The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11

spread distress would exist all over the
country and the present depression would
be increased almost to the point of revo-
luton"
Il believe paternalism to be the final result
of protection and that free silver is among
the worst forms of paternaiism. 1t is i'm
possible to argue this question in short
interview.
''I claim to be an American Democrat,
and as such my platform is the fullest de-
velopment of the individual and the Sc
verest limitation OF the powers and func-
tons of government consistent with the
maintenance of communities and of the
Union.
"The difficulty with the country is the
confusion of questions which In them
selves are separate and distinct from each
other, and the possible adoption of
imaginary remedies which are worse than
the disease.
There is perfectly legitimate opinion
among the masses of our citizens of all
parties against the undue ascendancy OF
the money power and the subversion and
corruption of every department. of gov
eminent by corporations, trusts and COM
binations. which represent only them
selves and constitute the most dangerous
form OF oligarchy. In this State that opin-
ion is intense and is more than justified
by the tyranny of the Southern Pacific
Company and all that it represents.
I'm flying to free silver, however, as a
remedy and imagining the debasement of
the currency will uproot monopoly, in my
deliberate judgment, we are permitting
California, which is a gold-producing
State, to be used as a tail TO the
kite of Nevada and Other States,
where silver is the leading industry, and
entailing upon ourselves the most de-
plorabie evils, which it will take genera
tons to eradicate, even if they do not lead
to the complete overthrow of our institu-
tions. AS an American Democrat / am
unable TO perceive how l can vote for
Bryan on 16 to platform. The proba-
bility is that on election day shall not
vote at all.
II desire to add that, while l do not
concur in all his ideas, recognize Grover
Cleveland as a great and patriotic Amer
lean, and that / indorse all the main fea-
lures OF his administration"
Il am Democrat, though nothing of a
politician said Leon Blum OF the firm OF
Roth, Blum & Co., "but am able to COM
prehend one thing, and that is the great
political fraud that is being perpetrated by
the Democratic party on itself and the
people at large. 1t is politics-poiitics and
not principle. Some enthusiasts 60 about
spouting over the independence and su.
premacy OF the United States; that the
United States is big enough to look out for
Itself and can make and use any kind OF
money it sees fit. They are fools and moth
ing less. We are too small to compel the
countries of Europe to bow down to US,
and too large to be fenced in. If the Gov
eminent were to adopt free silver, we
would be as bad off as India, China or any
other silver countries. Our business affairs
would virtually be out of our own hands.
Ihey would be controlled by the markets
OF Europe. The laboring man. and in fact
ali classes OF wage-earners would be the first
10 suffer, and yet they are first and FORE
most IN the clamor for free coinage. The
employer would buy silver with his gold
and pay of his men in the cheaper metal,
thereby saving himself . percentage on
the poor mans labor.
The poor mans silver would not go
more than two-thirds as far as it does
now and he must work just as hard. The
price OF all commodities would come up to
meet the new commercial exigencies and
TO save the merchants whose goods have
TO be paid for in gold, but the price OF
laDor would be the last to be raised In