The herald., 1896-08-15

ences absolved him from further al
leglance to 1t, and he has since coun-
seled his friends to support the leader
who stands for the true Republican prin-
ciple, the true Democratic principle. the
true Populist principle. and above ALL
the American principle of American IN :
dependence. That leader is William
Jennings Bryan, the young giant of the
west, whom. as I verify believe, God in
his infinite mercy has raised up at this
time to free the people of this proao
land from the merciless dominion of the
cormorants who are devouring them
And we must make our Republican
brethren feel that they are not required
to sacrifice any of the real principles
of true Republicanism in uniting with us
to overthrow the despotism of English
influence which has been eStabllshed
among us. We can point out to them
that the practical declaration OF our
platform in favor of tariff that shali
yield sufficient revenue to support the
government will necessarily give. LOT
some years TO come. all the incidental
protection that the most ardent adVo-
cate of the old time Jim Blaine style OF
Republicanism could desire.
Our Populist friends must likewise De
made to feel that they are absolutely
in their own home when they are ranged
under the banner of that truly great ex-
ponent of Populist principles. William
Jennings Bryan. All should be maze 10
feel that they are welcome to our party
counsels. For that reason, Mr.. Presl-
dent and gentlemen of the Bryan SILVER
club, / am delighted to observe that IN
the arrangement of committees. and in
the distribution of honors and of work.
you have accorded equal recognition to
Populists, Republicans and Democrats:
and have not forgotten to extend just
and deserved recognition to our Prohibi-
tion friends and also to those Democrats
who hesitated somewhat about advising
our party to &.opt such a radical silver
plank as it did adopt.
In doing this you have struck the key
note OF the campaign. which is and
should be. equal and exact justice TO
all the friends who in this struggle
against monopoly and oppression line
themselves up on the side of the people
Let us continue the campaign in this
spirit, and we will help to place the
electoral votes of the great state of CAL
ifornia in the column of those which
in November next, will be counted as
being in favor of Americas complete
and absolute independence of all foreign
dictatlon. and of all foreign control, now
and forevermore.
At the close of Major McCrimmon' 5
speech the Bryan banner was brought
into the court room amid great applause.
The next speaker was S. Z. Fulton,
member of the board of education Mr..
Fulton said the real issue was the finan
cial question, and he asked a man on
the street the other day what 16 to l
meant. and he said 1t meant Ii votes for
Bryan to for Mckinley. This brought
down the house. The speaker then went
on to explain what 16 to signified. and
went into an exhaustive argument on
the silver question. which was patiently
listened to by the large audience. The
speaker was frequently applauded
Mr.. Tobias. n lifelong Republican,
then took the floor, and when he became
warmed up to his subject and announced
his intention to support WilliamJ. Bryan
for president. the court room fairly
shook with applause. He also sang song
which brought the house/down with a
storm of applause.
He was followed by ]. A. Williams,
]. Marion Brooks and others.
Ralph DomingueZ and Moye G. Nor
ton were Instrumental in the organiZa-
ton of this club. They We're indefatiga-
BILE in their efforts to make it grand
success, which it has proved to be. This
club will soon number 5000 members.