The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
Success Of the Party at the Com.
ing Election Is a Ger.
tainty.
SEVERAL LETTERS OF REGRET
Congressman McLachlan Points Out
the Du les of the League in
Stirring Words.


of party men for the coming campaign,
and it served we'll the purpose. The
utmost jolllty prevailed, and every speech
demonstrated ably and forcibly the conf
dence the young Republicans OF Los
Angeles County feel in the results of the
approaching political contest.
Besides the young Republicans present,
the gray y-haired veterans and counselors of
the party were largely represented. Let
ters were read from Governor Mckinley,
Thomas B. Reed, Representative James
McLachlan and George C. Perkins, all
breathing spirit of patriotism. Republi-
can principles, and confidence that past
misfortunes are to be redeemed in the sue
cess that seemed assured this fall, per-
vaded the several letters. Following is the
programme:
Toastmaster-A. W. Kinney.
First toast-"The Young Mems Republican
League its works-its guests" Response by
Walter F. Haas OF Los Angeles. Refrain, ''We'n
Rally Round the Flag. Boys"
Second toast-"The American Flag and the
Grand Old Party" Response by L. G. Brown OF
Pasadena. Refrain. "Star-spangled Banner"
Third toast-"Our Departed Leaders" Re-
sponse by Byron L. Oliver of Los Angeles. Re-
IIain, "auiu Lang SyDe.
Fourth toast-"The Democratic Surplus"
Response by s. NJ. Haskell of Pomona. Re-
frain, al Don't Like You Any More"
Fifth toast-"Our Congressional Delegation
at WASHINGTON" Response by W. NJ. Hiatt of
Whittier Refrain, 1--WE Won't Go Home Till
Morning"
Sixth toast-"The Press" Response by w. E.
Arthur of Pasadena. Refrain, Hes Jolly
Good Fellow"
Seventh toast-"The Republican Party and
the Monroe Doctrine" Response by A. J..
Schearer of Compton. Refrain, America"
Eighth toast-"The Next President of the
United States" Response by J. C. Rives Of
Downey. Refrain, "Yankee Doodle"
Ninth toast - " California, Republican
State" Response by George Reed Jr. of Los
Angeles.
Walter F. Haas, responding, said: "You
have been called together tonight to an
ticipate by this celebr alton by one year an
event which will be the commencement of
new era in the history of the United
States This will be the Inauguration of a
Republican President. We speak with as
suranca, because as Americans we have
faith in the wisdom and patriotism OF the
American people. The Democracy prom
ised the American people an object les
son. and well have Americans profited by
| it. Four years ago We were told that the
two great political parties were the same
except in name. but to-day we strive in
vain to see in what they are similar. Our
country is undergoing more severe crisis
now than in the eos. Then it was ques-
ton whether a part of the people should
remain slaves, and now it is question
whether all the people shall become slaves.
II say slaves, for what slavery can be
worse than National bankruptcy and dis
honor? We, the young Republicans of
the Sixth Congressional District, are pre-
pairing for battle as did the boys OF '61.
And the victory will be ours, as it was also
their good fortune. though ours will be
certain and speedy"
Byron L. Oliver responding said in part:
"Whatever may become of the Republican
party, whoever may guide her destinies
and her chosen leaders we as Republicans
can look back in review over the record of
our party and congratulate ourselves upon
the leaders we have had in the past. They
were men who believed in the principles
they advocated; who labored not for self
advancement, but for the good to their
countrymen, who stood ready to sacrifice
their fame and reputation upon the altar
of principle and what they believed to be
right.
f'They stood on the mountain peaks of
wisdom and scanned the future with un-
erring exactness. They saw the pitfalls
and evaded the snares, and for thirty
years our country and our people enjoyed
under their leadership unparalleled pros
perity and success. They established a
National credit and protected Americans
from foreign competition. They turned
our vast resources into National indus
our towns They fostered American en-
tcrprise and made American labor su-
preme."
L. s. Brown of Pasadena said: "If there
is any sentiment that should arouse one g
enthusiasm and call forth his best effort it
is that toast am called upon to respond
to tonight, The American Flag and the
Grand Old Party To-day finds it stronger
and grander than ever before, as at The
call of our distressed country it is once
more marshaling its forces for the coming
conflict, while its pulse beats quick and
strong in unison with the heart throbs
of seventy million people. It's past
history is craven forever upon the very
hearts of the nation. 1t has past that
is it's own living monument-that fair
monument whose very foundations at the
time of the birth of the Republican party
were rent and shivered by the violent
assaults made upon it by the doctrine of
States rights and its graceful column en-
circled by the insidi Gus folds of slavery's
degrading chains. To save the Union the
Republican party poured out treasure like
the sands of the seashore and billowy
oceans of blood"
Albert Scherer of the university class of
'95. SAID: During the Republican party's
history there has been no political ques-
tion of National importance upon which it
is not on record. 1t fearlessly faces the
issues presented, and being intensely
American in its aim and policy attempts
a solution most favorable to American in
terests.
1T is, therefore, with no feeling of hesi-