The record-union., 1894-11-02
CLOSING DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Republican Candidates Meeting at
Sixth and @ Streets.
Speeches by L. I. Hatfield. c. T..
Jones and Others-An Enthusf-
astic Gathering.

While bands brayed brass music, bon
fires blazed and rockets shot up into the
blue ether, the Republican county and
city candidates held an enthusiastic
open-air meeting at Sixth and streets
last evening. The assemblage was very
large, aud the audience listened atten-
lively to the remarks of the speakers.
Committeeman w. II. Govan called the
meeting to order, and Jas. II. Ferguson
was elected Chairman.
l.. L. Hatfield, candidate for the Assem-
bly,, was then introduced. He rapidly,
clearly and forcibly outlined the policy OF
protection, how it grew up, the need for
1t, and why in this country it is peculi-
arly adapted to the needs of our civiliza-
ton. He then took up the proposed con-
stitutional amendments and presented
them clearly, advising voters to oppose
the increase in the Board of Equalization,
in the salary of legislators, and to vote
for the educational qualification for
voters; for the county division amend
ment, and Tor the amendment to exempt
orchard trees and vineyard vines from
taxation until they come TO bearing.
AS 10 himself, he asked the votes of the
people frankly, and promised full duty
doing, honorable conduct and devotion
10 the city, county and State interests.
lie said that it had been charged that he
had employed Japanese and Chinese in
clearing East Park. He pronounced the
statement utterly false. He had nothing
TO do with clearing East Park; he never
employed a Jap or a Chinaman in his
lie, and was not disposed ever to do so
as long as Americans can be found Will
aug to work.
r. Ei,a1A ell ~
Jones, who came to the roStrum with
tire in his eye on the tariff and Chinese
questions. de charged present prostra-
ton TO Democratic tariff tinkering, and
appealed to men who have to earn bread,
TO look To 1t that protection be not broken
down ana wages and living be brought
to the level OF The cheap peasant labor OF
the Orient and OF Europe.
On the Chinese question he asked why
Democrats are dumb this season. Not a
chlpper comes from them about ii. Why?
Because the Republican party under
General Harrison enacted a complete
registration and restriction law. Under
1t the Chinese wage-earner who went
back to China Stald there and no new
ones could come in. The very first act
of Mr. Cleveland was to negotiate treaty
with China that knocks the anti Chinese
law into cooked hat 1t lets in and to
return all Chinese laborers who owe 81, 900
here or have 81 900 owing to them or can
prove they a relative they here. Every
one knows that Chinaman can always
prove these things. SO the door is wide
open again. all owing to Mr.. Cleveland
and his party. He urged the election of
Mr.. Hatfield because that meant vote
tor George C. Perkins for United States
Senator, and the election of Grove L.
johnson, for that meant one more Re-
publican in Congress to help undo Dem
ocratic maladministration.
The assem- blage was then addressed by
Frank L. Johnson, Frank d. Ryan, j.
Il. Sullivan, Richard Z. Cohn, T. H.
Berkey, George w. Ficks and b. A.
johnson.
The meeting then adjourned with three
rousing cheers for the Republica ticket
from the highest office to that of the
lowest.