The morning call., 1894-12-11

as matter OF pleasure, having never be-
fore visited California. "Oue thing
wanted to see," said he, was that troubl
some Government building site." He then
rapidly ran over the events connected
with the purchase of that property by the
Government and the influences " hieh had
a bearing in determining the decision.
81 am free to say" said the Governor,
shat the advice of Governor SIAN ford
had some weight with me in arriving at a
decision The site question was a legacy
handed down from the Cleveland admins
tration and was a source of endless trou-
BILE. In arriving at conclusion / had in
mind the fact that there is no public build
ing in the country that has been erected
ten years which is not now inadequate in
its capacity for the demands of business.
The site chosen is twice as large as any
other offered and cheaper per square foot,
and so far as the location is concerned it
was believed by the department to be fully
as good as any other offered.
Poor Nanny had a hard time of it."
said the Governor, referring to the ex-
Postmas ter General. ''He came out here
with the President and while in this city
made Sunday-school address 10 a church
belonging to the same denomination with
which he Is associated and believes and
the members of which were anxious to
sell their church property to the Govern
ment. The Postmaster-General rather
favored that idea and when the presen t
site was chosen the way the papers
scorched him caused him no end of trou-
ble."
The silver question was, however, the
principal theme dwelt upon by the Gov
ernor, and his views are embodied in the
following remarks:
81 have given this subject much atten-
tion." said he, land my interest in the
matter caused me to institute the mo We.
ment which resulted in the internati nal
conference which was held in Brussels. l
was hopeful of something tangible result
ing from the meeting, but its ending was
unfortunate. The English Government,
which in the start seemed likely to COOP
crate in securing some beneficial results,
changed from favorable to an unfayora-
BILE attitude, and this Government also
changed 10 what, if not an unfavorable
position, was at least an Indifferent one
The questions under consideration were
allowed TO drop out OF sight after the re-
cess which was taken, and while the Cleve-
"In that conference everybody-with
perhaps one neutrality-suspicious. desire
10 rehabilitate silver. or at least put it on a
better footing with gold. Looking back,
am now thoroughly of the opinion that
it would have been wise to have accepted
the proposition of Baron Rothschild.
"That proposition would have secured a
market for silver to an extent which, with
fha L.
would have bsorbed the product of the
world. / find in The Western country an
almost universal opinion that the demone-
tization, or so-called demonstration, OF
silver is largely responsible for the low
prices of farming lands, agricultural
products and the general depression in
business. and the belief seems to prevail
that If silver was admitted 10 coinage
on the same basis with gold business
would improve and farming lands and
agricultural products advance in price.
lit is clear in my mind that the so-called
silver question Will not down. and that II
will become the leading issue In our poll
tics. The Republican party, which has
never yet met an emergency SO great thal
it was not able TO successfully solve IT,
will have to solve this. Notwithstanding
the impression which prevails In the West,
that this Government alone could under
take the rehabilitation Of silver success
fully, am OF the opinion that such an un-
dertaking as proposed-rhat OF free and
unlimited coi1age throw this couE-
try upon a silver basis, q most unf0rtu-
nate position for great country like ours.
$40 successfully solve this question,
neonle of all shades of GD;nion muSt be
willing to make some concessions so that
basis can be reached upon which we can
utilize silver-one of our great resources
and retain gold also as one of our money
metals. have thought thar this country