angeles county.
Colonel Morton then introduced Judge
Dunnigan, who opened his speech by
relating that he was no orator, but would
endeavor to show that the party he rep
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The Judge, however, labored under a
mistake in making the statement of his
want of ability as an orator, or rather
his audience differed with him, for from
the time he commenced until the con-
clusion of his speech he was greeted
with continuous rounds of applause from
the admiring audience before him. He
also handled the tariff question in a
firm manner, giving brief outline Of
the present duty on the different articles,
showing the difference in the amount
charged on the articles used by the
wealthy monopolist, and that paid by the
workingman, showing conclusively that
the Republican party favored the wealthy
monopolist, and were more than willing
to allow the workingman to get along the
best he could, that is "root hog or die. +"
He also touched pretty heavily upon the
record of the grandson of his grand
father" more especially his Chinese rec
ord, showing how deeply he loved the
filthy, dirty, pigtailed Chinaman," and
rather preferred him to his own country
man who he was willing to force back to
his work at the point of the bayonet.
He then called their attention 10