The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-08

suffering as in some other parts of the country,
yet it is easy to see that you are not as pros
porous as you ought to be. What is the reason
There must be cause for all this, and 1t is not
problem without fear and without prejudice.
All over our land to-day our people are crying
out for bread, for employment, for the means
of sustaining life. Is 1T lack OF production
When is this to end and where2
The most important question to-day before
the American people is, What shall be our
money, and how supplied?
Upon this question depends the future pros
perlty OF the American people. 1t is the great
est problem that has ever presented itself. 1t
must be solved. The issue is of more import
ance than that involved in 1860, and has q
more profound significance to every man,
woman and child in this country. In paying
our debts in gold we must compete with all the
debtors of the world We have been bunko
the country. 1t is not protection this time
1t is almost idiotic to discuss the tariff with
this condition staring US in the face.
Prices cannot be raised and kept up under
the conditions existing to-day. 1t has been
said by some one that if this condition lasts
long the yellow man with the white metal will
soon drive out the white man with the yellow
metal
If we lose the fight in 1896 manufacturers
may well move their shops to Mexico or
South America if we are to continue to do bust
ness with money that is constantly appreciat-
ing in value.
AS long as gold rises prices must go the other
way, and there is NO help for 1t. want to say
to you people of California that II you are to
make the great fight onlyin organizations con-
trolled by the enemy defeat is certain. 1t is
no longer question of parties but OF patriot
ism. If you are not willing to break the lines
OF party and stand for great patriotic prin-
ciple, then let me say to you that the night Is
already lost. You must get silver in your can
didates as well as in the platform.
Men who control the Republican party here
have treated the mining contingent very badly.
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Democrats? You cannot bring the silver ele-
ment of the Democrats in the Populist party,
making 900 900 votes there. | am sorry 1t Is
SO; But l tell you that it cannot be done.
What did we do in 1860? Did you organize
Republican regiments in one State and Demo-
cratic regiments in another? We overlooked
pollues then and must do 1t now IL we would
save our industrial system and the prosperity
of this great country
II the Democrats nominate silver man will
the silver Republicans go into the Democratic
ranks? Will the Populists? l am afraid not.
My friends, we must submerge party lines 1t
Is question larger than any party. we must
concentrate ballots as we concentrated bullets
In 1860: Is 1t more important to know the
name OF the car you are riding In than where
you are going? If you cannot break away
from party utilization and do battle with the
hosts OF corrupt monetary system then moe
your faces that you may not see the last act IN
this National tragedy of financial disgrace. we
are pleading with the people to lay aside party
consideration long enough to win this hight.
There is but one way. Good, honest patri-
otto men of all parties must unite upon silver
man, and laying aside every consideration but
the condition of our imperiled country work
night and day for that reform which alone can
bring us prosperity and that greatness Tor
when we have been destined.
In closing General Warner spoke strong
words of praise for his friend Siblcy OF Ohio,
and assured his hearers that II elected
President he would be the first peoples
President since the lamented Lincoln.
At the close of the meeting the following
resolutions were adopted by rising vote:
Believing the money question to be para
mount in Importance to all other questions
and that its right settlement must precede the
return OF prosperity to this country, therefore
be it
.Resolged. That we call upon all the friends OF
plmetalllsm to unite in this as common
cause, and for the time being to lay aside party
dlnerences and subordinate ali other issues 10
THIS, and to work together to elect congress
and President in 1896 in favor OF restoring
the unlimited coinage of silver. upon equal
terms with gold,- at the ratio OF 10 TO l. ana