The morning call., 1892-10-12
ARMY AND NAVY LEAGUE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting and a Stirrini
Speech by Edward Doolan.

An Enthusiastic Meeting and Stirring
Speech by Edward Doolan.
The Harrison Camp Army and Navy Re-
publican League of California held large
and enthusiastic meeting last evening at
their Headquarters. 53S California street.
Observation-Disclosures Martin Murray
presided
The committee on speakers said that
owing to the short space of time that had
elapsed since the last meeting they were
unable 10 make any arrangements 10 secure
speakers for the present meeting.
Some of the members were inclined to
censure the committee for not being more
Jealous In their duties, but the chairman
explained that candidates have made ar
rangements for long time ahead, and 1t
was unreasonable to expect that they should
cancel their prior engagements, but ne
promised the camp treat Tor the next
meeting. He also stated that as this was
not a campaign Of brass bands and uni
forms, but campaign of intelligence. he
thought there was sufficient intelligence in
the camp TO make it interesting.
Edward Doolan was asked to address the
camp. Mr.. DOOlan was loudly cheered, and
when quiet was restored he modestly
stated that he did not pretend to be an ora
tor, but man of business experience who
man who had fought the battles of this
country during the dark days of the Rebel
| lion for the perpetuatiOn Of Union prin-
| ciples and the establishment OF lone coun-
try and one flag" 81 do not forget" said
| the speaker, that am Irish-born. | came
| to this country in the early sos, since which
time / have always been an active citizen
| and at all times Republican. / want to
| tell you why enlisted. First. my sympa-
| thies were with the South. that is. before
| the war broke out; but after the insurrec-
| tion in the South, and Lincoln called out
! $4,000 men, and the South hoisted the stars
and bars, / became a Union man. The
Issues Of the war are over. but the cause Of
the war still remains. The cause of that
war, which saddled a debt on this nation
| that required a quarter of a century to re-
move, was England, and the people in the
! Southern States were all Democratic. The
| bonds OF the Southern planters we're held in
| England il was English capital that pro-
| longed the war. Let US get down to some
| of the present issues. We have n whole
number of them OF later origin. We have
the pro ective tariff issue; we have the
reciprocity issue; we have the silver
issue. All of these issues are the issues
of the campaign and, IN order TO sue
cessfuly carry them, we must support the
nominees of the Republican party, both
national and Congressional-C. y. Alex
ander and Hon. Z. +. Loud. They are the
candidates for Congress and, in order to
strengthen the administration, you must
elect them"
A voice: I'VE Will
Il like the principles OF the Republican
party because it is the exponent of every
thing progressive. / also like the admin s.
tration Of President Harrison. More ma
| tional questions have been amieably ar
| ranged during his administration than dur
| ing the administrations OF all the other
| Presidents since the war, and shows that he
| has the courage of his own conviction. /
| like President Harrison because when
! England demanded The withdrawal of Pat
rick Egan, our Minister TO Chile, he an
| swered emphatically no.. which is posi-
| tive Illustration that the President is man
who cannot be intimidated by England nor
| her standing army or navy.
'Some time ago | read In the Examiner OF
this city whole page devoted to the closing
| down of the woolen-mill at North Beach.
| The article was as misleading as 1t
was malicious, for that paper. TO further
| its own political ends, stated that the mill
! closed down on account of the Mckinley
| bill, while in reality it had no more to do
| with the mill than | had. The mill was
! closed down during Cleveland's Democratic
| administration. while ne was contracting
| with the English Government for blankets
! to supply the army and navy OF the United
/ States. / say let the truth be told" The
speaker was loudly and frequently APP
| plauded.