The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-14

great gathering / must say by way Of pre-
Hminary that l am not an orator. / might
shove jack-plane or drive nail in COM
petition with anybody, but l do not pose as
a speechmaker.
What l will say to you first is that it is e
privilege tor you 10 be here TO meet the
candidates for the PEOPLES party, chosen
cut Of the ranks of those who stand up for
the worker and the toiler. If cur candi-
dates are elected they will represent you
faithfully. L is high time that the work
ingmeH snch as are your representatives.,
should take the reins Of power In their hands.
Tie present state Of affairs shows nothing
but corruption in Office. The government
IS rotten with corruption from the top TO
the bottom. The government stables should
be cleaned. 1t is a putrid political mess.
and the only way Of publication is by
means of the people.
That pul jfcation shall come when, on
March next, General Weaver will take his
seal in the White House"
Thomas Y. Gator, candidate for Presi-
Dental elrctor on the Peoples party ticket,
was introduced and said:
This is a meeting to give the people
chance TO see cur candidates. They will
see more of them before the election, as we
intend to canvass the whole city Ia wagons.
This is our first appearance.
THE office fer which | have been nomi-
mated is not of my seeking, because Ii rep
Tesents one of the old fossilized ideas
namely, the worthless aud effete electoral
college Believe me it will not be long be-
fore the people will have the right of voting
directly for Presidential aud Vice-Presi-
Dental candidates
81 am full of faith for my party. and am
not increduious of the result. The hour is
near for change. The principles we rep
resent must succeed.
Il expect to live to ride 100 times across
the continent on railroads owned by the
National Government, and not to pay more
than SIS for a ride.
81 expect to live to see the telegraph un-
der governmental control, so that the press
may be liberated and be free to speak its
own mind.
Il expect to live to see the day when
there will not be a national bank in the
United States. ! expect to see the ruling
rate of interest reduced TO per cent. and
tn meet the time when the tooth Of the
ilZation from time immemorial, shall be
completely destroyed.
II expect 10 see this demon as old as the
world destroyed by the DO wer of public SEN
timent erystallized in the Peoples party"
when the American people move, they
move rapidly and in solid column. The
hearts of The people are being stirred. not
alone by sentiment, but by industrial neces-
sity. My friends, inside of fifteen years it
will be as impossible for newspaper to
uDDOl1 n UdLlOUal DdUk, OF a IeicRFdDO OF
railroad corporation as il is now TO uphold
the sIayer's lash"
The next speaker was William McCor-
mick. also candidate for PresidentiaI:elec-
tor. BE said:
For my part wish you were your own
Presidential electors. especially the ladies.
II il were so the plutocrats would not be
able to place their barrels as they do to
DAY.
ave are accused Of tearing down the old
structures, but do not see any such disin-
tegrating elements in our party platform.
Gold and silver Will be coined the same as
before. but the people will get the full value
of dollar.
II have been asked what will we do with
the people who do not work?
"The men who do not work are loaded on
the people. Our party represents the
t0ilers and the builders, and we have no use
and will not bother with the idle. There
IS no chance for the man who will not
work"
E. p. Burman, candidate for Congress
from the Fourth Congressional District, was
received with applause, and said:
1--WE enter the campaign under the leader
ship Of the champion OF the down-trodden
and exploited American laborer, James Il.
Weaver. Our fight is against bossism.
bribery and corruption, a contest of justice
against injustice. He who has an honest
heart in an honest breast cannot say that
the Peoples party should not be upheld.
IF were Republican | could tell you
about our glorious country and its prosper
ity, and how proud the laborer should be.
IL / were a Democrat / would tell you what