The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
Facts and Figures of Vital Inter-
est to That Great Dairy
Center.
PROTECTION VS.. FREE TRADE.
Hog, Corn, Lumber, Egg and Other In
dustries Contr aSted With That
of Silver.

FERNDALE, CAL, Oct. 22.-Ferndale,
the great dairy center OF Northern Cali
fornia, was alive tonight with hosts OF
people for miles around, who came to hear
the eloquent Ex-Governor George c.
Perkins and Congressman Barham in sup
port of Mckinley, sound money and pro-
lection. A grand torchlight procession
paraded the streets, anvils were fired and
huge streamers with appropriate emblems
were suspended in numbers across the
streets. 1t was the greatest demonstra-
ton ever witnessed in the history OF this
place.
The large Hall of Records, where the
speaking took place. could not accommo-
date half. The meeting was opened by E.
G. Damon, candidate for the Assembly
from the Third District; Judge j. A.
Stidger, ]. e. Bull Jr. and Peter Early,
vice-presidents. The procession and
meeting had two bands. After few ap.
propriate remarks by the chairman of the
meeting, Hon. J. a. Barham was intro
duced, receiving an ovation. Following
is a synopsis of his speech:
It is not more money we want, but an op-
portunity to earn some OF the money which is
already coined Protection affords the Oppor-
tunity Under protection, two employers seek
one wage-earner. Under free trade two wage.
earners seek one employer. Suppose you coin
silver SO that it will reach from the earth to
the skies, how will you get any OF it except by
working for it? Money must be earned by
labor, and why should not a laborer receive as
good dollar as any other person on earthP
He compared the industries of the
country and showed that silver is one of
the smallest in the United States. He
illustrated by the hog, corn, marble, lum-
Der and other industries, showing the in
significance of the silver business. Con-
tinuing, he said:
The egg industry amounts to four times the
output of silver, and the old hen is still
scratching for a living and she is not cackling
before the doors OF Congress to have her fruit
stamped by the Uaited States Government
to raise its value. You cannot leg1slate value
into anything. If Congress could fix the value
OF anything then it could establish the value
of hogs. grain and other products and COM
modities. The ratio between gold and sill
yer can never be permanently fixed DE- the
Government alone, as it has ever been chang
ing At first it was / TO l, the metals were
equally precious, but as the output of silver
became greater than gold the ratio changed in
obedience to the law of supply and demand.
1t has fallen from 16 to ! to 80 to l. the present
commercial ratio. The only possible way to
maintain a fixed ratio is by an international
agreement between the leading nations OF the
world.
He showed that Jefferson demonetized
pending the free coinage of the standard
dollar, and that it continued suspended
for thirty years and through Jackson's s
term, he said. Did anybody ever accuse
these great men of crime in the demone-
tization of silver? Not bit of it.
His speech was remarkable throughout
for implicitly and was the most convincing
exposition of the silver question ever made
in Northern California. 1t was received
with great enthusiasm and will carry this
comfy by 1000.
At the close of Mr.. Barham's speech ex-
Governor Perkins spoke. He dealt mostly
with the tariff, giving home illustrations
of the. evil effects of the Wilson Bryan
bill; showed that the wool industry had
deprecated under free trade $3.50 900, ,000--
enough to construct the Nicaragua:canal
and build ten battIe-ships. He showed a
loss TO the farmer of over 81, 300, 900 in cat
tie alone in one year under the Wilson bill !;
also great loss in the dairy and cheese
business, in which the people of this Sec
ton are much interested.
He made most mastery presentation
of the tariff question, which is the great
paramount issue before the people. He
deprecated the Bryanite appeal to arouse
one portion of our fellow-countrymen
against another and said there are no
classes in this country-each man is equal
before the law and all are in the enjoy-
The opportunities afforded to all
American citizens is unparalleled in
the history of the world. Here a
motheriess boy, without money and with
out friends, had risen from a rallsplitter to
the highest position IN the gift of grea
and free people. The opportunities under
American law and American equality had
given this country Abraham Lincoln, J..
A. Garfield and q. S. Grant. Patriots and
men who love their country spurn any
effort to array a feeling of hatred among
this great American people.
He paid a high tribute TO woman, and
hoped that the people of California would
confer upon her the only right now denied
her-the right TO csss her vote at the bal
Iot-box. His address was received with
the greatest enthusiasm.
It can be truly said that two CT The
great and most convincing speeches
ever de here we're by Perkins and