The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
1.-THE LITTLE GIANT"
MAGUIRE'S GREAT SPEECH IN
SAN FRANCISCO
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
HThe Next Governor of California" on
the War and the Opportunity It
Has Given "Hannaism"

The enthusiastic welcome given to Con-
gresham james G. Mcguire on his return
from Washington last Tuesday night has
already been chronicled by The Herald.
His speech before a crowded audience at
Metropolitan hall, as reported by the Ex-
aminer, will be read with interest.
Mr.. Stradey introduced Congressman
Mcguire as 1.-The next governor of Califor-
MIA"
AS 1.-The Little Giant" stepped to the
front of the stage the immense audience
again rose and cheered with tumultuous en-
ergy. He bowed and smiled his thanks,
and then raised his hand for silence. lie
began his address at once, saying:
Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen:
This magnificent reception is, l need not
say. highly gratifying to me. 1t is to me
splendid privilege TO be permitted to re-
turn to my own state of California, and a
greater privilege to meet the enthusiastic
approval of my constituents and my fellow
citizens at the end of a long career as their
servant in the national halls of legisla-
ton. What have done has been simply
to execute my promises to the people as far
% In my power lay, and to be guided in my
public acts by those principles of justice
and equity which are the fundamental
principles of true Democracy-that Democ-
racy which stands for manhood first and
the Incidental rights of manhood after
wards, which makes manhood supreme and
wealth subordinate.
Your enthusiastic reception proves that
IN the hearts of all mankind those princi-
pies are dominant That you endorse the
principles which I hold sacred, and for
which 1 have battled, Is to me the highest
qualification.
"a hox- ~ IL
involving our country's highest interest.
1t has absorbed the attention of the masses
of the people. In the peril of the nation
the common people have sunk all their
personal interests and considerat lions
They have advanced as a man from the
north, the SOUTH the east and the west,
with no recognition Of party lines nor mem
cries Of past divisions. But all alike they
have gathered at their country's call to
offer their blood upon her altar wherever
they might be permitted to follow her flag
or uphold her institutions. The nations of
the world have come to know us as a
united people, willing to sacrifice life and
treasure to secure others the blessing of
that liberty which we enjoy. Ready at any
cosS to rescue fellow men from persecution
and oppression. This mighty nation rose
at and responded to the calls of humanity
ond liberty. In the great crisis California
has held her place so proudly and so grand
~ that every Californian at the national
capital and at the east felt proud of his
people and his state.
California's Prowess
Before the outbreak of the war the honor
devolved upon me TO give the assurance OF
what California would do and California
fulfilled every assurance that was given.
More than that-our brave boys were
among the first to go to the Orient, there to
aid that magnificent American-Admiral
Dewey. Their blood now mngles with the
soil Of the Philippines. On the other side
also our boys were at the front.
At Salt Lake ! met Lieutenant Lyman
WEIGH, whom had the honor to name some
years ago as a cadet to West Point. At the
fierce fight of Santiago he led his brave men
up the heights of San Juan in the face of
a murderous fire, to complete triumph,
falling exhausted within the ramparts of
the enemy. His first greeting to me was:
"Are you satisfied with me? Have I pre-
served the honor of California;"
California has not only contributed her
soldiers and sailors, but she has given to
the government The best and most effective
ships In the navy.
An American War
The Congressman was interrupted by
cheers for the Oregon and her gallant COM
mander, Captain Clark. He continued:
The war was one for humanity and lib
erty. Tonight it is practically over. There
has been a disposition on the part of some
of our fellow citizens to claim that the
credit for the conduct of the war rests
with the party In power. Not so! 1t was
not Republican war, a Democratic war,
nor a Populist war-it was an American
war. One of the greatest achievements of
that war will be the glory of a re-unite d
American people. The civil war and all
Its memories are buried In the blood of
ex-Federal and ex-Confederate soldiers.
commingled on the fields where ex-Con-
federates and ex-Federals led the forces
of their common country
We have achieved the great purpose of
the war. Now it Is proposed to organize
q peace commission to secure to our gov
eminent all information obtainable regard
irg the islands whose possession we have
acquired. What shall be done with these
islands Immediately I am not prepared to
say. But I say this. They should be
disposed of only according to the best
interests of our country, limited by the
rights of the people of those countries,
based on those principles of justice and
equity which we assure to all a home and
abroad. Our best interest should be con-
sidered. and our decision should be reached
without the interference of any foreign or
extraneous influences.
The Opportunity of Hannaism
The aggregated and concentrated wealth
Of the country, represented in its poiti-
cal energy by what has come to be known
as "Hannaism," has taken advantage of
the excitement created by the war to make
!nroads on popular rights. An incident of
that was shown during the last days of
congress, when a commission was appoint
ed to formulate plan to refund the Cen
trail Pacific railroad debt.
Senator Morgan, who formerly aided us
greatly in our anti-railroad fight, said to-
day In an interview that the government $
position in reference to the railroad debt
is now no better than 1t ever WIS.,. His
measure in the senate provided for the
creation of commission TO do but one
thing--to provide for plan to refund the
Central Pacific debt. The Union Pacific
debt was not handled In that way. Fore
closure proceedings were instituted, and
when the time came for the sale, the gov
eminent of the United States, standing by
the Thurman act, forced the issue. The
Union Pacific reorganizers promptly made
a bid for the payment of the entire debt
II the government of the United States had
taken the same course with the Central Pa
cific, Huntington and his associates would
have paid the debt; or the Union Pacific
people would have established rival line
TO this state; or. thirdly. the government
itself would have taken the road.
Senator Morgan says the governments
position has been improved. In what re-
spect? The debt was due; large proper
tion of 1t was overdue; the attorney general
OF the United States was preparing fore
closure papers. On March 10th and March
18th he wrote he was preparing his fore