The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-14
ROUSING REPUBLICAN RALLY.
HON. GROVE L. JOHNSON AD-
DRESSED THE MEETING.
County Candidates on the Repub-
! ican Ticket Also Made Short
Addresses.

There was a largely attended meet
Ing of citizens at a Republican mass
meeting, Twelfth and Z streets, last
night. The meeting was under the
management of the Central Republican
Club, President Stafford in charge. me
roll was opened for new members ana
125 names were added during the even
ing.
Many candidates discussed the issues
of the day in the picturesque surround
ings of an out-of-door gathering, pom
fire blazing and band playing, the
green foliage in contrast against lhe
dark caverns of the sky. Many women
and children were present, too.
Ex-senator Dray presided, and ne
called the meeting to order and made
a happy speech on the issues OF the
day. His speech was highly patrotlc'
and he gave many illustrations OF the
great services of the Republican party
to the State and nation.
The United States Senate is now
tie" said he, land so small thing as
one vote in one Assembly District mere
in California might change the whole
problem of this country's policy toward
its new territory and the great prob
lens of the future"
Grove L. johnson followed in by far
the most exhaustive address of the
evening being loudly cheered through
out it's delivery. He urged the moral
value of upholding McKinley's Admin
istration, and referred to the brilliant
achievements of the Administration in
two years.
Looms and spindles that now buzz
m thOn-
sands all over America" he said, were
idle when the Democrats were in
power In Sacramento alone you have
striking example in what the rail-
road shops are doing. They give en-
ployment to 1900 people now as against
LOO two years ago, and that speaks
we'll for the Republican Administra-
ton"
The speaker then made the point that
the Democrats were afraid to make war
on Spain. Though diSclaiming any
pretense that the Spanish war was a
party victory, Mr.. Johnson said: 1T
was carried on by a Republican Ad-
ministration. James G. Mcguire and
Senator White opposed the revenue
bill, and Senator White, who expects to
be sent to the Senate again, made a
solid Democratic vote in Congress was
against the revenue bill, and yet these
people ask for our votes,''
Coming to the single-tax question:
the speaker said: TT is an issue be-
cause Mcguire, more than any other
thousand men since Georges death,
stands for it. Probe the we'll OF his
being anywhere, and springs perennial
Af e-sr,r IL
doctrine simply means that all taxes
will be put on land. The poor mans
house Will be taxed ) and 10 per cent
of its value, while the $3,O0O,000 in
the D. o. Mills Bank go free. 1t is as
much an issue whether we have single
tax as it would be whether religion
be indicated or atheism triumph l.
Bob Ingersoll We're running for Gov
ernor tomorrow.
Again. l sat in Congress and heard
Mcguire vote against the bill that pre-
vents anarchists and the pauper labor
of Europe from coming to America
The speaker was for free school
books and for reopening the State
Printing office. Relative to the rail-
road question he said: Senator White
and Senator Morgan have pronounced
that issue dead because Congress set
tied it last year. Mcguire is a grave
digger who searches in the land OF de-
parted promises, and the mine he pre-
tends to have discovered is no mine"
Speeches were also made by William
Lamphrey, candidate for County
Clerk; by Richard T. Cohn, candidate
for Auditor and Recorder; by $ Il.
Smith, candidate for Public Admins
traitor; by Frank T. Johnson, candidate
for Sheriff; by Charles 7. Jones, candi-
date for District Attorney, and by
Frank l.. Coombs in behalf OF his
friends who are on the ticket, and for
the election of the Republican ticket.
He pleaded specially for the reopening
of the State Printing Office, and re-
GREETED that so many people were
thrown out of employment because or
a personal quarrel between Governor
Budd and the State Printer.
The local candidates for the most
part said they were content to rest
their fights on the verdict of heir
friends and neighbors, but many OF
them spoke more particularly in favor
of the success of the general ticket
than for themselves.