The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28
His Defeat Means Continuance
of Disasters and Hard
Times.
WHAT ABOUT YOURSELF p
In Answer to Voice in the Audience
He Tell What He Will Do
When Elected Mayor.

Colonel G.. Taylor appeared at the rally
of the Spanish American League at Califor-
MA Hall on Bush street last evening and
was greeted with spontaneous enthusiasm
by the big audience.
Colonel Taylor is conducting cam
paign that enlists the respect and conf
dence of every good citizen.
He is anxious for the success of the local
Republican ticket, at the head of which
stands his own name; but, as he said in
an address last night, 81 sometimes forget
that am candidate, so engrossed am /
in the triumph of the National Republican
ticket"
And so he appears to be. In his whole
address last evening he scarcely referred
to his own candidacy.
He talked of the thing of chief moment
to all good citizens-the National election.
Without posing as such he appeared to
the audience as man, a patriot, who
could sacrifice his own personal career, if
need be, to secure the election of the head
of the National ticket.
''I tell you, my fellow-citiZens, he said,
.this gathering means something. 1t is
significant of the feeling that the new
element of citizenship in this Nation has
in its destiny a desire for its stability,
desire for good government. | have been
doing yeoman work throughout this City
and County for the National Re-
publican ticket. We could live through
couple of years if some worse man
than myself were elected Mayor. But l
hesitate to paint the picture OF what
might follow upon the election OF ire
sponsible experimenters licensed to juggle
with the finances of the Nation. AT it's
very miidest il would mean an indefinite
extension of this period OF prostration OF
business and enterprise, an increasing
number OF people out of employment, suf-
fering, distress and contraction of values.
| started in life as a working man.
worked for what l have.
thought / had. by my industry,
accum ulated fair share, but have seen
the values shrink to comparative moth
ing. So every man who owns property
has suffered. But the laborer who has
only what he earns from day to day
what becomes of him when he loses the
means of earning his living? He is the
greatest sufferer Of all, and my sympa-
thies are with him.
$50 we want TO bring this distressing
period of doubt and uncertainty and loss
and distress to an end. We want return
OF confidence in the Government, and that
means an expansion of trade and OF values
Some one in the audience asked, "But
what about yourself and the mayoralty ?"
WELL" said Colonel Taylor, ''for my
self have to saw that if you desire to see
the executive office of this City and County
conducted upon a basis OF justice to all,
without regard to creed or color or cond1-
tion, you may with entire confidence give
me your suffrage. If elected Mayor l will
do all that in my power lies to advance
the interests of the City upon safe lines.
II have TO say that The franchises which
have been given so lightly and without
any consideration to corporation sought to
be paying large sums into the City
treasury, thereby reducing the taxes OF
the people. | believe with such an ex-
ample as Glasgow before US, where
these public conyeniences pay the
entire expenses of the government,
we should at least move in that direction.
l assure you that 4 | had veto no fran
chise should be allowed to any body that
did not make provision for paying good
percentage of its earnings to the City.
Applause In my capacity as Super
visor | was instrumental in fixing such a
toll upon new telephone company that
one OF its managers said it would be worth
millions to the City. What we want, my
friends, is good government. Let as
elect the full Republican ticket from Nc
Kinley down" [Great applause.
A mum Der OF other candidates addressed
the meeting, as well as Mrs. Spencer in
behalf of woman suffrage. The lady sang
the "Sar-spangled Banner" the audience
joining.
The league decided to take part in num-
bers in the big parade of Saturday.