The morning call., 1894-09-16

the Republican ticket this fall.
"Tiis year is year of principle, not of
men," said he. The Repub lean party
has selected the most available of avsila-
BILE men, and it is our duty to support them
Loyalty in the coming elections" Then he
told the audience hat he always liked to
look at and speak to Republican audi
ence, because it is ALWAYS intelligent and
represents the best intelligence of the
country.
Il have an absolute conviction" he con-
tinued, '.that the Democratic party has
shown itself utterly incompetent to man
age the affairs of this country. Two years
ago with fulsome promises and with sys-
tematic lying, the people were deceived
inIs trusting the country in the hands of
the Democratic party, and we have seen
what has happened. Within six months
within the time of Cleveland's Inaugural
tion nearly 100000 workingmen were
thrown out IF employment and were
tramping the country looking for work or
bread. The industries OF the country have
been paralyzed. You can look over the
land and see thousands of smokeless Chin
ney stacks, pathetic monuments of Demo-
cratic misrule and iDcOmpeteney."
This striking language was greeted
with cheers, and before the enthusiasm
subsidized the tattoo OF drum corps was
heard outside. The speaker was inter-
rupted while the Panhandle Club of the
Thirtv-eighth Assembly District Club and
the Republican Club of '94 entered the
hall anu marched around the aisles.
Continuing General Fredericks referred
TO the tariff bill as nameless. ,disfigur e1.
distorted and twis ted DOnGescript like tina.
animal, the mule, that has no pride in its
ancestry and no hope of posterity.
"The Democrats have told you they have
saved to he people some 100000 900 of dol
Lars" he said. "But they have not told
you that they have saved it by taking the
pensions from I'D soldiers.
There is another party. They have
had it in the East, and got Tired Of 1t, an d
il came West like the epizootic. | don't
wish to refer to the Popul st party in any
unfriepdly terms. 1t is made up of honest
men who have no doubt the best Interest
of the country at heart. They are"
"Bums!' interrupted voice in the au-
dience.
"W ell. there may be some buns among
the Populists."
OtcuGduS; NOiCcs
Worse" said still another, whereupon
the speaker went on saying that the Des t
things the Populists have in their plat
form is also in the Republican. But if
they got into power and undertook to ac-
complish all they promised there would
be revolution in the land. and people
would be doing nothing but voting from
moraing till night with the initiative and
referendum, whatever they were.
He declared in favor of allowing women
the right 10 vote, for he believed that the
American woman with vote In her hand
is as much entitled TO guide the destinies of
America quite as much as the ignorant
voter who cannot speak the English Ian
guage.
In conclusion he said that the Repub-
lcan party would elect Morris NJ. Estee
TcheersL the Safe and county tickets, aud
10 1896 the Republican party would once
moIe be in power and such men as the
party had given the country already would
again be at the helm.
The Nor on Guard, uniform corps Of
colored men with torches and Transparent
cies, entered and were cheered.
Chairman Briggs declared that the Re-
publican convention at Sacramento had
| recognized the right of women to vote
and referred to the presence of the
Women's Republican Club, and intro
duced Miss Minna Powell, who sang a
campaign song to the air of "Marching
Through Georgia." filed with political
eplgTams, the burden of which was
They're whoopiug up for Estee. while
Budd goes up the spout when he gets left
| in November"
Miss Powell was the recipient of choice
| basket of roses. and after the cheering
subsidized, In response TO an encore, sang
to the air of when Johnnie Comes March
ing Home" a second campaign song, be-
ginning. "Oh. haven't you heard the news
from Maine?"
Mrs. Addie Ballou was introduced as the
next speaker, Chairman Briggs remarking
parenthe tically that she was tina author of
! the song just sung
mir. President, gentlemen and ladies'"
with marked stress of voice on the last
word. Mrs. Balou began You notice
that | have reversed the order. [ lake
p lide, fellow-ctizens, men and women. in
my girls to the left" pointing to the men,
bers of the Woman's Club.
Three cheers for the girls" shouted
one Of the vice-presidenis, and a rousing
series of cheers were given.
''Thit is but a small guard" continued
Mrs. Balou, las we did not want you to
forget Mr.. Estee and therefore did not
attend in the full strength of our Organiza-
ton" [Cheers.]
Mrs. Ball>u gave brief summary of the
history of the twenty-ninth plank of the
Republican platform - that favoring
woman suffrage, and stated how she
rushed t. The telegraph Office when she
learned OF the passage of the resolution
and wired to the convention:
1.-The thanks and votes of the loyal
women of California are yours to victory
in November"
Size st ,ted that the club she represented
was pledged to the Republican party,
"For we know that we vote through you
this time" said Mrs. Balou, Sin order
that we may vote ourselves the next time"
The black eagle of the Democratic
party" continued the speaker, Seeks to
brighten our girls with the statement that
Mr.. Estee doesn't like women, but we
know he does" [Cheers.
Mrs. Ballou spoke In the anticlpatiye
mood, assuming as fact the election of
Mr.. Esee. She referred to the IT'D of the
Coxeyites across the continent to beg for
work from the Government at Washing