The herald., 1894-09-13

rsformatory utterances OF the Republic
can state convention"
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. White then proceeded to discuss
the position OF the Republican party
upon female suffrage. He said that
Republican state platform had been
apopted which declared in favor of such
suffrage, and Republican conyentio
in this county had practically and I'M
equivocally announced that it was OPP
posed to placing any woman upon the
ticket, and had repudiated the claims of
the very persons whose support had
been solicited. This, he stated, was full
proof of the insincerity of the Republic.
can party. In speaking Of the railroad
Issue, he called attention to the fact
that the people of this county are
thoroughly familiar with the record OF
Mr.. Patton, the Democratic nominee for
congress, have known him from boy
hood.s and are ready to vouch for the
sincerity of his professions.
Mr.. Estee, said the speaker,
was candidate for governor of
California in 1882. He then ran upon q
very pronounced and bitter anti-rairoad
platform. This time he is running upon
q platform which is utterly silent upon
the railroad issue. This may be ex-
cused upon the ground that the late Re-
publican state convention forgot that
there was any railroad Issue in Califor-
mia. This perhaps is NOT unnatural.
because the delegates to that convention
were not reminded OF the existence of
railroads by the monetary considerations
which impress themselves upon those
who pay for their fare. The late Repub-
lican state convention was domineered
by boss, was controlled by a dictator,
and was 80 surrounded by controlling
Influences that it would be unreasonable
to expect it to evolve platform in ac-
cordance with the popular sentiment.
The Democratic convention, on the con-
trary, WAS free. Il formulated plat
form which was conclusive OF the hon.
esty OF Democratic intentions, and il
placed upon that platform candidates
from governor down whose names and
careers are consistent and justify popu-
lar support.
Mr.. White then criticized the general
attitude of the Republican party OF this
state upon the railroad question, and
said that the people have never been
able to trust that organization that the
circumstances surrounding railroad in
terests necessitate the conclusion that
Democracy alone can be safely given
authority.
THE A. P. A. SCORED.
After further considering this subject
re said: Upon returning to Los Ange.
les county few days ago 1 was acton
ished to learn that politics here were to
some extent influenced by an organiza-
ton which, originating in bigotry and
ignorance, has extended, because OF po-
litical ambition within confinea where
we ought not to expect to find it. There
is nothing new in the so-callsd princi-
Piles of the proscriptive party. 1t ia as
old as fanaticiam and barbarism. 1t is
repugnant to modern thought and can
not live in the light of the civilization OF
the afternoon OF the nineteenth century.
1t has been enlarged and its member.
ship increased because of the political
ambition of individuals who, while not
subscribing to its proscriptive sbsurdity
and barbarous tenets, nevertheless wish
60 promote their official advancement
The Republican party in this neighbor-
hood, striving to perpetuate itself, has
called within its membership this pro-
scriptive element. This circumstance
affords striking evidence OF retrogression.
and demonstrates that the organization
40 acting must be in q desperate plight
when its leaders find it necessary to dis
qualify their fellow citizens from holding
Office, or even making a living. because
OF conscientious convictions. Think of
an American who will swear that ne will
not buy goods of fellow citizen whose
religious notions vary from his own !!
To atarve man because he worships
God according to his conscience 10 nei-
ther American nor civilized.
cit will be WE'LL" continued
Mr.. White, ''for some of our political
opponents to study the writings of the
fathers of the republic. No one more
thoroughly appreciated the necessity of
positive expressions upon this topic than
those who planned the government
which we profess to admire. Thomas
Jefferson was good American. He was
as gifted, as honest, as true az any of our
modern local Republican statesmen. He
had been member Of the house of
Burgesses of Virginia. governor OF the
commonwealth, minister to France,
once vice. president and twice president
years which suggested that he must soon
close his life he dictated his own cpl
taph in these words: "Here lies
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Decla-
ration of Independence, OF the statute
of Virginia for religious freedom and
father OF the University OF Virginia."
Not one word did he suggest in this in
scription upon which he was willing to
rest his fame and to ground his claim to
lasting admiration and intelligent man
hood, indicating that he ever held any
titular honors. He made no reference
in this inscription, which he directed to
be placed upon the obelisk to be erected
above his grave, to any OF the lofty sta
tons to which he had been called by his
countrymen. That he WAS the author of
the Declaration of Independence, which
guaranteed not only civil but relig-
ious liberty, that he had psnnsd the
statute Of his great state which forever
rendered it criminal to interfere with
the worship of God according to con-
science. and that he founded the great
university, which was destined TO and
did instll into the minds of those who
came within it's precincts love OF lib
erty and hatred of oppression and de-
testaton of bigotry, conatituted not only
the ambition of his lifetime, but their
realization formed, in his opinion, the
epitome OF stateaman's ambition. No
lesson that he ever taught his country
men Wae moro striking than this. No