Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-26

| men OF the club were congratulated on
all sides for the admirable showing
made in the parade.
The line OF march was from Main and
| Sixth streets up Main to Baker block,
counter-marching to Spring street and
Fifth, West Fifth to Hazards pavilion,
where the exercises were held.
At the Pavilion.
II the remarkable denomination in
the streets was the most enthusiastic
Los Angeles ever saw, the scene in Haz-
ards pavilion even surpassed 1t. When
the jackson club, at the right OF the
line. carried in the American flag, the
audience, which even then numbered
thousands, went frantic. Tony Birk-
lein's military band opened the exer-
cises at the pavilion with The Red.
White and Blue, the rendition resulting
in an almost frantic display of patriotic
applause. The procession in the mean
time was moving into the hall and FILL
ing it up to it's utmost corners. The
banners which had been carried in the
street parade were distributed among
the audience until the hall looked like
the scene Of convention.
The chief marshal. Nick Covarrubias,
called the meeting to order. He did 80
by expressing great pleasure in adj
dressing 90 great and enthusiastic
representation of the Democracy. His
statement that the meeting was called
to ratify the nomination of Cleveland
drove the audience into display of en-
thusiasm almost beyond description.
| The marshal introduced as the first
speaker Gen. John r. Matthews.
General Matthews said in part: We
are here tonight for the purpose of rati-
flying the nomination of q gentleman
who is not only the choice OF the DEM
ocrats, but. thank God. also of people
in the Republican ranks. prolonged
cheers and applause.] It is not for me
to indulge in fancies, but the time
has come when the American people
demand their just and equal rights.
[Applause.l The people are now ready
to see that he who has so ably served
us once, Grover Cleveland, [prolonged
cheers] ehall serve us again.
Secretary T. E. Gibben called the roll
of vice presidents, and invited them, in
the name OF the organization, to seats
on the stage.
Col. J. j. Ayers was then introduced
and said in part:
Fellow Democrats: fApplause.] We
have met to ratify ticket nominated
amidst the turmoil and clangor of q
Chicago storm. Nota ticket of sections,
but ticket Of the whole Democratic
on q campaign which Is to have the
greatest influence upon this country
during the next four years. The great
battle before as is ON taxation. 1T is
| the same battle in which Charles the
First paid for defeat with his head, the
same which actuated the heroic acts of
our own revolution. There is but one
step from the system now prevailing to
| tyranny and despOtism. This is the
battle we have to fight. These are the
issues we have to meet. know you
will meet them like men. lApplause. ]
know you will, in November, carry to
Washington the two men before you.
| We shallreturn to the equal rights OF
all men, to that true Democracy OF JEFF
ferson and Madison. I can foreeee in
the uprising in this state of all thinking
men that we shall again place ourselves
in that condition. To you the effort, to
you the victory. to you the redemption.
| B. J.. franklin saiG: This demon
stration is but typical OF the grand army
Of voters which will march to the polls
| in November and select that great
statesman OF New York who has 30 we'll
served our people. Republican misrule
has ended. Applause The great
questions before US are tariff reform and
freedom of election, and all else you
may eweep away like cobwebs. lfAp-
| plause.] When our candidate was
president he not only earned the
| plaudits of the Democratic party, but
those Of the entire civilized world. The
convention at Chicago did what was
right and did it at the right time.
Cleveland (applausel has followed the
principle of tariff reform with more
thoroughness than any one since the
days of the immortal Jackson. / am
paign of vituperation and slander and
libel. Itis only on political lines that
| this campaign is to be fought. We are
the party OF the people and believe that
| privileges belong not to one man nor to
any class OF men. We dc, not believe in
| legislation that makes millionaires of
the few and paupers of the many. PRO
longed applauee.I Remember that the
watchwo1d is Cleveland and tariff re-
form.
The Hon. w. A. Hunsaker, lately of
San Diego, said: The Democratic party
today stands upon ground which is
impregnable. It voices the sentiment
Of the majority of the American people.
The illustrious candidate personifies the
principles embodied in the platform
The party. urder the leadership OF
Cleveland. will again march to victory,
and the next administration will emu
late the success which attended the four
years our idol served US before.
Gen. John Mitchell, from Cahuenaa:
Even the people Of the frostless belt
will tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that
this ticket will be successful in 1892.
This ticket ia sure to win, and it will be
. race between Belva Lockwood and
Benny Harrison as to who will be at the
tail end Of it. You are to be congratu-
lated, because the principles OF the
Democracy are placed in the hands OF
such glorious leaders.
M. II. @. Munday: I am going to
wind up this meeting by Offering three
cheers for Grover Cleveland. Every
body stand up. [Enthusiastic and pro-
longed cheers, accompanied by the band
in Hail to the Chief.l