The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

In the uuS0 OF 1tS 1OIly at CHlcdSO Lne
silver Democracy hooted Cleveland out of
the party and it now turns to him with
the cry, "Saye me, Cassius, or I sinkl"
AS Bryan says that eloquence is the
speech of a man who believes what he
says and knows what he is talking about,
we shall have to discount the reports that
he is eloquent.
The most pleasing and cheering feature
of the campaign so far has been the
speeches of Mckinley. Every one of them
proclaims the coming of new prosperity
and rings with the fervent faith of true
patriotism.
A conservative Democratic ticket would
be benefit to the country, as it would
save at least portion of one of the great
historic parties of the Republic from the
disgrace of the Chicago platform and the
Chicago ticket.
You will take notice that Republican
clubs are working right along for protec-
ton to your Industry and prosperity to
your home. and you will understand
therefore why you ought to join them
and help the work.
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Every loyal Republican can find a
source of satisfaction in the manner in
which the arrangements for the campaign
have been made, and all therefore should
take an active part in it as far as their
opportunities permit.
The idle money now locked up in banks
will be put into enterprises and afford en-
ployment to every idle man in the country
as soon as the protective tariff is re-
established and made the permanent pol
icy of the Government.
The union of all the conservative busi-
ness elements of the people in one party
this year should be carried into municipal
as well as National politics and thus bring
about reform in our whole political
system from top to bottom.
Before this month passes the fusion
scheme between Democrats and Populists
may have vanished like mist and then
the situation will be cleared up, each
party will stand for itself and every voter
will know what be has to vote for when he
goes to the polls.
No Republican, however ardent he may
be in support OF the free coinage of silver,
can afford to bolt the party this year, for
by doing SO he not only would endanger
international bimetallism, but would en-
courage the heresy of free trade and the
taxation of incomes.
A Democratic gold ticket would get the
support of all gold monometaIlists, the
Bryan ticket will get all the silver mono
metallists, and then the people would see
clearly that the Republican party stands
in the middle of the road as the only genu-
inc advocate of bimetallism in the Nation.
If the gold Democrats would only get in
and meet the silver wing of the party half
way by nominating Sewall for Vice. Presi-
dent with goldbug for President SO as to
eaualize matters by putting a double head
as well as double tail to the ticket. the
situation would be all that the occasion re-
quires.
According to the statistics about SOC, 900
more books were taken from the Chicago
Public Library than from the Boston
Public Library for the last fiscal year and
Boston people are now explaining that
they own libraries and do not borrow
books as they do in Chicago and other un-
cultured places.
In response to statement that the
business men of New York were all for
Mckinley, a Western Democrat is reported
to have answered fippantly that there
were votes enough in the Bowery to over
come them; and now the people have to
decide simply whether they will vote with
the business men or the Bowery boys.
AS the campaign progresses and men
begin to consider more seriously the re-
suits that would follow the free coinage of
silver by this country alone, the enthusi-
asm for the white metal weakens, senti-
ment gives way to sense, and the sincerest
advocates OF free coinage agree that the
only safe way to bring it about is to adopt
the Republican policy of international
agreement.