The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 4, 1896, Page 1

-:I'his Paper not | | to be taken from Library.+++ ' the * VOLUME LXXX.— PALMER AT THE HEAD Sound - Money Democrats Name the Illinois Senatog, TO RUN ON THE THIRD TICKET. Ex - Governor Buckner of Ken- tucky Nominated for the Vice-Presidency. BRECKINRIDGE LASHES THE SILVER WING. Says the Convention Does Not Expact Its Nominees to Be Elected in November. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp., Sept. 3—The second and final day’s session of the Na- tional Democratic party was conducted with the same business celerity that marked the opening proceedings. Itclosed up all its business in less than five hours. Then it adjourned sine die. The nominees were: Senator John Mc- Auley Palmer of Illinois for President, ex-Goveruor Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky for Vice-President. Both candidates were born in Kentucky. One wore the blue, the other the gray, and Louisville was designated as the place of notification for both candidates, September 12 being the date assigned. Before adjournment the convention took the precaution of clothing its executive committee with full power to take all steps to secure recognition for the ticket in Btates where the Australian ballot law or other legislation might interpose obstacles to the recognition of the two Democratic tickets, each claiming to be regular. This diffizulty 1s anticipated in Obio and other States in the accented battle-ground of the Middle West. . DONE IN CONVENTION. An Eloquent Address by Breckin- ridge Precedes the Nomination of Palmer and Buckner. CONVENTION HALL, INDIANAP- OLIS, Ixp., Sept. 8.—The delegates were tardy in getting to the convention hall this morning, but when they began coming the arrival of each State aelegation was indi- cated by the musicians, who played the airs most appropriate to the location —*Yankee Doodle” for a New England State, “Maryland, My Maryland” for a delegation from that State, etc. ‘When Governor Buckner of Kentucky entered the hall he wus greeted with cheers. Then Mr. Breckinridge of Ken- tucky came in with his delegation, and *‘Hurrah for Breckinridge!” was shouted from scores of throats. Tue shouts for Breckinridge were kept up from the gal- leries, as if it were expected that he would deliver the speech which he failed to make at the mass-meeting last night. He took no notice of the shouts, but engaged in conversation with Governor Buckner, who sat by his side. At 11:40 o'clock Senator Caffery of Louisiana, as chairman of the convention, rose and stated that the opening of the convention was delayed for a few moments to ascertain whether or not the committee on resolutions was ready to report. This was the signal for a renewal of the shouts for Breckinrideze, which finally be- , came overwhelming, though a few his-es were heard intermingled with them. Mr. Breckinridge advanced to the platform, and was received with great checring. He delivered a speech of great power and elo- quence, which was listened to with pro- found silence and attention except when broken in upon by bursts of applause. Hhe said: Mr. Chairman and my countrymen from every section of this imperial Republic: I congratulate you on this convention. We are passing through a crucial period. In the eloguent speeches made last night reference was made by the orator from New Jersey (Mr. Lewis) concerning the action of the present President of the United States at the Chicago strike, when (under the patnetic struggle of the unemployed laborers) there was a great development of revolution. The late war showed that we bad the most warlike machinery of government that the world had ever seen. Out of that four years of war emerged the most warlike Nation. During the reconstruction period many things happened o: which we may be ashamed. Butoutof it came & united Repubiic with all its institu. tions nunimpaired, and with a prospect before us as boundless as the horizon of human hope. Buf there came another strain. Nearly thirty years passed away with this machinery of government (so powerful in time of war) able in time of peace 10 preserve public order and compel obeaience to the law. Could this peculiar Government, so complex in its forms, witnout martial law, without the despot on horseback riding to the front, compel obe- dience to the law. secure the preservation of public order and demonstrate to the world that of all governments that of liberty is in- deed the strongest? That was done and in such & way that every philosophic thinker now knows that Lhis Government is in war the mos! warlike, in peace the most powerful, that the world has ever seen. [Cheers.] Now we come to the crucial test of universal suf- frage. Are the people fit to be trusted with the universal suffrage of sovereignty? And we are bere to-day in the.pame of the true Democracy. the conservative radical Democ- racy, which constructs and never destroys, to say that the problem is solved. [Cheers.] The American people have leit the thin fringe oi the Atlantic Ocean and in less than 130 years have goue to the Pacific Coast. We are colonists, not adventurers. As Milton said, we are the “buildersof empires.” We have built on foundations that we believe to be as absolutely stable as the granite rocks on which God has placed the great ranges of mountains, And has it come that in the end of the nineteenth century we are to rediscuss all the problems of the last twenty-five cen- turies? Are we to have agrarianism and rapine and the vagaries of Rienzi over again? Are all the mad ideas of Jack Cade to be again presented for disputation and decision at the bar of public opinion? The gonvention at Chicago, the convention at St. Louis, like two unequal parts of one story, of which the introduction is that at Chicago and the conclusion is that at St. Louis, is a story of destruction and dissatis- faction. It is the evangel of hatred and of discord; it is an appeal to every dissatisfied citizen, and he who stands upon these two platiorms (Mr. Bryan) honestly standing upon one and dodg- ing the admission that he stands upon the oiher has been presenting dishonesty and dis- cord. Isittrue that here in America thereare divisions of classes and masses? Are we mot all American citizens and equal before the law? Isittrue that we have broken up into classes and that we have to wipe out tnat class legislation? Is it not true that every boy in America has an equal chance with every other one in life if he is frugal, honest and wise? [Cheers.] The Democratic party has always preached the gospel of fraternity, wherever there is a free man there is a Democratic party. Proceeding to a discussion of the Chi- cago platform, Mr. Breckinridge said: I denounce it because it is the result of uni- versal dishonesty ana discord. Itisdestruect- ive in every part of it. We havean executive. It condemns him for being an executive. We have laws to be applied. It condemns the officers of the Jaw because they applied it. We have a judiciary, and because it is independ- ent, even if it be wrong—and I for one, im- modest as it may seem, put my poor name &s a lawyer against one of its latest decisions on one great question—because they disagree with that decision they determine that that great tribunal shall be subservient to party caucus, and be corrupted to be the tool of party wishes. [Cheers.] Mr. Breckinridge went on to speak of the feeling of reverence with which the judiciary was regarded in the BSouth, which cou!d hardly be sufficiently appre- ciated by Northern States, who had never known what it was to live subject to the will of one silent commander. We of the South, he said, put our trust and hope in an upright judiciary. With you itisa sentiment. With us it is a living pri ciple, burnt into our hearts by the d: asters of the past, and, standing in the | midst of a renewed Democracy in the | name of the entire South, I pleaa that the last refuge of an oppressed minority, an upright judiciary, be left untouched by the polluting hand of partisan corruption. [Loud cheers.] It is destructive in its assaults upon our monetary system. It is not that it is ior free silver. If free silver would make silver go up to a par with gold the leaders of that move- ment wouid be the most disappointed lot of men possible. [Cheers and laughter.] I do not question any single man’s honesty of pur- pose, but the power behind free silver is tne power for more money and cheaper money— irredeemable money. [Cheers.] Stating that he dia not intend to dis- cuss the money question at this time Mr. Breckinridge proceeded : 1If it were possible that to-day & messenger of one of these great lightning corporations which sends the news of the world could bring in this baich of news from an abso- lutely certain source that on to-morrow the silver question would be considered settled, that there would be no dispute over pay- ments, that the American people stood deter- mined with absolute certainty to enter upon no devious or doubtful ways, what would oc- cur? Your industrial enterprises would be renewed, your wheels of industry wouid begin to revolve, your bankers would put out money, labor would be empioyed and labor would be remunerated and all wouid unite in choloral tributes to that power which had re- stored to the merican people the reviving in- fluence of common honesty, [Applause.] Elaborating this idea by drawing a glow- ing pictare of restored prosperity, Mr. Breckinridge continued : This is what we are here for to-day. Itis sometimes said we are here to elect McKin ley. Our free silver friends took that job out of our hands. [Laughter.] We elected a Democratic President on the two great Democratic economical principles of free trade and sound money in 1892. Our free silver friends at once attempied to destroy the Democratic party. Isaw itstated the other day that they had the scalps of their enemies hauging at their belts. They are mistuken. They have the scalps of their friends. [Renewed laughter and cheers.] They disregarded the admoni- tions of Cleveland and a Kepublican govern- ment reigns in New York where we used to have a Democratic Governor. They would not believe in sound money and Marylsnd sends a Repubiican Senator to sit with Arthur P. Gor- man and s Republican Governor sits in the ‘Capitol at Annapoils. They disregarded the counsels of the most lovely of American states- men, William L. Wilson of West Virginia, and Mr, Elkins sits 1o the United Stales Scnate. |° e N \)Afl \ \ Hon. John McAuley Palmer, of Illinois. NOMINATED BY SOUND - MIONEY DEMOCRATS FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE They divided the Democratic party in Ohio, and Foraker takes the place of that long line of Demoeratic statesmen ending with Thurman and Pendleton. They disregarded the teach- ings of Carlisle [cheers] and e have a Repub- lican Governor in the State of Kentucky. They pardoned the anarchists in thé great State of Illinois, and more Democratic Congressmen walked the plank at the next election. There has not been the ghest of & chauce to elect & Democratic President since 1894, because of free silver; therefore when they charge us with trying to elect McKinley I charge back that they have done the job much more skill- fully. [Applause and eheers.] Wnat we intend to do is to prevent the alec- tion of the Chicago ticket under the pretense that it is & Democratic ticket. 1 voied for Horace Greeley; I am not ashamed of it. It was not a very delightful dose at the time [laughter), but the memory of it has become more palatable in five and twenty years. But 14did not vote for him as a Democrat standing on & Demoeratic platform, and I shall not vote for a Populist candidate on a Populist platform. [Cheers.] After ststing that the Chicago conven- tion had disobeyed instructions and there- fore Democrats were absolved from follow- ing it, Mr. Breckinridge proceeded: I have nothing 10 say about the young gen- tleman who is now enlightening the people on the policy that ought to control the settle- ment of the fiuancial question, but I have read his speeches with great care. Hax anybody gathered anything trom them but the sad les- son that life comes unequal with men; that to aome come prosperous days and to some ad- versity; that to somecome plenty and to some want, and that as a corollary from this those with whom life has gone hard ought to unite and destroy those with whom life has been prosperous? Is there anything else in his speeches, stripped of their verbiage, but this: “Here is a great country, here is the Hudson with its handsome residences ot rich men, here are the syndicates controlling great sums of money and here are you. Labor is not given its just share of the profits. There is the bal lot-box; there is the booty; there is the ‘Weapons; you are the soldiers.” What is the lesson? Be frugal, be law-obedi- ent, be patient, be statesmanlike and study the question. Is thatit? No. Use the ballot- box to equalize that which life has made so unequal. I protest that that is not Democracy. [Loud cheering.] The Government shall not support the people; the people must support the Government. [Applause.] The ballot-box is not a weapon of hostility, is not a menace; it takes the place of the bayonet; it takes the place of force. No strikes, no bombs, no an- archists, no organizations to commit violence, The baliot-box is not to make discord, but to bring about harmony; not to produce dissen- sions, but to produce that equalization ot law under which all men stand equal. Whatare we going to do bere to-day? Nominate s ticket? Of course. No one came here with any other idea. No ome came here with the idea of ‘“firing in the air,” of going through dress parade, of formulating tenets without having an object lesson of two men standing on a good platform [cheers]; men who are ex- emplary. I care not who they are; I care not whether our candidate for President be some gentle- man who after a long life in the service of the country in peace and in war [alluding to fena- tor Palmer] would like to leave off the armor which we would put upon him in making him leader. [Loud cheers for Palmer.] I could follow cheeriully and enthusiastically that most excellent, self-controlled gentleman in his temver who commanded the Iron Brigade in the war [alluding to General Bragg of Wis- consin}, [eheers]; or Icould follow cheertally that farmer statesman with whom I served in Congress, the fair Flower of New York. [Laughter and applause.] 1 do not want the question before us to be obscured by any other question. Do not let us make any nominatien that will obscure the quesiion; do not let us open any door that wiil offer to the enemy a chance to raise any new issues upon us. We are that Democratic party which stands for “revenue for tariff only,” and for that honest dollar which measures the coined value of the workman’s labor. We want the laborer when he selis his product to get & dollar for it that he can use in any merket in which he wantsto buy. That isthe American dollar— no bastard doliar worth 53 cents. We will nominate our ticketand then we will ad- journ and go home. We will win no election, not s single State, perhaps, will vote for ouy ticket. There isin every transaction an ele- mentof transiioriness. We will be defeated, but we will save the honor of America, the good name of the people and the Democratic party from ruin. [Cheers.) In conclusion Mr. Breckinridge drew an elcquent and humorous description of the return of the erring Democratic brethren to the fraternal fold and to their welcome and regalement with pure, unmixed bour- Continucd on Second Page, UNITED STATES. f I L i ’” [ »/M:( < f \ i Hon. Simon Bolivar Buckner, of Kentucky. ASSESSMENTS OF SAN- FRANCISCO, Lively Proceedings Before the State Board of Equalization. DEBATE AT FEVER HEAT Equalizer Chesebrough Talks of a Judus Iscariot Being in Camp. FIGURES THAT DO NOT TALLY. Claim That There Is Great Lack of Uniformity in Taxation of City Property. SACRAMENTO, CaL, BSept. 3. — The heretofore unknown experiment of hav- ing a member of the State Board of Equal- ization divorce himself from that body for the purpose of defending the assessments of a locality which the board as a body very evidently believed was assessed far below its property valuation—an opinion perbaps formulated and certainly strength- ened by a mass of documentary evidence and statistics, all of which clearly proved that the locality was assessed far below its mortgaged value—bade fair to create a cyclone of excitement and contention among the members, and during the morning session debate waxed warm ana at times verged upon the border of per- sonalities. This, however, failed to daunt Equalizer Chesebrough, who upheld the stanuard of his locality most loyally. The main point of contention was raised when Mr. Chesebrough asked if there had been an expert appointed by the board to 20 over the assessment roll “In what capacity do you ask that?"’ questioned Morehouse. ‘‘As a member of this board, as a member of the Merchants’ Association, or as a member of San Fran- cisco?” . This question of the president’sdid not meet with the approbation of the gentle- man from San Francisco, and he protested strongly. “But,” continued Morehouse, should have a thorough understanding in this matter. Your county has shirked the responsibility of appearing before this board and bas thrown the whole burden upon the shouldersof you, who, asa mem- ber of this board, are a representative of the people of the whole State. It certainly strikes me that you are placed in a very uncomfortable position when you appear here and argue in favor of San Francisco.” “That is a difference of opinion between us,” retorted Chesebrough.” I think my position 18 correct.” “Well, as a representative of 8an Fran- cisco you have no right to ask where or how we got our information,” mildly re- warked Morehouse. I api well aware of the source of your information,” retorted Chesebrough. “There is & Judas Iscariot in camp. You get your information from Thomas C. Peddler, for whom I cannotexpress suf- ficient contempt. This man was given a position in the Mint under my late part- ner, Geaeral Dimond, and he is a traitor.” “Now, let me speak,” exclaimed Bea- mer, nsing to his feet. I want to say to you that your attack upon Mr. Peddler is unwarranted, unjust and altogether un- cailed for. Mr. Peddler is a gentleman and a scholar, lnq I cannot say too much in_prase of bim, You an unwar- ranted attack upon Mr. Peddler simply because he gave to this board certain data which it was necessary for us to obtain in pursuance of our duty. You attack him because he has helped Gs in our inquiries. If San Francisco had no better argument io offer why her assessment should not be raised than to abuse a man of Peddler’s standing then I think it would have been well for her to have remained away alto- Rether.” After some further slight disturbance the board settled down to business and entered into a discussion on property which it was claimed was under-sssessed. Mortgages and auction sales of property were introduced and Chesebrough was forced to acknowledge thatin many in- stances there had been bad assessments made. In the matter of valuation placed upon the property of the Standard Oil Com- pany, which according to the license paid on sales should be assessed for $250,000, whereas it was assessed for but $40,000, Chesebrough claimed that he was unable to account for it, as he was not familiar with the method pursued by the board in arriving at their conciusion. In defense the representative of San Francisco read a list of property which had been assessed for more than its value. For instance, property of Townsend and King streets was assessed for $138,260 and for over three months had been offered on the market for $120,000. Property on Howard street, near Steuart, was assessed for $8480 and for sale for §10,250. Proverty on Valencia street, near Sixteenth, was assessed for $2870 and was sold for $3600. Property on Kearny street, near Sutter, was assessed for $46,000 and sold for $52.500. Then the olive branch was extended, and the board adjourned until 8 o’ciock. At theevening session Equalizer Beamer introduced a list of 132 pieces of land mortgaged 1n the sum of $390,340 and assessed for $241,320, and forty-nine pieces of property, situated south of Golden Gate Park, mortgaged for $03,395 and assessed for $48,990, or 52 per cent of their value. The assessment on this property was re- “ wed duced by the Roara of Supervisors on an affidavit made by Assessor Seibe to the effect that the proportionate value of the property south of Golden Gate Park ex- ceeded by 30 per cent the average value of assessments on the roll of real estate, and in view of this the Board of Supervisors granted a 30 per cent reduction, and, as the Board of Equalization has ascer- tained that previous to the grant- ing of this reauetion the property was assessed for only 70 per cent of its mortgaged value, they became con- vinced that the entire property of San Francisco must be as<essed at a ratio but little exceeding 50 per cent of its true monetary value and in consequence de- manded en investigation. They also claim that Assessor Siebe had no right to make this affidavit and forwarded notice to that effect. On Sianford Heights and Sunnyside forty-six pieces of property mortgaged for $79,755 were assessed for $34.930—less than 44 per cent of mortgaged value and less than 30 per cent of true value. On Van Ness avenue seventy-four pieces of prop- erty mortgaged for $921,080 are assessed for $579,410, und then the assessm nts and property mortgage-rolls of twelve of the largest holders in the City were ventilated. They were: N Mortgages Assess- Nawe held. ments. Hibernia Bank. . .. [$8,126,541 /85,836,780 2,719'819| 2,164,019 1,610,527 329,316 434,749 820,640 , an 2,56 2,770 Soinmau 44,950] 28,925 Showing that over $5,000,000 of mort- gages, on which the poorer classes were paying interest, escaped taxation in the hands of the banks, corporations and millionaires. In reply Chesebrough said: “I cannot explain this, but will qnestion Mr. Tobin of the Hibernia Bank, who is certainly the greatest winner, as soon as I go to the City; but what I contend isthat no human being can uniformly assess such a mass of property as lies within the corfines of San Francisco.”’ The Frank property was then brought to Mr. Chesebrough’s attention. The Hiber- nia Bank holds a mortgage on this prop- erty for $220,000, assessed at $130,570, and a clause in the mortgage provides that the building, assessed for but $22,850, must be kept insured for $57,000. Mr. Chesebrough contended that the same state of affairs existed in all the other counties of the State, in as far as in- dividual property interests were con- cerned and possibly in the same ratio in comparison with property values. Messrs. Morehouse and Beamer stated that they could quote like instances as oc- curring in San Francisco for a week’s time, and Mr. Chesebrough suggested that the stagnation in business circles at the present time be taken into considera- tion. Then Beamer rubbed down Chese- brough’s ruffled plumes by saying that in his opinion the latter had presented the best defense the Bay City had ever had since his term of office on the board, and an adjournment was taken. e NEWSPAVEK ASSESSMENTS. Questions Concerning the Big Dailies of i San Francisco. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept.3.—During the gession of the Board of Equalization Chesebrough was questioned about the assessments of the San Francisco dailies which were: Examiner, $51,070; Call, $40,000; Chronicle, $40,295— the two former being sworn to, the latter not sworn to— and a comparison of these assessments with that of tue Los Angeles Times ¢howed that the latter was assessed for more than the Examiner. 1n answer Chesebrough said: “I cannot state whether these assess- ments be correct or nof, but from what I personally know of Shortridge and De Young, if any mistake has been made they will stand ready to reetify it. My ac- uaintance with Mr. Hearst is so limited cannot answer for him, but believe him to be fair minded.” HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION. Strong Revival of the Feeling, Intensified by the Menace of Japanese} Immigration. SEATTLE, WasH, Sept. 3.—H. M. ‘Whitney, for ten years during the Royal- ist Government Postmaster-General of the Hawaiian Islands, arrived in Seattle to-night from Vancouver, having been a passenger on the steamship Miowera. He Teports a strong revival of the annexation feeling on theislands, and says it is greatly intensified through the belief that should Hawaii be annexed to the United States the threatened Japanese trouble would ve entirely wiped out by the abrogation of all existing treaties. By what is known as the Gibson treaty, entered into with Japan about thirteen years ago, Japanese may pour into the islands in unlimited numbers. They now number 25,000, and are coming, Whitney stated, ut the alarming rate of 3000 a year. He thinks itis only a question of a few years until the Japanese will outnumber the natives and naturalized population, and 1 that case would cause serious trouble. They are aiready demanding the right of franchise, which by treaty is conferred upon them as soon as they can read und write the Euglish language. This accomplishment, Whitney says, the wily Japs are rapidly scquiring. Mr. V&hitnc resides at Honolulu. He is publisher of the Planters’ Monthlv, and is also‘rln owner of the Honoluiu Gazette and Advertiser. “Whoever is elected, Bryan or McKin- ley,” Whitney said in conclusion, ‘‘the movement to have Hawaii annexed to the United States will be at once renewed in earnest.”’ —_—— SAZINAY BEET-SUGAR FACTORY. Claws Spreckels deleots a ite for the Big Establishment. SBALINAS, CaL, Sept. 3. — Claus Spreckels has been in town several days trymg to select suitable grounds for the beet-sugar factory which heintends to erect here. W. Jonas of San Jose, accompanies him. Many tracts of land were looked at and a decision made, but the site wiil not be made publig for several days. The acreage, which had to be pledged to Mr. Spreckels for the raising of sugar-beets is all contracted for and the plant will soon be commenced. PRICE FIVE CE HANFORD IN THE COLUMA Republicans Manifest Their Strength by a Great Rally. 1? LARGEST MEETING EVER HELD THERE. From All Sections of Kings County the Feople Come to Participate. RINGING ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. 8. M. SHORTRIDGE, Ruin Wrought by Democratic Policies, He Says, Can Be Checked by Protection. HANFORD, Carn, Sept. 3.—Haaford broke the record to-night by having the greatest political meeting in point of num- bers and enthusiasm ever known 1in’the history of the county. A special train came from Lemoore, bearing large num- bers of enthusiastic citizens, and the train from Visalia was crowded with people arxious to hear the doctrines of protection and prosperity set forth by Hon. Samuel M. Shortridge. The people came on trains and in car- riages from all parts of the county, and fully 3000 assembied at the Wigwam Park and crowded the streets and balconies in all directions. There was good music by the local band and by the Glee Club, after which the speaking began, and Mr. Shortridge com- manded the closest attention for nearly two hours, being interrupted by frequent bursts of applause. % The following vice-presidents were seated on the stage during the evening’s proceedings: J. U. Fox, George B. Mec- Cord, Stiles McLaughlin, W. A. Long, J. 8. Sullivan, P. McRae (formerly a Dem- ocrat), J. E. Ensign, Letus Crowell, John Worswick, J. T. McJunkin, B. L. Barney, B. A. Fassett, J. O. Hickman, W. H, Camp, Amos M. Ayers, J. M. Hambleton, Justin Jacobs, R. W. Musgrave, James Manasse, A. P. Gomez, G. W. Randall, Samuel Young, A. G. Park, James A. Hill, John Welcher, A. P. Keran, George :To- mer, W. 8. Camp, W. . Newport, and a large delegation from Visalia. The fole lowing were on the reception committee to receive the speakers: F. L. Dodge, L. E. Felton, D. R. Cameron, Amos M. Ayers and F. A. Biakeley. Long before 8 o’clock the great Wigwam Park was surging with a crowd of fully 2000, a big, good-natured crowd that en- joved the music of the excellent local band. Before the speaker began a train from Visalia and way stations brought fully 200 people, who came to hear the speech, fighting their way to seatsand available standing room through the surg- ing throng. ,The following gentlemen from Visalia took the platform: J. M. English, William Pratt, Charles T. Lund« sey and R. P. Grant. Editor Dodge made a neat little speech, after which the vast throng rose and sang the National anthem with great en- thustam. After this he said: “I am pleased to see the campaign in Kings County open here with such enthusiasm. For over a hundred years American pat- riots have met every four vears to elect a President. This is a glorious time for young men to cast their first vote with us, and we also invite the penitent refugees of other parties to join us now.” [Great applause.] The speaker then introduced F. A. Blakeley as chairman of the evening. Mr. Blakeley introduced the Hon. Samuel M. Shoriridge as an incomparable scholar and orator who is known all over the Golden West. The Glee Club then sang some highly appreciated humorous songs, after which Mr. Shortridge arose to speak, but the ap« plause was so great that he could not begin for several minutes. Acknowledg- ing the applause gracefully he began as follows: “Ladies and Gentlemen: Here in this beautiful and prosperous city, under the blue skies, with the stars looking down upon us, we have assembled to consider the welfare of our State and our country. In the spirit of the old Roman; I shall speak to-night. The Roman maxim was, let every man write on his brow his thought concerning the welfare of his country. 1 shall address you as one of you. 3 “‘As a citizen of California I am proud of the State and proud of your beautiful town and county. 1 shall give you my bonest thought to-night. I believe that the wel- fare of this town, of your county and of our State depends primanly on the elec tion of that matchless statesman and incomparable Republican, William Mcs Kiniey. [Great applause.] If there are Democrats here, Isay to them and to all vho have honored me by their presence that I come to talk dispassionately, to reason with you calmly on what it is best to do.” The speaker then said that it was a fact that a few cardinal principles underlie this campaign. “The people as a whole are patriotic,”” he said, “but they some- times make errors, as they did four years ago. They put the Democrats in power. What did the Democrats find? They found prosperity on every hand. Now we find ruin, desolation and despair on every hand. Do you think the people will trust them again? Never, never. [Cheers.] We have heard the voice of glorious old Ver- mont, and as Vermont has gone so will the Union go. [Cheers.] The speaker then turned his attention to the Populists. “I am sorry for ‘the middle-oi-the-road Populist,” he said, “and I do not want to wound anybody’s feelings, ‘‘but I feel sorry for him now be. cause he has nowhere to go. Let me ask