The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-04
DEmoCRATIC. TALK:
s. White Addresses n Large Meeting
!: -. at MetronnIitan Hell.

S. M. White Addresses n Large Meeting
-. - at Metropolitan Hall.
p. q One.of the largest meetings. Of the cam
paign:under Democratic auspices took place
last night at Metropolitan Hall, WHICH was
:. filled to OVERLOOKING with believers. in De-
: mocracy0nd net a few of their party OppO-
nents. . The meeting was called to order by
Russell j. Wilson, who introduced James ID.
: Phelan as President of the evening. Ste
phen NJ: White was the orator of the oc-
caSinn, but as Nh Phelan lays claim b. the
possession of that sift himself the audience
We're COMPELLED TO bear with him for a good
fifteen minutes before he saw tit to intro
duee the speaker. First an attempt was
: made to have the list Of go Nice-PresuentS
read, of whom only SOME fifty put in an ap-
peaTanCe ON the stage; but as the names fell
fiat. except when thar OF Judge C0ffey was
heard and lis met with rousing Tecep-
tom, the reading was stepped abruptly by
the Chairman and Mr.. " hlie was intro
dueed.
=: On coming forward the orator from the
:: sun-kiSSed south was received with storm
OF applause His opening remarks were
comp imenIary TO. the audience, whom he
.afferwgrd entertained for a moment with 4
: brief alluSioa TO his school days and the ap
pearance of the city twenty years ago. Pro-
ceedIng 10 political matters, he III dc
ferYent appeal for his Repuh lean bearers to
O.
The Democratic State ticket. Ponds name
was claimed TO lie the synonym of honesty
. and economy; Del Wales Senatorial record
was referred to in glowing terms and words
:of praise were dropped for the other uoHI-
neeS on the ticket without muCn effect on
the applaudng powers OF the meeting tn
Judge Co1fey'S name, coupled with compll-
.neut, set the house IN an uprOaf.
e.. After the ticket had been sufficiently
q. lauded the speaker turned his attention to
tile Republican party and its claim that the
,>DenI0cratie.ti ticket was the result Of boSSism.
Instead OF: contrUyerting the puintor trying
J. to do so he walked around the question he
himself raised by attacking tAe Republican
managers for alleged malieaSance IN Office
and other high. Crimes, and on concluding
: theattaek asked IT, his Republican friends
.hadn0t better omit all reference IN future
! to Mr.. Ponds negotiations with the blind
r Democratic leader.
- The charges Of legislative extravaganza
-: last session was then cOmbated. HOneyed
p. words for the Governor were followed by
statement that tie extravaganza complained
" of was caused by appropriating large sums
for two new insane aSylums, a youths re-
formatOry, a home for feeble-minded chill
dTen, repairs to the Stockton asylum and
additions TO the Santa Clara asylum, and for
eXpending money in such worthy causes he
saw nothing to find fault with. On the con-
.~traTy, though, he is g poor man, he would
willingly pay double his taxes to see these
= worthy plans carried out. The RepTbli-
cans, however; voted almost to a man in
passing the measures, and if blame was to
-. be imputed it should be distributed i'm
partially.
The remainder of Mr.. Whites remarks
were directed t. the Senatorial question, i'll
; the course of which Senator Stanford came
in for rough usage. The power of the sack
was, freely commented upon, and the easy
manner in which it can be reached eX-
planned amid much laughter. e.
= After a talk of two hours cheers were
given for the Democratic State ticket and
the meeting dispersed.