The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
VarneY W. GaskilL a Unknown
Republican of Oakland.

weeks, the same as we followed the Demo
Gratis Tor three years. Then went over to
hear the chirps of the chicks. But not a
chirp did 1 hear. The hen with all her
great and good intentions seemed unable
to accomplish anything. / finally exam
ined her nest, and to my surprise found
she had eaten every one of the eggs and
had not even left she'll. Laughter.]
$50 it is with the Democratic party.
though they have left the shell, and you
know that if we had not stood by this shell
this country would be even in worse con-
dition than it is.
''I told this story to Sam Bishop, who
has now gone to his reward, and he said
that that was not a Democratic hen. He
told of turkey gobbler in San Jose who
thought he would like to become the
mother of family [laughterl. so he sat
on q bag of shot, and he sat so long he
finally hatched out lump of lead.
AZ don't know but Bishop was right, for
all the long-haired and short haired
cranks appear to be taken under the
wings of the Democratic party and are
brought forward as the patriots of the
country. So they do sometimes hatch out
something.
~ am pleased to be here to speak to the
people of Oakland, a city for which have
much admiration; which is the banner
county of stalwart Republieanism, and
which is, as has been well said by our
loved and distinguished Senator, the
Athens of the West. l am pleased and
proud to be here, and I am pleased and
proud of another privilege which has
been given me that / am to speak
a word in behalf Of the Alliance;
that I should present to the Alliance,
through the hands of its Oakland mem
bers, the banner which your distinguished
citizen, Eli Denison, has brought back as
a party trophy from the great conven ton
held at st. Louis by the Republicans Of
the country. / take the most heartfelt
pleasure in presenting this banner to this
distinguished and patriotic band Of Re-
publicans, asking them TO place it along
side the nkenesses of those other states
men and patriots who have led the
Republican party to victory, glory and
renown. Ladies and gentlemen, l trust
you will all go from this meeting with
pleasant thoughts and determination to
be loyal to the party and help it to elect
its candidate President of the United
States and place the name of Mckinley
alongside of the other great Republican
Presidents who have lived and died that
this country might remain one.n
The banner is an elaborate piece OF
work and of no small intrinsic value. Its
center is a fine steel engraving of Nc
Kinley on a ground of white satin. Below
the portrait are the red and white stripes
of the American flag, while over it is a
field of ultramarine velvet, spangled over
with the requisite number of stars in
eIstening gold.
George p Morrow, the eloquent and
popular president Of the club, made q
brief but graceful acknowledgment OF
the favor conferred upon the organiza-
ton, and Mr.. Denison spoke of the pleas
ure IL gave him to have any part in the
presentation of so noble gift to so worthy
body of recipients.
"And now" cried Ex-Governor Perkins,
''letus before we close show where we stand
by giving three rousing cheers for Nc
Kinley and Hobart" A mighty volume
of sound rent the dower-seented air and
its echoes bounded and rebounded from
cornice to cornice of the spacious audi
torium, bats, handkerchief and bouquets
being cast aloft in the exuberance OF
popular enthusiasm.
And thus did the Alliance Club and its
friends from both sides of the bay fire the
first gun of Alameda County's Republican
campaign.