The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1896. First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth wards and of Univer- sity made a splendid appearance, being present in large numbers. s The Oakland Alliance occupjed raised seats back of the speakers on the platform. The hall was gayly decorated with flags, banners, streamers, flowers and ingenious campaign designs, After tbe exercises a banquet was given at Ilich’s, and vlates were laid for 250 guests. — HUNDREDS TURNED AWAT. Great Crush at the Pavilion Where the Sprakers Held Forth, LOS ANGELES, CaL, Aug. 20.—Long before 7 o’clock the streets leading to the pavilion were crowded, and by 7 there was a grand rash for seats, but there-were-not enough to accommodate half of the great multitude that surged in frontof the doors and fought for places, reminding oné of the stormy scenes at the recent National conventions. Promptly at 8 o’clock the Grand Army corps entered with fife and darum amid great enthusiasm, 150 of the Soldiers’ ana Sailors’ League marching in at the same time. The playing of the San Francisco band at the entrance of the pavilion preceding the opening of the meeting was loudly cheered by the audience. At 8:10 o'clock it was found that there were so many people fighting to get into the pavilion that there would beno accommodations for them. There was a request for speak- ers at an outside overflow meeting, but as there was none to spare the matter was postponed. Colonel H. Z. Osborne called the meet- ing to order and introduced Hon. Henry T. Gage as chairman and the.following | L. E. Mosher, Harry Brook, | secretaries: J. H. Levine, Lester Osborne. lowing vice-presidents oc torm: M. T. Allen, F. W. Tyler, Homer Lapp, R. A. Ling, C. E. De Camp, Frank A. Gibson, Dr. L. M. Wills, ~Alfred Stern, M. A. Gouid, Peter Keifer, C. Cabot, J. M. Griffith, J. H. De Lamonte, J. B. Gist, W. M. Garland, George H. Stewart, Joseph ‘W. Long, Henry J. Fleisham, P. Sheedy, C.J. Kubeck, John Lieweilyn, Will A. Knighten, Ed Booth, W, J. Variel, 8. C. Hubbell, R. 8. Woodside, General E. P. Johnson, B. W. W. Lee, L. Harris, J. 8. Blauson, F. King, H. Jevne, O.T. John- son, C. Patterson, W. Howard, T. W Brotherton, W. Eshman, J. W. Hinton, Jobn Moshier, F. N. Morrison, George Tubbs, Robert Owens, J. L. Edmunds, Thomas A. Lewis, C S. Bradford, George F. Hodgman, F. N. Marion, Thomas Holmes, M. D. Johnson, F. D. Bradford, E. L. Stephens, W. K. Sanborn, George 8. Bennett, D. C. McGarvin, Frank P. ¥lint, George Rader., C. E. Day, L. S. Butler, B F. Field, George P. McLain, John Burns, J. G. Kenyoun, H, M. Sale, W. A. Cheney, Llewelyn Bixby, Julius H. Martin, D. W, Kirkland, W. H. Whitman, L. A. Gotf, J. M. C. Marble, W. H. Perry, N. Van Nuys, Hervey Lindlev, John Keifer, T. D. Mott, | L B. Newton, J. M. Witmer, A, E. Pome- roy, D. W. Field, Frank Rader, J. A. Henderson, H. Pusich, James Cuzer, 8. C. Dodge, D. R. Brearnly, W. A. Hammell, W. 8. Arnold, Jacob Schaffer, N. S. Nelson, John A. Kingsley, Fred W. Wood, August Boecklin, George Rincheld, W. E. Wirsching, W. E. Burr, M. Welsh, J. V. wWachtell, George 8. Clark, C. T. Thomas, Harry McElroy, 8. McClure, A. W. Franciscc, W. R. Bacon, H. W. Frank, H. Seigel, J. M. Johnson, W. G. Cochrane, Fred L. Baker, George H. Bone- brake, J. R. Newberry, H. T. Lee, W. R. Ferguson, A. C. Bilicke, Charles Silent, Harrison Gray Otis, E. J. C. Klocke, E. A. Miller, A. H. Naftzger, J. M. Stewart, Hancock Banning, C. M. Heintz, Louis Gottschalk, G. J. Sanchez, Frank Dominquez, J. H. Keifer, Richard Mercer, Frank 8, Hicks, Richard Birt, Charles L. Batcheller, J. J. Neimore, George W. Hawkins, 8. 0. Freeman, H. 8. Rollins, H. Z. Osborne, William Cuaningham, W. H. Leeds, Benson Stead, L."E. Mosher, V. W. Voughan, John Burcher. Hon. Henry T. Gage made a short open- ing speech, wherein he said: “We are as- sembled not alone as Republicans but as American citizens, assembled to fight for the maintenance of Americanism ip its best and purest form. That condition s best represented by the Republican party.” After the chalrman’s introductory re- marks he named Samnel M. Shortridge as the first speaker of the evening, his re- marks being preceded by a song by the Amphion Giee Club, a humorous political melody that elicited prolonged applause, as it contained many clever hits at Cleve- land and free silver. Mr.Bhortridge aross amid great applause, and said; “It will be only a little while, if 1 may judge by this demonstration to-night, until Los Angeles roiis up one of the big- gest majorities on record for Republican- ism. [Great applause.j Ola men and young men—and I wasabout to say old women and young women, but women do not grow old—will soon rejoice that the Republican banner 1s lifted high.” The speuker said he brought good cheer from the north, where those marching under the banner of Lincoln, Grant ana Blaine were proud now to march under the banner of McKinley. Continuing, he said: “You who work ought to consider your own best interests, and you who are idle ought to see to it that you have work. The way to get it 18 to vote for protection and prosperity. The record of the Repub- lican party is one great blaze of glory. It fills the pages of history, and is full of the deeds of good men. We younger men thank you older Republicans that we do not have to apologize for anything you ever did. You old pioneers put the crown of freedom on the slave anu stood for the digmty of American labor. While we ad- mire England, Ireland, Germany and France, while we look to them with no jealons eye, we recognize the fact that this country is our home. The great Re- publican party is for American welfare, for American liberty, for American homes. Are you, men of Los Angeles, anxious for four years more of Democracy? [Cries of *No, no!”] *1f you want it, you will have four more of deficit, of free trade and of dying business. [Great applause.] If you want four vearsiof great prosperity'you will vote for McKinley. It is then that you will hear once more the music of prosperity— the song of anvil and forge.” Mr, Shortridge urged a vote for the Re- publican candidate for Congressman, urged a Republican Legislature and a Re- publican SBenator. Such a course, he said, was the only one that would bring pros- perity, He said that there were now men traveling over the country trying to raise sectional issues, but he urged that such a course wes opposed to the doctrines of the Declaration and ought not to be encour- aged beneath the flag. Continuing, the spenker said: “Bryan is afraid to tell you why he is stili arenk free trader, but McKinley—" [Here the mention of McKinley’'s name resulted in prolonged cheering, ] “McKinley is not afraid of any question, but meets them all bravelv, whether it be issues on money or tariff.” Tne mention of Bryan’s name by way of illustration, resulted in cheering by a noisy few who sought to disturb the meeting, but the noise was soon drowned by cheers for McKinley. In conslusion, the speaker entered into an elaborate anaiysis of the money gues- tion, showing that Republican statesmen comprehended the money question and ears The fol- | pied the plat- | that they would finally solve it to the best interests of the entire people. Amid ap- planse, he said: “The cause of hard times is not the scarcity of money, but the trouble this moment is the groundless fear that Bryan will be elected President of the United States. [Great cheering.] 4 “You all love the flag and the consti- tution, as [ do; then whnat do you think of a party that will denounce a President for upholding the constitution ?" 'his question resulted in prolonged ap- plause, and shortly thereafter the speaker cioeed, amid great entiiu 1asm, the waving of flags and beating of droms. Betore Mr. Shortridge had gone far the clamor for epeakers at the overflow meet- ing became so great'that they had to be supplied, and hundreds outside the pa- vilion were addressed ‘by local speakers, among them Judfie Carpenter, W. T. Wil- liams and W. S. Barnes. The crowd was so large that it was impossible for any one to enter the pavilion after 8 o’clock. The next speaker was ex-Mayor W. R. Davis of Oakland, who said: “The Demo- cratic party is insecure and it is to-day permeated with sectionalism. This party bas for many years nominated its candi- dates for President from New York, suow- ing its sectionalism. “They now come out West because they were repudiated in 1894, showing again’ that they are sectional. Their campaigns are run on the basis of common ward politics, combining with the Populists and showing that they cannot grasp the situation. In this campaign they have at- tacked property rights and assailed the highest tribunal of the United States. This is not the kind of a campaign that appeals to the tbouchtiul patriots of the land, and po party can win by assailing the learned and unassailable Xnu’gflty of the United States Supreme Court." The speaker dwelt on the fact that Bryan failed at the law. *“He was a grouundling in the law, an experiment in Congress and then for eighteen months an editor. Issuch aman, admitted to the | bar but a few years ago, and who has been a failure, fit to handle the ship of state?” [Cries of *‘No’’ and great cheering.] The speaker dwelt for some minutes on the financial question and showed that the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 would not benefit the man who has no bullion; that the Government had no power to make a silver dollar good one inch beyond | its territory, He showed the evils of wildcat money and proved that Bryan’s ideas on money were as wild as those he put forth on the tariff. He showed at some length that the cause of falling prices in this country must be looked for in something besides the cry of free silver. He inclined to the belief that cheap prod- uets from afar, an overproduction of prod- | ucts, were to be sought as the true cause of hard times. In conclusion he showed that the great- est thinkers of the Democratic party were | to-day for McKinley and sound money. For these reasons the speaker urged the audience to regard the Republican cam- | paign this year as acampaign for National | honor, conducted by patriots irrespective | of party affiliations.” He believea the peo- ple would respond to the sentiment at the polls. | _The chairman said that he regretted that George A. Knight and General W. H. L. Barnes were unavoidably detained away from the meeting. District Attorney W. 8. Barnes, following, said: “Ladies and gentlemen: If you will give me half a chance, you can hear me. had intended to speak of silver from the | year 1 until now, but it is too late, and I do not want to keep you up until Sunday. But I am a Republican by choice and by | descent. Iam proud that my varty has preserved liberty under the constitution, the liberty of Washington and his brothers. I have discovered that the Re- publican party is now carrying out a seriptural injunction found in the seventh chapter of Kings, where it says that ‘Silver was as common as the stones, be- ing abundant in Jerusalem.’ [Laughter.] “It is your duty to vote for McKiniey, thereby saving the country as the gray- haired members of the Grand Army saved it before.” At this point some one yelled *‘Bryan,” whereupon the speaker said: “Let my friend wait a while, and he can weep over Bryan’s political grave. The man who interrupts a public speaker is gen erally a blackguard. [Great cheering.] Jud_e R. Carpenter was the last speaker, and he made a characterlstic ad- dress. He affirmed the principles of Ee- ublicanism, and predicted the success of cKinley, sayihg that no man ever drew his money out of a bank for fear that a Republican would be elected President, and no R-publican ever interrupted a Democratic meeting. The meeting adjourned with great shouting after the Judge's parting sally: “The Chicago convention was dominated by anarchists, and a few of the noisy con- tingert came here to interrupt this meet- ing. This snows the stuff the Bryan cohorts are made of.” e PASADENA ENTHUSIASTIC. Hundreds Applaud the Addresses of Re- publican Leaders. PASADENA, CAL., Aug:. 29.—The star political event in the history of Pasadena, city of roses and snow, was that of to-day, when 1200 or more citizens welcomed the opening of the Republican campaign, which begar with the arrival of the spe- cial train bearing the Oakland Alliance. The train arrived at 12:30 o’clock, and the alliance at once gave a fancy drill that greatly pleased the people. A short march was made throngh the business section of town to the inspiring strains of the Artillery Band of Oakland, The mili- tary evolutions of the boys in line won vociferous appiause. Lunch was partaken of at the Hotel Green, after which the line of march was taken to the Wigwam, a spacious structure recently erected by Re- publicans for campaign purposes. Here the following committee received the Alliance: W. E. Arthur, George T. Downey, Edwin Stearns, Ed Lockett (who afterward presided), John McDonald, J. 8. Cox, C. M. Simpson, Charles H. Gard- ner, J. E. Olmstead, C. W. Buchanan, Major Cal Hartwell, James Clark, L. P, Hansen. C. A. Gibbs, H. H. Rose, Hal Green, M. H. Weight, C. Grognendyke, B. ! ¥, Hall, William Shibley, J. W. Woods, W. 8. Gilmore, F. B. eatherby, C. C. Brown, J. A. Buchanan, W. B. Van Kirk. The following of the reception commit- tee were from Riverside: Frank A. Miller, Hon. H. M. Streeter, J. T. Baumgartner, George Frosi, M. J. Daniels and George O. Chiluree. These were from San Bernardino: Ed ‘Whitmore, editor of the Times, and Secre- tary Fleming of the Republican Central Committee. _The foliowing telegram from Major Mc- Kinley to the Alliance was received at the meeting: CANTON, August 29. George P. Morrow, President Oakland Republi- can Alliance: 1am in receipi of your telegram, Your organization has splendidly manifested its enthusiastic devotion to the Republican doctrines of financial integrity, protection &nd patriotism, which in the pasi has brought unexampied prosperity and honor to the Na- tion. Icongratulate the Republicans of Cali- fornia on the suspicious opening of the cam- paign. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. The Ailiance felt proud of the telegram, and the spirit of appreciation burst forth in applause at frequent intervals. At the Wigwam ihe first orator was Hon. Samuel M. Shortridge, who was followed by District Attorney W. 8. Barnes of San rancisco, Ex-mayor W. R. Davis of Oak- land and Colonel Harrison Grey Otis. Mr, Shortridge made a brief address, full of .incisive points. He devoted himselt largely toc the record of the two rties that bave for a generation played the im- portant part in American politi show- ing that the Republican party's record had always been synonymous with pros- perity, an honorable name abroad and the general welfare of the masses. “It is a party of high purpose,” he said, “and one tuiny in its favor is that it has always kept its promises, and its promises have been pledzes to do something worth doing. Under Republican rule the coun- try has been prosperous, the condition of the people has been betiered and the coun- try has made substantial progress, but un- der the Democracy there has nearly al- | been the bescon ways been lack of confidence, followed by mark d industrial depression.” Mr. Shortridge showed that the Repub- lican party had always been the friend of silver, hnvlng coined a vast gunantity prior to 1873, and a large amount since. He beld that free coinage, however, would make the country monometallic in princi- ple, end that this would be the very evil of which Democrats complain. District Atiorney Barnes spoke very briefly, saying that Congress could not possibly pass a law that would make thirty bushels of wheat equal to sixty, nor could it make a law making sixteen ounces of silver equal to one of gold. There would be no power to make foreign nations accept such a standard. He grace- fully exploded the prime fallacies of the fiatists, devoted himself for a timeto the genera] record of the party and withdrew to be followed by ex-Mayor Davis of Oak- land, who made’ a strong speech for pro- tection and against free silver. He toid in a graphic way how the Democrats | ad ruined the wool industry by the Wiison bill, and_particularly how that law had hurt Cnli&rnia. “For thirty-six years,” he said, “the Democrats have selected their candidates from the East, generallv irom New York, and now for the first time they come West and take Bryan, whois a Inw‘yer of limfted experience who failed at his profession. That man is not fit to eovern the Nation. But they set him up against a man of the superb ability of Major McKinley. Bryan is & demagogue and McKinley is a splendid statesman, Which will you uc- cept for President?’ t was the general opinion that no such enthusiasm has ever been seen in this part of the State as that which character- ized to-day’s proceedings at Pasadena. PROTECTION THE 133Ut [Continued from First Page.) of it. Commereial and financial success is the highest achievement of this age. And so we must have protection or we will have cheap labor. Cheap labor is never intelligent labor, and 1l Americans must be_intelligent, or this Republic_cannot stand, This is the price we pay for liberty—who can object to it? During the last four years the depreciation in annual crop values has been enormous. This depreciation largely accrued when the Democrats commenced tinkering with the tariff. Take wool, for instance, the average price was 17 cents a pound before it was put on the free list by the Democracy; now it is 8 and 9 cents a pound. Barley was 54 cents; now it is 34 cents & bushel. Corn wasin 1892 worth 38 cents a bushel; in 1895, 26 cents. Wheat in 1892 was worth 75 cents & bushel, and in 1895, 50 cents a bushel. The price of every product of the farm was, and is, on the down grade. The above are Eastern prices. 1In livestock the depreciation is even greater, until the annual depreciation of the products of the American farms under Mr. Cleveland’s administration reached the enormous amount of $1,462,551,473. : This does not include the loss on fruits, nuts and raisins, wi erein California is more par- ticularly interested. The unquestioned facts are that we had fair prices under a prolective tariff, with exactly the same monetary and coinage laws which we now have; but now, with a tarift for revenue and free trade we have low pricesand hard times. The result of the present Democratic tariff reform legislation, as compared with the re- sults under the Republican administration, is instruetive, For the year 1892 our exports reached the enormous sum of $1,015,732,011. Itis admitted this was a productive year. Bat note this: Our exports for the year 1895 were only $824,862,475—showing & 10ss under Dem- ocratic rule for the years indicated of $190,- 869,536, while the difference in the amount of our imports is no less marked. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, under the old tariff laws, our imports were only $647,775,017. while for the fiscal year ending June 30,1895, under the teriff-reform laws of the Democracy, our imports were in- creased to $801,663,490, or an increase of im- ports under Democratic rule of $153,888,473; thus showing a loss of exports of American products to a foreign market in a single year 0f $190,869,5635, and at the same time an in- crease of imports of foreign-made goods to an American marketof $153,888,473. In a word, by reason of the change of our tariff laws we 80ld, in round numbers, $190,000, lass in 1895 than in 1892, and bought $153,000,000 more in 1895 than {n 1894—making a clear loss, in round numbers, of $340,000,000, or an amount greater than is_required aunually to !Ilspo" most of the leading naticns of the world. All this time we had $600,000,000 of siver coin and silver certificates ready for use, but which was not used. We had more silver money than could be or was used, be- cause we had no businessat home. For the twenty-eight years of Republican rule we paid two billions of the National debt. Duriug the four years next preceding Mr. Cleveland’s first administration, namely, covering the administration of Garfield and Arthur, we paid $497,429,250 on the Natignal debt. During the next four years, covering Mr. Clevelaud’s first administration, we paid but $276,041,350—a little more than half as much. During the ndmlni' ration of Presi- dent Harrison—from March, 1889, to March, 1893, and notwithstanding the Cleveland tariff tinkering of the pievious year—the Re- wublicans paid on the principal of the National debt $236,000,000; while during the very next three years, under Mr. Cleveland’s ad- ministration, directly following Harrison’s— from 1892 tiil now—we have actually run in debt $262.000,000. And for all these periods, let me add, the laye-governing the coinage of silyer were exactly the same as now. The tariff dutics were changed, but the coinage of money was not, and so this condition caunot be attributed to the money question. Possibly the best illustration of the effect of Democratio tariff legislation on the industries of the country is found in the fact that during the four years of Garfield and Arthur’s admin- istration, our foreign trade was $512,362,773 more than during the four succeediig years covering Mr. Cleveland’s first administration, So during the last two years of Mr. Harrison's administration, our total foreign trade was $325,872,802 more than it was during the first two years of Cleveland’s adminisiration fol- lowing. Soour foreign trade during the first three years of the present Cleveland adminis- tration shows, in exports, $225,243.711 less than during the last three yea:s of Harrison’s administration. These iliustrations demonstrate the differ- ence between a Republican and Democratic administration, and between a protective and a free trade or tariff reform policy. These illustrations show ihat protection is our only remedy for hard times, and so we will not barter protéction away for anything else. We don’t believe anything else can 0 its lace. plbellzve in bimetallism, and I do not now know of anything I have ever said in favor of bimetallism' that I would not repeat to-day with aaded emphasis, and yet, if it were neces- sary to do so, I am not prepared to surrender the principles of protection for bimetallism. The Republican party is for bimetallism in its best and strongest sense, The unquestioned facts of history are that when the Demogratic party was years old secession became the logical result of its prin- ciples; that when the Republican party was five years old the logical and inevitable result of its principles made 1t stand the matclless, heroic and patriotic defender of the American Nation,and it has been the great National American party ever since. It has been American in the higher sense that its principles are as broad as the conti- nent and as far reaching gs are the wants of man. It has stood for civil and religious lib- erty, because without both neither could sur- vive. It hasstood for the American Union, because without & union of the BStates the whole Nation would fall, for a nation divided against ‘itself cannot stand. It hasstood for republican principles of government, because if this national experiment of free government should fail republics will be wiped frcm the face of the earth and the hopes ot the lovers of freedom will be lost forever. It hasstood for an Amer can protective tariff, because this is necessary to secure prosperity to the American people. ‘It has opposed all that was un-Ameri- can in our civil polity, because this Republic stands among the nations of the earth the soli- tary defender of the equal rights of man. The great oversirdowing principle of our &rty since the rebellion is protection, but we elieve in and have always muintained a Na- tional financiul system that will protect all men and injure none. We bélieve in building d maintaining an American navy, and in cting forts for the National defense. We ‘e Opp! to l‘:ewerlu the American flag, whether it be raised on the Sandwich Islands oron the isiand of Cuba, or anywhere else—on land or sea. We have always defended the labor of the poor, and with equal justice have rotected the money of the rich. We believe n the,Monroe Doctrine as the settled law goy- erning the Nations of the Western Continent, and we will risk every man and every dollar in jts defense. We would maintain’the Na. tional credit by earning money, npt by bor- rowing it. These, among other lets, have Lights of our party for all the {:uunof its existence, and we appeal to the th of history to sustain our position—we are for freedom” without anarchy; for liberty regulated by law. he n&vncuum party shrinks from no re- sponsibilities. They face every danger and boldly meet every issue. The un-American course pursued by our political opponents is ‘made conspicuously apparent by the recent action of the American_Protective Association in opposing Governor McKinley for the Presi- dency. The reasons given to the public for the opposition of this association to him were that when Governor of Ohio he appointed fo office American citizens without regardto or being controlled by their religious convictions. ‘Was not that right? Don’t you want just such & man for President ? 1f reasons like these can influence the elec- ton of a President of the United States, then the early settlement of this country by the lovers of religious liverty, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War and the creation of this grest Nation were vain and useless acts. The selection of a President of the United ?::;Bl should not be mlds‘:y_ ‘c':h‘nc’e.' fbe.': Possess requisite qualifications for great office. The President of 70,000,000 of {free people should be both & wise and an honest man. Qur peculiar domestic affairs, our strained relations with foreign powers, our complicated financial and revenue systems, the necessity of maintaining law and order at home, and thereby securing the rights of life and property, the numerous and important appointmenis to office, the wide range of busi- ness knowledge required, the deliberation and self-poise which age aud experience bring, 8dded to the highest intelligence, all com- bined, are necessary to equip 2 man to be the fit ruler of the greatest Republic of the ages. No mere boy orator, however attractive his figures of speech, loud his voice or graceful s gestures, is thereby quelified for the sober duties of a wise ruler of a great and enlight- ened Nation. Deeds, not words, are the neces- sary requisites of the United States. Governor McKinley is & man of the people, and he came from the people. Whena mere boy he enlisted as a private soldier in the army of the Union. After the war he followed with patient industry the pursuits of peace. He was many times elected to Congress, was leader of the House of Representatives, and was there schooled in all the arts of American statecraft, He was made Governor of the State of Ohio, and is now of mature years, in :‘heéuunesl of his mental and physical man- 00d. ®@He needs no latform as a guide to the im- ortint dutios of President. His principles are road and National. They form a platform in themselves to which the American people can safely and confidently lend their support. He is & believer in the broadest civil and religlous liberty, and would risk every hope of prefer- mentor reward of ambition to maintain both these great American principles. In tbe broadest sense he is an American. His know!- edge of affairs,'the strength and courage of his convictions, his love of liberty and the sacri- fices that he has made in the pastand would make in the future to maintain all these, added to the purity of his vrivate life, point him out as the best equipped American to fill the great office to which he aspires. Republicuns, 1 adjure you to stand solid in this great contest. - Line up and face to the front. Let no factions control or misdirect your action. Remember, it is your country, more than your party, that now calls to duty. Our National honor is at_stake, our National credit is swinging in the balance, our National peace is_imperiled, our prosperity isendan- gered. United we will succeed, divided we MR HONEST WONEY and Anna Shaw at Pic- neer Hall. The Naticnal Republican League Has an Auspicious Dedica- tion. Pioneer Hall was swathed in the colors that move the pulses of patriotism, and the portraits of many patriots looked down from the walls on a throng gathered last night to vouch for the perpetuity of their cause. The red, white and blue twined and in- tertwined apout the wails and chand8liers, pinned up with shieldg, while from the ceiling in front of the pllatform drooped a festoon of tri-colored ribbons. From down in front of the door the stirring music of the band rose to the gathering audience, while the sky was lit by frequent flashes of vari-colored lights, It was a great gatber- ing of enthusiastic Republicans, a great part of which were women. Among these was a niece of Major McKinley—Miss Ida McKinley Morse. The following vice-presidents and mem- bers of the executive commiitee were seated in and about the stage: Tirey L. Ford, president; Eugene F. Bert, secretary; A, E. Castle, treasurer; T. H. Rush, assistant secretary ; J. F. McGlynn, Z. U. Dodge and S. W. Backus, committee o arrangements; William 8. Russell, D. J. Crowley, James C. Sharp, John F. McGlynn, Thomas C. Duff, Frank J. Mitchell, James D, Wiseman, John D. Daly, Charles F. Bassett, Ed _T. Donnelly, Mark Sheldon, Colonel Will E. Fisher, George R. Fletcher, T. C. Masteller, Samuel W, Backus, executive committee ; Colonel William Macdon- ald, Colonel George Stone, Colonel A. E. Castle, Colonel Dan T, Cole, Colonel J. M. Litchfield, finance committee. The reception committee was composed of J. Murray Bailey (chairman), Sol Jacobs, Milion D, Gerrett, George W. Reed, J.J.Smith, 8. Joseph Theisen, Ed I Wolfe, Fred W. Bert, William Chaimers, James H. Anderson, Homer C. Warren, J. W. Spear, Charles Nauman, F. W. Rehill, A.Quadtman, George A. Weeks, Major Charies Baxton, Mor- an_Backus, Hugh M. Burke, W. L. Cole, H. €V. Mortimer, N. E. Maison, Captain T. F. O'Neil, H. T. Sime. The vice-presidents were: Vaughn Morgan, E. B. Griffitbs, J. F. Mullens, A. Hever, Henry Lefiman, Claus Spreckels, Frank A. Ped.ar, W. C. Johnson, William M. Aboott, George E. Morse, Meyer Jacobs, Emil Bauer, William Cluff, W. 8. Duval, James Kip, Henry 8, Martin, Ed Holland. At 8 o'clock the band marched up the stairs, took a position reserved for them at the right of the hall, and aiter discours- ing for a few minutes the secretary of the National Republican League, under the auspices of which the meeting was held, introduced Irving M. Scott as the first speaker. *‘It is the purpose of this league and of this meeting,” said Mr. Scott, ‘‘to begin the work of educating the ?eople upon the great issues at stake in this campaign. Probabiy never before, or at least not for very many years, have there been issues of such moment to be settied by the vot- ers of the country as are now before the people. I began the work of education more than six months ago by & published article going to show that the era of hiih tariffs protecting the industries of the country have been in all the history of the Government the periods of prosperity.” The speaker undertook to illustrate the different methods of taxation and the raising of 1evenues, In referring to the Wiison or income tax bill, be said he was in favor of taxing incomes, and he did not believe that there was a ma country really opposed to the ing of incomes. Thatlaw had been declared un- constitutionai, and why? Because it was shown that it was a tax on classes—that nearly all the Southern States, it had been shown, were wholiy exempt from taxation under it, The Supreme Court had de- cided it was unconstitutional, and yet the LDemocratic party had in its platform de- clared it was in fayor of securing a reversal of that judgment, Any party that was pledged to stuff that highest tribunal of ihe people so that it should make a parti- san decision, was unworthy of the confi- dence of the people or of being trusted with the direction of the destiny of the Nation, [Applause,] He now turned to the discussion of the financial question, What was this 16 to 1 1dea that was absorbing the thoughis of the Nation now? He bad heard a work- man explain that it meant 16 days of idle- wmess for the laboring man to 1 now. Another had explained that it meant 16 emigrants to 1 as now. If it was under- stood for what it realiy is, he said, it would be tabooed forevermore. He, he said, was a bimetailist of the bimetallists,and so was his party—to bring it into operation just 2s soon as it can be brought without dis- aster, There is $624,000,000 of good coin 1 the "United Btates' and $1,200,000,000 of fiat money, all good for its iace because re- deemable in gold—a gold dollar back of every other dollar. With the free coinage of silver the attempt to keep the silver dollar, made ad libitum, on & parity with gold the men who come Tedemption in gold would the extent of those 600,000,000, After | that there would be nothing to redeem with and the silver dollar would be. worth just its bullion value and no more. That was quite clear 1o any man's understand- in, n g f)urinn the war the price of gold went up to. $2 85—that is, it took $2 85 in the ganer currency to buy a doliar of gold. he silverite says the price of gold goes up. 1tisnot true. Gold is the one thing that is stationary in its value.” It is the other mediums of exchange ar com- modities that fall. The fac: is easily proven by vlacing a bar of gold against any other money or commodity. Gold re- mains fixed—it is the quantity or quality of the others that fluctuate. Just here the loud blowingof the fire- alarm whistle drowned thespeaker’s voice. He besitated a moment and. then cried, between the shrieks of the alarm, “That is Brlynn blowing his horn,” which turned the faugh on the whistle. | By way of iliustrating his point, the speaker said that in 1877 the Union Iron Works bad sold an encine for $1200 the exact counter- part of which they sell now at $400, yet the difference in the wages paid was scarcely material: The reason is that the money paid for it is good—a gold dollar back of every silver doliar to guarantee its value and every promise of the Govern- ment. £ Looking over the ground in 1873 the men at the head of our Government saw the trend of the nations with regard.to money; saw that Germany, Switzerland, nearly all thecountries of Europe, were de- maonetizing the silver dollar, and they in their turn dropped that dollar from our currency. There had been a good many babies born since then, babies that had since become voters, and he would ask them if there had not been a long period of prosperity, interrupted only by these four years last past. Silver therefore could not be held re- sponsible for the trouble. The reason was to be found in a blunder committed within these four years. This country had been buying more tban it sold. Any maa who did that—bought more than his income could pay for—would soon be in deep financial trouble. The industries, and especially the man- ufactories, of the country had been checked and interrunted by t'.e cut in the tariff that permifted the importation' of goods manufactured in other countries by nnderpaid workmen. - That was the cause of the trouble, and no men knew it better than those who live in the midst of manu- facturing communities, as does Willlam McKirley of Ohio. [Applause.] Under the Sherman act the Government purchased 4,500,000 ounces of silver a month, or 54,000,000 a year. Under the free-coinage ratio that would amount to $32,000,000. Who would pay that money if not the workingmen ? It would be they that would have to assume the tax created by the absurd law, putting a double value on the metal. The owners of silver mines may grow rich, but the man who works in the mines and every other workman who receives wnfis wouid grow proportionately pourer be- cause of the depreciation in the value of the coin which they received for their labor. . “For instance, he said, suppose the Gov- ernment made a law declaring that a double price must be paid for all the product of the Union Iron Works. Think of $8,000,000 for an Oregon, instead of $4,000,000. Would not we increase the plant until it spread all over the Potrero? Would that be any reason for an increase in the pay of the men? No. I would say to them, Iam willing to pay you a fair price for your labor; this is an act of the Government especially for my own benetit. And yet there is more reason for a law of that kind than for doubling the price of siiver, for we have all the silver we want, and we have not as many warships as we need to whip the world, as we should have. *‘Our money now is good anywhere in the world, because 1t is redeemable in pold. It should remain so, Back of it all is the honor and integrity of the country that must be maintained. Would you, having loaned money, honor & man who attempted to repay you in depreciated coin—money worth balf that that vou loaved? I do not_believe there is an calamity coming. I believein the.intelli- gence of the people, Confidence will be restored and with it better times will come. Ittakes time to restore confldence. You can harm a bank in a single day by a run on it, such as it will take months to overcome. We are face to face with the proposition, and the people will rally to the standard of the old party that pre- served the Union and the integrity of the Union through its sorest trial.”* ‘T'he speaker described the difference be- tween tiis and other countries with regard to the condition of the working men. He said he had en in every part of the globe. He had visited the vineyards of Europe and seen how the vineyard st went about his place, on speaking acquaintance with grapes on the vines, with a knowl- edge of every leaf, Bright boys and girls labored among the vines without knowing really the taste of the grapes or without ever tasting the wine. It wasall too ex- pensive for them. He had seen the laborers cooking their breakfast of burned bread, treasuring the bit of fire, and yet they were comparatively contented and happy. He bad returned to this land of plenty to see the fruit scattered over many acres unpicked, prodigal wastefulness everywhere. The people were better fed, better housed and every way better provided for than in any other country, but they were restlessand discontented—they want still better conditions. They demand protec- tion against these others of other coun- tries—the protection of the home, of their industry, and they will demand that they be paid for their labor in honest money.” [Appiause.] Colonel Andrews, who sat in the front row of chairs, passed a word to the speaker as he sat down, and Mr. Scott in- terrupted the quartet “about to begin a jubilee to announce that *‘I have a con- vert. A gentleman here who says he has voted consecutively for twelve Demo- cratic candidates for the Presidency wiil this fall vote for William McKinley, pro- tection and prosperity.” This was greeted with a round of ap- plause. The California Quartet rendered some stirring Republican verses to the tune of “sfah Angeline,” for which they were up- roariously encored, and to which they re- sponded with some more selections of the same song. General Robert A. Friedrich was the second speaker. He was introduced as a friend and comrade of Major McKinle; He said: “If we needed any oculardemonstration of the effect of talking silver we have it right here in this town. It has frightened the people out of their wits. I safe-de- posit vaults there are very few if any boxes to pe bad, and the rush for them has come since the Chicago convention. People are already hoarding their gold. “In a savings bank recently I saw a placard stating that the depositors of that bank would receive their deposits in gold, whether Bryan is elected or not. This indicates that the people are getting un- easy and beginning to take into personal possession their little stock of f," d. The object of this sign was to allay these fears. This is the only State in the Union where contracts are payable in gold. *I do want 10 say,” he continued, “I agree with Mr. Scott. Tne more I con- template the gom:ioal situation [ am im- ressed that the people of this country are acing a Crisis greater than that of The pengla of this country are getting tired of the trials and tribulations brought upon them in the last thirty five years by the Democratic party, That party first plunged the country into a war which cost 500,000 young lives. But peace and prosperty were restored by the Republican party. \“This was the condition of the country in 1893, when the Democrats again de- deived the people and got into power and overthrew the McKinley bill. 1 think his saianic majesty has done less harm than Mr. Mills’ and Mr. Gorman’s bill. “The thing with which i have the ledet sympathy in this ccmpuipi:: is the appeal to the passions instead of the reason of the ople, and it begins with Mr, Bryau, y it is the battle of the masses I3 o first and sought | against the classes. Who are the debtor get it—getvit to | olass? It is the wage-earners. hoy are | 7 debtors of the corporations and the indi- viduals who employ them., They have the right to be paid at the ena of each day in money of the highest purchasing power. If the idle mills would start up you woula see their output purchased by this army of men who have, under Democratic rule, been going on half rations, and many of them on no rations atall. - “Bryan went to the Chicago tonven- tion,'”” he said, “‘with a reputation as an orator. This he obrained at county fairs and Populist picnics. One other thing he had was a monumental amount of nerve. John Sbherman said that after he read Bryan’s sperch he did notlonger wonder why be was called ‘the Boy Orator of the Platte”” That river is one of the mast wonderful rivers in the world geo- graphically, Itis about 2000 miles long and six inches deep. [Laughter.] Bryan indorses socialistic, anarchistic end poju- listic doctrines. He is not foranti-Chinese legislation. Yetthere are people who will say that California is going for Bryan. In the language of my friend. Charlie Short- ridge, or as be would put it, ‘N-ni nether he is elected or no',” he said in cozclusion, “William McKinley will go down in history in honorable mention, and his memory will be revered by gen- erations yet unborn for his services to his country, when Mary Lease and Sockless Simpson and others will be entirely for- gotten.” % President Ford of the league arrived at the hall at this time, and the Senator as- sumed the duties of chairman. He brought the cheering news that hundreds of people couid not get admission to the Auditorium meeting. The band played a selection. Judge H. C. Dibble was the next spp;ker. He made a brief speech. He said: “The American people are the only peo- ple on the face oi the globe who govern themselves. Thatis the reason they are so interested in elections. That is the significance of this gathering to-night, not only of those who vote, but of those who control the vosers. The American people are now about to choose, on the one hand, between a new radical party, and, on the other hand, the grand old party whose history is full of honors and patriotism—a party that has borne aloft the flag on the tield of battle and that will piace Wiliiam McKinley in the White House. [Cheera.c} The Republican party is conservative, an has welcomed and received into its ranks the conservative Democrats and citizens oi the country. The party will conserve and preserve that great wealth that never came to a nation before. “I predict that on election day the con- servative people of this country will re- pudiate the combination of Populism and pseudo-Democracy and place William Me- Kinlepin the Presidential chair.” The National Republican League quar- |- tet sang “There's Moonlight on the Lake,” They were enthusiastically re- called and responded with a yelection con- cerning McKinley set to the tune, *‘She’s the Girl for Me.” _Louis Titus, a youngattorney and cham- plf)l;l of sound money, was introduced. He said: “The advocates of free coinage have promised to make business lively. I tell you they will make it lively for you. You all remember the history of the trade dol- lar on which many persons were swindled out of 15 to 20 cents. Why should we now follow the lead of the silver mine owners? The doctrine of cheap money has been re- pudiated by the leading silver men them- selves. After the silver is coined into dol- lars a market must be found for them. And there is no law on earth to force a merchant to take silver dollars accept at his own price. The man who hascom- modities to sell will not rush around to find a man with cheap money to buy them. | People only want cheap money in order to give it to somebody else at more than its value. [Applause.] *What caused the fall of silver? Ger- many put up all her silver at public auc- tion. It found its way into France and Switzerland and all the countries of the Latin Union, and finally India, which had been the largest consumer of silver, closed its mints to the coinage of silver. Now, if all these nations demonetized silver, will it not take them all to remonetize it? If we bave a depreciated currency the labor- ing man will get a depreciated dollar. This is a campaign of right against wrong. Let the workingman receive his wages 1n the best money that the world affords.” General W, H. L. Barnes, in answer to numerous calls from the audience, then addressed the meeting. He said: “The people of Califorria are anxious to learn what is true and todo what is right, As an aid to these ends the Democratic party bas proved itself a complete failure, Such candidates as they put up at Chicago are cause enough why Democrats should feel deeply ashamed ot themselves. “On the other hand the candidates pro- posed by the Republican party form a phalanx of civic virtue and personal in- tegrity, which is one of the great glories, if not the greatest glory of that party. Mr. McKinley’s record isa part of the Nation’s history. Pure, brave, patriotic, he is a fitting man to fill the chair of Lineoln. Mr. Hobart, though not %\zit s0. well known as Major McKinley, well-de- served social and political prestige by rea- son of his learning and his sterling pa- triotism. “But, as for Bryan, I contend that he is not the man to sit in the Fresidential chair. He seems to pander to the worst element in the country. His speech in <Chicago was nothing wonderful. His eross of 501\1 is falling to pieces with old age, and his crown of thorns begius to look like a last year’s Christmas wreath. When we come to Sewall and Watson, what can we say? They are twins, born of the same mother put of different fathers, and it is hard to tell which of them is farthest off at sea, They seem to be busily engaged in finding out ‘where they are at.’ Be these thy candidates, Democracy ?’ Introducing Miss Anna Shaw, Mr. Ford dwelt upon the services rendered by woman to the Nation’s welfare, and said his organization had shown its confidence in woman b{ sending Mrs. Addie L. Bal. lou as a delegate to the conyvention of American National League of Republican Clubs at Milwaukee. “The Republicans of California,” said Miss Shaw, ‘*have proved that they are true to the cardinal principlss of Republi- canism." California expects each of her sons to do dis duiy, If any class of men refuses to go to the 11s, these men will be subjects of the Government and not sharers in it. Now, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen and ladies, what is sauce for the goose 1s sauce for the gander. If men bave been cast down and brought to pov- erty by means of improper government, have not women suifered as well? Gen- tlemen, the same evils which harass and injure you affect women in like manner. “You hone for the election of Major McKinley to the Presidency of this Na- tion. Let me beg you not to disregard the prayer of your mothers and sisters to be elected, not to office, not to posts consid- ered honorable by the masses of the people, but to full citizenship. Gentlemen of Cal- ifornia, I bave known your courtesy and chivalry. 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