The morning call., 1894-10-26
AT FRANKLIN HALL.
Democrats of the Fortieth District
in Mass Meeting.

III MASS" meeting.
franklin Hall was we'll lied with Demo-
Gratis of the For ieth Assembly District
last night, and short municipal campaign
speeches were numerous. A brass band,
a bonfire and lusty hurrahs by many voices
added to the political enthusiasm. The
meeting was presided over by Nj. C. Has
sett. who opened the proceedings by urging
candidates to come forward and exhibit
themselves tn the multitude.
Jefferson g. James. candidate for Mayor,
was the first speaker. He began by an
nouncing that he had not come for the
purpose of making speech, but he would
do the best be could.
II am like a schoolboy who has gone
through his years of schooling" he said.
II have learned my lesson in city govern
ment by being a member OF 1t in an official
capacity. There is much public improve
meat work that ought to have been done.
but the city has been hard up for money
Appropriations have been exhausted. |
fully indorse the liberal p atforn of the
Democratic party OF this city In the ma
ter of taxation and expenditures for pub
lie improvements. During the past two
years the Board of Supervisors have been
restricted to the levy OF 1-per-cent tax
on S275, 100000. The Democratic platform
is more liberal. | am in favor of a levy
on $500. 100000, and not contne it to the
peT ctub 6lIueT IL luOIc 10 Hc6uGu. L NODE
you will elect the entire Democratic NUM-
cipal tickei, 50 that the Democrats can
make good the pledg es of the PLATFORM"
j. p. Kelly, candidate for Congress in
the Fifth District, made fever>h speech
in his own defense against certain attacks
made upon him by a daily paper. He did
not choose his words from honeyed
phrases, but denounced his political en-
emies in the most bitter terms and violent
invective. "My character is absolutely
spotIess," ba said, las l showed it TO be to
the Grand Jury. who made an inyestiga-
ton at my request"
Touching his position as candidate for
Congress he said: ''In the first place the
Reilly funding bill, 10 provide for the fund
ing of the Central Pacific Railways debts,
ought to be killed. The Southern Pacific
Company has reached its hands even into
the courts of the land and into the legsla-
tive halls II would enslave the people
for another century or more. but this must
not be. l am in favor or forcing that cor
poration to pay ITS debts, and # the mort
cages are foreclosed and the railroad prop
erty falls into the hands of the Govern
ment wantto see laws enacted that shall
forever prevent those roads from falling
into The hands of monOpolists by lease or
otherwise"
Mr.. Kelly closed his speech by saving
that he favors compulsory arbitration OF
all labor difficulties by national board of
arbi ration, to be established by act of
Congress.
Nj. &. Haley, Democratic and Non-Par-
tisan nominee for County Clerk, made a
short address in which lie briefly reviewe
the efficient and economic administration
of his Office. He referred TO the fact that
during his administration a surplus had
been turned into tha treasury for the first
time in twenty years.
John L. GTaney, candidate for District
Attorney. and several other gentlemen on
the Democratic municipal ticket. made
their bows with short speeches to the
Fortieth District