Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-19

country. as affected by the national bank
system and the silver policy of the Repub-
lican party The only persons in Congress,
he said. who stood at Mr.. Morrow's back
in his fight for free coinage of silver were
Democrats. The Democratic party is IN
favor of free coinage. The only California
Republican in Congress who voted against
free coinage was his opponent, Mr.. NC
Kenna, and yet Mr.. McKenna is the only
member whom the Republicans have re-
nominated.
When the country shall be given tree
coinage he said he wanted to see an Amerl-
can dollar that would be ornamented oy
representation of the American eagle, in
stead of the cross between sea gull and
buzzard that now defaces il. daughter ]
Colonel Irish ridiculed the foreign policy
of the present administration. claiming
that Blaine had shown the white feather IN
his dealings with the British Government
regarding the invasion by It's vessels OF Inc
Bebripe Sea The Administration, he said,
had attended closely TO the mstter OF get
ting its relatives into Office, and had been
yery neglectful of the business OF the
country.
Referring to Speaker Reeds rulings,
Colonel Irish said he was the first man IN
that position TO disregard the constltu-
tlOD2l tights Ot tIc III OOiiSASSo'
1t was the right of the minority TO sit
quietly in their seats and throw the re-
sponsibility for legislation on the shoulders
of the majority, and he quoted from a
speech by Reed (before he became Speaker)
to show that he recognized the right of the
minority to decline to vote. When the
FELTON, Sullivan contested election case was
before Congress, the California Republican
member SAT there and prevented quorum
by refusing to vote, and thus saved Mr..
FELTON, from being unseated. Republicans
could not afford to have it go abroad that
there is less freedom in the American Con-
gress than in the British Parliament,
where the rights of the minority are fully
recognized and respected.
Colonel Irish then devoted himself to
comparison of the candidates on the State
tickets The mention of Ponds name
brought forth much applause He said
the Republicans were running Markham
on his hand. while the Democrats were
running Pond on his head; the former
were running a man who could shake his
hand, but the latter had a candidate who
could shake his head-he is man who
can and will say "no"whenever an extrev-
agant Legislature attempts to rob the tax
payers. The Republican State Convention
had snubbed Governor Waterman for not
vetolng the exlraTagant appropriations
made by the last Legislature, but the Re-
pubiicans of San Diego had nominated for
Congress DIR. Bowers, in whose behalf the
argument is used in his district that he was
instrumental in securing all the munificent
appropriations for that section. This was
an Inconsistency that should bemanifest TO
all thinking men.
The speaker defended, however, the ap
preparations by the Legislature for the
support of the various charitable institu
tons of the State, the beauties of whose
workings he dilated upon in eloquent
terms. He claimed that Mr.. Pond was
best fitted to foster these institutions, with
whose history he was familiar.
Mr.. Irish concluded his speech by
another reference 10 Sacramento and her
needs at the hands of Congress, particularly
as regards the protection and restoration of
the river. At his request, three rousing
cheers were given for the Democratic
ticket, and cheers were also given for
Colonel Irish in response