The morning call., 1894-08-02
MR.. ESTEE'S SPEECH.
First Gun in the Gubernatorial Cam
paign Fired.

paign Fired.
When all the crowd that could get inside
the doors the Wigwam had been seated or
crowded away in the aisles, while several
Republican clubs were vainly endeavoring,
with hundreds and hundreds of others on
the outside, to gain an entrance, Mr.. Estee
was bOwing his Acknowledgements TO the
vast throDg before. him. The Forty-fifth
District CluO had GRO Rded into the middle
aisle with its transparency, on which were
the notices: patriotism. Protection.
| National Prosperity, Law and Order" and
/ I'VE are enrolled in Martyr LincOln'S Re
! publican party" Three cheers and tiger
! were given and the applause renewed.
In the box on the right Of The stage sat
! Mrs. Estee and her daughter, Mrs. Z. b.
! Cornwall and several guests. The one on
| the left was occupied by The family and
! guests of Colonel d. Nj. Burns. On the
| stage were ranged the following vlce-pTesi-
! dents of the meeting:
! w. S. Barnes. /. Z. Stump Horace Davis, I.
! g. Phelps, s. W. Levy, Julius Jacobs, Emil
ontague, Hon. W; f. Fitzgerald, Charles n.
| Fellon, General w. II. Dimond a. H. Vail,
! Con OCOnnOr, p. n. LtlieDthal, Alyinza Hay
ward, Louis Sloss, DR.. l.. i. Dorr S. W.
| BackuS, John d. Spreckels, i. Gersrle, Hon.
j. Z. MCkenna, NJ. H. de Young, ). NJ. Short
ridg-, Colonel William II. Macdonald, George
A. knight, d. {. Allison, Colonel Z. l..
Taylor, j.. Greenebaum, Wendell Eastou,
J. W. Allyne, Colonel R. d. Laidlaw,
Hon. 7. B. Mcfarland, j. D. Redding, Julius
| Cert, David Kerr, (. f. Preston, w. f. Whit
! tier DR.. q. j. Bucknall, j. X. Doak, Carl Eisen-
schimel, Byron jackson, Z. y Root, Charles
| Bundschu, Edw Poltz, j. b. Nef, William
| Cluft, a. Doble w. r. Morton, John Middleton,
! DR.. james simpson, A. McBoyle, A. NJ. Eb-
! bets, +. T. Hooper, Jacob MOllner H. w.
Hutton. DR.. 5. American, z. 4. MOI bio. W. H.
Pratt, +. Beamish, Z. A. Fuller, William l..
| Merry, Mark sheldon, j. a. MagagnOs, James
Carr. Oliver Eldrdge, Hon. James NJ.
| Trout, Dr. Edwin S. Breyfoge. II. q. w.
| Dnkelspiel. John Curry, John II. Hegler,
Rev. E. I. CoItman, William NJ. Smith. B. NJ.
! Lees. franklin P. Bull, w. Haraszthy. w. g.
! Long. W. S. Ray, NJ. Greenwood, A Powell,
L. II. Bonestell Hon. John Haynes, S. K.
! Thornton. ". w. Sander son. DR.. William NJ.
| Lawlor, K. b. SOue, NJ. Sa6adle, David Loud
! e. back, John DOIbeer Edward Holland, Fred
! Heiduska, Lott d. Norton, b. NJ BURN, j. NJ.
Litehfeld' John John T. Dare NJ; r Jones
J. Truman. a. Schohay, E. C. Hart.
d. D; Shattuck, l.. \: Van Shaick, d. E. ALI
son. w. J. Adams, Ion. Edward ". Becher
II. L. Dodge. (. H. HeacocS, h. Rasmussen, j.
c. DAILY, W. p. Haulng on. W. II. Shepherd,
NJ. II. Hecht, Samuel King. Luke Bother,
Charles Kohler, Joseph King, Paris KIburn, D.
I. Cole, A. j. Martin, Hon. w. W. Morrow,
John Kenna, w. S. Eyeleth. c. s. Laumeister,
n. 5. Martin, General John McCemb, Hon j.
J. de Haven, Louis PockwitZ, V. RavenDa DIR.
NJ. RegeDSburger, II. {. Somers. Hon. j. Hunt,
! 5. q. HeilbrOn, II. II. Lynch. DR.. William H.
McLaughllp. J. e.; Mahoney, Hon. j. e. B.
| Hebbard, James McNab, A. E. Buckman, w.
| 5. Woods, hon. Ralph c. Harrison. c. @. Morris,
Frank McQuaid, 7. ID. Pendergast, Andrea
SbarborO, Hon. W. c. Van Fleet, W.
! Mitchell. Hon. D. J. Murphy, l.. Z. PstOlesi j.
B. StetsoD. j. Sroufe, E. Trittenbach, q. II. UmD-
| sen, o. F. Wiley, E. w. Williams, J. 5.
Young, e. L. Patton, William j.. Adams,
| Matthew Arnold, NJ. D. Boruck F. Arala,
! Colonel D. NJ Burns, w NJ. Castle, E. j. de
| Pue, h. Y. Deming, J. j. Evans, Frank J. Gray
John T. Dare John NJ. Days E. Kruse, ". H.
Chickering Leon Dennery. George EasiOn, Gen.
eral w. Ii. DlmOnd, Charles n FELTON,, j. s.
Young, j. II. Widber, Charles Z. Bassett, j.
Ava watt. o. F. Wiley, j. Marks. E. L.
Wolfe, 5. NickelsbuTg. A. d. Spllvalo,
| Irving M. Scott, Columbus Wa erhouse, A.
Ruef, P. 81. PendergasG, Hon. W. b. Beatty,
John Nightingale, p B, Quinlan, John D. Sebe,
Joseph S. Spear IRA. R. Brggs.J. 7. Cowdery,
Ezekiel Cooper, W. j. Dutton, Chris bunker,
NJ. r. Higgins, C. a. Hale. Oscar Lewis. Dr.
". +. McNutt, A. S. Tubbs, L. j. L. Smiley.
Mr.. Cornwall, acting a, president, ad-
vanced AMI announced Mr. Estee.
81 now introduce to yOu." he said,
Morris NJ. Estee, the next Governor Of
California"
There were more cheers, and as the
leader in the coming campaign modestly
acknowledged the tribute aud stated be
can party there was more applause. He
then continued:
FeLLoiO- -citizens-The history OF modern civili-
ZatlOn shows that the more enlightened the
people the less they need to be governed, and
that the nation is governed best which is gov
erned the least. Indeed ali that the wfsest
craftsmanship can secure TO the citizen, be-
yOnd the protection of bis life and liberty, is
the opportunity to help himself Failing in
This, the law fails; and thus it is that when not
interfering with the rights of others, what the
people most need is to be let alone. 1t is the
constant naggng, the threat of a change, the
Experimenting with good conditions the re-
modelling OF commercial, revenue and financial
systems, the attempt (oiten for partisan pur-
poses 10 DO something new, whether the thing
done is an Improvement or not, and the unceT-
tainty as to what changes are to be so made,
that endanger the business industries of the
country, interfere with work and wages, make
uncertain what should be stable, and thus cause
hard times. Indeed, any change which de-
cIeases the amount OF work or lowers the price
of labor is bad.
There is nothing which so largely controls
the demand for and the price OF labor, the
value Of commodities and the success or fail
nre OF the Industrial pursuits Of our people, as
the tariH duties imposed on foreign manufac-
tured goods. This is so because change in
the protective duties imposed on such articles
imported into our country causes a change in
the amount OF manufacturing done in America
and this a1ects the demand Tor and the prico of
labor.
Two years ago the Democratic party gained
power uuueI Tue SFuucllVb cry OF tariff reform
Exactly what tariff reform meant no one ever
knew before election, the Democrats Them.
selves 90 not know now. 1t Is true The Demo-
cratic party declared in its national platform
that protection was unconstitutional; but this
was mere phrase, for II protection is uncon-
stitutioDal, free trade Is also unconstitutional
The proposition was so absurd that no Demo-
cratic Congressman has attempted TO sustain it
by his vote. Since the Democracy went into
poWer il has, by the aid of the Populists and
especially by the aid OF Mr.. Cannon Qhe onIy
Populist elected 10 Congress from California;
eudeaVored 10 give to the people OF this State
and the people of the nation. a lesson in tariff
reform. We need but T view the Instructive
experience which seventeen months of that re-
form has taught the people 10 know what
Democratic and Popuist tariff reform means.
Locking at the present condition OF our cOun-
try the wrecks of fortunes, the desolate homes,
the unIewarded labor. the appeals which want
and hunger make, we cannot but see the cause
for this deplorable condition, review OF
which cannot fail to be instructive.
On The 4th of March, 1893, when Mr.. Cleve-
land was inaugurated, prosperity prevailed
our exports exceeded our imports, our income
exceeded our expenditure. The wheels OF
machinery were everywhere In motion. The
products of the farm and factory brought fair
urices labor was well employed and al good
wages There was $130,0o0,00O OF uDex-
pended balances in the national treasury. No
inaucial stress existed. Money was abundant
BY the purchase of silver and The issue of
silver certificates, four million OF dollars was
monfhIT added to Ih0 circulating medium OF