The record-union., 1896-10-10
DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS'
Addressed Last Night by Hon. Eugene
Deuprey.
Hs Came Late, But the Audience We're
Entertained by Hon. E. D.
McCabe.

A large crowd was on hand at Arm
ory Hall last evening to welcome Eu-
gene Duprey of San Francisco and listen
to a discourse by him on the political
Issues from Democratic standpoint.
Mr.. Deuprey was late and did not ar
rive in the city until $40 o'clock, but
In the meantime a huge bonfire was
lighted on the street and a band dis
coursed campaign music.
The meeting was called to order by
Tom O'Neil, who named DIR. Glow for
Chairman, and the following named
gentlemen Vice-Presidents Of the meet
ing: Charles Leonard, w. D. Lawton,
Chris Weisel, James G. Davis, z. H.
Menken, Captain Blessing, W. II.
Woods, Martin Steinn1itZ, w. A. Gett,
Sr., NJ. L. Wise. Henry Treichler, James
Devine, Elwood Barney, Pat Kelly, w.
A. Henry, w. p. Whittier, DR.. Strader,
j. e. Mayo, DIR. Tyrrell, w. II. Burtless.
j. v. Powers, w. NJ. Farmer, Charles
Duhafn, Theodore Johnson, p. A. Byrne,
Eugene McCarty, Charles Harrison,
Charles Aun, Charles Hughes, DR..
Kayner.
DR.. G. B. W. Glow, owing to the non
arrival Of Mr.. Deuprey, introduced E.
d. McCabe. Private Secretary to the
Governor, who filled up the gap until
the orator and jurist from San Fran
cisco came to relieve him.
Mr.. McCabe began his remarks by
the assertion that a mans first duty
should be the protection of his country.
For a number of years past the issue
had been the tariff, but at the present
time the scene had shifted and the is
sue was the finance. SO far as this
State was concerned he felt no fear of
the result, for the Republican party had
earlier in the season stood one and all
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 to j. He called
attention to the fact that the last Re-
publican Legislature had passed joint
resolution, which the Governor had tel
egraphed to our Representatives, en-
joining our Senators and requested the
Congressman to vote for silver at 16
TO !. Later, at the State Convention,
g plank had been adopted declaring also
for the same thing. But at the National
Convention they found the tide against
them, and deemed it policy to hedge on
the question and swallow a platform
which was dictinctly q gold document.
He did not believe in waiting for other
countries to come in and allow the peo-
pie 10 legislate little for their own
interests. The people should have the
courage of their own convictions, and if
they declared for them then they would
have bimetalIism- It was what each
OF the parties wanted and had declared
for, and if it was right the people should
bury parttsanship and declare for 1t,
and when this was done it would cause
all nations TO either come to US or re-
spect US in our position.
Bryan, the speaker said, had made
known. It had been clean and free
from abuse of candidates opposing him.
He was a young man. and entirely ca
pable of making a grand executive off,
Ger. He had appealed to the good sense
and common honesty Of the American
people, and not to their passions. II
the tide turned, as he believed 1t would,
to Bryan, in November next, 1t would
be best for all. He was man who
would rather go down to defeat for a
righteous principle than be elected upon
dishonest theory.
He ended by predicting the election OF
Bryan. and Deuprey, who by this time
had arrived, was introduced by the
Chairman, and was received with ap-
pluse.
DEUPREY'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Deuprey commenced his address
Sacramento. He had been in the Leg
islature a number Of times, and he was
not proud Of the Legislature. 1t was
well known-the people knew 1t as well
as he did-that very poor timber was
sent to the Legislature from San Fran
cisco, and that the State depended up
On other sections for just legislation.
He had read in the papers that the
men In the railroad shops had formed
sound money clubs and were working
for Mckinley for the Presidency. He
knew at the time that 1t was the result
of a threat from the great corporation
by which they were employed. He
knew that they would never vote for
Mckinley, though they apparently were
for him. They considered 1t safest for
them to do as they do, but to say that
mechanic, an Intelligent mechanic
would go to the polls and vote for Nc
Kinley was preposterous.
Deuprey asked his audience If they
wanted Mark Hanna for President, and
q dozen men In the gallery yelled, mo,
we DON'T
The people had petttioned and talked
and prayed to corporations in the past
for legislation for the good of the
masses. These petitions and prayers
remained unanswered, and the people
would petition no longer. They would
rise in their might and defy the cor
porations and all corporate powers. If
the people over a hundred years ago had
successfully battled against England
when the population numbered 3,000,-
600, should they now remain slaves of
Lombard street when they numbered
100000?
In 1895 Morris NJ. Estee, considered a
leader in the Republican party, the
speaker said, had declared IN his cam
paign for free silver. Irving NJ. Scott
had declared likewise, but when Mark
Hanna had said No." he considered it