Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-20
.LAUD BRYAN
AT PASADENA
ROUSING MEETING HELD IN
CROWN CITY
CLUB DOING GREAT WORK FOR
DEMOCRACY
With Membership Of Four Hundred
Organization Is Laborlng Assidu-
ousIy for Success Of
Party
Especial to The Herald


PASADENA, Sept. 19.-With Thomas
e. Gibbon of Los Angeles and City At
torney Steven Long of Long Beach as
speakers, the Democrats of Pasadena
fired the second gun in their campaign
last night with mass meeting at
tended by nearly a thousand persons.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Bryan and Kern club of Pasa-
dena, an organization that is doing a
great work for the cause of Democ-
racy. The club has a membership of
about 400, and the members to man
are active in the cause of convincing
voters of the necessity of electing
Bryan and Kern as president and vice
president respectively, as we'll as the
election oftclean, decent men, such as
the Democrats have nominated, for
local and legislative and congressional
offices.
George P. Cary, president of the
Tournament of Roses association, ana
Democratic candidate for assembly
man, presided last evening and opened
the meeting with a brief speech.
Mr.. Gibbon in his address reviewed
the career of w. j. Bryan during the
last twelve years, and after pointing
out that one after another of his pro-
posed reforms had been advocated by
the leaders of the Republican party a
few years after Bryan had proposed
them, declared the name and influence
of William Jennings Bryan have been
the strongest influence this country has
known during the past twelve years.
He stands for honesty, decency In
government, a square deal for all and
special privileges to none, continued
Mr.. Gibbon.
The speaker said that when the plat
forms of the two parties are compared,
the one rejecting the highest ideals OF
Democracy, and the other the per-
sonal influence of the corporation lead
ers of the Republican party, the diff
ference must strike any thoughtful per-
son.
Discusses Local Issues
Turning to local issues, Mr.. Gibbon
said a member of congress lives In this
city-a good neighbor and good
friend. But he seriously doubted the
wisdom of returning him to congress.
The speaker said one thing alone in
the record of Jim McLachlan is suf-
fcient to condemn him, If there We're
no other reason. During his eight
years incumbency he has ignored the
greatest interest which the people OF
this district have at stage, an interest
for transcending all others-the main
tenance of a free harbor at San Pedro.
The harbor lines there should have
been marked out eight years ago, In
stead of this year. he declared, and
| that they were not McLachlan's mac
| tivity is largely to blame.
Mr.. Long took as his subject 1.-The
Paramount Issues of the Campaign"
! After referring to the often repeated
| question, "Shall the People Ruler
which summed up the campaign II
benefit of favored classes.
difference between the two parties II
and has always been that Democracy
| stood for the masses, including the
classes, while Republicanism now, al
always, passes its laws for the specia
benefit of favored classes.
1.-THE platform of the Republican
party is composed Of equivocations
mental reservations and antiquities
The Democratic platform, on the other
hand, makes no compromises with
| crime and no concessions to special
privileges.
1.-THE Republicans admit that during
| the past ten years abuses have crept
into the administration Why have
they not remedied them? They had
all the power.
"Mr. Taft pleads for one more
chance. Can he promise that he will
be more strenuous in combating evil
than Roosevelt? Can be ask larger
majorities in congress than at present
''Taft admits the deficiencies and
| fails to tell you how they can be reme-
died. Bryan points out the causes and
| offers a remedy"