Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-28
STARTED TO WIN
The Fight Opened
By Democrats.
Thousands Witness the Cam
paign Commencement.
-"Our Steve" Effectually Attacks
Republican Errors.
Hon. R. F. Del Valley Speaks Briefly
But Pointedly.
Hon. C. F. Cronin Eloquently Opens
the Meeting.
Great Interest and Enthusiasm
Shown by the Auditors.
Fully Five Thousand People in Attend
ance- Mr. White Throws Down
the Gauntlet to M. M. Estee
Senator Del Vale
Great Interest and Enthusiasm
Shown by the Auditors.
Fully Five Thousand People in Attend
ance- MIR. White Throws Down
the Gauntlet to NJ. M. Estee
Senator Del Vale

senator Del talie
The Democratic campaign was opened
in Los Angeles last evening with rous-
ing meeting. A vast concourse Of people
began gathering at the Broadway front
of the court house. By p. m. thou
sands OF citizens had assembled, and for
two hours they listened closely to mas
terly presentations of the issues OF the
campaign.
The speakers OF the evening were
Hon. @. f. Cronin, Hon. Stephen NJ.
White and Senator r. F. Del Valle.
Mr.. Cronin was the first speaker. He
did not enter into an extended discus
sion, but touched generally upon the
campaign issues Mr.. Cronin's remarks
were we'll received by the crowd, and be
was followed by Stephen M. White.
As soon as Mr.. White was introduced
the meeting broke out in applause al
most to man. His reception was
simply spontaneous.
Mr.. White delivered the speech of the
evening. His exposition of the unequal
burdens imposed upon the American
people by the protective tariff was most
complete. He also covered the other
issues of the campaign. Senator Del
Vale followed Mr.. White and closed the
netting. The senator was also enthusi-
astically received.
On the whole, the opening meeting of
the Democratic campaign in Los Ange-
les was decided success. The vast au-
dience was made up of all classes of citi-
zens = bankers, business men, mer-
chants, and those who depend upon
daily toll for their bread. George S.
Patton was expected to address the
meeting last night, but he was taken sud-
denly i'll and was unable to be present.
Mr.. Patton will be on hand later in the
campaign.
1t will be seen by reports printed be-
low that that the meetings at Pasadena,
Azuea, Ventura and Pomona were all
largely attended. The ball has been
opened and from now on it will be kept
rolling.
THE MEETING.
Last night at O'Clock was the
day and the hour set for the opek
ming of the Democratic campaign in
the state of California. The steps of the
Broadway entrance to the court house
were used as speakers stand, and the
fat space in front gave standing room
the immense audience. People came
afoot and on horse back, by street cars
and carriages, from various parts of the
city, and in farms wagons from the
suburbs, until, at the hour set for the
speaking to begin, there were at least
5000 persons present, there being sat-
isfactory sprinkling of ladies, most of
whom were provided with chairs.
1t was an orderly and good-natured
audience, and many of them having
come early, to secure good positions
from which to see and hear, had their
patience tried during the long wait. A
brass band was in attendance, playing
patriotic tunes, relieving somewhat the
tediousness of waiting.
Electric lights had been placed at
either side of the steps, throwing the
speakers faces into strong relief against
the back ground of the court house wall.
TIE high building Immediately behind
the speakers and the hanking walls of
the projecting L on either side, acting
something like the old-fashioned sound
ing board, reflected the sound back to
the audience, reducing the difficulty of
open air speaking to a minimum.
At 8:15 the opening speech was made
by George Denis, who made short but
earnest and patriotic address, promising
for the national Democracy that the
Democrats of California should do their
full duty in this year OF grace by re-
turning the vote of California for Grover
Cleveland for president of the United
States.
Fred Hardness read list of vice
presidents of the meeting and intro
duced Mr.. G. F. Cronin as the first
speaker of the evening.
MR.. oRoNN's sPEEoF.
Mr.. Cronin made a ringing speech
full of hard sense and patriotism, moi
lacking in wit and expression of the
earnest desire of the Democracy to save
the country from the effects OF Republi.
can misrule, and to educate the patriotic
but foolish third party man to a truel
appreciation of the real functions oi
government.
Acknowledging the.Republican party
to be great in some respects, the speaker
asserted that foi the past sixteen years,
instead of holding the reins of govern
ment by consent of the people, it had by
the use OF some brains, some brass and
a great deal of Doodle, perpetrated iti
lease OF power in spite of the desire O.
the people. and in direct opposition tt
their best interests.
Speaking on the question of immigra
ton, be laid down the true Democratic
doctrine that he who comes ready to b'
woven into the warp and woof of Amer
ican manhood, should be welcomed.
he comes only by importation of protec
tion capitalists, in order to lessen th,
wages of our own workmen, and not tt
become assimilated with our own typ
of manhood, that immigration should b,
discouraged, whether the restriction b.
directed to the exclusion Of coolie o
Caucasian.
Attention was also called to the evil
of so-called protection, and the averag
Republican voter likened to the old ma,
who for half lifetime had earned