The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01

'heh before the law, Or whether he shall be
man who companies with those who prostitute
the Da'lot-box, who companies with those who
degrade public Office ana public administra-
ton.
1t Is OF consequence to the whole people
whether the Stale of New York shall have at
the head Of her acknowledgements typical,
upright, pure American citizen or one who re.
eafds these things from low standpoint and
looks onlg to party advantage rather than
TO the public welfare. / have departed from
my reason not TO speak out OF my own State
because l could not seem to be Indifferent
to the contest which is on In New YORK.
because, being in your city upon per-
sonal concerns. 1 would not have any
one think that L would be Indifferent
to the success OF one who esteem and love as
my friend believe the candidate OF the Re.
publican party. Levi P. Morton, to be altogether
worthy OF the support of his fellow.citz ms and
altogether qualified for the high duties OF Coy
ernor Of this great State.''
Mr. Harrison dwelt at some length upon
the dissensions that have marked the his
tory of the Democratic party in the last
two years, and particularly in its dealings
with the tariff question. After describing
the manner in which each Senator or
Congressman had contended for protec-
tlon for the particular industry of his dis
trict or State, General Harrison touched
upon the alleged attempt of representa-
tives of the sugar trust TO influence legIs-
lation on the tariff. He continued:
There has been some attempt TO fix the re-
sponsibiIlry of the evil times which came upon
the country upon Republican legislation 1
can we'll understand how a man can be a
free-trader or a tariff reformer without
any impeachment of his mental or
moral standing, but l cannot under
sand how any man of sound mind could
have supposed that we could pass from the Nc
hinley bill 10 a bill framed upon the lines of
the Chicago platform without business con-
Vulsion that would shake the country to its
center. What was The first result? IL
was pause. Mr.. Cleveland himself In
his letter to Mr.. Wilson described
the country as idy awaiting this experiment of
legislation upon the tariff will not attempt
TO picture the sad state In which our country
has been during the last two years-call 1t a
panc-it is hardly proper name for It; for a
panic implies movement, and that was DEATH
Tue character Of the condition was this: There
was shrinkage, a drying up. Every man
who had securities found them shrinking
Every man who had real estate found Il shrink
ing in value and had no sale. Every man who
worked for his living found his place impered
or MS wages reduced. Whoever is responsible.
whatever policy is responsible for bringing this
condition upon the country. carries very
heavy burden.
Mr.. Harrison ridiculed the theory that
the tariff reduction would open new mar
kats. 1t might just as well be admitted,
he said, that this chasing after the
markets of the world involves a
scaling down in the wages of our work
ing people, for how can one compete who
pays for his labor 81 day with another
making the same product who pays so
cents day?
Mr.. Harrison concluded as follows: 'I
went only week ago through busy Sec
ton of my own State. where industries,
stimulated bw the discovery of a natural
gas as fuel had sprung up in the last
six years with marvellous rapidity.
walked through lines of work
men from some OF those shops bearing on
their hats this legend Wages % per cent
off, Sc it is. down. down. down. NV
countrymen. let US stop this war on Ameri-
can industry and American homes. Let
the greatest of the manufacturing States
by her people in this election speak so
their voices shall be heard from ocean to
ocean in condemnation of those who have
brought the disaster upon the country"