Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-06

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That is to say out OF this 81 800 900 we
are worth today just SIP 954 4S.
The Republicans point with pride to
the wonderful growth and prosperity of
the country at large and cite you the
liberal expenditure of the billion dollar
congress as the reason for it. Fellow
citizens, l congratulate you on billion
dollar congress at Washington and q
million dollar board of supervisors in
Los Angeles. [Laughter.]
But say it is an outrage which every
voter should correct next Tuesday. Zap
plause.l Let us see how this "a, ,300, 900
was got rid of.
The speaker then gave clear and de-
tailed account of the extrsvsgant ex-
penditures of the various branches of the
county government in line with the
figures published heretofore by the
HERALD. His remarks were at times
especially bitter and called for much
enthusiasm.
Continuing, he said: "But, my fell
low.citizene, the climax of this out
rageous extravaganza has been reached,
and next Tuesday it will meet its doom.
There ie one thing more in this line
which wish to call your attention to,
and that is the Republican manner OF
letting contracts, which consider one
of the most barefaced robberies ever
perpetrated on ax-paying public"
Mr.. County Clerk Ward was then
harshly handled by the speaker in re.
gard to letting the great register con-
tract, and judging from the enthusiasm
that greeted these remarks, Mr.. Wards
political career will terminate about
January 1st next.
The individual members of the Demo-
cratic ticket were then considered, the
speaker closing with an eloquent appeal
for their election that drew forth a hearty
burst of applause.
MAJOR PATToN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Lynch then presented Major
George S. Patton as "the rising young
orator of the San Gabriel valley"
Mr.. Patton turned his remarks towards
the national issues. He spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: In this closing night of the presiden-
tial campaign it is not necessary to
enter into detailed arguments upon the
issue involved. The question of the
tariff has been exhaustively discussed,
and is, l believe, fully understood by
the people. Since that memorable day
in 1883 when Grover Cleveland's trum-
pet call reused a people who were
slumbering while their dearest right
was being insid;ously stolen from them
by the interested beneficiaries of tariff
legislation for the benefit of the few at
the cost of the many, and in one terse
sentence embodied the whole Demo-
cratic creed upon that subject: "Un-
necessary taxation is unjust taxation"
the American people have done great
amount of thinking. From start to
finish the Democratic party has
arrayed in this campaign a brave,
honest and aggressive battle.
From the hour when, amid the wild
plaudits of 10000 people assembled in
the Chicago wigwam, and the accom-.
panying thunder of the approving heav-
ems, they boldly declared that the IRE.
publican protection is fraud and q
robbery OF the great majority of the
American people for the benefit OF the
few" And Immediately followed this
bold and honest declaration by bravely
setting aside the timorous counsels of
expediency mongers and politicians,
and, renominating for the presidency
the greatest living exponent of true
Democracy, they have fought the fight,
honestly and in the open, appealing to
no prejudice of memories or sectional
ism. With their faces to the future, the
Democracy has appealed to the honesty
and good sense of the American people,
have avoided all pers Qualities, and rely
ing upon the irresistible strength of
truth and logic when opposed by shifty
evasion, it now rests it's case and gives
it to the jury with courage and conf
dence in the result.
That they have had the best of the
argument is too apparent to be longer
seriously denied. All over the country
the Republicans who have stood by their
party through good and evil report have
been driven from it's ranks. Within two
short years it has been driven from one
position to another, contradicting the
very arguments of few months before,
until it stands tonight fairly stripped of
the covering to hide it's weakness. 1t
has absolutely abandoned the positions
maintained by its founders-by Grant,
by Garfield, by Arthur, and by all its
great leaders.
And 30 it happens tonight all over this
land. Republicans who have followed
their party's flag to many hard won
victory, and have glowed with pride
when they dwelt upon it's achievements,
find themselves forced to confess that
as the names of Lincoln and Sum-
ner, of Grant and Garfield are
fading into memories, that they
have been succeeded by Quays
and Clarksons, by Wanamakers and
Dudleys, and that their old ship has
ia fact been seized, the matches battened
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