The record-union., 1892-11-01
CAMTNETTTS ADDRESS.
The Democratic Candidate for Con-
gress Declares Himself.
He Talks Principally on Local Issues
and No TarifE-Hon. w. NJ.
Gibson's Speech.


election to Congress, was going to speak.
W. S. Leake, Chairman of the County
Central Committee, called the meeting to
order, and announced the following off
GERS for the evening: President, Il. D.
Stephens; Vice-Presidents-W. d. Com
stock, j. NJ. Stevenson, E. G. Blessing,
II. NJ. Bernard, J. w. Hughes, J. NJ.
Sullivan, Jos. Hahn, Robert Hawley, II.
J. Kilgariff, r. NJ. Luckett, J. G.. Davis,
Robert Barnett, Ed f. Smith, Andrew
Black, r. C. Irvine, Henry Dehn, j. II.
Henry, J. NJ. Morrison, VIM. McLaugh-
lin, II. f. Dillman, General George b.
Josby, A. Mazzini and I. Alexander.
The Chairman wasted little time, and
after stating in few words the object OF
the meeting, introduced Mr.. Camnetti.
The Congressman was received with ap-
plause.
LOCAL ISSUES ONLY.
Mr.. Caminetti said he was glad the op-
oortunity had been offered to him to ad
.lress the people Of the Capital City and
make a report to them of his past acts III
Congress, and what he proposed to do IL
reelected.
He said that in the present campaign
he had not given much attention to dis
cussing the tariff question. This was not
because he was afraid of that topic, but
eecause he thought there were other in
terests and industries in this district
which needed the attention OF its repre-
sentative in Congress more than political
questions. 1t was generally admitted
that at the very least the coming House
Of Representatives would be Democratic,
Republicans all admitted that The Sen
ate might be Republican, and if SO, with
this see-saw state Of affairs, what good
would the tariff or any of the other great
political issues Of the day do to any parti-
fular locality. He had therefore, made up
is mind to throw aside all these issues
md devote himself simply to what his
constituents wanted. As q public servant
he had forgotten, and would again forget
for the the time, that he was Democrat.
AS public servant he considered that he
was in duty bound to serve the public, no
matter of what party or parties 1t was
made up of.
There are numerous matters of vital
importance 10 the people OF this district
d , come up in Congress at It's next sos-
slon-and matters that had already come
up but had not been disposed of. Princi-
pal among these was the hydraulic min
ing question. He declared himself Hat
footed to be in favor of the resumption of
hydraulic mining, provided it could
BE DONE WITHOUT INJURY
To any private orpublic interest, without
p
could be done. He had made the same
declaration two years ago, in the face OF
the advice of his friends not to do so in
the valley counties. But God Almighty
hated a coward, and so did all good pe0-
pie, and he would not permit any false
pretenses. He was elected, and as soon
as he was established in Washington, he
proceeded to frame a bill, the object of
which was the rehabilitation OF hydraulic
mining ana the protection Of our Davi-
gable streams. This bill, he did not
think. was thoroughly understood by the
valley people. lie then proceeded to eX-
plain the provisions OF his bill. which, by
-he way. was passed by the House OF
Representatives III July last. Tie bill il
volVed four different propositions. I'LL
hrst was TO improve the navigable
streams-the great san Joaquin and Sac
raiAento Rivers, particularly. Certainly
nobody could object to that. The second
proposition involved the restraining OF
mining debris, which is and has been
Durying the farming lands of the valley,
and filling up the river beds. The third
proposition provided for a conference be-
tween the engineers appointed by the bill
and the engineers to be selected by the
California Legislature, with the view Of
agreeing upon plan of protecting the
lands and the rivers by thorough sys-
TEN of levees and other pratical protect
i've systems. The people of Sacramento
NltNK AS wei DIS luOS6 Ol OIllcT valley cites.
are now taxing themselves almost TO
death for the purpose OF building up
eveeS to protect their homes. But under
is bill the Government would assume
Ii of this work, and thus relieve a tax
ridden people. This was not at all inn
practical, as the Government had already
done this for the Mississippi Valley. He
,elieved that whatever was good for tho
ississippi Valley was good for the Sac
-amento Valley. The fourth and
LAST PROPOSITION
Provided that hydraulic mining NAV be
esumed. provided that no injury was
done to the valleys; that the work shall
be under the supervision of the Govern
ment engineers, and unless IL could be
lone without injury it could not be re-
sumed. The bill did not say that hy-
draulic mining must be resumed, but
Nply in case it could be done without
larm.
M Caminetti then referred to num-
of speeches delivered by his oppo-
lent, John 4. Davis, in various cities in
ne district. He quoted from one deliv-
ed in Forest Hill, where the Republi-
An candidate said he was with the
miners heart and soul, and was i'll the
lght against the valley people until it
as fought out. In Marysville, Sacra-
ento and other cities, however, Mr..
sfgls had made no such talks. ON tho
contrary, he had lodged the hydraulic
mining entirely. The speaker had chal-
lenged Mr. Davis to meet him on the
stump in joint discussion OF the hy-
draulic mining question, as well as other
ISSUES, but had received no reply. he
now reiterated that challenge, and hoped
Mr.. Davis would accept. The people mad
right to know low both he and Mr..
Davis stood on the mining question.
The speaker, referring to his work in
ongress, told how ne secured a raise OF
100000 OF the appropriation for the sac
ramento Valley, and a raise OF So, 900 for
the San Joaquin River. This was done
by dint of hard work with the Rivers
ana Harbors Committee and was the first
time il many years that the usual little
insignificant appropriation had not been
made for these rivers. The correspond
ents had telegraphed this matter incor-
rectly to the press of the coast, and one
San Francisco newspaper ignorantiy re-
ferred to the matter as "CaninettTs bad
break" If that was bad break, he said.
he would, if returned to Congress. en-
deavor to make some more breaks Of that
kind.
SUGAR CANE EXPERIMENTS.
Another work he had under way was A
Droposition TO have the Government
make some sugar cane experiments in
tae sacramento Valley, just as il had
ne in Florida and Louisiana. Calilor-
mas soil, he was satisfied, was even
better adapted to the cultivation OF sugar
zane than that of Florida, and he had
only a few days ago received letter
rom Washington inGmatlng that these
experiments would, in response to the
peaker's efforts, be commenced shortly.
MIR. Caminetti said that If the people
re satisfied with the work he had ac-
nplshed and the foundation he had
q for other work, he hoped they would
lNW their annroYal bV re-eleCtlng him,