Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-28
MARKHAM FORGOTTEN.
HON w. w. MORROW DISCUSSES
NATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUES.
Tin Plate and the Mckinley Bill Last
Night at Republican Meeting.

pOlltlcal address by Hon. w. w. Morrow.
Governor Lionel Sheldon was the
president of the evening. Col. Allen
read the following list of vice presidents,
very few OF whom were present, how
ever: j. A. Donnell Ben. Stern, l..
II. Whitson, T. J. Carron, w. S. Mar
chant, E. f. De Cells, j. B. anchez,
Herman Silver, J. j. Gosper, H. G. Rol-
Inns. X. W. Ellis, w. Hansen, N. B.
Walker, G. w. McKelvey, f. f. G.
Klokke, W. Lindley, G. Alexander.
Governor Sheldon made an introduce
tory speech and presented the speaker
OF the evening, Hon. w. w. Morrow.
Mr.. Morrow made an apology for an
impaired voice, affected by his work in
the campaign. He was, of course. glad
to be in Los Angeles, and INDUCED in a
quantity of very nice taffy.. He was
present, not as a candidate for Office.
but as bearer of good news for the
Republicans. AS he had been elected
three time from Democratic district
he had always been careful of what he
said about Democrats; he thought the
Democratic party was behind in this
race, but it was necessary to have two
parties, and the Democratic party was
good one to have in opposition. The
speaker then reviewed the re ecord of the
two great parties, and endeavored to
make an argument for the high tariff of
the Republican party as shown in the
Mckinley bill. He then posed as an
apologist for Speaker Reed he made
the astonishing assertion that though
the Democrats were in the minority
they had threatened that they would
prevent any Republican legislation.
Therefore it was plain that with the
rules in force in the Forty ninth con-
gress, it would be impossible to
carry out our plans, and seeing
this, we very wisely, l think,
selected Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, as
speaker OF the house," He cited the
action in congress on the contested cleo
tlon case OF Smith VS.. Jackson, as the
point on which commenced "the great
reformation of the house of representa-
tlves." He read from the Congressional
Record full account of the arising of
the question OF Speaker Reeds rulings,
and how that gentleman overruled tie
action of the Democratic minority.
though that action was the result, as the
speaker admitted, of one Democratic
members Withdrawing his vote, ''as
was his privilege" Mr.. Reeds action,
u was argued, was right because it was
based con his stalwart Idea of the con-
stitution Of the United States" The
speaker showed how Mr.. Reed had
abolished the privilege OF a motion to
adjourn being always in order, but he
spoke of the mower to call the ayes and
nays as constitutional, and $50 we can
not get away with that
The admittance of the new states in
the northwest and the ''meat inspection
bilP' were cited as the "splendid'' work
OF the last congress on the Republican
side, and as work which had never been
equalled by any other congress in the
history Of the nation. The silver ques-
ton was given considerable attention;
the raise i'll price Of that metal being
credited entirely to the Republican
party, and in fact no blessing that exists
being credited to any other source than
the presidency of Mr. Harrison and the
rulings of Speaker Reed.
The Mckinley bill was then taken up
and discussed at some length. A record
OF all tariff measures was given and the
causes that led to the creation of pro-
tective tariff given. The Mckinley bill,
it was argued, was blessing to the con-
sumner i'll all ways, aid safeguard to
the country, though there was no reason
given for the sudden increase of prices
of every household article since the
passage of this bill.
The attempt was made to show that
dudes with 10000 year income and
no work to do were the only ones who
had to pay the increased prices result
ing from the Mckinley bill. The fact
that workingmen's tin dinner cans will
cost cent more to make, and tin fruit
cans three cents a dozen more because
of the Mckinley bill, was admitted, but
this was airily passed off as blessing
because the manufacturers and Job
bers had assured" the speaker wherever
he had spoken, that they would kindly
bear the loss of that extra cent, and that
no increase of price would result. This
confidence in the manufacturers and
jobber's philanthropy he asked voters to
share with him. The removal of the
tax on sweet wines was claimed for the
Republican party, the speaker appar-
emily forgetting that this action was due
to the efforts of a Southern California
winemaker, who is the chairman of the
Democratic county central committee.
Foreign commerce, reciprocity and
other matters were spoken Of Mr..
Bowers was endorsed, and it was hoped
ny tue speaker UlaC ne WOulQ secure a
subsidy for line of mail steamers from
'your harbor here, San Diego, to foreign
countries" National matters were
handled but very little, SO little, in
fact, that the reporter heard next to
nothing of it. Nothing was said about
Colonel Markham as letter-writer, as
business man, as faithful friend and
honest partner nor regarding his denial
OF letter which for years had been on
file in court. Such little points as the
fact that this was state campaign and
that Mr.. Markham was the Republican
candidate were briefly alluded to. In
fact, Mr.. Bowers and his harbor, tin
plate, protection as exemplified in a
county in Pennsylvania, wool clothing
and similar local matters were the only
issues of the state campaign treated OF.
In closing Mr.. Morrow said he was
here to ask the voters to support Mr..
Bowers, and at the very close he said: II
do not suppose it is necessary to ask you
to vote Tor Col Markham and very
briefly remarked that he could en-
dorse the colonel He had nothing to
say against Mr.. Pond. He then pleaded
for the Republican county ticket, and
came near fOrppttinp tO asl< cupnOrt for