The record-union., 1896-09-30
A GREAT MEETING At lone.
Address by Our Congressman, Grove L.
Johnson.
He Was Received With Unbounded
Enthusiasm-Able and Elo-
quent Address.

With the blare of trumpets, the blaze
campaign was opened in the quiet foot
hill city Of lone on Monday night. 1t
was the ratification meeting Of Con-
gresham Grove L. Johnson in that sec
ton of Amador County, and it was
characterized with the same enthusi-
asm which has marked his pilgrimage
through the mountain counties. Ap-
proprlate banners were displayed on
the street, and Isaac's Hall, where the
meeting was held, was profusely dec
GRATED with cut flowers. potted plants,
trailing vines, portraits, flags and bunt-
ing
The committee in charge Of the af-
fair realized long before the meeting
was called to order that they had made
a mistake in deciding upon the hall in
stead Of the large pavilion which was
available. Not over half or two-thirds
Of the people were able to find even
standing room and many persons stood
In the street and sidewalk to hear the
issues of the day expatiated upon by the
eloquent Congressman.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. George Woolsey. That gentle
man introduced the speaker of the
evening, who was received with pro-
longed applause. Daniel Stewart, Hon.
John +. Davis, Hon. E. c. Voorhies, A.
J. Crabtree, Colonel J. w. Hartzel, c.
G. Noble, James McCauley and S. ].
Holsinger occupied chairs on the ros-
trum as Vice-Presidents.
Congressman Johnson was at his best
and for two hours and over held his
hearers in wrapt interest. He was
frequently interrupted with storms of
applause, showing that the people are
fully awake to the issues of the cam
paign and are full Of enthusiasm for
the standard bearers and their Con-
greSsional nominee.
Mr.. Johnson drew a vivid picture of
the situation to-day as contrasted with
that under Republican rule. He showed
by statistics that all that had ever been
dcne for silver was accomplished by
a Republican Congress; that the party
was now friendly to the white mt tai,
and if returned to power it could he re-
lied upon that they would hold silver
on a parity with gold. In plain and
unmistakable language which a child
could understand he demonstrated the
absurdity of a free silver policy With
out protection. Protection must and
would always be the bodyguard of any
monetary system in the United States
The speaker related the legend of the
Greek King Midas. He besought the
gods to give him wealth and power. He
received an inspiration and a promise
that whatever he touched would urn
to gold. To put this to the test he laid
his hand upon his noble warhorse, and
10! it turned to solid gold; he touched
his palace, it became gold; he called
for wine in his ecstacies of JOY, but, an
sadness, 1t became gold, and so his food
and everything he encountered turned
TO gold, and thus surrounded by fab
ulous wealth he died the victim of his
own avarice. so it is,' said Mr.. John
son, with the people Of the United
States. They may have free and un-
limired coinage Of silver to such an ex-
tent that silver may be freely coined
until every vault and bank in the Union
Is full to overflowing; until the streets
are paved with the shining coins, and
our citizens can never get one dollar OF
ii except they work for Il or steal it.
(Applause)
THE silver will belong to the men
who dig it from the earth, and like
King Midas of old they will starve amid
wealth unless there is a demand for
their labor. Protection is what is need
ed to restore prosperity. Protection
Will open the workshop, the foundry, the
mills and enable labor to honestly earn
an honest dollar. (Applause)
There should be not only protection
to manufacturing, but protection to
labor. 1t was time to cast off the gang
plank at Castle Garden, and let Amer
lea henceforth and forever be for
Americans. cloud applause and crie%
Of That's 500 If elected, and I think
| will be (voice from the audience
That's right,") I will labor for the
passage of that bill I will labor for
every protective measure in its broades1
| sense, believing that / am doing that
which will bring prosperity to the couIl-
try and happiness to your family and
my family" (Applause)
Mr.. Johnson during his address paid
his respects TO the editor cf the lone
Echo" who has lent his paper to abus5
| and vituperation of his candidacy. He
characterized the quill-pus,Ier as g
man unworthy to lick his shoe leather
This roasting evidently met with the
| approval Of all present, for 1t was re-
ceived with storms of applause
! At the close Of Mr.. Johnson's master
/ ly address Judge J. +. Davislwas called
| OF and made an eloquent appeal tC
| those present in behalf OF Republican
| principles. Judge Davis is not Only per
sonally popular throughout that section
but is speaker Of rare ability, and is
always listened to with close attention
| William Bennett, Republican candi
date for the Assembly, also addressed
the smeeting and made a very favorable
| impression He is likewise very pop.
ular man, and is certain to represent his
| county in the next session of the Leg
| islature.
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