Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-05
P0PULIST ENTHUSIASM
THEY HAVE A PARADE AND MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.
A Large Procession vociferously Greet
ed-The Pavilion Well Filled
with an Enthusiastic
Audience.

The Populists were out in force last
evening. A procession about 1000 strong
paraded the streets with banners galore
and numerous transparencies, on which
were emblazoned such notices as SIN
dustrial Slaves ;" Evolution, not Revo-
lution;" deep Water for San Pedro )"
Free Trade and Tariff are Chestnuts,"
etc.
The procession marched to Hazards
pavilion, crowding it to it's utmost ca
pacity. A large number OF people could
not gain admittance, and were addressed
by speakers in front of the pavilion.
About half of the audience in the psvil-
ion were women and children. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, especial
ly among the youth, who appiauded
more vigorously than judiciously.
Finally the chairman of the county
committee stated that as the expenses
of the meeting would be about 5000 the
first thing in order would be collec-
tion. Collectors circulated in the audi
ence and general invitation was ex-
tended to all to toss up their money on
the stage. For several minutes there
was shower of silver upon the stage
A few pieces fell short of the mark and
there was a scramble among some of the
small boys who had monopolized the
space in front of the iootlights. After
this impromptu assessment DR.. Pee.
bles delivered an enthusiastic seat
emptying speech OF about 10 minutes
duration. He said his heart was full of
many things, but he would give way to
other speakers who were better able to
fill the nall. [Applause.l
the Glee club sang Down with the
Mckinley Bill and quaitette, Tariff
for Me. There were other songs and a
tableau representing the union of the
blue and the gray. The crowd, espe-
cially the young fellows in the gallery
were loud in their applause and catcalis
for repetition of these representations
but the chairman announced that under
no circumstances would there be an en-.
core, as the programme was long Finally
he introduced the speaker OF the even.
ing, Hon. Marion Cannon of Ventura
candidate for congress from this district
MIR. Cannon was received amid deafen
ing applause of several minutes dura
ton. In substance he said:
II have spoken 80 times during this
campaign, and shall endeavor to keer
on my feet until the 9Th of November
l have been misrepresented by one
newspaper In this city, and shall now
read an indictment of these wrongs"
The indictment was answers to numer.
GUS charges and his position on certain
questions. Mr.. Cannon continued:
"All lands owned by aliens and by rail
roads in excess of actual needs should
be reverted to the government; they
should not be allowed to take our lands
from us; the government should pass a
law prohibiting forever aliens from
owning lands in this country; all lands
owned by railroads and other corpora.
tions should be purchased back by the
government at small compensation,
the lands belong to the people. Trans
portation being a public necessity the
government should own and operate the
railroads; railroad expert has shown
that passenger can be carried with
profit to the road, from San Francisco to
Chicago for $6, and a freight Car for $15
they carry hog for 50 80, and he feeds
and warns himself; hog generally
weighs more than man, and that is
the advantage of being an American
hog" He then reviewed the railroad
question at length, and ended by criti-
cising Mr.. Lindley's speeches.
Continuing, he said: Il have been
charged with hiring Chinese; for %
years l have been fighting against the
importation of Cinnamon, and there has
not been Chinaman on my place for
| the past two years, and then employed
only two. Ii elected, shall endeavor
to get an appropriation for San Pedro
harbor, if it should be selected. No man
who understands the Nicaragua canal
| steal will ask the government to guar
antee 500, 600 600 in bonds to build up
private corporation for lot of
schemers. We have been voting these
subsidies for % years, and have always
had to pay the prilcipal and interest,
and it is about time to stop Matching out
millionaires; the government owes it to
the world that it should build that
canal, and not build it for private cor
poration.
Il would assert the Monroe doctrine
that no one except the government has
right to that canal. Meuocal says it
can be built for 1868, 900, 900. This pri-
vate company want 500 900 600. They
propose to charge $3.50 ton.
Can we OF California compete with
the wheat growers of the northwest.
who have to pay little or no toll over the
great lakes. AS soon as bill is passed
the government is stuck for 20 years.
interest: and the government will also
have to pay the principal
Mr.. Cannon ended with a warning
against the people believing stories
against him that might be published in
the next few days, and ended by say ing:
IF you don't permit my opponent to
leave this county with more than 20OO,
/ will be elected"
Ex xUnited States Senator Cornelius
Cole made a few remarks, in which he
said that the only difference between the
two old parties is the contention for
office. the quarrel is over the offices
and the Offices alone.