The herald., 1896-09-14
An Enthusiastic Meeting Was
Held Last Evening
CHARLES A. BARLOW SPEAKS
He Is Given q Most Enthusiastic Re.
ception
Henry T. Hazard and e. St. julien Cox the
Orators Of the Evenlng-Ths Name Of
&C. Bryan Always Applsuded

The German Silver club Of Los An
geles held a meeting last evening at
New Turnverein hall. If you had been
there, any impression that you might
previously have had that might have
given you the idea that the Germans
were for the gold standard would have
been effaced.
The hall was literally packed by q
large and Intelligent audience, which
included many of the leading German
American residents Of this city.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
Every mention Of the name of Bryan
was received with uproarious applause.
and it was plainly evidenced that the
German citizens present were for sill
yer, first, last and all the time.
Mark Hanna came in for very liberal
mention. The speakers fairly impaled
him, and mentioned Major Mckinley as
his puppet.
Henry T. Hazard and E. St. Julien
Cox were the speakers of the evening
The Germans of the city have long
known Mr.. Hazard, and they have
learned to look upon him as q safe po-
litical/counselor and adviser.
The reception Mr. Hazard received
last evening was great compliment
to that gentleman, and he made one Of
his ablest and stirring addresses in be-
half of Bryan, the champion of the
people. E. st. Julien Cox was also given
a cordial reception and close attention.
Prof. A. Willhartitz, who was a union
soldier during the war of the rebellion.
acted as chairman of the evening. When
Prof. Willhartitz called the meeting to
order there was a number Of ladies
present
The chairman stated that 1t would
give him great pleasure to introduce
his former comrade in arms, e. st. Ju-
lien Cox, of whom he said that, al
though he Was not member of the par
ty which claimed to have done all the
fighting during the war Of the rebellion,
he (the chairman) knew him to have
been gallan soldier and an honorable
man.
Kur Won Stauffen, the secretary, then
introduced Mr.. Cox to the audience in
very clever speech. Mr.. Cox was re-
ceived with applause.
In opening, Mr.. Cox paid high COM
pliment to the German Americans as
citizens. He told how in the trying days
of the rebellion the Germans came to
the front, enlisted in the union army
and helped to put down the internal
strife that. for four long years, was a
great trial to the republic.
Mr.. Cox said that the issue today was
the same as 1t had been for some years
past. 1t was the question as to whether
or not the party should be placed in pow
er which would. as it had in the past, con-
fer special privileges upon one class of
the people, to the detriment of the great
mass and body of freemen which went to
make up the republic. He then pro-
ceeded to particularize and show how
the corporations and trusts and monop-
olies had, under the special patronage
OF the Republican party, grown and
thrived. until now they were so all
powerful that they were endeavoring
to throttle the freemen of America.
Hon. Charles A. Barlow was next in
troduced and he was given a reception
which plainly indicated that he was the
candidate of every man in the hall.
When the applause at last subsided Mr..
Barlow made brief talk, in the course
of which he said:
Il am glad to be with you for q few
moments, and I want to say that later
will be with you to more fully expound
my views upon the issues Of the day. We
are all for Bryan and American prin-
ciples Partisanship has been elimi-
mated in this campaign. 1t is simply
fight of the corporations against the peo-
pie. and all that every man is asked to
do Is to perform his duty.
"Your townsman, Mr.. McLachlan. Is
in San Luis Obispo county now, making
some gold standard speeches. He is
in poor field. During the last eight
years we have been talking the free, un-
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio OF
16 to to our people. and they are better
posted on the situation than Mr.. Nc
Lachlan. Bryan will carry San Luis
Obispo. Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa
Barbara and Ventura counties.
Later in the campaign will come be-
fore you and will place myself on rec
ord on every issue that affects you To-
cally.'
At the close of his remarks the next
congressman was given three rousing
cheers.
w. Morlach, editor of the Sud- Califor-
mia Post. made a brief speech, after
which Henry T. Hazard delivered one
Of his unanswerable arguments in favor
of free coinage. and the meeting was at
an end.
RIRTHS