The herald., 1898-02-13
HON. C. A. TONNES ADDRESS
VITAL ISSUES OF THE DAY
LOGICALLY SET FORTH
The Pavilion Packed to the Roof With
an Interested Audience-Silver
and Gold Compared

auditorium was devoid of an empty
seat and the galleries, too, were filled tc
overlooking. The only attempt at dec
oration that had been made was by
American flags suspended from the cur
tain, and the speakers little stand upon
the stage was covered with bunting of
tbs national red, white and blue, and a
AlzB garlands of the same color The
stage, upon which there were nearly 100
chairs, was mostly occupied by ladies
and a number of prominent Silver Re-
publicans and Democrats.
Judge j. Noonan Phillips, in making
the opening remarks, said he felt honored
in having been chosen to preside over
the meeting. He thought the time was
ripe for beginning the campaign for a
money for the people. There was rea
son why the opening of the political
campaign at this time was auspicious-
1T was because this day was the ami
versary of the birth of a president who
had been friend of silver-Abraham
Lincoln. The close of the campaign
would see the election Of another cham
pion of silver ard of the people-William
Jennings Bryan. Great cheering)
The chairman then introduced Mayor
Snyder, who offered hearty welcome
TO the distinguished guest, Hon. Chas.
A. Towne, on behalf of the city-a guest
who would be able, as chairman of the
national Silver Republican committee,
to help our people considerably. 1--WE
are" said the mayor, ION the eve of the
greatest campaign, politically that the
cfot artriI1 ~ IL Ill;
that the vote for bimetallism at the next
election in this city would be immense
I'VE must see," was the warning of tn.
speaker, that We send none but silver
men to the legislature, as these would
have the election of a United States
senator in their hands"
Hon. Charles A. Towne of Minnesota
was introduced to the audience by the
chairman, amid deafening applause. The
speaker is comparatively young man,
Bmooth-shave and wearing glasses
His voice is exceedingly clear and reson-
Rnt and his enunciation very distinct.
His words could be heard as easily at
the further end of the pavilion as in the
front seats.
.... He said:
MR.. TONNES SPEECH
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
First of all l desire to return to YOU my
sincere acknowledgements for the very
kindly welcome you have been pleased to
extend to me and for the exceedingly par
tial words which your mayor in his official
capacity has spoken. In addition to the
honor which l always feel it to be to
address an American audience on this |
great question of bimetalism, l feel pc |
culiar pleasure in the opportunity that |
meets me tonight l have always had a |
great curiosity to see California particu-
larly Southern California, and, of course,
for Southern California the city of the
Queen of the Angels. (Applause.)
You are known throughout the United
States as the home of the greatest Silver
Republican organization in the whole re-
public (applause), thereby showing that
Los Angeles has a type of citizenship
among the highest in the country. because
the supreme test of citizenship is the ability
Of the partisan to remember that he has
duty over and above the duty to his
party, and that it Is the duty which he
owes to his country (Applause). And
that a Republican community was able all
1t once, Immediately upon the exhibition
Of the recreancy of the Republican party
10 its great national trust, to see where
the finger of duty pointed and fearlessly
and patrioticany to do that duty is the
highest proof of the intelligence and the
public spirit of this splendid community |
! am also glad to be here and upon this |
mission because you have in your midst
men that have contributed much TO the
enlightenment and enforcement of this
great doctrine of bimetallsm. The names
Of utley and George H. Smith are well |
known among the citizens on this uues- |
lion, and it has been a great pleasure TO
me to meet personally these men And then |
hgain l cannot but feel an interest in |
eity where there has been raging for some |
little time contest in regard to the To- |
ration of a certain government improve |
ment, and recall with great deal of sat |
lsfaction that, as a member of the rivers !
and harbors committee of the Fifty-fourth |
congress, II was my pleasure, a l thought |
Il my duty, to cast my vote and use what
little influence / might have in behalf of |
the selection of San Pedro as the harbor |
for Southern California. (Applause)
LEADERS OF THE DEMOCRACY
My friends, your chairman in opening the !
meeting referred In very feeling and an
propriate terms to the fact that We are |
gathered tonight upon the anniversary of
the birthday of the great martyred presi- |
dent of the republic, and l cannot but join
In that felicitaton. And it seems to me
that 1t is with rare propriety that we meet
upon the anniversary of the birthday of |
Lncoln 10 engage in the discussion of
question which means liberty and enfran-
chlsement, not to four million bonded
bIack men, but to seVenty-five millions of
bonded white and black men (applause)
and has for its ultimate object the olsen
franchisement of the energies of the pro-
ducers of the world. Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson, William j. BRYAN IAN
pIause) are the three great Democrats in
the political history of the United States
and Democrat in its scientific Significance
is to be defined as one who believes i'm tho
government of the people When men are
separated from each other in the persnec-
tive of history by generations we iudpe of
their similarity in genius, not so much by
the correspondence of the particular poli-
cles which they have supported and on
forced as by the general tenor of their
lives, the spirit and sympathy and direc
ton OF their endeaVors. Judged bv that
ttandard there is very little dlssimilaritv
between these great men They all he
neVed, which every one of us must he
ueNe who expects the republic to endure
ma human liberty in its fun perfection
% remain a sure and reasonable hone to
the children of men, a believer in the rieht
81 the power of the masses of the peonle
10 govern themselves. ApplauseD
THE SILVER REVOLUTION
MY friends, the American revolution
whose charter Thomas Jefferson wrote
yas a rebellion upon the part of a great
teop!eAo vindicate for themselves the RIGHT