The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13

that we begin to make citizens for great
republic.
again, man is not true to his country
If he does not patroniZe the industries and
manufactures of his home"
The speaker then referred to what the
Union Iron Works had done for the coast
industries. 1t had dispensed $4,000, 00i
within the past few years in wages and in
other ways. The steamer Peru, built for
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company al
the Potrero works. was referred to as a
representative object. All the material in
that vessel had been the product of our
country. The same company had also
had the steamer China built on the Clyde,
and no American workman reaped the
benefit of dollar from the work and no
American product had been used.
.Is not that an object lesson" continued
the speaker, land does it not show how
we should stand? Is it not plain that it is
better to see our mechanics at work?
They pay taxes, buy the necessaries of life,
send their children to the public schools
and educate them in the duties of citizen
ship. | say buy nothing unless it is made
in our State. If it is windmill or an en-
CINE or a bicycle, do not buy it unless it
is made in California. | believe in good
wages for workingmen and in UNFOLDING
the dignity of labor. In this grand land OF
Outo CfCiS iildlt ONCl Il JCdio VI 'nS - @AA Y
peer OF any other man if he is good
citizen"
Mr.. Perkins then went on to say that
there was no government existing to-day
which held out greater possibilities to its
people than the United States. 1t was
here that any existing wrongs could be
righted by the people and every one could
get fair play. Under these conditions,
Californians themselves would be to blame
if they did not advance industrially.
They should, in very pride of their State,
stand shoulder to shoulder and assist each
other. 1t was time now for all to feel
neighborly, and for each one when he
sells anything, sell it to his neighbor, or II
he buys anything, buy it from his neigh
Dor. This policy was the secret OF success
in movement such rs the Manufacturers
Association had started. In conclusion he
expressed his hearty sympathy with the
cause, and pledged himself to do all IN his
power to assist the movement.
The Senator was listened to with close
attention, and his remarks were frequently
interrupted by hearty applause.
Horace Davis was next introduced by
Chairman Scott He expressed surprise at
the enthusiasm that was manifest, saying
he had scarcely expected to see SO much
interest taken in home products. He was
glad to find himself disappointed. He said,
IN part:
There is not man here, l suppose, who
would not like to see every idle man In San
Francisco employed, or who would not like to
see every "to LETT sign taken from the windows
The quickest way TO bring about such con-
dition is by patronizing home industries and
it is to promote interest in home manufactures
that the Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton was organized.
Mr.. Davis divided the community into
three classes-those who produce the raw
material, those who lit the raw material
for consumption, and the distributor. He
showed the benefits the State would de-
rive if all these classes co-operated with
one another. He said he had observed that
those nations, the people of any one OF
which live within themselves. while at the
same time sending their products abroad,
are the most prosperous. He cited France
as an example, and said hard times are felt
less there than in any other nation, be-
cause the people patronize one another
more than in any other country. The
speaker reviewed the history of the State,
beginning with the gold era of 1S4s, when,
as he termed it, there were only two
classes of industries-the gold-digger and
the man who furnished him with supplies.
"Everything had to be imported. This