The herald., 1894-10-06
TRUE PRINCIPLES EXPOUNDED,
George S. Patton Speaks at
Alhambra.
Remarkable Enthusiasm Manifested
by q Large Audience.
He Boldly Declares for tho Free Coin.
age of silver and Governments
Ownership of the Union and
Central Pacific Roads.

There never was political meeting
held in the beautiful little town OF AL
hambra, as far as enthusiasm goes. that
would equal the one that was convened
in Stevens hall last evening.
Hon. George S. Patton, the Demo.
cratic nominee for congress. delivered an
address upon the political Issues which
sre involved in the approaching election
which was bold, manly, logical and out
spoken. He made no endeavor to
hedge upon any of the vital questions.
but courageously informed every voter
present exactly where he stood. The
result was that he aroused his hearers
enthusiasm and they frequently mani
fested the fact by vigorous applause.
The audience was sufficiently large in
numbers to fill every seat in the hall,
and many were compelled to stand.
Visitors from San Gabriel and Ramons
were among the crowd.
The Alhambra silver cornes band
played in front of the hall before the
meeting was called to order. J. A.
Graves introduced the speaker of the
evening in q few words, stating that
Mr.. Patton was "a man OF ability and
fearlessnesa, who could neither be
bought nor bulldozod." At this there
was loud applause.
Aa MIR. Patton arose and stepped TO
the front of the platform he was given
a warm welcome. His remarks occu-
pied an hour and half, and in substance
he spoke as follows:
1t 10 one of the facts of which all American
nst hAa tod faaI l.
together and act as jury to displace faithlcss
public servants and reward those who have
proven true TO their trust. But this theory Is
by partisanship and many times led astray by
the misstatemsnt of facts by campaign orators.
We are here tonight as neighbors and fellow
citizens, and l propose 10 state to you few
facts in TAR. honest way, without misrepre-
sentaton, will advance no argument that is
not founded on fact
1t is always best to first answer the argument
of the opposition. Briefly stated. MI Estee and
his Republican confreres are endeavoring TO
persuade you that the depressed condlIion
through which the country has passed has been
due to the present Democratic adm nistration,
and that prior to 1t these conditions did not
land is responsible for every misfortune that
has occurred since March A, 1898, from the war
in China to the present dry season. This is not
a fair argument. In reply ] desire to tell you
that in the very midst OF the Harrison admin
istration there came upon the civilized world
financial disaster that shocked the foundations
bursting of The Argentine bubble. This was
followed closely by the failure of Barring
Brothers and the business of the British empire
trembled. The result OF it u II was that foreign
holders of American securities sent their col
laterals home to us and demanded their money
in gold. We paid them, the crisis passed; but
the result of this all was that in our own coun-
try there followed general tightening of tho
lines This is the explanation of the panic of
the summer OF 1888
Mr.. Patton then dwelt briefly upon
the tariff question. The county had, he
said, prospered 90 it never had before
or since the Walker Democratic tariff.
But the war came on and the necessities
OF the government demanded an increase
in the revenues, which was realized by
higher tariff. Continuing be said:
President Lincoln saw the inevitable result
of this policy, for in his grand, prophetic
words did he not say at the close of the struggle
that the country had passed through danger
and disaster, but the great battle was coming
with the corporations and banded capital?
That, he told US, would be 6gnt upon which
would depend the prosperity OF the republic
OH How true was that utterance OF that noble
patriot
In 1892 the American people, by an unpar-
allelled majority, instructed the Democratic
party 10 enact new tariff law along the lines
OF decreased taxation, which would relieve
them from burdens they were bearing to up
build gigantic monopolies and to fill the Golfers
of soulless corporations.
obeyed that mandate. They passed bill and
il was sent to the senate. There we have
Democratic majority of one vote. The house
bill gave us Tree IRON ore and free coal. What d
grand benefit it would have been for California
ii til hese two articles could have been placed on
the free list. Saips could have come to our
shores to secure our grain and produce with
coal and iron ore in ballast, Rates of trans
portatiou could have been correspondingly re-
duced, and good would have accrued to US all.
California pays nearly all of the tax on coal and
iron ore. Mind you, the Republicans did put
tariff on these two articles to protect American
industry. We asked that they be given to us
free OF duty, to give us the material with which
to en- ploy the American workingman. But by
q few errlng Democrats and solid phalanx OF
Republican senators the privilege was denied
u.s.
Mr.. Patton took bold stand against
the sugar bounty provision of the Nc
Knley bill. He explained that if the
law had continued in operation as de-
signed until 1894, there would at that
time be an annual draft upon the
United States treasury for sl64, 100000
to pay il. Mr.. Patton then asked:
Who put this money in the treasury? You
did. Why should your. money be paid out to
other man? Why shouldn't you have bounty
on hay? Hay is a good thing Why should you
put your hand down your pocket and pay. a
man two cents for every pound OF sugar he
raises to make him money?
II is true that we did give differential of an
eighth of O cent on renned sugar. Th1s he lps
the sugar truAt, but is just Az per cent less of
a benefit than the Mckinley law provides. The
Democratic house voted to put sugar on the
free list and if you send nae there will vote 10
do so. l propose TO tell all OF the sugar pro-
ducers in my district the same thing. But
when the house proposition to put sugar on the
free list reached the senate who was it tina t
prevented its consideration? Senator Aldrich.
| Republican, of Rhode Island.
Then there is the income tax enected by our
| party representatives. The Republican state
| platform, which, the party papers assert, was
| written as adopted two days before the conven-
| incomes of the rich. But not one Republican
| speaker, from Mr. HStee down, ,dares defend that
| position on the stump. Il was only placed Ia
! the platform to fill the Golfers of the Republican
| party from the pockets of the rich. Mr. Hill
told us when it was passed that we dened the
money power OF the world. lie told the truth
| We have accepted the challenge and stand To-
| day the champions OF the great body OF the
| people. favor the in some tax. ,
| Next comes the rehabilitation OF silver. l
| am q free silver man. / believe in the mummy T.
| ed coinage of that white metal. me nepuptii. ~
| can party does not hold out single nope iot
| this consummation. Joseph Medll, eoitor ol
| one OF the most powerful newspapers ~ tue
| country, scored the California kepusilcans
for putting free silver plank IN tnelI piatlol ~
denouncing them as hypocrltes. l point 10 the
| records, and claim that the DemocratiI party II
| the logical party of Tree silver Al Vl oui
| troubles today are due to the denionetiz1eon ol
| silver in 1879 In my opinion l5l3 10 Is the
| logical ratio of coinage, but would vote Tor a
| I6 or even II to basis, on the theory tnst nall
! a loaf is better than none. Ihe democrats nave
! made free silver the sole Issue;
| Won have NO doubt heard that there existed
| no difference between the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties as to the indebtedness OF the "a
ciic railroads Do not pellevo ~; onn ~ iooz @ .ne
/ and Va sections of land for each mile OF .
trsnscontinental road built between Omaha and
San Francisco. me msn wuo secured I'M