The record-union., 1894-10-01
EETEE'S ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
He Speaks for Protection to American
Interests.
Comparisons Instituted by the Demo
cratic Candidate Are Pointedly
Discussed.

The Metropolitan Theater was filled
Saturday night, in spite of the inclement
weather, with enthusiastic Republicans,
as we'll as many members of the other
parties, who had assembled to listen to
the address of Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee.
During the afternoon be had held re-
ception for three hours at the Golden
Eagle, ana large numbers had greeted
him there and expressed their confidence
in the success of the party in the coming
election.
The following committee assisted at the
reception: Frank Miller, Chairman; S.
Solon Holl, Joseph Steffens, T. NJ. Lind
ley, w. P. Coleman, c. II. Cummings,
Felix Tracy, Charles L. Jones, ii. q.
Smith, Captain T. b. Hall, Major w. w.
Douglass. DR.. j. r. Laine, Ben Welch,
Eugene j. Gregory, Ed +. Taylor. ID.
Lubin, P. S. Lawson, l.. Elkus, Lee
Stanley, John We'll, James 1. Felter, A.
Heilbron. d. d. Whitbeck, S. B. Smith,
Major +. ID. Ryan.
In the evening the members of the
Twentieth and Twenty first Assem- bly,
District Clubs assembled at their club
rooms and at half-past they marched to
the depot to meet the Folsom Estee Club,
sion train. The streets were luminous
with red fire and Roman candles as they
marched along. and resounded with their
cheers.
The visitors were marshaled by w. a.
Ford, and were accompanied by the
Newcastle Brass Band of nineteen pieces,
which played at intervals on the way
down, again at the depot on their arrival,
and en- route to the theater. The band is
an excellent one, and its music elected
many compliments.
The Folsomites carried several tran
sparencies bearing the following notices
among others:
''The Folsom Estee Club-Solid for the
Republican Ticket"
mo Pauper Labor"
Protection to California Wool
growers"
"Vote for Grove L. Johnson for Con-
greSSman.p
Prosperity for Thirty Years Under
Republican Rule.n
AT THE THEATER.
The exercises were opened with song
by the Estee Quartet Club. consisting OF
MessrS. Cohn, kidder, Kinross and
Croeker, which was enthusiastically re-
ceived.
George Clark then introduced the Presi-
dent OF the meeting, +. Il. Dray, VINO
made brief remarks, expressing his ap-
motnentous meeting and directing the
attention of his audience to the impor-
lance TO the country OF the issue of the
campaign between protection and free
trade. de then introduced Hon. Morris
NJ. Estee, vine was greeted with perfect
whirIwind of applause.
EsTEE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Estee said that during the past
month III has various addresses through
out the State, he had noticed the deep IN
terest everywhere felt by the people in
the campaign. All through the Southern
part Of the State, at Los Angeles and
elsewhere, great crowds had assembled
at the meetings. He had been told that
when the Iehachipi mountains were
crossed he would be met by Democratic
cold wave that would chill the reception
met with in the South.
In the seven so-called Democratic coun-
ties he came through, however, the re-
suit was not as had been predicted, as
large numbers of ali parties had turned
out. he had found out that people were
lscious something was the matter, and
anxious TO find solution for the ditficul-
ties that beset them.
They realized that in the past eighteen
months 500 American banks have failed:
1,6OO business houses have gone down; that
loss of over sou, ,000, 900 mas fallen upon
the country, and 2,OO0,000 laboring men
areout OF employment.
he prices OF farm products have fallen
% per cent, and period of unparalle eled
depression has fallen on the country,
Both the great parties are fully aware OF
TINS and agreed as TO the fact, but differ
as TO the means to be adopted to change
the condition of affairs. The Republican
party has always stood for the policy OF
protecting American industries by tar
III that should enable them to compete
with foreign producers. The Democratic
party. on the other hand, believes that
prosperity will result from the taking
away OF the tariff and making products
cheap.
One-thlrd of the mills and mines are
shut down and the deposits in the savings
banks have decreased to many millions
less than they have been at any time since
1862 Is this due to the MCKINLEY bill.
which raised the price of our home pro-
ductions little, or is it due to the threat
OF the Democratic party that it would
take away protection and cheaper the
price of various products?
That threat was like an attack on the
credit OF bank, and it has interfered
with business and produced feeling of
uncertainty; it has given foreigners an
idea That they can lind better mark ct
for their manufactures here than else
where, and home manufacturers are
afraid to branch out and produce more
than they find necessary.
tariff, talk OF local questions" The tariff
is not only national question here in
California, but also local question. Our
wool has deprecated In price since it was
put on the free list; so have farm prod
ucls. Wheat is sympathetic, and the
price has gone down. When there is no
protection, there is no money.
The Republican party stands for Amer
lean products, for American labor, and
all that is American. According to the
New York Herald the exports in the last
year OF HarrisOn's administration ex-
ceeded the imports by S200,000,000. One
cannot say that was not prosperous
business administration. Look at affairs
now. The Democratic speakers have
been Instructed to avoid national ques-
tions, and they say to the Republicans.
Talk about local questions Is there
anything more local than an empty
stomach? "They say we must talk econ
omy. Very well, am loaded with econ
omy," said the speaker. 'Let US take up
the question OF comparisons.
1.-THE leading candidate for the Demo-
cratic party makes a broad statement
that California spends S19, 900, 900 per an
mum for State, county and district taxes.
while New Jersey spends $4,000. 900 for
the same purposes, Georgia $4,000. 600
less than California, Indiana $1,000 00O
less, Iowa and Kentucky Sl2, 900 600 less.
while Texas spends 50, 600 900 less.
.After a careful examination of the
facts, find that this statement is not
true as to gross amounts, but if it was
true let us look at the facts.
ut costs New Jersey 40 per cent. more
70 run her courts than it does California.
80 per cent. more TO run her police de-
partlnent; and yet New JERSEY navs
81, ,000, 900 less than California to maintain
her public schools, and $1,000, 900 for her
charities. 1t pays nothing for new pub
lie buildings, as they are already built.
stCalifnrnia ia q naN State hut maid go