The morning call., 1894-09-15
HIGH TAXES RoUNDLY SCORED.


crowded Metropolitan Hall last evening
to. do honor to Congressman James G.
Mcguire upon his return to this city, but
the enthusiasm seemed TO be more for the
man than for the party which he repre-
sents. He was applauded and his speech
was appauded. James II. Budd. the
Democratic candidate for Governor. came
in for fair share of applause. Mr.. Budd
dexterOusly avoided speaking upon the
tariff or national issues, and that portion OF
p C0ngre ssman Maguire's address in which
he made as good defense as he could for
the Wilson bill. rather frankly ad uniting
It's imperfeclions, was allowed to pass in
silence. It was when he took up the rail-
road questions and denounced the various
schemes by which the Government has
been defrauded of its money that the au-
dience became really responsive.
AS his speech progressed some one
uueried, How about the Gearv act?'
The Geary act is all right" remarked
. Congressman Mcguire, ''as far as it goes,
but the Geary act can't stop industrial de-
preston. The Chinese treaty Is step in
advance of the solution of the Chinese
question. Snme Republicans have sought
TO make political capital by attacking the
. Chinese treaty. Tais treaty as il now
: stands is more than the people of Cali
.forna ever claimed until after the pas
). sage o the Geary act.
: "When did Hoar of Massachusetts,
Sherman of Ohio or Frye of Maine become
:: yo ur champions on the Chinese question
Never until they saw a chance to make
political capital.
..'0f course, Mr.. Mcguire con-
Guided, in answering his interrogation, "If
! R0n or l had had the drawing of that
treaty with DO one to consult but ourselves
we would have made a more drastic
treaty"
+: g gu bet. came the response from the
gallery.
: r. The crowd was so large which gathered
about the hall that an overflow meeting
was held out Of doors, at which NJ. Nj.
: Fanta spoke.
= Within the hall Federal officials and
leading Democrats had early claimed
places on the platform. Shortly after s
O'Clock, as James H. Budd stepped upon
the platform, the audience gave him rous-
ing welcome, and the favored ones on the
platform gathered about him to shake
hands.
=. ''As chairman OF the Democratic State
Central Committee" said f. II. Gould, ali
affords me much pleasure to call this mag
nificent meeting to order which has as
senibled to do honor TO one of our friends,
James G. Mcguire [cheers, and to intro
duce as chairman Of the occasion the hon.
Eugene Deuprey."
MI Deuprey made an address of some
length. It was a matter of pride. he de-
clared, to do honor to a man who had
done honor to his State, his city, his dis
trict, himself and the whole country.
1--WE are here tonight, to honor the man
who has stood as giant in the halls of
Congress to accomplish those things for
which you sent him there.
"W lille we wait for him we have the
pleasure to do honor to man who has
been nominated to be, and who. when the
votes are counted, will be the next Gov
ernor Of California. tCheers.l 1t has
been my good fortune to have known him
sn boyhoOd and TO know him in the
strength of his manhood as one ever
faithful to his pledge, ever faithful to the
trusts reposed in his hands"
Mr.. Deuprey eulogized Mr.. Budd as one
loved in his home, respected in the court
room, and in the halls Of Congress recog-
nized as a man of ability, whom the
faint OF susl icion had never approached.
As Mr.. Budd came forward to make his
address the audience rose and gave him
three hearty cheers. Little did | expect
50 great reception from the people here"
he began. This crowding of people
through the streets to the hall and press
ing through the anterOom for entrance
makes me fearful lest If elected this
fall may fall short of doing what ought
to do. as brought to my mind by this mag
nificent ovation"
Mr.. Budd referred to James G. Mcguire
as the speaker of the evening, and then
defined bis position. So far as the COVER
norsnip of the State of California was
concerned, he proposed TO address himself
to State issues. Tie nominees for Con-
gress would devote their time TO tariff and
other national issues, but the speaker
deemed it his duty 10 state how he stood
on live vital points.
Three cheers were given for James u.
Mcguire as he came upon the platform,
and Mr.. Budd stopped in his speech t.
shake hands with the Congressman.
Remarks on the tariff by me might be
or might not be edifying," continued Mr..
Budd, "but thu Governor of State can
neither sign nor veto tariff bill"
The speaker then addressed himself to
what be termed the two great evils with
which the people of California had to con-
tend. These were, he declared. the ex-
cessive taxation and robbery OF the labor
ing map, and the usurpa tions of the
Southern Pacific Company. which he
characterized as a gigantic corporation
which had invaded the Board of Super
visors, the Legislature and Congress, and
was now trying to control the courts.
The State of California, said The speaker.
was the most expensive in lis government
of any of the commonwealths in the
Union. California is down the line."
said ne, lin respect 10 population, but it
is near the head in its State, county and
municipal taxation.
In he last four years. said Mr.. Budd, the
State had expended in taxes over S33, 000,-
600, and had raised by direct taxation
more than $4,000, 600. Illinois. with more
than three times the population. had ex-
pended less. In two years California's