The morning call., 1894-10-23

Democrats in the City Council voted for
that ordinance" said Mr.. Morehouse,
land it became a law, and the good Demo-
cratic butchers CT San jose who are going
20 vote the Democratic ticket are jublant
that they are protected from the good
Democratic butchers outside the city,"
The speaker referred to the campaign
which resulted in the election of Cleve-
land. Then he spoke of Harrson's closing
message: "All over the United States is
peace, all over the United States is pros
peritv." That condition of affairs the
people wanted changed. So they gave
the country to Cleveland aud his Mug
wump Cabinet. Then the people gave the
country Democratic Senate and a Demo-
cratic House Of representatives. He asked
why Stephen White did not challenge the
statement at the time. Because 1t was
true The Democratic party said the eoun-
try was too rich So Grover said: Lets
have an extra session OF Congress and
make the people haDpy," and the first
thing that was done was the repeal of the
Sherman law, so that the people would not
have so much money,
The speaker referred to the fact that
eight years ago the Democratic cry was
that there was a surplus in the treasury.
The Democrats had said that if the govern
ment was handed over TO them they would
see that there was no surplus; land they
have kept their word" said the speaker.
Mr.. M0rehouse referred to the fact that
for the first time In thirty years the re-
serve fund had been reduced from $780,
100000 to S55. 000.000 and after the Demo.
Gratis had been in ofice but eighteen
months. Under the Republican adminis-
trations the debt had been constantly re-
duced while as soon as the Democrats
came into power the Government began 10
go further into debt with the issue of
bonds.
money" added Mr.. Morehouse, $50 the
only way 10 do is to vote the Democratic
ticket and be a tramp" Cheers.
Mr.. Morehouse declared that there was
not Democratic paper in the State which
dared discuss the tariff. ''The Democrats
say that we do not discuss State issues.
That is not true. Now, the first State
Stockton,' i, Jimmie Budd of Stockton
1, Jim Budd of the Slough City, Il, Jim
Budd''
The speaker went on in a laughable
carricature of Budd's frequent iteration
OF the first personal pronOun.
Quoting Budd's anecdote about Millard.
10 which he called him grasshopper from
Kansas, MIR. Morehouse said: He did not
tell you that he was hopping around so
lively that there would not be a Budd
left. And" be added, II am informed
that Mr.. Millard is not from Kansas, but
came from Michigan, but that makes no
difference"
The orator spoke at some length on
equal suffrage, for which the Republican
party was pledged. That was State is
sue; why did not the Democrats meet it?
Because they knew that when the women
voted. and voted against vagabondage and
corruption, the Democratic party would
cease 10 exist.
In referring to the charges of extrava-
gance in State administrations Mr.. More
house declared that the expenditures had
been voted by Democratic Legislatures, by
Democratic majOrltleS. And | want to
call your attention to one thing, right
here" said Mr.. Morehouse. This party,
which is crying reform so hard just now,
has as one OF its eXponents of the policy of
retrenchment, Frank III. Gould, chairman
of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee. This is the man who sought to draw
$8 as a member of the Assembly and $40
as Speaker of that branch of the Legisla-
ture, and was prevented from doing so bv
E. p. Colgan, the Republican Controller"
Mr.. MorehOuse declared thai Elert
would be elected Mayor. He censured Su-
tro severely as the biggest land N monopOlist
in the city, and said, ''Vole for O'Donnell
before you vote for Sutro."
The PoDulist party was rdiculed a some
length. "If you fiud lawyer without a
client, a doctor without a patient. banker
without bank, merchant without a
store, a man who has sought Office of the
Republican party for the past twenty
years without getting ii, you will find
Populist," declared Mr.. Morehouse.
The Non-Partisans came In for slight
attack on the part of Mr.. MGrehouse, who
then returned to the Populists, and talked
at some length on the referendum, init-
atlye and imperative mandate, maintain
lng that the propositions advanced by the
third party were absurd and not feasible
H. 4hn Sr1hN ant Af thn a,l
speaker asked the audience if they re-
membered the anti-railroad Democratic
ticket headed by Stoneman, which ''oui-
antied" all other anti-railroad tickets and
after election proved the most pro-ralroad
of any administration which came into
power.
''Now, the fellow who goes out and talks
so strongly anti-rallroad," said MIR. More
house, sis liar. You watch him. He is
only bidding for his price, and it isn't a
very high one, either" [Cheers.l
Mr.. Morehouse declared that the Democ-
racy had charged that Mr.. Estee was
railroad man, and in doing so had delib-
erateIy lied. He paid a glowing tribute to
Estee's ability, mentioning his selection
to assist in carrying out the reciprocity
ideas of James G. Blaine.
In speaking of the coming election, Mr..
Morehouse declared that Estee would
have the largest plurality which had ever
of Santa Clara.
Referring again to the railroad question
Mr.. Morehouse declared that there was
but one organization In the State with
money and ability-which was striving to
build competing railroads, "and tue presi-
dent of that association is here tonight
as chairman of this meeting and he is for
Estee," said Mr.. Morehouse, pointing
toward MI Upham. docs that look as
if the Southern Pacific Company was sup
porting Morris NJ. Esee?"
The speaker concluded by declaring that
the time had come when the gates of Cas-
tie Garden should be closed against the
nihilIst, the communist, the socialist and
the anarchist.
The meeting closed with three cheers
for NJ. NJ. Estee.
A SINGLE trial of DIR. Prices Baking
Powder will show that in real merit it sur
passes all others. For economic and
hyuinpio raosopa alike n ,o-dor.