The record-union., 1898-10-29
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
SENATOR PERKINS ADDRESSES
SACRAMENTO CITIZENS.
Principles of RepubHcanism Eiu-
cidated by Him and Colonel
T. v. Eddy.

ciples of Republicanism expounded by
United States Senator George Z. FER
kins and Colonel T. V. Eddy.
The several Republican clubs paraded
the streets before the meeting, led by
two brass bands. Bonfires blazed,
salute was fired and there were fire.
works galore.
The big meeting was called to order
by A j. Bruner, Chairman OF the
County Central Committee, who an
nounced that the speakers Of the even
ing, Senator Perkins and Colonel EDDY,
declared the battle already won, ana
that the only question to be decided
was that of majority.
Mr.. Bruner presented Edmund c. At
kinson as Chairman of the meeting,
and announced the following list OF
names as Vice Presidents:
Frank Miller, DR.. H. H. Look, j. Stef-
fens, George H. Clark, J. Q. Coleman,
NJ. S. Hammer, w T. Jackson, j.
Clauss, DR.. T. w. Huntington, L. w.
Heintzleman, T. B. Adams, c. t. Bar
ton, John H. hatcher, William Beck
man, John Breuner, B. c. Brier, j.
Frank Brown, L. B. Mohr, George M.
Mott, George B. Stack, D. Hollister
(Courtland), A. Blumm (F'ranklin), A
A Dassonville, D. Dierssen, j. H. Do
Ian, F. r. Dray, E. S. El6us, w. }.
Hall, T. N. Heffron, Hiram w. Johnson,
A A Jost, Gus Lavensen, George W..
Locke, A. Meister, c. w. Paine, c. G.
Robertson. G. A. Root, A. Schaden, Lee
Stanley, F. F. Tebbets, L. Tozer, 5.
Uren, H. Weinstock, B. Welch, H. E.
Yardley, F. c. york, w. NJ. Sims, 6.
w. Ficks, Rev. S. ]. Carroll, George
Meister, w. W. Rhoads, S. Luke Howe,
H G.. Soule R. E. Callahan, Scott En-
mis-, I. a. Robie, A. A. De Ligne, j. c.
March. c. A. Bliss, c. J. Newman J.
H. Burnham, A. E. Miller, c. NJ. Beck
with, F. Bidwell, Emmett Phillips, J..
Lafferty, c. N. Post, H. G. Smith, j. NJ.
Henderson, A. c. Kaufman, Howard
Johnson, T. B. Hall, L. T. Hatfield, ].
Taylor, T. J. Fitzgerald, George H.
Gray, NJ. J. Fetherston, L. Mebius, L.
i. Lewis, Gus Turner, D. Barnes. j.
Well, H J. Small, ]. W. Guthrie, S. S.
Holl, C. A. Luhrs, Philip c. Drescher,
Thomas L. Enright, A. A. Van Voor-
heis, w. E. Gerber, Charles c. Perkins,
George Schroth, o. G. Sage, Edward ].
Carragher, Major W. H. Sherburn.
Mr. Atkinson, upon taking the Chair,
made a ringing short address. The Re-
publican party, he said, had ever stood
the friend Of the laboring man and of
the public schools. He predicted that
under Republican rule, the American
navy would soon rank first in the ma
vies of the world.
Then the Sacramento Athletic Club
quartet sang a new glee, and were en-
introduced Senator George c. Perkins.
Snator Perkins said he regarded it a
special privilege to have the pleasure
of meeting his friends and fellow citi-
zens of Sacramento and discussing with
them some Of the political issues OF the
day that deeply concern everyone, and
the welfare Of the common country.
Personally, he felt greatly indebted TO
the good people Of the Capital City for
their uniform kindness and considera-
tion to him and his during his official
term while a resident Of this city, and
neither time nor absence could, he said,
efface its pleasant remembrance. Sac
ramentans had always been "to his
faults little blind and to his virtues
ever kind"
Sacramento had, he said, in years
past, had much to contend with, but
from the inundation and conf1agration,
she had come forth, by the enterprise
and energy Of her good people, stronger
and better than ever before Sacra-
mento is the Capital City Of our Golden
State, famed for the salubrity of it's
climate and healthfulness, with grand
public buildings, beautiful homes
churches. school houses, libraries and
institutions OF learning-located in the
heart Of rich agricultural and horti-
cultural district. the soil produces most
anything that will grow in the garden
of paradise. It IS a great railroad cen
ter, with machine shops, foundries
forges, -four mills, canneries and fac
tories, distributing many hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars monthly for the
pay Of the employees. 1t has the adyan-
tage Of river navigation which invites
competition In transportation. thereby
making the city great distributing de-
pot. It has harnessed to turbine wheels
the waters Of the streams that flow
down the western slopes of the Sierras
and they are running waters generating
electricity that is conveyed by wire to
the city, lighting its houses and streets
and furnishing a motor that runs the
street cars, factories and mills. Surely
1t is destined to be a great city with a
prosperous and happy people.
The Senator said he was glad to meet
the citizens Of Sacramento and give
an account Of his stewardship since he
had been intrusted with the high offlce
they had helped to give him. and
the best he could say to them was that
"a ho he
the head and not the heart
Every man, he said, wants a good
government and a wise one. The OBJ
5ect Of government was to make pros
porous, eontented and happy people
and to that end all persons Of all par
ties worked.
Senator Perkins said political parties
must be judged as are Individuality
what they do, not by what they prom
Use. Nineteen months ago, he said. the
Republican party came into power.
Three years ago confidence was shaken
factories were closed down because the
people had not the wherewith to pur-
chase the manufactures, the farmer
could get no price for the products Of
the soil because the laborers Of the
city had not the money to purchase
them with.
President Mckinley, the speaker said
was elected by such a rousing majority
as to leave ground for suspicion that
some Of the Democrats and Populists
had voted for him. With the election
OF Mckinley confidence was restored
money which had been buried again
flowed into the banks and the crisis
was over
Senator Perkins told of the calling of
the extraordinary session of Congress
and Of the passage of the Dingley bill