The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30

debtors of the corporations and the indi-
viduals who employ them, They have the
| right to be paid at the emo of each day in
money of the highest purchasing power.
| If the idle mills would start up you woulo
| see their output purchased by this army
of men who have, under Democratic rule.
been going on half rations, and many Of
! them on no rations at-all.
Bryan went to the Chicago conven-
| tion," he said, with reputation as an
orator. This he OBJ aired at county fairs
and Populist picnics. One other thing
he had was a monumental amount of
nerve. John Sherman said that after he
read Bryan's speech he did not longer
wonder why he was called the Boy Orator
| of the Platte That river is one of the
most wonderful rivers in the world geo.
graphically. 1t is about 1000 miles long
| and six inches deep. Laughter. Bryan
indorses socialistic, anarchistc and popu-
iistic doctrines. He is not for anti-Chinese
| legislation. Yet there are people who will
saw that California is going for Bryan. In
the language of my friend Charlie Short
ridge or as be would put it, 'N-nitp
"Wnether he is elected or not, he said
in coz clusion, civilian Mckinley will
go down in history in honorable mention,
and his memory will be revered by gen.
erations yet un born for his services to his
country, when Mary Lease and Sockless
Simpson and Others will be entirely for
gotten"
President Ford of the league arrived at
the hall at this time, and the Senator as
sumed the duties of chairman. he
brought the cheering news that hundreds
of people could not get admission to the
Auditorium meeting. The band played a
selection.
Judge H. C. Dibble was the next
speaker. He made a brief speech. He
said:
1.-The American people are the only peo-
pie on the face OF the globe who govern
themselves. That is the reason they are
SO interested in elections. That is the
significance of this gathering tonight, not
only of those who vote, but OF those who
control the voters. The American people
are now about to choose on the one hand,
between a new radical party, and, on the
other hand, the grand old party whose
history is full of honors and patrlotlsm-a
party that has borne aloft the flag on the
field OF battle and that will place William
Mckinley in the White House. [Cheers
The Republican party is conservative, and
has welcomed and received into Its ranks
the conservative Democrats and citizens
or the country. The party will conserve
and preserve that great wealth that never
came to nation before.
II predict that on election day the con-
sCiFdIifC ptOp4c "a GillS COuuITy Will lO-
pudiate the combination of Populism and
pseudo-D Democracy and place William Nc
Kinley in the Presidential chair"
The National Republican League quar-
tet sang There's Moonlight on the
Lake" They were enthusiastically re-
| called and responded with a selection con-
cerning Mckinley set to the tune, ''She's
the Girl for Me-"
Louis Titus, young attorney and cham
plon OF sound money, was introduced. He
said:
"The advocates of free coinage have
promised to make business lively. tell
you they will make it lively for you. You
ali remember the history of the trade dol
lar on which many persons were swiudled
out of Is to 20 cents. Why should we now
follow the lead of the silver mine owners?
The doctrine of cheap money has been re-
pudiated by the leading silver men them
selves. After the silver is coined into dol
lars a market must be found for them.
And there is no law on earth to force
| merchant to take silver dollars accept at
his own price. The man who has COM
modltles to sell will not rush around to
find man with cheap money to buy them.
People only want cheap money in ord Ter
to give it to somebody else at more than
its value. Applause.
what caused the fall of silver? Ger
many put up all her silver at public auc-
Switzerland and all the countries of the
Latin Union, and finally India, which had
been the largest consumer of silver, closed
its mints to the coinage of silver. Now, if
all these nations demonetized silver, will
it not take them ali to remonetize it? Ii
we have deprecated currency the labor
ing man will get deprecated dollar.
This IS campaign of right against wrong.
Let the workingman receive his wages ID
the best money that the world Affords"
General w. H. L. Barnes, in answer to
numerous calls from the audience, then
addressed the meeting. He said:
"The people of California are anxious to
learn what is true and to do what is right.
As an aid to these ends the Democratic
party has proved itself complete failure.
Such candidates as they put up at Chicago
are cause enough why Democrats should
feel deeply ashamed OF themselves.
ION the other hand the candidates pro-
posed by the Republican party form a
phalanx OF civic virtue and personal in
tegrity, which is one of the great glories,
if not the greatest glory of that party. Mr..
McKinley's record is a part of the Nations
history. Pure, brave, patriotic he is a
fitting man to fill the chair of Lincoln.
known as Major Mckinley. has a well-de-
served social and political prestige by rea-
son of his learning and his sterling pa
triotism.
"But, as for Bryan, contend that he is
not the man to sit in the Presidential
chair. He seems to pander to the worst
element in the country. His speech in
Chicago was nothing wonderful. His cross
of gold is falling to pieces with old age,
and his crown of thorns begins to look like
last years Christmas wreath. When we
come TO Sewall and Watson, what can we
say? They are twins, born of the same
mother but of different fathers, and it is
hard to tell which of them is farthest off
at sea. They seem to be busily engaged
! in finding out where they are at Be
| these thy candidates, Democracy"
! Introducing Miss Anna Shaw, Mr.. Ford
dwelt upon the services rendered by
woman to the Nations welfare, and said
his organization had shown its confidence
in woman by sending Mrs. AdGie L. Bal
! lou as delegate to the convention OF
American National League of Republican
Clubs at Milwaukee.
1.-The Republicans of California" said
Miss Shaw, 'shave proved that they are
| true to the cardinal principles of Republi-
canism.N California expects each of her
sons to do dis duty. If any class of men
refuses to go to the polls, these men will
ho erhiaoto ~ tha nd ,, ~