Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-14
AT THE PAVILION.
Mr.. Morrow Delivers an Instructive Adj
dress on the Tariff.

dress on the Tariff.
Long before the street demonstration was
concluded people began pouring into the
old Pavilion, at Sixth and NJ streets, and
when the procession reached that point the
great hall was almost filed. By the time
the uniformed clubs had marched in the
hall was packed with people.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Joseph Steffens, President of the Markham
Brigade, who announced the officers of the
evening as follows; President. Hon. Robert
T. Devlin; Vice residents-Jchn Rider,
General L. Tozer, Alonzo Conklin, John
Barrett, Hon. R. ]. Van VOORHEES,, A. An
drew, A Aitken, DR.. A. Z. Bruno, G. c.
Bonte, A. Casselli, c. NJ. Coglan. ]. F.
brennan, John Gruhler, DR.. ]. R. Lame, G.
NJ. Piodger, s. Poska, DR.. G. c. Simmons,
Charles Sellinger Secretaries = Harry
Crouch and w. L. Duden.
Mr.. Devlin. on taking the chair made
brief speech. He said the present contest
involved the important question of pro-
lection or free trade; it involved the ques-
ton as to whether or not a Democratic
minority in Congress should control Re-
III kills. DldlC TIC lcsu6
was especially important, as the matter of
the election of United States Senator was
at stake. 1t seemed to him as if the Re-
publicans Of Sacramento were wide awake
and determined to see that their entire
county ticket is elected.
REMARKS BY Mr. BRUNER
Chairman Devlin then introduced Hon.
Elwood Bruner, candidate for the Assem-
bly,, who made a few remarks. He COM
menced by making complimentary allu
sion to Congressman Morrow's action in
remaining at his post in Washington,
guarding CALIFORNIA; interests, while the
Republican State Convention was in session
in this city. Mr.. Morrow, he said, knew
but few hours before that he was to speak
here. but he 1.-THE speaker knew he would
be able to tell them some important facts.
He retired after making an earnest appeal
to all Republicans to do their duty on
election day.
SPEECH OF MR. MORROW.
The Chairman then introduced Con-
gresham w. w. Morrow, who was received
with long. continued applause. After a
brief reference to his journey hither, he
said the Republican majority in Congress
had made record that had not been
equaled By any Congress since the war. He
WAS ElHu ~ IcluEu " anu lie
knew that Californians always had a warm
welcome for one of their number when he
crosses the Sierra Nevada and comes down
again among his people. Referring to the
late Republican Convention, be said he re-
GREETED he was not present. He understood
there were great many Republicans here
on that occasion, especially from Southern
California Laughter However, the
Convention placed a splendid ticket in the
field with his friend, Colonel Markham, at
its head, and he knew it would be elected.
IApplause.]
Mr.. Morrow reviewed the action of the
Democrats in the late Congress, whose
methods of obstrueting legislation he Sc
verely criticised. No less than thirty-seven
days had been exhausted by calling the
roll in response to Democratic demands.
Then there were motions to adjourn, calls
Of the House, etc, and all to cause delay.
He wanted Republicans to remember these
facts when they 90 to the polls to vote on
the4th of November. The Republican ma
jority in Congress, owing TO various con-
tingencies, was at times very mesger, and
it found great difficulty in carrying out the
pledges il had made to the people. The
first thing the Republicans did vas 10
elect Tom Reed as Speaker. Applause.
He is a mau who combines many of the
Lincoln with the firmness and fairness of
Grant. Reed had been charged by The
Democrats as being tyraauical, but he
Morrow challenged any person to point
to an act of Speaker Reed that was tyfrani-
cal and not in perfect accordance with his
powers and duties as presiding officer of
the House. Mr.. Reed had simply directed
the Clerk to record as present Democrats
who SIT in their seats drew their salaries.
and did everything else that congressman
might do, except to vote.
Mr.. Morrow then proceeded to relate the
details of some of the more exciting scenes
of the session, which he illustrated in a
way 10 elicit rounds of applause.
Notwithstanding all the delays forced
upon the Republicans by the Democratic
minorily's tactics, the former had accom-
plished much of which it may be proud
He instanced the admission of several of
The former Territories into the sisterhood
of States, the passage OF the silver bill, the
Mckinley tariff bill and other measures.
The merits of the silver bill, and its
effect upon the trade and industry of the
country, were explained and discussed at
some length, including a brief review of
the silver legislation of the country. He
charged the Democrats with the response
bility for the decline of silver TO the lowest
figure it had ever reached in the markets
of the world. That was in May, 1855, and
thirty days later, after the Republican Ma
| tional Convention had placed the silver
coinage plank in its platform, silver began