Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-09
The Citizens Turn Out in
Full Force.
DEMOCRATIC SPEECHES.
Hon. r. F. Del Valle, Col. j. j. Ayers
and Hon. s. NJ. White Address
the Multitude.

street, resulted in calling forth fully five
thousand citizens, who gathered at the
place indicated long before the hour for
the speaking arrived. Many of the citi-
zens were accompanied by ladies', and
they filed the seats and standing room
about and in front Of the speakers
stand to overfowing. After the meeting
commenced they soon revealed by the
tenor of their applause that their sympa-
thies were all with the party which had
placed itself on record against the ad-
mission of Chinese slave labor. If there
we're many Republicans in the crowd
they certainly were compelled to listen
to great deal of disagreeable
truth, but there is no evidence that
many of the faith were present. In the
present campaign they do not venture to
put in an appearance at demonstrations
OF such q character.
Major &. w. Arbuckle was chosen
President of the meeting, and the follow
| ing list of officers was read:
Secretaries: G. W. Burton, w. l..
Price.
Vice-Presidents John Bryson. ST.,
L. Lichtenberger, DR.. Joseph Kurtz, Con-
rad Jacoby, A. Osthoff, John Moriarty,
Thomas E. Rowan, Dan Einstein, w. r.
Whitthorne, Girls. Hargitt, A. G. Roques,
Gen. Robt. H. Chapman, Hon. ]. G.
Estudillo. A. R. Street, l. w. Hellman,
L. r. Schofeld, Joseph Cullen, John
McManus, John Hearn, 7. J. Mccarthy,
George Hermann, j. H. Mellvill, H. j.
Woollacott, G. Ducommun, N. S. EN-
body, judge s. J. Beck, P. NJ. Scott, A.
Orfila, Mr.. Shawhan, of Pasadena.
In opening the meeting Major Arbuckle
said: Fellow Citizens-We are called
together tonight not as members of any
of the existing parties, but as citizens of
California to discuss a great question OF
vital importance to the State. We all
appreciate that to he happy, men must
be to greater or less extent la oorers,
and for nation to be prosperous and to
enjoy all that may be in store for it, it is
necessary that it should contain laborers.
We cannot give this toll over to an alien
class, and those who take it from us do
us wrong. With a curse of servile
labor upon it, no nation can ever sue
ceed. Since its origin which was coeval
with that of our government; the Demo
cratic party has been the guardian OF the
laborer. 1t has been so throughout the
past history of the government; it is
more than ever SO at the present time.
Although this meeting was called at a
notice OF less than twenty-four hours the
gathering here tonight shows that the
people are in earnest about the question
of Chinese immigration. We have called
the meeting not for partisan purposes
and with the intention of excorlating our
opponents, but that our voice may be
heard in behalf of the laborer against
all his enemies, including those monopo-
lists who take our so-called statesmen on
coaching tours through Scotland.
now take pleasure in introducing to
you native son of the State who has
represented you in the legislative halls,
where he has done good service in pro-
tecting the interests Of this section, the
Honorable R. F. Del Vale.
HON. R. F. DEL VALE SPEAKS.
Amid loud applause Mr.. Del Vale
stepped forward. He spoke tor about
half an hour in smooth, we'll rounded
sentences, frequently interrupted by
cheers:
Ladies and Fell0aO Citizens:
The Chairman has wisely reminded
you that we have assembled almost at a
moments notice. This is not a
political meeting in the sense in
which we generally understand
that term. Yet we come together
to discuss political question, and one
of extraordinary importance to this State
and all its citizens. We wish to make
Congress and the people OF the East un-
derstand that we are in earnest in this
matter, and that our utterances in the
past are not mere mouthings. Let me
recall to your minds some history which
is known to most of you, but which
some may have forgotten. Let us re-
member, too, that-thanks to our splen-
did climate-we have now in our midst
many thousands OF newcomers, to whom
the former struggles and sufferings Of
this State are almost unknown. The
agitation in this matter started many
years ago. Its first appearance in the
Legislature was when Phil Roach intro
duced a resolution into the State Senate.
In 1879 bill was introduced into Con
gress to limit Chinese immigration.
This was at time when business was
much depressed, when our laborers were
actually suffering for bread, when
the streets of San Francisco were
crowded with men who could
find nothing to do. And why had this
state of things come to pass? Because
all the avenues of labor swarmed with
Cinnamon who could and would labor
for less pay than anyone else. Out o.
the opposition to this class of Labor
sprang up the labor political organization
which governed the State for time anc
gave it its present constitution. Laws
were then enacted to protect the veal
against the strong and as far as possib
to protect tie white labor against hi
Mongolian enemy. This shows to wha
an extent the question of Chinese immi
grafton had become for us at that time
vital issue. At that time they wer'
flocking in by the thousand. China ha
over four hundred million of inhabitant
andas our old champion Allen G. Thurman
Qong and continued cheering) has sai(
wherever they emigrate they come il
= such numbers that opposition to then
, when once on the soil seems almos
futile.
A certain Republican Congressman
remarked short time ago that thi
question was entirely above politics
: This is, or, at least, used to 10, be cas-
in this State. When the proposition wa
submitted to the people in 1880 as Il
whether Chinese immigration should b.
; prohibited, the vote was l54, 900 to 885
practically unanimous against their ad
mission. But did it prove to the abov