The morning call., 1894-08-19

On The walls were a number of appro-
pirate notices, among which were the
following:
The Alliance honors itself by honoring
Republican champions"
The Alliance ticket is straight Re-
publican ticket"
'Our. party's ehampion-Hon. NJ. NJ
E>tee"
'Alameda's record In State convention:
Hon. NJ. N. Estee, for Governor. sixty
solid; Judge f. W. Henshaw, supreme
COurr sixty solid; Hon. S. g. HilbOrn. for
Congressman, sixty solid. Now we prom
ise Alameda solid for the whole ticket"
The leader of the Alliance Club, L. L.
Bromwell, introduced as chairman of the
meeting Hon. w. a. q olcomb, who intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Estee began with discussion Of the
issues of the campaign. He said the hard
times were caused by the Democratic
tariff thinkers. Mr.. Cleveland WAS styled
the monarch of the United States and
criticized for his attempts TO shape legis-
lation IN Congress by means Of patronage.
Mr.. Estee spoke as follows:
Fellow citizens: Political parties are
supposed to voice political principles, and
in free countries they are necessary instru-
mentalities. They are organized so tha,
men who think alike on great public cues
tions can act together and thus carry out
their views. They are intended 10 be of
benefit to the people. Failing in this they
fail. 1t is mistake to suppose the cohe-
sive power OF organization can alone Keep
party together. a party must have hon.
est principles or it cannot long exist.
Two years ago the Democratic party
made free trade its fundamental doctrine
II declared that protection was unconsti-
tutional and fraud, and ever since il has,
with the aid OF the POpulists, tried TO
prove it 1t has stood a the doors of our
banks with this destructive policy in hand
L
For year and hall ft has appealed to
the business people of the country to sus-
tain this fallacious theory, with the result
that for the single year ending March f.
1894, 1850 business houses in the United
States have failed. showing the enormous
loss of S557, 1855 1t has appealed 20
labor, and during the first twelve months
ofthis acknowledgements and Populist
administration 2,0000 900 American laborers
have been thrown ont of employment 1t
has appealed to the farmer, and the result
has been that every product of the farm
has been lowered in value one-quarter and
the value OF farm land has decreased 50
per cent.
To make home illustration: Before the
Democracy commenced to carry out the
present policy OF revenue and finance in
California the fall clip of wool sold al
from IA TO 20 cents pound, now it sells
al from to 10 cents pound. Wheat sold
at 81 % 20 81 80 a hundred pounds now IL
sells at from 80 cents TO 81. Green peaches
sold at u cents pound, now at cent
pauHd. Farm labor was worth from S25 TO-
$50. while now il is worth but from SI5 to
$50. And according to the estimates of the
State Controller the assessed value of all
property in California for the past fiscal
year has decreased SD, 900. 600.
Judging the Cleveland Democratic party
as men are judged it has proven a failure.
In a year and half it has. caused the finan-
- 6ao
dustries, turped more laboriDg people out
of employment; decreased wages and low
cred prices of American products more
ran has ever before resulted from war or
pestilence. Think of, it,. Obe-half of the
woolen-milTs.o the country are now shut
down. The sales Of all cloths, wooden and:
cotton, have*fallen off 81 per cent, of iron
8S per cent, hats 1914 per cent, furniture 20
per CENT and yet this is Dem ocTatie tariff
ielerm:: Another year OF such reform will
.Ihlpeill the. peace. of society; destroy the
!: i i.l Rfng industries of. the country and
. pr Le. 70 g American people to the verge of
snch are some of the: 6aneful effects of
.!9smoerstlc tariff changes. Mr.. Cleveland
= INV @ae on ~: living American who sees
/: IeIoIn III ia tnese results. But he is HE
- ls:tA e;hTst. and we pray be may
DE Tue, iasI. AMERICAN monarch. He
:: stands art the head of the marion throttIes
: ftslnd srIeS and :iinperils its lihertIes
IN. fact me admission OF. free raw ma
5 terlaI neIeflls no American. The rrIith Is
that a5:per cent OF the:cost of all mann
:factnred articles is in.~abor, and only *
per cent ln:the use of capital ana raw M
teriaE.. So the question Of the value of the
.manufaetured article is not mateyisJIv
affected: by the cost: Of theraw m aterial
composing II: The real cost is fixed by the
price, of: labor. and yen must lower The
price Of labor If you lower the price Of he |
article. And. thus the admission of for.
eigns .mannfi etured articles under a low
rate Of 'daty means allow rate of An erican
wages for the manufacturing of like arti-
cfes ia .tile United States. This is the un- |