The morning call., 1892-08-28

said, would surely carry out the
principles Of Democracy as laid down at
the last Democratic convention. 1t was his
opinion that the future welfare of the
country depended on the election of the
Democratic candidates. but he would leave
such discussions 10 abler men.
The list OF vice presidents of the meeting
was then read by Secretary Troy.
j. W. Rylsnd Of San Jose was introduced
by President Pond, who made some c0mpli-
mentary remarks and said he thought the
Democrats had a good man for a candidate
to Congress from the Fifth District.
After thanking the audience for the pleas
ure III gave him to appear, Mr.. Ryland made
few remarks about the unfair division Of
the Congressional districts. he would not
discuss the tariff question at present but
hoped to have the pleasure of doing so in
the near future. The labor strikes and
troubles of the present year were the result
Of a high protective tariff, he said, and
il was now time to return to the admiDislTa-
ton Of Cleveland and avoid such trouble In
the future.
WHITE TO EsTEE.
The following dispatch was read by
President Pond and was received with ap-
plause:
Answer Estee I accept challenge to discuss
tariff alone. S. NJ. WHITE.
Hon. James g. Mcguire was then intro
duced by President Pond, who informed
the audience that they would find him a
master of the subject of tariff reform.
MIR. Mcguire commenced his speech as
follows: FellOw-citiZens. ladies and gen.
tlemen. The Democratic party is cert ainly
10 be congratulated upon the auspcous
opening OF this campaign. II enters the
contest under the leadership OF standard
bearer whose nomination was but a re-
spoDSe to well-nigh universal demand
swelling up from the hearts Of the Demo-
cratic masses of the nation.
The princ Piles for which the Democratic
party is battling are so closely identified. he
said, that they associate tariff reform
and Grover Cleveland, man whose
name is platform of Democratic grin
cipies.
He said that the Democratic national
platform declares the protective tariff TO be
q fraud-''a robbery OF the great majority Of
the American people for the benefit of the
few and also declares the tariff to be a
bnrdensome tax ON the great masses of the
community.
"If the Republicans claims for the tariff. -
he added, ''De well founded. it Is the duty
Of Democrats as well as Republicans 10
sustain it. The rank and file of the Repub-
lican party received with a shudder and a
sigh of sadness tho announcement from
Minneapolis that James &. Blaine had been
given a final rebuff by the party which owed
its very life for the last II years to his
splendid genius.
THAT this is a campaign of education
will be heard all over the land from the
tongues of Democratic speakers for the next
two months. Those who speak it will be
men who know an enormous amount of edu-
cation will be necessary before working
man can see that TO be on a level with the
panper labor of Europe will Ii be good thing
for him.
''The tariff on copper Is laid for the pur-
pose of enrichlng the owners of copper
mines. 1t burdens every industry in
which copper Is used, especially brass man.
ufacturing The price of American brass
is by those burdens made so high as to
limit the sale Of brass and To substitute
cheaper metal"
Tie wool question was taken hold of in
most reckless manner. The speaker as.
serted that we bear the whole burden of
the accumulated tariffs on wool and woolen
goods without beneftiDg anybody, not
even the owners OF sheep pasture lands.
LABOR IN DISTRESS.
Labor. he charged, is now In most
feyerish condition and the high-tarif
tax is to blame for it all. Tie condition of
workingmen is in desperate straits and
all In the districts most highly protected
de discussed the tax on lumber in most
remarkable manner, and even proved by a
peculiar system Of Democratic logic that the
people OF California were in need of lumber
with which to build houses and were living
in tents. No houses Of course. were being
built in the State and carpenters were staIy-
ing for want of work
The exercises were concluded by Mr..
Greenblatt, who went over the same ground
as the other speakers. He handled the same
on the audience was most peculiar, that is
what small portion of the audience remained
when he Lad reached the middle OF his con-
vincing argument. By the time he had
finished the house was empty, and the band
played the STANDARD bearer"