The San Francisco call., 1896-05-04

1HE CALL SPEAkS fOR ALL.
Now for the convention.
Loyal Republicans to the front.
free silver coinage is the pledge.
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The delegation to st. Louis must be
strong.
There is much more in politics than a
whoop-up.
Principles and not men constitute the
issue before Us.
California Republicans must again speak
up for woman's suffrage.
California expects her Republican citi-
Eens to defend her interests.
1t will be something like festival for
Sacramento, but she is used to it.
The people expect platform of thoughts
that breathe and worus that burn.
1t is said that Cleveland is aging
rapidly, and alas so is the country.
The financial plank of the platform
should ring with q true silver sound.
No political party ever wisely seized an
opportunity by making leap for it in the
dark.
This time there will be protest against
the refunding scheme that will mean some
thing.
Straight politics is never the policy of
the bosses, but all the same it is the boss
policy.
through the slaughter-house and the next
one will reach the grave.
With loyalty to all and antagonism to
none should be the California motto at
the National Convention.
In serving the interest Of California we
are serving the welfare of the Nation in
the way we can do it best.
II we, have a pledge-bound delegation,
how can it be strong? If we have strong
delegation, why should it be pledged2
If we may Judge by the signs in the
Populist camp, every able-bodied man
among them intends to run for President
California should put no man on guard
at st. Louis who cannot be counted on to
faithfully guard every interest of the
greater West.
It should be remembered that an un-
instructed delegation can back the favorite
as easily as the field if it should be thought
best when the race begins.
This is going to be more like process
sion toward prosperity under a Republi-
can standard than political contest be-
tween well-matched parties.
The main interest in the campaign will
be the curiosity to see how near the Popu-
lists will come to turning the Democrats
out of their place as the second party in
the country.
The goldbug Democrats OF the East have
been wildly excited by report that the
Populists have laid plans to capture the
Chicago Convention and carry it off on the
Omaha platform.
Though several Democratic State con-
ventions have been held this season, we
have not heard the welsin ring 8 single
time with shouts for free trade and the
worlds commerce.
Members of the Republican State Con-
vention are not likely to seat bogus dele
cation that would commit the party to a
recognition of Martin Kelly as boss of
the Fourth District.
h &L-k Il
rather be called Bill Whitney than Presi-
dent Whitney sounds good deal like he
had made up his mind to get in the ring
and be one of the boys.
The State delegation to the National
Convention should be made up of men
whose political record is guarantee of
fidelity to California's welfare more GER
tain than any pledge could be.
The next thing we know Cleveland may
initiate the action of Osman Digna and
try to make holy war of the coming
campaign in order to cover the holy show
his party has been making of itself.
Protection and reciprocity as embodied
in the immortal policy of Blaine are
among the most precious heritages of the
hepuDHcan party ana WILL never be aban-
doned. On the other hand the great prin-
ciple OF bimetallism has been bitterly as
sailed and it is that which we must guard
now.
Having determined to enter the race as
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, William R. Morrison has submit.
ted to an interview on the money oues-
lion, in which he says in one place the
adoption of 16 to 1 silver coinage will
drive gold out of the country. In another
he declares ''gold alone is now too mar
row and insufficient money basis-' 1t will
be seen that the gifted Horizontal Bill
proposes to stand at Chicago as the boss
straddlebugger.