The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11

mat the depression was Que TO natural
causes and not the tariff.
State taxes constituted the next theme
of the speaker. Mr.. Budd repeated the
statistics on State expenditures which he
had given in his previous speech at Metro
politan Hall. He declared that Safe
taxes had doubled during tile past nine
years.
MIR. Budd declared that his record on the
railroad question was well known. He re-
counted it al some length. While in Con-
gress he had declared in favor of Govern
ment ownership of transcontinental lines.
He believed in it then. He believed in it
now. The plank in the Republican party
platform inviting capital TO build compet-
ing lines of railways in California, the
speaker declared, was the silliest of all.
Mr.. Budd then asked his hearers TO trust
In the Democratic party AM the Demo
cratic nominees on the railway question.
In conclusion, Mr.. Budd eulogiZed James
g. Mcguire, and asked that the voters of
the Fourth Congressional District see
that he went back TO Washington.
James G. Mcguire was greeted with
great enthusiasm. DR.. Clinton gave him
an lngersollian introduction as 1.-THE
noblest work of God-an honest man.
Judge Mcguire told of his canvass of the
State, from Ukah to Bakersfield, in behalf
of Budd. He declared that Budd would
receive the solid Democratic vote, large
Republican vote and would certainly be
elected.
The speaker declared ihat in the near
future he would upon several occasions
speak upon the causes of industrial de-
pressiOnS Adding to what Mr.. Budd had
said of strikes, Judge Mcguire asked If
the molders' strike in 1890 aud 1891 in this
city was the result of Democratic rule.
During the last ten days, the speaker
declared, he had noticed that the Pacific
railroads were trying to induce the
81 ~ bot .,
there was no further occasion to
make any fight against the fund
ing bill. The Chronicle asserted that the
funding bill would he defeated in the
short term of Congress, aud would not
come up in the Fif5y-fourth Congress.
Judge Mcguire declared this was a subter-
fuge. The only way to prevent tue pass
age of the funding bill was for California
to stand by the men who had made the
fight against the measure.
The people of the East had not the in
terest in the bill which California had.
All they sought was to have the Govern
ment get its money back. Ii the debt was
funded the Government would get lis
money back at the expense of the people
of California. who did not owe it. The
other way was for the Government to
forec!ose the mortgage, aud to pursue
the living directors and the estates of
those who had passed away for the money
Adu uCOn OisCA tCd liUu lIo pEUp6T
obligation, the payment of an honest
debt.
''If the funding bill was beaten in the
short session, would not the railroads re-
new the fight with the desperation of de-
spair for IT'S passage by the Flfty-fourth
Congress?" asked the speaker.
THE defeat of those who fought the
funding bill in Congress would have much
to do in aiding its passage at a subsequent
session of Congress-" concluded Judge
Mcguire.
w. r. Jacobs of Stockton spoke some
what hurriedly, as the hour was late. upon
the issues as presented from the Demo
James II. Budd and James G. Mcguire,
and ridiculing n. n. Estee, 10 whom he re-
ferred as a good old man whose strength
OF mind was departing.
There was an anxious crowd awaiting
the candidates in The large hall Of the
Mission ParlOr on Seventeenth street,
where they were billed TO speak at the
close of the downtown meeting.
W. i. Jeter made his appearance shortly
after 9 o'clock, and az soon as the confu-
sion attending his arrival had been SUBJ
dued, the chairman. James Phelan, for
mal!y introduced the speaker. who occu-
pied the attentiO of his auditors but for
few moments, when James Budd was
ushered through the hall, and amid the
greatest enthusiasm was given seat upon
the platform. Jeter resumed his remarks,
but soon gave way to his superior caudi-
date, who was received with cheers.
The speaker began in humorous vein
and for some time kept his audience in
constant state of laughter. He jOkiugly
referred to the eccentriclties of his leu
tenant, who he asserted had relation of
some kind in every city, town and hamlet
in the State, upon which fact he based his
popularity.
He finally directed his remarks in
moro serious channel aud discussed the
Issues of the campaign at some length.
The principal topic upon which he dwelt
was State taxation. He believed the
strlctest economy should be observed in
conducting State Institutions as a means
OF lowering the per capita tax.
The rai road question ana other planks
ia the State platform were all rediscussed
in almost the same words as those used in
impressing his audience at UnIon-square
hall.
AS the hour was growing late the meet
ing was adjourned without the usual
f rmality, tue audience apparently being
actuated by desire TO leave.