The morning call., 1894-10-18
" PROTECTION" THE KEYNOTE
Will Alameda County Win tine
Banner This Year
CANDIDATE MILLARD SPEAKS
The People Tired of Democratic Mis-
ruIe-George A. Knight on
Budd & Co.

OAKLAND.-The Republicans of Oak
land filed the huge Tabernacle to the very
doors last night to hear George A. Knight
and Stephen G. Millard, candidate for
Lieutenant-Goy speak upon the is
sues of the present Campaign.
The members of the Republican ALI
ance were out in force. though not in uni
form, and the artillery band discoursed
patriotic music at various times during the
evening.
The immense assemblage was called to
order by Charles Mantelen, chairman of
the County Central Committee, who an
nounced that the Hon. J. w. Nelson would
preside.
In accepting the honor Mr.. Nelson made
neat little speech. in the course of which
he said: Protection to home industry is
the foundation of American prosperity,
and it is the duty of the people to support
the Republican party whose policy is pro-
tectiCn." He then introduced Stephen G.
Millard, who received a tremendous ova-
tion as he advanced to the front of the
stage.
In opening his speech Mr. Millard spoke
of the friendly rivalry between Alameda
County and Los Angeles County for the
honor of holding the banner which eigni-
Z,
Republican votes. He told of how in 1888
Los Angeles won the banuer from Ala
media; of how Alameda won it back two
years later and OF how it again went to
Los Angeles in 1892 He warned his audi
tors that il they expect to win the banner
back to Alameda this year they will have
| to hustle.
Mr.. Millard reviewed the pros porous
condition of the country under the admin
| istration of President Harrison and COM
| pared 1t with the condition of affairs under
President Cleveland. He referred feel
| ngly to the closed mills all over the
country; to the starving families of the
workingmen, and he said tnat tue la borer's S
| little dinner pail went into state of
''innocuous desuetude." He ventured the
| opinion that Cleveland was elected be
| cause the American people were curious to
note the effects of change, but he thought
/ that after two years OF change the Amer-
can voters curiosity had become more
| shan satisfied.
The speaker referred TO the Democratic
| campaign orator, who in 1892 com plalned
| that for the past thirty years under Re-
publican domination the country had been
| drunk on protection.
THAT may have been true" comment
ed Mr.. MiIard. "but notice that we have
not been able to indulge in so much as a
| smile siuce Grover Cleveland's Inaugural
| lion. God grant that the country may be
drunk on protection for another thirty
| years.
Candidate Millard remarked that he re-
membered the day when an American
could not sit down to his meals without
| seeing branded on all the crOckery before
him the ''lion and the unicorn" "But,
thanks to protection" said he, san Amer
| ican citizen can sit down TO a square meal
without having British chromOs staring
him in the face"
He said that protection had cheapened
| the cost of iron and steel, salt and even
| clothing. II believe" said be, "that
Americans would rather pay more for a
suit of clothes when they know that the
men who made it are well housed and
| fed"
| He attacked the Wilson bill, because of
| its favOritism, and he referred to that little
| banquet which was rendered Wilson by
| the London Chamber of Commerce. He
| told how al that banquet the president of
| Wilson bill had put the English factories
| in motion.
| He arraigned the Democratic party for
| its hostility to silver, and denounced the
| administration for its uDpatrotc foreign
| policy, more particularly with regard to
| the attempt 10 place The ex-Queen of
| Hawaii upon a vacant throne.
He pictured The blight of unrestricted
| foreign immigration. and declared that the g
| day has nearly come when America shall
not and cannot longer be the dumping
ground of Europe. "The only danger til at
| can menace American institutions" he
| said, sis the ignorance of the people,"
He arraigBed the Democratic admins
| tration for its hostility TO the sold
soldiers" and the cutting down of their
pensions, and said that the Democrats of
| this State are seeking to detract attention
| from their national disgrace by discussing
| only State i sues.
bo
can party is fighting for American labor,
American institutions and American
| homes, and asked all Republicans to
| Loyalty support their ticket.
George a. Knight was the next speaker.
He remarked that jim Budd was his room
mate at the University of California, and
therefore he thought be knew him yery
well. "But the only time l ever felt sorry
for Jim Budd in my whole life was when /
heard him tell fairly intelligent audience
in Union Hall that S. q. Millard is a
Kansas Grassbopper.' / thought that
even lower than ordinary Democratic cam.
pagn methods"
The speaker created great amusement by
ridiculing Bndd and JeteT, and proceeded
to overhaul w. w. Foote for saying false
things about M. nj. Es,ee.
After branding as Democratic lie the
statement that Estee ever opposed the
colored race he said: "The Democratic
IL
never will be and they cannot be, because
of their organization and early associa-
tions."
He gave scholarly review of the early
settlement Of America, and traced to the
shareholders of the South the inception
and organization of the Democratic party,
He denounced Cleveland and his "Eng-
lish policy of the Rothschilds," and said
that tie Democratic party in California is
without head, without a tail, without a
stomach-a dysr eptic monstrosity."
He referred scathingly to Budd's PROM
ise TO curtail expenses of the State. The
carrying out OF the policy, be claimed.
meant the taking away from the Univer-
sity of California OF quarter Of a million
dollars; the lessening of the public school
fund by 100000; the withdrawal from
A lameda County of the $S4, GOO allowed by
The State for the care Of indigents, and the
abolition of the Mining Bureau, the Hor-
ticuitural and Viticultural commissions
and other important public institutions.
Mr.. Knight wanted to know what Mr..
Budd could do to redeem his promises. He
could not sit as a court. He could not
IN AXE laws. He could only execute laws.
and Mr.. Knight ventured the opinion
that the execution of them would be
very weak kind of execution.
He characterized David B. Hill as the
very brightest man in all the Democratic
party, and he claimed that Hill had been
nominated in New York only to be knitted
TO crafty an old grudge held against him
by Grover Cleveland.
The speaker then convulsed his audi
ence with most amusing account of the