The herald., 1894-10-22
PATTON AT SANTA YNEz.

He Dfscusses the Silver and Railroad
Qusstions.
Special to the HERALD.
SANTA YNEz, via Santa Barbara, Dot.
2l.-Last evening Hon. George 8. Pat
ton addressed large and enthusiastic
audience at this place upon the issues
involved in this campaign. Santa Ynez
il Democratic precinct, one OF the few
in Santa Barbara county, and the result
was that the turnout for the meeting
was the largest that has been seen here
this year.
Mr.. Patton delivered speech that
was eloquent and convincing. 1t was
free from abuse and was based solely
upon facts, logic and history, truthfully
related.
In opening, Mr.. Patton touched upon
national Issues. Referring to the silver
question, he said that after a careful
study OF the situation he had arrived at
the United States was largely due to
that fatefu day in 1872. when, at the
behest of John Sherman. the Republi-
can senator from Ohio. the Republican
congress, with one fell blow, destroyed
silver and demonetized it. Mr.. Patton
denounced that act as almost crime.
He went on to show that the Democratic
party, as an organization, had always
been the true friend OF silver. Silver
was the money OF the people and was
opposed in the states that were under the
control OF the Republican party. Friends
OF silver, he said, could never hope to
gain that end under Republican cd.
ministration. for the reason that that
party was controlled and the policy
dictated by monopoles end the money
power OF the eest. He admitted that
there were Democrats who were opposed
to silver, but the great majority of the
party had always been true and consist.
ent friends of bimetallic coinage. He
pointed to the fact that John p. Jones,
the senator from Nevada, had Just left
the Republican party on the ground that
as a loyal supporter of the free coinage
OF silver he could never bring about
that result by remaining in the Repub-
lican organization.
"As for myeeli." said Mr.. Patton, 81
will say, as | have said all over this
district, | am in favor OF the free coin
age of silver at the rstio OF 16 to l, and
if am elected TO congress shall do all
in my power to restore silver to the po~
stion it occupied in the commercial
world prior to the crime OF 1873, when
the Republicans took from it its power
az money"
But what aroused the greatest enthu-
i,sm was Mr.. Patton's position on the
railroad issue. He gave the most lucid
explanation of this vital question of
transportation that was ever heard here.
He told the voters how and why this
was the fret time in 80 years that they
had an opportunity to settle by their
ballots, once and for ever, the transpor-
tation issue in this state. That was by
electing adelegation to congress strongly
and unqualifiedly opposed to the refund
ing of the debt of the Pacific railroads.
This could be in great measure effected
by electing the Democratic congress.onal
ticket. The Republican nominees had
been named, he said, by Dan Bhrns, the
tool of the Southern Pacific company,
and ought to be beaten.
Mr.. Patton told his auditors boldly
and plainly that he was in favor OF fore
closing the mortgage on the Pacific roads
and enacting measures to admit OF the
government purchasing and operating
the came in the interest OF the people
OF the country. His speech was tres
quently applauded. and at the close
three rousing cheers were given for
George S. Patton. next congressman