Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-19
BOYLE HHGHTHS DEMOCRATS.
A ROusing Meeting Held in the
Ninth Ward.
Various Speakers Analyse the In.
iquities of the Tariff.
A Lucid Review of What the Demo
cratic Party Has Achieved for
the Veal of This
Country.

A rousing Democratic meeting was
held on Boyle Heights last night, at
Hendricks hall. 1t was called several
days ago by the Ninth-ward club, one of
the most active Democratic clubs in the
city. An invitation was extended to
Mr.. Joseph d. Lynch to address the
meeting, and a committee, consisting of
l. L. Clark. George W. Frame and Fre-
mont Cobb, appointed to escort him to
the hall.
When the meeting " as called to order
at O'Clock, and the city band played
some inspiriting airs, there were about
400 people in the hall, among them q
number of ladies. A pattering of ap-
plause, that swelled to an enthusiastic
cheer, swept over the audience when
the Tammany club from the city fled
i'll about 100 strong, and took seats
reserved for them. There was also a
committee from the German-American
Democratic club. of this city.
III. O'Brien, president of the Ninth
Ward club, called the meeting to order.
As it was regular meeting, business
was dispensed with. President O'Brien
stated that it gave him great pleasure to
introduce Mr.. Lynch to the enthusiastic
audience, he having been invited to ad-
dress them on topics of the day. As
soon as Mr.. Lynch took his stand be-
hind the speakers table, the meeting
broke out in applause, and some one
proposed three cheers for the Los Ange-
les HERALD, which were given with a
crash that betokened earnest enthusi-
asm, and tiger that was deafening.
Mr.. Lynch spoke at some length, and
his remarks were frequently punctuated
with applause. In substance he said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: One could not we'll avoid being
most gracefully impressed by the cordial
reception accorded me. always expe-
rience pleasure in looking upon the
faces of Democrats, and | am especially
pleased to look into the faces of such en-
thusiastic Democrats as are before me
tonight. | see in that enthusiasm a
precursor OF fvictory, All lover this country
there is an expression of determination,
which shows on it's face that victory
will sit on our banner. We will GO for
ward in the fight before us with leader
never surpassed in patriotism, and sell
dom in ability. Under Cleveland [Con-
tinued cheering] the battle will be won,
and it ought to be won.
will essay tonight to tell you why
we are Democrats because we have
struck one of the times when empiri-
cal leaders come forward and dispute
the claims of the old leaders as to the
principles under which we move for
ward.
I am a Democrat because it is the
party of the people. [Applause,l No
men, no leaders, can rob it OF the proud
distinction of its 100 years of existence.
We have seen parties spring up during
| it's existence, like mushrooms on June
! hillside, and have seen them fade away.
I remember the Dolly Warden party in
this state. 1t gave us Newton Booth,
and put him in the United States senate.
But he disappeared as completely as If
he had never appeared there. And
what did he do? Nothing. There was also
Peoples party, not the present one,
and what didi 1t accomplish? It accom-
plished no more than to betray the peo-
pie. And now we are confronted once
again with Peoples party. AS to the
men in it, personally, have nothing to
say, but in their platform is gibberish
which would sound better in lunatic
asylum.
"But," said Mr.. Lynch, with empha-
els, that brought forth applause, "the
ward and realize the peoples wishes.
1t is the party that has had over ninety
years of serviceable and successful his
tory. 1t drew its life from the greatest
statesman of any country, Thomas JEFF
ferson.
| ''Thomas Jefferson's idea of states
manship was that the less government
the better. He believed that the peo-
pie ought to govern themselves. He be-
lieved the nation should do nothing that
could be done by the state; the state
nothing that could be done by the
county, the county nothing that could
be done by the township, and the town.
ship nothing that could be done by the
citizen. In other words, the idea is to
allow the people to govern themselves
as much as possible"
Still following this thought, the
speaker contrasted the idea with that of
other parties. Sale. he "The idea of all
other parties is to bend the individual !;
to prescribe what he shall eat, drink
and wear. Jefferson's idea was that he
should do as he pleases, under certain
lines. Other parties tell him what he
shall do. They are the parties of pater-
nalism and oppression; both destruct-
i've OF the idea of Democratic govern
ment. Mr.. Jefferson really created the
idea of the responsibility of Demo-
cratic government, and was always sus-
tanned by the leaders of his party. He
outlined the dangers that were sure to
grow up in the country, which Andrew
Jackson met and conquered. 1t was
Jackson who met these difficulties. He
grabbed by the throat the biggest mo-
nopoly eyer dreamed of-the Bank of
the United States -and throttled it.
The Democratic party has always been
alive to the dangers of the accumulation
of wealth, but has had no empirical
ideas. It's idea has been that Justice.
not oppression, shall characterize the
exercise of corporate power"
Referring to California, Mr.. Lynch
said: California ought to be Democrat
ic. The Californian's soul ought to be-
long to the party that has given him
this royal domain. The Democratic
party acquired it. California has con-
tributed Isl 500. 100000 to the country.
The state has been q great agent in the
development OF the United States. If it
was not for California it would be a
bankrupt country. In the country now
there is about $700,000,O00. If it
was not for this $1,000, ,0OO, 900 which
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