The record-union., 1894-09-10
DEMOCRATS, OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN.
Budd Brings His Big Artillery Into
Action.
He Enunciates His Platform on Econ
omy OF State Expenses and Rail-
road Regulation.

ernor, speak.
Four carloads of people from Stockton,
numberiI 450 with band, and two cars
from Folsom with $50 persons, arrived in
the evening, and the local Democrats and
a number from Woodland and Marys-
vile escorted Budd, who was in carriage
drawn b. four white horses, TO the Arm
ory. In tae carriage with Budd were ex-
Mayor " Ia. L. J eter of Santa Cruz, cam
didate for Lieutenant Governor, ii. NJ.
LaRue, candidate for Railroad Commis-
sioner of the First District, and w. ID.
Lawton, President of the Board of Trus-
tees of this city.
The parade from the depot to the hall
was headed by the Stockton and Folsom
delegations with a brass band, and fol-
lowed by the carriage containing Budd.
Other carriages were in line, containing
prominent Democrats ana ladies. The
local Democracy, with the Second In
fanIry Band, brought up the rear OF the
procession. Roman candles added TO the
brilliancy of the parade.
At the Armory large crowd had been
In waiting for nearly an hour, but as or
ders had been given by the local manage
ment that the doors were not to be opened
until the parade arrived several hundred
got tired and left in disgust. When the
door was opened and the procession filed
IN, the crowd followed, filling the hall,
about 1,500 being present.
As soon as Budd was recognized the
hall echoed with the cheers which greeted
him and were kept up until the meeting
was called 10 order by IL. NJ. La Rue,
Chairman of the County Central Com
mittee, who stated that 1t had been called
to ratify the action of the State Conven-
vention in selecting its standard bearer,
IoT llFTf hn nhA 1.ifarr
broke forth again in a storm.
La Rue read the list of Vice Presidents
for several minutes, winding up with
''and about one hundred more, which l
will not detain you by reading" He
then introduced w. d. Lawton as Presi-
dent OF the meeting, who spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: fully appre-
ciate the honor conferred upon me in
having been chosen to act as Chairman of
one oil the largest mass meetings ever
held in this city.
"A few days since the Democratic State
convention was held In San Francisco
and selected the ticket to be voted Tor in
November next. Before that convention
the names OF four of the best men in the
State were presented for the nomination
OF Governor; If either of those gentlemen
had been selected the convention would
have made no mistake, as they were all
capable and honest.
"As you are aware, after.great delibera-
tlons the Hon. James II. Budd was
chosen as the standard bearer of the
Democratic party.
"A lew years since Mr.. Budd was, to
the surprise of every one, elected from
this district to Congress, and l have no
hesltancy IN predicting his election in
November by greater majority than
that received by the late Governor Store-
man over MS opponent, 22,0
There is perhaps no nomination made
by any party for years past which has
given sucn universal satisfaction as that
OF Mr.. Buod, and in fact the whole ticket
meets the approval Of the entire people of
the State"
He then introduced Mr. Budd as the
next Governor of the State and the cheer
ing broke loose again.
Mr.. Budd said he did not know of any
place more appropriate in which to open
his campaign than Sacramento County,
where, wnen a little, boy his father
broughtli him, and where he lived Tor
several years on the American River
near Salsbury'S station. Since that time
he had always lived within fifty miles of
this city.
In 1882 he was elected to Congress, he
said, and the last days and hours of his
career there were devoted to making an
appeal through the civil service bill to
gain an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Postoffice building in this city. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Glascock and thew
worked together for it. Senator Miller
and his conterree pushed it in the Senate,
and on the last day Miller added 500. 900
as an appropriation. The Sacramento
papers OF that date show that the man
who stood before them. he said, got a
parliamentary twist on Speaker Randall
and by threatening for six hours an
extra session, compelled the House to
give the 100000 asked for. He wanted
new Postot1lce so that he could get his
letters here when he was Governor,
which he proposed to be on the 1st of
January.
He had been nominated by as inde-
pendent a convention as ever nominated
any body for all office in this or any State
and his friend Jeter, who looks enough
like him TO step into his shoes and not
spoil his photograph ii he died, was
nominated in the same convention. For
the first time IN his memory San Fran
cisco was uncontrolled by any boss, and
the delegation on the last vote but one.
split. giving him and his opponent
seventy-four votes each.
lie was nominated by no boss or clique
and no boss or bosses lash would dictate
to him lis policy. He should run his
own office, and so would the other can
didates. II they would compare the
Democratic Convention with the Repub-
lican Convention held here they would
find a difference. They would see that
one man ran the latter for them, and the
fact burns into their marrow now. When
one OF the sacramento attorneys dared 10
demand the liberty of free speech he was
lnSulted. One OF the issues of this cam
paign will be whether American citizens
have the right to vote for whom they
wish.
When he is Governor, he will have a
law passed making it removable offense
or do
partments TO meddle in politics. and see
II member of the San Francisco police
department who can swing I54 solid votes
can dictate who candidates shall be.
Some people said he wished to establish a
Budd dynasty, but he thought that would
be better than Burns dynasty. In
Stockton no member OF the police or fire
departments can talk politics at all.
When Democrats talk OF bosses the Re-
publican say, "Oh, let's talk TARIFF He
was willing to talk tariff with Mr.. Estee
If he could get any enjoyment out of it,
for that is all the enjoyment he is likely
to get out OF the campaign. He would
like to know what bill will ever come he
for the Governor of this State for sigma
ture which will affect the tariff. 1t would
be better 10 discuss State extravaganza.
We are the most eXpensively governed
State IN the Union, being fifth in the list of
expenditures, while low down in the
number OF population. In four years we
have paid out over $50, 600, 200, and the
legitimate expenses of governing it are
largely overrated; S24, 100000 have been
taken by direct taxation from the peopIe
of the State. The Governor said in his
biennial message to the Legislature that
the method OF collecting taxes was the
most cum bersome known in any place.
Why is this not corrected? He said: 81
desire to. call yoar attention to the ex-
penses of other States, as well as our own,