The record-union., 1894-10-18
TIE PRouIBITIoNIsTs.
Henry French, Candidate for Governor,
Visits the CITY,


Visits the City.
Pythian Hall contained a good-sized
gathering of men and women last even
ing who had assem- bled to see and hear
Henry French of Santa Clara, the Prohi-
bition candidate for Governor.
c. II. Dunn of this city. who is the Pro-
hibiton candidate for Lieutenant-Go @ ov-
ernor, was the first speaker, and he occu-
pied the platform for more than an hour.
MIR. Dunn was very forcible in his re-
marks. He charged the Republican party
with responsibility for nearly all tine un-
pleasant things that have occurred in the
country; defended the Democratic party
against Republican assertions that the
former had been at least partly to blame
for the sad condition of things the past
few years; charged the railroad COM
panies with being robbers; ridiculed The
Republican claim that the party'S tariff
policy had been Tor the benefit of the
working classes; declared himself in
favor Of Government ownership OF rail
roads, telegraph and telephone lines and
other Industries; argued that industrial
armies were the natural product of the
Republican party's policy, and proph-
esied all sorts of national calamitieS and
social disruption unless the people should
rise and defeat The old parties at the polls.
Dunn took occasion to say that the Pro-
hibition party is in the field, and that
some day tie people would rally to its
standard.
Mr.. French was warmly received when
introduced, and in very short time
he had q close grip on the attention OF
his auditors. While not what might be
termed an orator. Nh. French is certainly
very entertaining speaker. What he
has to say he says IN Il sort of conversa-
tional manner, but he is very direct and
pointed in his illustrations, and never
has to repeat his words in order to be
understood.
i He said that. although resident of
Santa Clara County, he thought the State
Capitol looked very nice and inviting
where it now is, and it would not be his
fault if ne did not make it his stopping
place for the next four years.
he then opened up his Prohibition Dat
teries and made very strong address
Instead of abusing other parties and in
stitutions, he declared that it was to the
curse of liquor that the country owed it's
recent and present financial distress. its
CoXey armies, paralyZed Industries and
other calamities.
While thousands of unemployed were
marching through the country TO de-
mand relief from the Government, while
factories were being shut down, banks
daily closing their doors, and men who
retired wealthy at night arose in the
morning to find themselves paupers-
while all this distress prevailed in the
land, said Mr.. french, there was paid
over the bars OF the 254,0G0 saloons in the
country, in one year, the enormous sum
Of 81, 200, 100000, or a per capita OF some
$50 Tor the entire country.
In this way MIR. French continued TO
speak from the standpoint of Pro-
hibitionist. He holds extreme views on
the temperance and saloon question and
is strong opponent of any license for
the liquor tranic.
The meeting was enlivened by Mrs
Daley singing THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner." She has an excellent and we'll
trained voice. and was warmly applauded
by those present