The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-11

puts 1t, shall the administration of President
Cleveland be approved? what say you, voters
OF Ohio? Do you approve of his attempted
restoration of the Hawaiian Queen? Even
Democrats disapprove of that, and the admin
istration itself has been forced to acknowledge
its error. Do you concur in his foreign policy
generally? The Democratic State Committee
could not withhold vote of condemnation OF
that. Do you approve of his bond contract
with the foreign and domestic syndicate? The
plain people, Democrats and Republicans alike,
condemn 1t. Do you agree with his tariff
poncy? Do you think protection to our
industries and labor is unconstitutional and
fraud? DO You approve of the repeal OF the
reciprocity clause contained IN the Republican
tariff law of 1890, which has deprived us OF
foreign markets for agriculture and manu-
features? The lack of confidence in the finan-
cial policy of the Government is nowhere
more manifest than in the drains which have
been made upon the treasury for the redemp-
ton of greeubacks. 1t is true that during Mr..
Cleveland's first term bonds of the Government
were called in and paid off, but in very
hating, hesitating way; but it is to be noted
that the bonds thus paid off were paid wholly
from the revenues OF the Government collected
under the Republican legislation.
On the subject of money the Republican
party stands where 1t has always stood-for
good money, whether gold, silver or paper, all
to be under National authority at all times.
and everywhere equal and interchangeable,
which viii honestly measure the exchanges OF
the people, and deceive and cheat nobody. 1t
must be as sound and strong as the Govern
ment itself, and as free from stain or faint as
the flag of our country. l congratulate the
people of the country that the Democratic party
of Ohio at last stands upon sound money
platform. The public credit, my fellow-citi-
Zens, must be forever maintained. AS was
said twenty years ago by most distinguished
statesman: Neither a gold nor silver cur
rency, nor both conjoined, neither monometal-
lism nor bimetallism, can form any substitute
for the honesty and good faith which are the
basis of an enduring public credit
The Governor closed with hearty COM
mendation of the State ticket and an
appeal to the voters of the State to sup
port it.
General Asa S. Bushnell said "The
Democratic party had carried on the
business of the country without profit and
impaired its credit. 1t had made plenty
of promises, but had fulfilled none of them.
The Republican party always preserved the
prosperity of the country. 1t met the war
debt and pension payments ana also kept
up the gold reserve. AS business PROPOSE
ton the Democratic party should be
retired. Governor Mckinley would be the
next President and Joseph B. Foraker
Senator from Ohio"
Ex-Governor Foraker said: "The Dem
ocratic party has not lived up to the
Monroe doctrine. Mr.. Cleveland has
VIGOROUSLY disregarded it in the matter OF
Nicaragua and Venezuela. His counselors
brought the blush of shame to the cheeks
of Americans. European powers should
be made to understand that they had
better not intermeddle with American
countries. Our foreign trade has been
injuriously affected. Our imports for the
last fiscal year increased SIC, 663, 252
During the same period our exports
declined $84, Sol, 1916. In other words, we
have bought more and sold less to the
amount of $161, 464, 577. 1t is no wonder
we have trouble with our currency. ou1
revenues and our credit"