Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-06-16
A MASTERY ARRAIGNMENT.
Judge Chas. SiIent's Stirring Address
to Los Angeles Republicans.

Judge Charles Silent formerly Judge
of the first Judicial district in Arizona
but for the past ten years resident of
Los Angeles. as chairman of the county
central committee of Los Angeles ceun-
ty, called the convention to order, on
Thursday last, in doing he said:
In calling you to order, l desire to ex-
tend to you hearty welcome and con-
graduate this convention upon this
splendid assembly of represent ative Re-
publicans. When We last met it was up
on the eve of great national campaign
which, as then viewed, was to US full of
hope and promise. The verdict of the
people was against us, and for the first
time in a generation the Democratic
party was given full control of the gov
ernment, Since then We have witnessed
the most remarkable period in the poit-
ticaI, industrial and financial history of
our country.
While IL is the democratic party which
succeeded at the polls, upon platform
find behind that party power greater
than the party itse.t-a President and
party leader with an unyIelding will
tram ping his party under foor, disre-
garding party pledges and his party's
platform, and literally driving his party
to obstruction.
Among the first acts of his admins
tration vas the deplorable Hawaiian
episode, which made every American
citizen blush with shame, and during
with, for the first time since the great
rebellion, the mericaD flag was hauled
down and Inundated by an American
citizen. We lind the President coercing
Congress with determined hand and
by means as oppressive as the hayonets
a crowned usurper. For the first
time lie the history of this great nation
we behold its President, without con-
st t6tional right or authority, suspend
ing and refusing to execute law OF
Congress-the Chinese exclusion acts
and for which be ought to have been i'm
peached. We find him next appointing
to great foreign mission an American
dude and A gio ma lac for the consid-
GRAFTON of $4,000, paid into the Cleve-
land camraign fund. We fad him next
WithOlding party patronage and block
ing the wheels of legislation until silver
is demonetized and one of the greatest
Of American interests paralyzed. The
tariff and financial agigatlons which
started ia the Presidential campaign,
became by the election of Cleveland an
active, living force, and we're rene ed
nd emphaized by bis inau Iural address
nd messages to Congress, and ty the
;unduct and declarations of democratic
patty Leaders. AS result all Industries
'nu financial interests have been alarm
e !. confidence destroyed, ia It ries closed
and propertg values lowered by thou
sands Of millions. The unemployed are
marching through the country ID armies
and discomfort, strikes and germs of dis |
organization exist everywhere and are
growing, unit the existence of our gov
eminent is seriously threatened.
We have had one extra session OF a
democratic congress, and six months OF
regular session, with not a singh meas |
ure passed looking ID practical re ief.
The peoples party which promised US
great reforms il given power, has rot
inspired the nation with confidence in |
ITS capacity to rule. A political party |
which can elect, and which will uphold |
such cranks as Lewelling of Kansas, /
Penoyer Oregon and Waite of Colorado |
will Lot obtain the support of the Anne |
ricau people. The time is ripe for a |
grand republican victory. You will find |
the people entering upon his campaign, ]
not merely as political patrons, but as
patriotic Americans, determined upon |
rescuing the government from a party |
and president Nt are leading Us on to |
destruction. The people are waiting. |
anxlously waiting, for the opportunity |
to be heard. They have spoken in OHIO
The splendid republican majority OF
that State was more than matched |
oy the tidal wave in Pennsylvania. |
Wherever the ballot box has been open !
ed to tfe citizen since the advent of the /
present administration, there has been q |
and unbroken wave of con-
iemnation which has reached the Pacif |
ic AID Oregon, our neighboring State, |
has startled the republican party in |
power by $1,000 plurality.
Give US ticket which deserves tia |
confidence of the community. made by |
republicans for republicans, and the |
people will not disappoint you.