The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

LOS ANGELES. CAL. July 5.-Sunny
Southern California has extended the
glad hand of welcome to William j..
Bryan, and the Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republican, of Los Angeles Coun ty
were to the fore. 1t is true that Los An
geles County cast ma jority of 700 vote
against Mr.. Bryan in spite of the 300 ma
jority which he received in the city of Lo
Angeles, but now that he stands befor,
the people as a defeated candidate tn,
bitterness of the past is forgotten and th'
Nebraskan was welcomed with a greetin;
which had no politics in it whatsoever.
At the reception this morning the peo
pie crowded the big pavilion in sucl
mum bers that it was found necessary Il
close the doors several times to preven
accident. And the bandshaking was mar
Velous. California stands unexcelied il
that line. Mr.. Bryan used his right anC
left hands at once and shook at the ratt
of ffty-four to the minute for an houl
and quarter.
After this truly American ceremony
had come to an end the Ladies Bryan
Club presented him with beautiful bou
quet of carnations, when he stepped
upon the vernnda in front OF the pavilion
and made few general remarks, among
which was the following:
so l feel that while in the last cam
paign we lost and did not win as we hoped
we did arouse the masses to study econ.
omic problems in their relation to govern
mental principles"
Mr.. Bryan was then taken in carriage
Al II
committse of the Silver Repu bIican Club
AT noon he sat down to luncheon with 10C
persons in the large banquet-hall OF the
Van Nuys Hotel, and as he ate and chatted
he was RECALLED with music by an orchestra
hidden from view by screen.
On the right hand of the distinguished
guest sat George S. Patton. Thomas V.
Gator sat next. then eX-Speaker Gould
and Chairman w. ID. Afford OF the Demo
cratic State Central Committee. At his
left were C.. c. Wright, author OF the
Wright irrigation law; then CONGRESSMAN
Mcguire, with w. w. Foote, George w.
Baker, T. w. H. Shanahan and ]. J.
Dwyer.
After luncheon Mr.. Bryan and the re-
ception com mmittee were taken in open
carriages 20 Fiesta park, where the largest
concourse ever seen in Southern CalifoI-
MIA had ass m bled, fully 20, 900 people be-
the speaking began. Delegations from
the country and many from the city went
early to the place and camped there for
hours. 10 be able to secure good positions
Tor hearing ,he speaker, and thousands OF
reserved seats were sold. At 80 o'clock
the Twelfth-street gates were opened and
waiting crowd entered like a flock of
sheep, numbering fully 10000 persons
whose race for seats and standing places
6aV
La Fiesta Park, the present name of the
vast oval-shaped inclosure that was used
for spectacles OF the last carnival, and was
then known as the Tribunes, had, with
the additions made 10 it Tor this occasion,
seating capacity for II, 000 and standing
room for fully that many more. All this
space was filled at The time Mr Bryan be-
gan talking from his place on the Queen s
throne, but as his voice failed to reach
the farther extreme OF the pitheater,
despite the sounding G. board ARRANGEMENTS,
many hundreds of the distant audit ors
went away early, their places bein taken
in turn by others equally unsuccessful in
their attempt to hear, though gratlfied by
Iongrange view oil the lion of the day.
The great audience was about equally
divided as to sex and displayed fair re
resentation of political parties other than
the Democratic and Peoples party. All
listened attenuvely and respectfully, but
neither upon the Introduction of the dis
tinguished speaker nor in response 10 any
sentiments he uttered was there such out.
bursts OF applause as were TO have been
expected Enthusiastic applause from
such an audience would have been q
tumult to be long remem bered but the
noisiest expressions Of approval were the
outbreaks of laughter following the funny
stories with which Mr.. Bryan EN- bellished
his discourse and pointed the morals be
sought to impress upon his hearers.
Promptly at2 O'Clock the meeting was
called TO order by Major George S. Patton
and he made the Introduction in the fol.
lowing words:
Ladies and Gentlemen Fellow Citizens oil
Los Angeles: 1t is my high privilege TO wei
come you on behalf of the Silver Repu blican
Club and present Its guests. To-day recalls
the fact that Jefferson led the way in The
estab lshment OF our free system of Govern.
ment. AS we contemplate the political hori-
Eon of to-day we know that moments oc.
casion is here and that by the providence ot
Bryan q Nebraska
There was considerable handcIappInp
when Mr.. Bryan appeared. with smile
Upon his face. After few preliminaries
he 1aunchei upon his subjacl and said:
How often Government has done injustice
How often Government. which, according 10
the Declaration of Independence, derives its
has stepped aside from the straight path OF
duty and has become the instrument through
which the sweat and toll OF may have been
converted into bread which oniy the few are
permitted TO eati How often the Govern.
ment is turned into an engine for the destrnc
lion of the ghts of the many and iOr the
establishment of the privileges of the few
There is one subject which always hnvt
with US, matter whether we consider
The country, the State of the Nation
no matter what party may be in force. The
iubject of taxation is ALWAYS with US. Is
there any principle in taxation which will
lnable US TO determine that the tax law is
lust? say there is. i point to that principle
which just sug ggested-jusuce TO all men. II
that is true then all men should contribute tf
the support according 10 the benefit they re.
ceive. The man with a million should con.
tribute more to the Government than the
man with thousand.
One man has 10 pay $40, when he ought to
bay SO, while the other pays 50 when he
should pay $40. What is the result? 1t is
that the $5 Is transferred from the pocket ot
Inc lesser man to that OF the other