The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-29
AT THE yyIGWA5I.
DibbIe, shafter and Van Duzer Address
Il Great Assembly.

DibbIe, shafter and Van Duzer Address
Great Assembly.
A large and influential body of Repub-
licans assembled at the Wigwam last night
to listen to addresses on questions of the
hour by II. C. Dibble, Judge j. Mem. Shat
ter and A. F. Van Duz-r j. &. Stetson
was called to the chair. and after number
of campaign songs by Sam Booths Glee
Club and orchestral selections by Blum's
Band introduced the first speaker, II. c.
DlbDle.
Mr.. Dibble, who was received with great
applause on coming forward, told his audi
ence that the close of a remarkable cam
paign is close at hand and he had to con-
graduate the country on its freedom from
disturbances, as well as its continued
growth in happiness and prosperity. He
locked back with pleasure to the Admission
day celebration of few weeks agO-a cele-
bratiOn which he said should fill the hearts
of the people with JOY for the strength and
magnilcence of the young men who are to
carry on the State TO the greatness in store
for It, After euloglzing the climate, soil
and natural pr0QuctiVeneSS Of the land he
declared that the country is grounded on
adamant, against which the powers of the
world shall never prevail For this, he
said, the people are indebted 10 the fact that
the Government of the United States is
based upon the people.
The division OF power between two great
parties was treated as the natural result of
such a system OF government, and the
speaker declared it behoOved the people TO
inquire which Of the two great parties of the
present day they should ally themselves
with. To help them to an opinion he reiter-
ated the history Of the Republican and Dem
ocratlc organizations, shovel what the one
had done and the other neglected for the
peoples welfare, and urged that his hearers
should reward the party which sustained
Lincoln ana Grant by giving it support. He
did not believe in Independent politics. and
thought The voters S'oud elect one or
lib Of the great pa ties pow g. instead
OF the individual. In that case the party
would be responsible TO the prnpie for its
ticket, and would sustain honest men when
ne e>Sary and discipline Wrous-doers should
h occasion arise.
Judge James Mem. Shafter was the next
speaker introduced. After the applause
following his appearance had subsidized lie
announced that he appeared before the meet
Ing solely with the view of correcting GER
tain Impressions which are going the rounds
about him. and which he had not thought
worth While cOntrad!cting until urged TO do
SO by the County Committee. lie then pro-
duced an extract from Democratic daily,
and referring briefly to list OF charges
pled up against him therein. denied the NJ
all from top 10 bottom with extraordinary
Eigor. He explained that he did not blame
the proprietor OF the paper for printing he
fault all lay With the reporters, who are
either careless in their work or rushed off
with only half idea Of what they are sent
TO report
TIE charges made by Mr. Barry in the
Weekly Stat impressed the honorable gen.
tleman as being the most serious sin alleged
against him, and he took more than pass
lng notice OF 1t by reference to the statutes,
TO legal authorities in the thirteenth, four.
teenth and fifteenth centuries, and t. Shake
spearc as well, 10 prove his knowledge OF
law (Which his accusers pretend to duubO as
10 Show how superficial their KNOWLEDGE is
Before resuming his seat Judge Shafter
paid a glowing compliment to Senator
Stanford. whom he has known for Il long
term OF Yeas as 4 true friend of his weaker
brother. Had he not known him as such lie
would not have acceptpd the tras;eeship Of
the splendid university 1t PalO Alto which
he now holds. He aid not know why lIr
Stanford wanted to 20 to Congress, bat as
he expresses 4 desire to return there, and IS
n man from toD to boitOm--the best man, in
fact Tor the place he epreSents-the speaker
INTENDED to hold up both hands for him.
After telling the audience that he was in
directly offered 10000 for his vote III the
Legislature and was called fool for re-
tusing TO sell himself lie expressed conf
dence in his reelection to the bench thanked
his audience and withdrew.
he glee club then rendered a couple OF
amusing campaign Songs, and after a witty
address by a. =. Van DuZer, cheers were
given for the State and county ticket, after
which the meeting was ad journed.