The herald., 1894-10-25
THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Senator Stephen NJ. White Ad-
dresses a Large Audience.
A Ringing and Mastery Exposition
of Democratic Principles.
National, State and County Affairs
Thoroughly Disoussed-The Vile
Attack on Mr. Budd Scored.
Patterns Candidacy,

Wnlte addressed large aadlence last
night at new Turner hall. His audi
ence WAS not confined strictly to Demo-
Gratis, for many Republicans and Popu-
lists were present. Neither was it con-
fined to voters, for many ladies listened
to the eloquent and persuasive review
of the political questions of the day pre-
sented by the speaker OF the evening.
The following gentlemen were selected
as vice. -presidents of the meeting:
]. G. Kays. J. Kuhrts, Prof. Dozier.
Richard Molony, L. scofeld, A. Wilhsrt-
tz, William Riggs, DR.. Joseph Kurtz,
H. B. Belt. A. @. CLARK, DR.. G. B. Jones,
F. Sabichi. Captain Weakly. Joseph
Mesmef, J. G. Estudillo. W. F. Bosby-
shell, N. Covarrubias, j. G. Harmon; A
@. McCaffsrty. A. Frese. T. S. Rowan,
w. J. Brodrick, DR.. W. L. Greaves. W.
NJ. Taylor, Mr.. Saunders, L. Roeder. P.
j. O'Connor. L. NJ. Grider, ]. X. Null
key. J. +. Yoakum, George II. smith,
R. ?. Troy, N. LindenIeld, Nj. Morris.
Paul Savione, Jay E. Hunter, e. P.
Bryan, Harris Newma.k. Edward Mul-
len, l.. Winter, William Fitzgerald, Cap
Mr.. Theodore L. Winder was intro
duced as president of the meeting by
Hon. w. r. Burke, and Messrs. r. L.
Mcknight and Dan Neuhart as secre.
taries. Judge Winder prefaced the ad-
dress by few pleasant remarks, in
which he alluded to the pleasure 1T gave
him to present gentleman who occu.
pies 90 worthily o seat in the United
States senate; o gentleman who has the
respect and esteem of his neighbors and
friends as well as all who know him.
He said it would not be amiss for him
to refer to matter which had been in
jected into the present campaign by
the Republicans-a challenge OF the
right OF American citizens to worship
God according to their own consciences.
He claimed that right for himself and
accorded it to everyone else. 1t was
certainly an honest ambition for man
to aspire to political office, and when
a candidate came before the people the
test should be, Is he capable? is he
honest? and not, Docs he believe in
this or that church, The time was
when every citizen when called on
was bound to defend the flag of his
country at the peril of his life, and was
it right that citizens should bear the
burdens of oitizennhip and that they
saouh be denied share in the rewards
OF citizenship? He was sorry to say
that the Republican party in its old age
and dotage acts upon different principles.
Judge Winder's illusions were heartily
spplauded, and the applause became an
ovation when Senator White was pre-
sented to the audience.
SENATOR WHITES ADDRESS.
Senator White said in opening his ad-
dresa, which will be published in full in
the HERALD OF Sunday next, that two
years ago he had appeared before an
audience composed of the voters of Los
Angeles, city and county. and engaged
| in G discussion with distinguished
gentleman chosen as an exponent of
| Republican principles. At that time he
stated he believed it would be to their
interests az American citizens and to the
best interests of the American people
| for them to assist in the election of
| Grover Cleveland as president. He
was before them to say that in spite
OF many adverse circumstances that he
did wisely in so advising. Applause
In his opinion no political campaign
could be safely conducted that was not
based on the fact of Grover Cleveland's
leadership. He said this notwithstand-
ing the fact that in matters immater-
ial he had differed from the president,
and that upon some matters of finance
his own views had not been in accord
with those of the president.
But he wished to assert emphatically
that he who comes after and writes the
history of the country cannot fail to
record that no one was ever better en-
titled to the suf'rages OF the nation than
President Cleveland.
When ho went into Office the Demo-
cratic party had made promises to the
people. They had promised to repeal
the unjust federal election law, which
thoy did, they had pledged themselves
to repeal the Mckinley act, and did it;
they had promised to enact a law pro.
viding for the collection OF the revenue
for the support of the government. but
so framed as 20 be tariff for revenue
only, and had framed law which in its
material points fully meets the obligs-
tione imposed.
He referred to the struggle through
which the party had gone in the enact
ment OF the tariff law, and graphically
portrayed the advantages which would
accrue-to the American people through
its beneficent provisions.
THE TARIFF.
Senator White analyzed the provisions
OF the bill at considerable length and
made comparisons with the Mckinley
law, showing the misleading statements
made by Republicans for partisan pur-
poses with reference to the leading feat
ures of the two laws.
He denied that the tariff on luxuries
was reduced and that on necessities in
creased. Referring to the tariff on wool,
I he spoke of its reduction by one-half in
the new law, the reduction OF so per
cent on cotton manufactures. On coal,
the Republican tariff was rs cents ton,
and of the duty on imported
coal of $1.100,0O0, California had paid
$500 In the last fiscal year the i'm
ports were less, being $4,000, OF which
California had paid $6i0,000. In the
east that tariff amounted to prohibition.
but in California they had been Obliged
to have imported coal. A majority of
the Democrats favored making coal
free, but small minority of Democrats
and Republicans made it impossible to
get free coal, stil tha tariff had been re-
duced 461a per cent, or nearly one-haf.
Iron had also been reduced a633 psr
cent in spite of Republican votes. Peo-
pie in the wheat-raislng staten of the
northwest did not put their wheat in
iute bags, but Californians do. On each
jute bag the Mckinley bill levied 2
cents. This the present law removes,
and it was opposed by every Republican
on the finance committee and every
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