Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-07
AT SANTA ANA.
: The Democratic Candidates Make a
big Day There.
SANTA ANA, Sept. 3, 1888.

SANTA ANA, Sept. 3, 1888.
EDITORS HERALD-We hao quite a
large and enthusiastic meeting in Santa
Ana last Saturday evening. The Hon.
Calvin Edgerton and Mayor Arbuckle,
the orators of the evening, came in on
the Southern Pacific road at 6 P. NJ, and
were met by the Hon. w. H. Spurgeon,
sent for that purpose by the Santa Ana
Democratic Club. In company with
these gentlemen were Colonel f. E.
Hewitt, Judge j. r. Dupuy, Messrs. H.
s. Parcels and George Hermann, can
didates for offices on the Democratic
ticket selected at the late Convention.
At O'Clock Mr.. D. M. Baker, the en-
thusiastic editor of the Standard, one Of
the Democratic papers of this city. called
to order the meeting at a fine stand pre-
pared for that purpose on the principal
street OF the city. The stand was hand
somely decorated with the red, white and
blue, with fine portraits Of our standard
bearers, Grover Cleveland and Allen G.
Thurman, and well lighted by both gas
and electric light. The following gentle
men were appointed Vice-Presidents and
called upon the stand: T. B. Van AL
styne, J. d. Rice and DR.. w. B. Hall, of
Azusa; J. H. Arnold, 1. E. Messmore
and George @. Hagan, of Orange;
w. N. Tedford, of Newport; J. G.
McMichael, of Fairview; j. Patterson,
of Westminster; L. Lehorn, B. F. Por-
ter and H. Kruger, of Anaheim; J. d.
Price, of Garden Grove, and H. Copper,
DIR. Lacy and w. H. Spurgeon, of Santa
Ana. The following candidates were also
invited, and took their seats upon the
stand: Col. E. E. Hewitt, for Treasurer;
Judge Victor Montgomery for State SEN
ator of Thirty-ninth District; w. M. Nc
Fadden, for Assemblyman of the Seventy
eighth District; Mr.. H. S. Parcels, for
County Clerk; Mr.. George Hermann, for
County Recorder; Mr.. Q. E. White, for
County Auditor; S. H. Fenley, for County
Surveyor, and last, but not least, Judge
J. R. Dupuy, for District Attorney.
Mr.. Samuel Wilson was appointed Sec
retary Of the meeting. After a few brief
remarks from President Baker, stating
the object of the meeting, he introduced
quent speech, touching the several great
issues Of the present campaign, though
stating first in the opening of his speech
supporter and advocate of Republican
principles, but had been firmly con.
vinced within the few years of Cleve-
lands administration, and from the
noble and firm actions of the President,
and the statesmanlike and independent
messages written by him, that the grand
old Democratic party was the party of
the people, and the advocate of the inter-
ests OF the honest and workingman, and
from this time would advocate the inter-
ests of the Democratic party, and do all
in his power to put it forward to success.
He dwelt quite length of time upon the
tariff question, and the manner in which
the Republican party had made great
bugaboo Of it in endeavoring to get out
the impression among their followers
that it was Free Trade measure, when
the Democratic party had only inserted
in their platform the plank they
had in theirs three years ago, the re-
duction of the tariff, and which they had
never mentioned since the time of their
defeat, until it was now brought up by
the Hon. Mr.. Mills of Texas, and used
their utmost endeavors to defeat it, as it
had emanated from the brain of a promi-
nent Democrat, through the recommen-
dation of our noble President, who was
not afraid to recommend what he thought
would be for the benefit of the people,
though he might run the risk of defeat
by sending fortl such document. He
showed to any sensible min how false
was the cry the Republican speakers
made in calling the Democratic party the
advocate of Free Trade when the Mills
bill only asks from the government a
reduction of the tariff from AZ to frac-
ton over AZ per cent. He explained in
a most lucid manner the vast amount of
love exhibited by the leaders of the
8. o. p. to the working class by the diff
ference in the duties on the different
articles imported into this country where.
by the articles used by the wealthy class
for ornament, luxuries, dress, etc., are
taxed from 10 to 25 per cent, and those
used by the workingman has to pay a
duty of from 25 to as high as $50 per
cent. Their great devotion to the in
terests of the workingman exhibits itself
in most brilliant manner, but strange
to say they can't see it in the same light,
these brilliant and silvery-tongued ex-
ponents Of the Republican principles do,
when they cry forth in loud and silvery
tones, beware of the Free Trade doctrine
the Democratic party are now present
ing to the people in the
Mills bill that has just been passed
in the House Of Representatives. Oh,
how base these misrepresentation, how
hypocritical, how deceitful. When speak
ing to the honest, confiding men of their
party they cry down bill presented for
the interest of the poor man, and attempt
to show what they have done for his
benefit, when the records of Congress,
from the advent of the Republican party
to the present time, show that they have
worked exclusively for the benefit of the
wealthy monopolists and against the in
terests of the workingman's party they
pretend to be so devotedly attached to.
The speaker alluded to the land matter,
stating that never, until the Republican
party had been in power, had one acre of
land been given, only to the different
States in the Union. But now what was
the case? Over thirty-six millions of
acres had been given to the railroad
monopolists, who had not complied with
the contract by which they were to get
possession of the land. He then told
the people to keep up the organizations
they had formed, make additions, add
more clubs to the party, talk about the
issues of the campaign, distribute the
documents sent out by the Democratic
committees, and let the people see for
themselves. and be convinced that the
Democratic party still stands on the